There have been some tidbits of information about
Minecraft: Pocket Edition
regarding future features and updates from one the main developers on
the project, Johan Bernhardsson. While we have news on the next update
that will arrive for
Minecraft: Pocket Edition and what it will come with, what we are really excited about is what Johan has been working on aside from the next update.
Before we dive into what we are really excited about, let us touch on the next
Minecraft: Pocket Edition
update and what will be coming with it. The next version will be a
small update and now a major version update, being labeled as version
0.5.1. This update will feature some bug fixes that are needed. As for
new items and features, Johan has pretty much confirmed that Signs will
be added to the game in the 0.5.1 update. However, coding in the current
0.5.0 version we are playing right now shows a few other new items that
could very well make it into the 0.5.1 update that are not
currently available: Cobwebs and Leather. Of course there are also
plenty of rumors regarding what the 0.5.1 update could also come with.
Early armor interface screenshot
So what can we expect after the 0.5.1 update? Well it seems Aron Neiminen, another developer for
Minecraft: Pocket Edition is working on the entire armor feature including the GUI for it, according to
a recent tweet from him. If all goes well we will see armor arrive in
Minecraft: Pocket Edition
in the 0.6.0 update according to Aron. If you think that is good news,
wait till you read the next bit we have to share with you.
Right now Mojang is working on bringing online multiplayer to
Minecraft: Pocket Edition
in a future update. In fact they seem to already have to working in an
early build. Apparently this early build for online multiplayer seems to
work decently well already although Johan, who happens to
be working on it,
has stated that there is plenty of work still to do on it. That means
it could still be a couple of updates away at least depending on how
things go. Still, the fact that they are working on it is an extremely
positive sign as this has to be one of the most requested features for
the game since its launch.
This brigs up the inevitable question regarding player hosted servers
and if there will also be software which will allow us to host our own
online servers, just like normal
Minecraft. It would seem likely that this would come true but you never know until more information is released. Either way, all of the
Minecraft: Pocket Edition players out there have plenty of goodies to look forward to in the near future.
As for a release time frame for the Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.5.1
update's arrival, right now it is slated for some time around the end of
January or beginning of February 2013.
Source:
DroidGamers.com 
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