‘Minecraft’ TU18 Explodes With Fireworks For PlayStation And Xbox
4J Studios is seemingly running out of things to tease for the Minecraft Title Update 18 (TU18) for the PlayStation and Xbox consoles and the Vita handheld. The developer put out a new screenshot Wednesday that is perfectly suited for the upcoming new year by revealing fireworks.
The console developer of Minecraft released another off-screen image tease of the TU18 in action on the PlayStation 4. Yes, it’s a little blurry, but you can clearly make out a Creeper face firework explosion.
It’s Guy Fawkes Night tonight. Hoping to see fireworks like this ? pic.twitter.com/sDWQuPyrO4
— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) November 5, 2014
Not good enough? Ok, let’s blow it up a little.
The items in the hotbar are a little difficult to make out, but the left-most slot holds a crafted Firework Rocket. Meanwhile, the slot to the right of that holds a Firework Star, which also must be crafted.
There are a couple of things to remember about the behavior of fireworks in Minecraft. For starters, they don’t do damage and will only fire straight up. So, no, you can’t use them as weapons. However, the resulting explosion can scare off mobs such as wolves.
Below is a copy of a guide I wrote when Fireworks were first released to the PC version of Minecraft by Mojang. This will obviously be made friendly for consoles, but the ingredients should remain roughly the same.
Basic Firework Recipe
- Combine Gunpowder with Dye(s) of choice to create a Firework Star. Dyes do not combine to make on color but each color will be used in the sparkles.
- A fade effect can be created by combining the Firework Star with other Dye colors. The sparkles will fade out to the Dyes used.
- Combine the Firework Star with Paper and Gundpowder to create a firework.
You can add more gunpowder to step 3 to make the flight duration longer. Flight duration goes from level 1 at one second to level 3 for three seconds.
You can also add multiple Firework Stars to step 3 to create different colored explosions and effect from the same rocket. You could, for example, use seven Firework Stars with one Paper and one Gunpowder or create different combinations with the Gunpowder to create longer flight times.
If you want to add special effects to Fireworks, add these items when crafting the Firework Star to get the resulting effect.
- Gold Nugget = Star Shape
- Diamond = Trail
- Glowstone Dust = Twinkle
- Fire Charge = Big Ball
- Feathers = Burst
- Any Mob Head = Creeper Face
This is only part of what is coming with Minecraft TU18 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PS Vita. 4J Studios previously revealed the Pretty Scary Update will be included along with the Horse Update and Redstone Update.
Are you looking forward to fireworks in Minecraft for console? Sound off in the comments below.
[Images via 4J Studios, Minecraft Wiki]
