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Minecraft Earth is a free augmented reality (AR) game for Android, iOS, and iPadOS developed by Mojang Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is about building structures and collecting materials by traveling to real-world locations.

The open beta for the game launched in mid-2019 for AR-capable devices on Android and iOS.[1][2] On January 5, 2021, Mojang announced that Minecraft Earth would be slowly phased out and eventually discontinued on June 30, 2021.[3]

Gameplay[]

In Minecraft Earth, players can build structures with other players and "place them in the real world at life-size".[1]

In the map view, players can see their character, which can be changed with the skins owned from the Marketplace. Scattered around the map are various tappables – instant mine resources that help the player along their journey. If a tappable is within a player's collection range, they can tap it and collect items. Multiple types of tappables exist, including stone, grass, chests, and mobs.

This version of Minecraft features many unique aspects and interactions similar to the main game, and is not a port of an existing game but rather an adaptation of the Bedrock and Java Editions.[4] This version of the game is built on the Bedrock Engine.

Minecraft Earth requires an Xbox Live account.[5]

It was announced that the Nether and the End had been planned for the game in a future update.[6] This was no longer the case following the announcement of the game's discontinuation.[3]

Adventure[]

Adventures can appear on the map but can also be spawned in using Adventure Crystals. Adventures are similar to the survival mode aspect of Minecraft. Players can fight mobs, collect additional resources that are unavailable in tappables, and collect rewards.

In this mode, players have health and hunger, with hunger affecting the player's reach distance, and can severely limit how far they can mine or attack.[7]

Players can either travel alone or walk around with invited friends in their party. In a party, all players need to be near each other for interactions, which are live such as building, mining, or attacking. In parties, players can collect materials and share them with the other players. Inventories are separate and not shared. PVP is confirmed to be disabled or not implemented.[4]

Trading[]

Players can gather items together in a party or alone. When playing with others items can be traded with each other.[4][7]

Build Plates[]

Build plates are worlds that players can use to build on. They can be shared, and worked on by invited individuals. They can vary in size, reaching up to 200 feet (60 meters). Buildplates can be 8x8, 16x16, or 32x32 blocks in size, and the build height limit is 221 blocks.[8]

Differences from regular Minecraft[]

Differences between the Java and Bedrock Editions and Minecraft Earth include:

  • The inventory is unlimited, both in slots and the stack size of items or blocks. There is no inventory crafting grid, nor is there a way to repair damaged items by combining them. There are no armor slots nor armor, and the inventory is unaffected by death due to it being unaccessible during adventures.
  • While a player can build upward and dig downward, a player cannot climb or descend unless a real-world structure is available; this effectively makes the game two-dimensional.
  • Crafting and smelting take time, sometimes several minutes or even hours depending on the item.

Microtransactions[]

The game has been confirmed to have microtransactions, with the in-game currency being Rubies (not to be confused with Minecoins).[4] They can be used to purchase build plots and boosts,[7] and speed up crafting and smelting tasks.

Rubies can be used to:[9]

  • Purchase buildplates
  • Purchase boosts
  • Purchase second and third slots for crafting and smelting
  • Speed up crafting and smelting tasks

Minecoins can be used to purchase skins and clothing.

In 0.33.0, the final update to the game, all microtransactions have been removed because the game is shutting down on June 30, 2021.[3]

Release[]

The closed beta for the game was launched for AR-compatible iOS devices in the following cities:

July 16, 2019
  • London, England[10]
  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.[10]
July 17, 2019
July 18, 2019
  • Mexico City, Mexico[13]

There is no planned Windows 10 release,[14] nor will there be a Microsoft HoloLens release.

The closed beta for the game was launched for AR-compatible Android devices in the same five cities as the closed iOS beta: London, Seattle, Stockholm, Tokyo, Mexico City.

On August 22, 2019, pre-registration for the full game on the Google Play Store and registration for the full game was launched. On August 30, the closed beta was released for Android.[15]

Early access[]

Minecraft Earth is available in early access in the following countries:

October 17, 2019[16]
  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
October 29, 2019[17]
  • Australia
  • Mexico
  • Sweden
October 31, 2019[18]
  • Canada
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
November 5, 2019[19]
  • United Kingdom
November 12, 2019[20]
  • United States
November 19, 2019[21]
  • Japan
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
November 21, 2019[22]
  • India

Video[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/earth/faq
  2. ↑ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/earth
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-earth-coming-end
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/18627341/minecraft-earth-ios-android-free-ar-game-features-pokemon-go
  5. ↑ https://earth.minecraft.net/en-us/sign-up
  6. ↑ https://playminecraftearth.com/minecraft-earth-q-and-a-nether-end-breeding-adventures-crafting
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.windowscentral.com/how-minecraft-earth-gameplay-works
  8. ↑ Developer Pyroclasm provided this information when asked about it on the Minecraft Earth Discord server.
    Pyroclasm on Build Plate Height
  9. ↑ https://playminecraftearth.com/how-to-find-rubies-in-minecraft-earth-for-free/
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1151178424641306624
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1151537812803637249
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1151598211460734976
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1151900946747797504
  14. ↑ https://www.windowscentral.com/will-minecraft-earth-ever-come-windows-10-devices-or-hololens
  15. ↑ https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-earth-closed-beta-now-android
  16. ↑ https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-earth-early-access
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1189248095990812676
  18. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1190026810672762881?s=21
  19. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1191780341574447106
  20. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1194291266713980928
  21. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1196880828216664064
  22. ↑ https://twitter.com/minecraftearth/status/1197605601515360258?s=21
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