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0.10.0 Beta Testing is now Open!

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:28:35 +0000

The beta testing for 0.10.0 is now open! Check out the previous post for more details.

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0.10.0 Beta Testing Group

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:56:14 +0000

The beta testing group for MCPE 0.10.0 was created. In order to test the new update, you need to have the following:

- Google Play account

- Android device that can run Pocket Editon.

- Minecraft: Pocket Edition purchase from Google Play.

The beta will be avalible later today. :)
— Johan Bernhardsson (@jbernhardsson) October 17, 2014

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[0.10.0] Brightness slider

Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:35:28 +0000

Johan Bernhardsson announced on Twitter that he added a brightness slider to 0.10.0. He also said this is the last week of bug fixing.

Last week of bug fixing for 0.10.0. Also added in a brightness slider today. :) pic.twitter.com/JIjCTl2OAm
— Johan Bernhardsson (@jbernhardsson) October 14, 2014

[0.10.0] Lighting fixes

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:41:08 +0000

Johan Bernhardsson announced on Twitter that there are lighting fixes in 0.10.0. It means that you won't need many torches to light up a large area.

New lighting basically done, just a few more things to fix for 0.10.0. :) pic.twitter.com/2f01sEoYpF
— Johan Bernhardsson (@jbernhardsson) October 9, 2014

[0.10.0] Shaders

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:18:51 +0000

*This is a delayed post due to it being forgotten to be published.*

Tommaso Checchi announced on Twitter that Shaders will be compatible in 0.10.0.

Shaders, shaders everywhere! http://t.co/Jz7fZKDFD9 I've added some magic to water and the sun and it looks kind of nice :)
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 24, 2014

UPDATE (09/26/14): Tommaso posted more pictures of Shaders.

Swamps just got a bit more swampy. The feature creeping continues pic.twitter.com/VhA3fll49n
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 25, 2014

Might it be that MCPE is becoming a *gulp* polished game? Smooth shading on water might say so pic.twitter.com/VWoDb1dUNX
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 25, 2014

0.10.0 beta testing might start on Friday

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:05:50 +0000

Tommaso Checchi announced on Twitter that the beta testing for 0.10.0 MIGHT start on Friday.

The good news I guess is that we could open the beta group for 0.10 as soon as this friday*! (*random delays might apply)
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 24, 2014

[0.10.0] Boats

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 06:31:54 +0000

Tommaso Checchi posted on Twitter a picture of boats, a new item in 0.10.0. For it to work, you would need a "Paddle", which is also a new item. As you can see, the boat has the minecart texture. That will be fixed soon.

Boats boats boats boats!! And yes they look like minecarts, but the important thing is to get the paddling right. pic.twitter.com/GWpvzpYoAg
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 19, 2014

UPDATE (9/25/14): Boats might get slipped into the next version.

Plees note that I'm not so sure that I'll have time to make the boats as good as I want for 0.10, they could slip to the next version...
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 24, 2014

[0.10.0] New types of fences!

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:40:43 +0000

Johan Bernhardsson posted a picture on Twitter showing the new kinds of fences, which would also suggest that the different kinds of wood would have a new use other than being wooden planks.

More types of fences in 0.10.0! :) pic.twitter.com/sVtS0zPVal
— Johan Bernhardsson (@jbernhardsson) September 11, 2014

[0.10.0] Mineshafts in Mesa Biomes

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:05:33 +0000

Tommaso Checchi posted a picture on Twitter showing that mineshafts now spawn on the surfaces of Mesa biomes.

MCPE, now with 100% more gold rush! pic.twitter.com/UFO6sp1BmE
— Tommaso Checchi (@_tomcc) September 9, 2014

0.10.0 Todo List!

Sun, 07 Sep 2014 14:02:52 +0000

Tommaso Checchi posted a todo list of features for 0.10.0. All the dots with gray circles around it are the ones in the works.