Windows 10: Minecraft - Better Together Update is now live

Brink · Sep 19, 2017

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The big day is finally here!

It’s probably the most significant update we’ve made in Minecraft’s recent history - we’re releasing a new version of the game that lets players on Xbox, mobile, VR, and Windows 10 play together!

And not only that! It lets you access oodles of player-made goodness on Marketplace! It lets you take that Marketplace goodness from one device to another! It lets you play your Realm on console (for example), hop off, then pick up where you left off on your phone! It lets you join massive servers, with communities numbering in millions of players and eccentric minigames to suit every taste!

And that’s just the stuff we’re doing on top of the core game itself. This new version of Minecraft also introduces the supported platforms to parrots, banners, armour stands, stained glass, fireworks, new world start options, new game rules, host options, the recipe book and loads, loads more. All that, andit lets you marvel at the True Beauty™ of coarse dirt for the first time! Wow! Coarse dirt! Just, wow.

The work doesn’t stop there. We’ve got loads more cool stuff to show you with this new version of Minecraft - for example, did you know you can share invite links to Realms now?! You can! (Except on Xbox One - we’ll be getting that working in the very near future.) So stay tuned: we’ll be talking about more of the new Minecraft’s magical features soon!

You can get this fancypants new version of Minecraft for free if you already own an edition of Minecraft for Xbox One, and you’ll get the Better Together Update automagically on Android, iOS and Windows 10. If you own the Xbox One Edition of the game on disc, be prepared for a short wait before your free download of the new Minecraft is available - we'll work as fast as we can, but it may take a day or two to process all the requests!

We’re still working on getting this new version of Minecraft ready for players on Nintendo Switch. We want to make sure that everything is ready to bring this platform onboard, and there’s a lot of work to do to make that happen. After all, no one has ever done anything like this before in the history of gaming. We expect to be ready with the free Better Together Update on Switch this winter.

Got questions about how this update works, how to get it, what it means for you or what happens to your old stuff? Check out our newly updated FAQ!

In the meantime, read all about how YOU helped us make this update by participating in the beta, or peruse the changelog in coarse-dirt-induced wonderment:

New Features:

Stained Glass

Fireworks (with Elytra boost!)

Parrots

Banners

Armor Stands

Jukebox and music discs

Recipe Book

Book & Quill

Ravines

Coarse Dirt

New world start options: Starting Map; Bonus Chest; Trust Players

New game rules: Show Coordinates; TNT Explodes; Natural Regeneration

Added '/tickingarea' command to create areas that still update when no players are there

Player permissions

Zombie Villager spawn egg

In-game host options

Paper doll viewer

Outline selection toggle

In-game player names toggle

HUD opacity toggle

Expanded Xbox Live multiplayer world settings

New loading screens with funny and helpful tips

How to Play screen

Remix 3D export functionality (Windows 10 only)

New achievements

Server Partners

Realms invite links

Mash-up Packs and Texture Packs will now decorate the main menu and in-game HUD

Tweaks:

Rebalanced most of the game sound effects and music, such as rain being much quieter

It is now much easier to see underwater after drinking a Potion of Water Breathing and Potion of Night Vision

Blaze Powder is now needed to fuel brewing stands

Ice blocks are now transparent

Maps can now be held off-hand and show the heads of players' skins

Locator maps now track the owner's position, regardless of dimension

Worlds can now be set to Invite Only, Friends Only, or Friends of Friends

Various improvements and changes to navigating the user interface

Redesigned button mapping and added Pick Block for controllers

Render Clouds and Fancy Leaves can now be toggled in Video Settings

Skins can now be changed from the pause menu

Chat messages can now be muted

Items picked up are now animated on the hotbar

Stained glass and banners will now spawn on End Cities

Increased the default player limit on worlds from 5 to 8 on higher-end devices

Block placement speed now matches the player's movement speed

Temperature decreases with height and it can now snow at high elevations

Observer blocks have updated textures and will now blink red when outputting a redstone pulse

Adjusted the color that flashes when mobs are attacked

Brick Blocks, Nether Brick Blocks, and Clay Blocks have been renamed to better differentiate from other items

Underwater particles

Jungle leaves are now transparent on higher-end devices when Fancy Leaves are enabled

Changed the sound effects for Creeper explosions

Added sound effects for placing Eyes of Ender into portal frames and opening The End portal

Bug fixes:

Too many to mention. My favourites are: making cats purr again, preventing bats from swimming underwater and stopping llamas from creepily turn their heads to stare at you while riding them.

We can’t wait to see what you all build together!
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Source: The Better Together Update is here! | Minecraft

See also: The Better Together Update for Minecraft is here - Windows Experience Blog

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Loraine Mon · Sep 19, 2017

Minecraft Better Together Beta

Hi,

There are several reasons why your game crashes on Xbox One. Sometimes, this is only a temporary issue. However, if you have already tried to restart your console and still receive the same error, it could also be an issue with your network connection or
your profile.

To resolve your concern, you may follow the solutions provided on this
link. After performing the steps, make sure to click the Yes or No button below to proceed with the next troubleshooting steps or show the details about the cause of the error.

Since the Minecraft Better Together Beta is a test game, you can also visit
feedback.minecraft.net for a list of known bug, and report any bugs you find at
bugs.mojang.com.

Should you need further assistance, you can reply to this post anytime.

jackbasketballs · Sep 19, 2017

Minecraft Better Together Beta

minecraft on xbox says (on disc) it will give us minecraft better together update for free if we had bought a DLC or haf more than 5 hours. We have both and its not allowing us to get it

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