Professor Scott wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:39 am
AllenGould wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:16 pm
Professor Scott wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:55 pm
Are not the packs merely skins for the blocks and the avatars?
I'm on PC, so you can get mods that add items, quests, change how the world generates...
True, and you get command line. Console doesn't have that so you get what you get, but I thought the packs for consoles were just re-skins. Can anyone confirm that?
It's complicated.
The Java version (only on PC) allows free modding with all sorts of crazy stuff like the packs I play through Curseforge. The Microsoft version (called Bedrock Edition, I think) is updated with vanilla content more often, playable on both PC and consoles, but any modpacks you play have to be purchased through the Microsoft Store. The Microsoft packs used to just be skins, but I think they have new game modes and things you can purchase now.
EDIT: Oh yeah, and each version is purchased separately. I learned that when I tried to play with my wife the first time.