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You can now also use Minecraft for Windows 10, see https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

That is good news, my only complaint now is that Education Edition has a Mac OS version which is the platform I prefer.

Education Edition is based off Bedrock Edition, which is the console/UWP codebase (as opposed to the Java version available already). You'll have to wait for that to come to macOS first before seeing EE there.

I realize that, actually EE is already on Mac OS, it was there even in the beta of EE. I would like to be able to use the Bedrock Edition on Mac OS but EE and being a school is the only way to do that.

Oh, huh, I didn't even realize. I do wonder how far the two codebases have diverged (especially with the recent "Better Together" update on Bedrock). Kind of a shame MakeCode doesn't work on Java Edition, since that's where I invested my time.

I know what you mean but Bedrock just has much better performance. The ideal for me would be Bedrock on all the same platforms as Java (including Linux) with a supported way to make mods that didn't break on every version update

Good news for anyone who is interested, it seems Microsoft is working on bringing the Bedrock (C++) version to Linux and Mac OS: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/769uli/confirmed...

As long as we can also run our own servers! There is no server software available for people to run their own servers for the Bedrock edition. I was really surprised when I found that out.

There are a few unofficial projects for a BE server though: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Bedrock_Edition_server_softw...

Do any of them implement the full standard game, including mob AI, the Nether, and the End? It seems like most of them are targeting the easy creative/peaceful mode subset. I'm just a sucker for the full standard game.

I haven't personally used any of them, but I would have to assume at least one of them does since most hosting providers support both BE and Java (though not on the same server, one could dream...)

I personally have a JE server hosted through a company that I play on. I like the ability to have server-side plugins (through Spigot) and being able to back up my world automatically offsite.

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