Alpha 0.16.0, the first release of The Boss Update[1], is an upcoming update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition with no set release date.[2]
More information regarding the update is expected to be revealed at MineCon 2016, which begins on September 24, 2016.[1]
Additions
General
- Ability to customize keyboard controls.
- Added search tab to creative inventory (Win 10 only).
- Added mouse UI sensitivity slider in VR options (Win 10 Rift only).
- New UI for options menu.
- More options.
- Toggle Crouch.
- Added warning before exit the game.
Commands
/clearfixedinv– Version exclusive/clone/deop/execute/fill/gamemode/give/help(with alias/?)/kill/list/op/say/setblock/setfixedinvslot– Version exclusive/setworldspawn/spawnpoint/summon/tell(with aliases/msg,/w)/testforblocks/time/toggledownfall/tp(with alias/teleport)/testforblock/weather/wsserver– Version exclusive/xp
World Generation
Blocks
Items
Mobs
- Guardian
- Elder Guardian
- Version exclusive: Is considered a boss mob.[1]
Changes
General
- Performance improvements.
- Skin picker no longer shows the silhouette of the skins behind it when choosing a custom skin.
- Tweaked mouse sensitivity for vertical vs. horizontal motion in UI in Rift (Win 10 Rift only).
- Increased maximum view distance for capable GPUs (Win10 and EDU only).
- Tweaked the clock texture so it has all the correct pixels.
Items
- Bucket
- New sound when using.
- Maps
- Version exclusive: Now have different colors for different biomes.
- Grass Path
- Added sounds when making.
Blocks
- Sponge
- Readded to survival mode.
- Now can absorb water.
- Now uses PC 1.8 texture.
- Bed
- Now have sound when placed.
Planned additions
Blocks
Items
Mobs
Planned changes
General
References
- ↑ a b c d e f http://mojang.com/2016/08/sneak-peek-boss-update-is-coming-to-pocket-and-windows-10/
- ↑ a b "@samasaurus6 @NinjaGamingMC it doesn't, but I implemented that last week. In 0.16 every resource in the game will be replaceable :)" – @_tomcc (Tommaso Checchi) on X, June 19, 2016
- ↑ "You can kind of import them but unfortunately, there wasn't time to make a UI :( I'm working on fixing all this stuff for 0.16 though, so that there's importing and packs can override everything, not just textures." – u/mojang_tommo on Reddit, June 13, 2016
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