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Oh dear. It started out as a Java game and the biggest ecosystem remains around the Java edition. But the writing is on the wall: the future of Minecraft is B
by Kon-Peki 3y ago
Oh dear. It started out as a Java game and the biggest ecosystem remains around the Java edition. But the writing is on the wall: the future of Minecraft is Bedrock edition. This is what runs on Android and iOS. This is what runs on Windows, Xbox, etc.
If you want to get her into Minecraft, I recommend avoiding the Java community altogether and focusing on Bedrock. The easiest way is to buy an iPad and then buy Minecraft from the App Store, because the Apple rules dictate that you must be able to play it without a Microsoft account. To connect to a server, create a free Microsoft account (you probably already have one, somewhere), and the Apple version will connect to all the servers and online stuff.
For your Fedora laptop, you can supposedly get the Android version to run. It's on the list of things to do with our Ubuntu game machine.
But seriously: the Java edition "community" doesn't want a nine-year old girl in it, and they also would rather quit than play Bedrock. So win-win.
- warner25 3y agoThank you, this is exactly the kind of insight that I was looking for. However, I gagged at the thought of buying an iPad and signing her into Apple and Microsoft accounts. :(
- Kon-Peki 3y agoYeah, I completely understand. Keep in mind that it plays very well on old iPads; a used one might lessen the pain. Plus, she would probably like the presence of the home button a lot better than the gestures that a modern iPad requires. Bedrock is mod-able (though not as much as Java). The iPad version supports all of that - there will be a Minecraft folder in the Files app and you can copy to/from anything you want in there. Texture packs, entire worlds, custom sounds, etc.