1.4 Pre-Release and important info about the blog

Okay guys i changed the design some days ago but i just want to hear if you like it?

Vote here on the blog or comment why you like or don't like it. If there isn't any votes i will choose if i should keep the new design.

But now to the 1.4 Pre Release:

New/Changes:

• Level cap on anvils removed in creative mode.
• New sound effects for the Wither, Bats, the Anvil and Ender Dragon.
• New sound effects for Zombies. (Curing a Zombie, infecting a Villager and a Remedy sound).
• Servers show their version in Multiplayer menu if not matching the client.

I recorded some footage from the new Pre-Release:

But this guy have maked an overview for the 1.4 Pre-Release:

Download the Pre-Release: Minecraft.jar Server.jar Server.exe

Snapshot 12w42a and Snapshot 12w41b

Hi guys there is a new snapshot! And yes its an early one but here is the Change log:

Updated 20-10-2012

Changes/New:

                                                                       =12w41b=

• Falling sand now properly “pops” when falling on non-solid blocks (such as torches).
• The redstone repeater lock mechanism is now slightly more stable / predictable. It’s still not 100% as Mojang wants it, but fixing it completely will require bigger changes planned for Minecraft 1.5.
• Fixed tooltip width for renamed items.
• Added a number of sound events, but the sound effects are not added yet.
• Added new step sound for silverfish.
• Added three new sound effects for zombies.
• Added new sounds for zombiepigman.
• Added Bat Sounds.
• (More sounds to come)
• Server ping will now tell if the server and client have mismatching protocol versions.
• Updated translation files.

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• Server IPs can now be hidden. Good if you record on a server or live stream and don't want to flood the server with people.
• If you power  the either side of a repeater directly with another repeater, it will lock the current state of the other repeater until the signal to the powered repeater is turned off. If a repeater that is on is locked, it will stay on. If a repeater that is off is locked, it can not output a signal.
• When locked, the repeater's second torch will no longer be visible and a bar textured similarly to bedrock will appear.
• Anvils got a new crafting recipe.
• Minor visual changes.
• You can repair tools using their material.
• Reduced experience level cost.
• Bats no longer trample crops, activate pressure plates or tripwire.
• Updated language file.

See the Snaphot in action:

Download: Minecraft jar Server jar Server exe

Snapshot 12w41a & 12w41b

New Snapshot guys and girls! You can now Rename Items for your Adventure Maps with Anvils!

Complete changelist:

• Added a new Anvil Block for repairing, merging & naming items. Very Useful for Map Makers
• Three different damage states: Anvil, Slightly Damaged Anvil, and Very Damaged Anvil.
• Anvils can not only rename tools and armor, but any item. Even better :)
• Renamed placeable items will not retain their name if placed.
• Anvils can merge enchantments. Can't wait for 1.4 now.
• Items with two different enchantments will give an item with both.
• Items with the same enchantment will increase the level of the enchantment if they have the same level or take only the highest if they don't.
• Some enchantments can be lost during the merging because of incompatibility (ex: Sharpness I + Smite I) Fair enough would have been wayyy to Op'ed.
• The first item seems to have the priority (the lost enchantments are on the second item)
• Anvils can also be dropped in a similar manner to Sand, Gravel, and Dragon Eggs.
• When landing on a mob, the anvil will deal damage relative to the distance it fell. Gonna do this on a chicken :D
• Renamed "Chat Settings" to "Multiplayer Settings" and contains the old chat settings menu.
• Option for cape-owners to hide their capes ingame.
• Tweaks to debugging.
• F3+H now shows tool and armor durability on damaged items - On maps it shows the zoom level.
• Now shows which cardinal direction the player is facing on the f value.
• The pie chart on the F3 overlay is now shown when opening it using shift+F3 instead of vice versa.
• Mobs no longer forget that they are aggressive against a player in Creative mode after a few seconds anymore.
• Creepers now can have custom explosion radius and fuse timer using edited mob spawners and NBT tags.
• Effects given by the Beacon are now less intrusive on the screen.
• Level-up sound now only plays every 5 levels and has been tweaked.
• Gaining experience from breeding animals.

Bug Fixes:

• Custom splash potions now give the proper effect when shot from dispensers.

(October 12th 2012) 12w41b Released changelog:

• Anvils will be damaged by falling depending on distance fallen.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed anvils repairing themselves when falling
• Fixed a few crashes in multiplayer when renaming items
• Fixed /kill command not working and screenshot message not showing

Watch this guy showing of the Snapshot(12w41a):

You can download the Snapshot here:

Client

Server (.jar) or Server (.exe)

Snapshot 12w40b and I GOT TWITTER!

Hi guys im back with a new Snapshot! I haven't played it myself but alot of people have made videos with it. And i now have a Twitter Profile and i will tweet when i post something on the blog!

New stuff or Changes:

• Added a way to teleport a player relative to their current coordinates.
• Use ~ to represent current position and then + or -.
• For example, "/tp (player) ~+500 ~-5 6.13" teleports adds +500x, -5y, and moves the player to 6.13z.
• Added Swamp Hut structures, for Witches to spawn in.
• Added superflat preset "Redstone Ready" with a 52 layers of sandstone, 3 layers of stone, and 1 layer of bedrock.
• Flatworld configuration now allows you to generate trees, strongholds etc.
• Now pumpkins, tall grass, flowers, trees, mineshafts, dungeons, strongholds, lakes, desert wells, ravines and ores will spawn on superflat maps.
• Custom Item naming NBT tags (intended for custom map makers).
• Using the NBT, it is possible to add custom names to items, as well as a lore list for that item.
• Better inventory management.
• The pick block action now works on blocks that are represented as items in the inventory. (Eg: Repeaters, redstone dust, tripwire).
• Pressing the 1-9 hotkeys while hovering over an item will put that item into the inventory bar.
• In creative mode, you can now shift-click items from the hotbar to the survival inventory screen.
• The left-click action will no longer open doors, pull levers, push buttons or open trapdoors. Use the right mouse button!
• Firespread has been slightly nerfed again to prevent infinitely spreading fires.
• Beacon Texture altered, as well as the beam.
• Eye of Ender can now be used in superflat worlds. (only if stronghold generation is enabled)
• Slimes now spawn in Swamp biomes at low light level.

If you hate reading all this watch this guy showing the Snapshot!

You can download the Snapshot here: Download

You can follow my Twitter here: Follow Me

Minecraft Snapshot 12w37a and some info about the next update!

Hi all i have been really busy over the past but now i'm back! The new snapshot has been released and here is some info about it: 

New/Changes:

• Tweaks to the Wither.
  • It creates an explosion around itself once it is done regenerating from spawning.
  • The Wither now will randomly shoot slow blue-colored versions of wither skull projectiles when idle.
  • When The Wither is in sight, the sky becomes darkened.
• Added "Re-Create" option to the World selection menu.
  • Allows you to edit a world as if you are creating a new one without changing the existing world, e.g. bonus chest, cheats, world type.
• 'Carrots' are now singularly 'Carrot'.
• Added Pumpkin Pie.
• Tweaks to a couple of item sprites.
  • Bread, Raw Chicken, Cooked Chicken, Raw Beef, Steak, Raw Porkchop, Cooked Porkchop, Red Apple, and Nether Star no longer have a dark outline.
  • Carrots changed to match their singular title.
  • Golden Carrot sprite changed to match new carrot sprite.
  • Heads are now correctly centered.
  • Baked Potatoes do not have fume anymore.
• Leather armor now has a non-dyed layer.
• Time of the redstone signal of the wooden/stone button extended from 9 to 12 redstone ticks
• Superflat customization GUI:
  • Comes with 7 presets: Classic Flat, Tunnelers' Dream, Water World, Overworld, Snowy Kingdom, Bottomless Pit (Broken), and Desert.
  • Custom starts off with Classic Flat with three options: Add Layer, Edit Layer, Remove Layer. Adding and editing are NYI.
    • You can customize superflat without add/edit layer option using the "seed" in the preset list.
• Fishing now gives the player XP.
• Pigs are now able to jump when players ride on them.
  • Pigs will cease to move when ridden in water. (Player Weight or Bug?)
• Added /clear command to empty the inventory.
• Evil mobs are now a little bit more fearless in hard difficulty.
  • The main difference being mobs will risk falling a distance that can damage them to attack the player.

• Various bug fixes.

Wanna see the snapshot in action? Then watch Antvenoms snapshot review: 

Download here: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w37a/minecraft.jar

Snapshot 12w21a!

Hey guys there is a new snapshot with a lot of new cool stuff!


See the changelog here:

• Added Ender Chest. On SMP, the Ender Chest's contents will be the same for all players on a server.
• Added Emerald.
• Added Emerald Ore.
• Added Villager Trading.
• Made Buckets stackable.
• Added Snow to Creative Inventory.
• While sitting inside of a minecart pushing the forward key will make it move the direction you are facing. Only works on rails.
• NPC Villages change style according to their biome.
• Stars are more realistic. They are now slightly smaller and slightly brighter.
• Changed Gravel texture.
• Improved Options menu.
• Added Pyramids.
• Added a second Golden Apple made with Blocks of Gold. After being consumed, the player receives 30 second Regeneration IV, plus Resistance and Fire Resistance for 5 minutes.
• Added Sandstone Stairs
• Dispensers will eject Water and Lava source blocks (from buckets) they will also take water and lava source blocks if there is an empty bucket inside
• Boats will now pass through lilypads without breaking the boat; the lilypad drops as an item instead.
• New command; /seed displays current world seed
• Bug Fixes:
• Removed Server Jar dependency in Single Player.

Bugs:

• Emerald Ore has the wrong texture.
• Loading a world from a previous version corrupts it.
• Generated structures are very buggy.
• New Golden Apple does not appear in the creative mode inventory screen.
• Villager Trading for items worth more than one emerald doesn't work if you place the emeralds one by one.
• Single player still thinks it requires server/minecraft_server.jar. A blank file with the same name can be used.
• When generating a Superflat world, you will get chunk errors - there will be some chunks generated in default, and the other are generated in superflat.
• Pressing F2 to take a screenshot may crash your game and render your world unplayable.
• There are currently quite common lighting bugs. (Server Issue)

Snapshot 12w19a and Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition

Hi guys there is a new snapshot and the Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition has been released! But for now let's take a look at the changelog for the snapshot:


New/Changes:

• Added Cocoa Plants to jungles.
• Added a Large Biomes World Type.
• Added specific names for the different sandstone and stone bricks.
• Changed Cocoa Beans textures.
• Torches now spawn around Bonus Chests if each side has a block at the same height around it.
• Cookies now recover 2 points of hunger rather than 1.

Bug fixes:

• Enchanting Bows and Swords works again. (Other tools now have tooltips, etc. once more.)
• The End and The Nether generate again normally.
• Item Repair works again.
• Starting a game in Creative no longer starts in Survival.
• Bonus Chests work correctly again.

Bugs:

• When renaming a world, logging on it, disconnecting and trying to log in again, name of said world resets to the name chosen on world creation.
• Particles no longer activate wooden pressure plate with an arrow on it, probably due to particles being client-side and pressure plate being server-side. (possibly not a bug, but bug fix).
• When using the Pick Block key on Cocoa Plants, it gives a different Cocoa Plant item which can be placed anywhere.
• Cocoa Plants give off a light level of 2.
• Blocks placed in an empty chunk in the end are invisible until reconnecting.
• Cocoa Plants can grow on Spruce, Birch, and Oak trees.
• Destroying a double-wood slab using silk touch will only drop 1 single-wood slab.
• Sounds do not play if they originated more than 16 blocks away. Examples: TNT, Ghasts, Noteblocks.
• Due to Singleplayer acting as a server, the debug information provided F3 does not correctly display the World Seed. This prevents the player from obtaining his/her seed without using a mod or third-party tool.

Download the Snapshot here: ClientServer Multiplayer Server  Read this: When you download Clientserver you need to copy the "Server in to the .minecraft folder!

Minecraft For Xbox and The new snapshot!

Hey guys i got some exciting news! On May 9th Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition comes out!


You can watch the Awesome Trailer by HaatFilms here:

It only costs 1600 MS points!


And there is a new snapshot available!


Changelog:


New/Changes:

• Official changelog is somewhat non-descriptive.
• New addition and changes in debug screen:
• Coordinates are now rounded.
• "ws", "fs" and "g" (Walking speed, flying speed and ground. "g" is true if the player is touching the ground.)
• Separated server logic and client. Singleplayer is now a local server.
• Game no longer pauses when entering a command, checking inventory or pausing the game
• More fixes to silk touch and block picking.
• Support and auto-download for server texturepacks.
• Wooden tools work in furnaces.
• Cocoa Beans are now obtainable in jungle tree leaves.
• Villagers spawned from spawning eggs will get a random profession.
• Hardcore Mode is now available in multiplayer.
• Updated language files.
• Splash "Mojang" screen now appears for a shorter time (1 second instead of 3 seconds).
• Added names for wooden planks and logs. (e.g, Oak Logs or Spruce Wood Planks)
• Fixed being unable to switch tools of the same kind in your inventory
• Fixed water destroying non-solid blocks when breaking them from above

Bugs:

• Enchanting does not work. (Both SP/MP)
• Repairing tools does not work.
• Fully charged bows don't produce any particles.
• Sounds occasionally do not play, or have a long delay when playing.
• Door sounds do not function.
• Movement is not as smooth.
• Tools enchanted in previous versions lose their enchantment-glow and description, the enchantments still work.
• When creating a new creative world, the player is spawned in survival mode (and has to type /gamemode 1 to be in creative).
• If you select an old creative world, you will be put back into survival mode.
• Arrows appear to be dropping in front of the player until they hit something.
• Pressing escape no longer pauses the game.
• Player cannot walk on un-grown grass that has been generated.
• Bonus chests do not work.

Download the snapshot here(Server jar and client): http://bit.ly/IQ2kxI

The new snapshot: 12w17a

Hey guys new snapshot! Take a look at the changelog here:

Editable books - Book and Quill, crafted using a Book, Feather, and Ink Sac.

When a Book and Quill is made, it can be right-clicked to open a screen that allows you to type the book.

Pressing "Done" will save whatever was typed and allow you to edit the book again later, yet will not "sign" it.

When "signing" a book, it will allow you to choose a title up to 16 characters long and disable editing of the book. The Book and Quill then becomes a Written Book, with the icon changing along with the label.

Wooden slabs for each of the four shades of wood added

These new slabs no longer act like stone

An axe should be used to break them

They are no longer immune to fire and lava

New block IDs 125 for double wooden slabs and 126 for single wooden slabs.

Wooden slabs created in older versions of Minecraft are still stone-like and fireproof and will not change to the new slabs when placed or mined.

Leather is now required to craft Books.

Silk touch can now retrieve Ice blocks and Glass Panes.

Ice no longer turns into water in the Nether.

In the menu, Chat Options were added.

Added chat opacity, letting the chat be semi-transparent.

Added chat disabling, removing the chat for SMP servers.

Added chat colors option.

Added "Only Commands" mode to chat.

/help added.

Tools now have infinite durability in Creative mode.

Minecart and boats are destroyed in one hit in Creative mode.

Various Bugfixes, some regarding entity collision, the pick block function, and chat.

Livestock, such as chickens, can now be "walked through" instead of pushing the player around in crowded pens

Flying through water in Creative mode is no longer slow

You can no longer have a Bonus Chest in Hardcore mode.

Server Commands now appear in italics in SMP.

Bugs:

All Wooden Slabs appear as the Oak slab when placed upside down. This is purely visual.

The Sound and the Music volume aren't displayed correctly.

Wooden Slabs are replaced with Oak Slab, so you can't craft Wooden Slabs anymore.

Wooden Slabs spend light when placed before 12w17a.

Download it here: Client Server jar Server exe

Snapshot 12w16a

Hey Guys there is a new Snapshot!
Here is the changelog:

• Added a demo mode for non-premium users (won’t be available until the full update).
• Added bonus chest option to create world screen.
• Added bonus chests, which, when enabled, start the user off with a chest nearby containing tools, items, and blocks helpful to starting a survival game. It can contain:
• Logs
• Wooden Planks
• Sticks
• Stone and Wooden Pickaxe
• Stone and Wooden Axe
• Bread
• Red Apples
• Added option to enable single-player commands to create world screen.
• Added several cheats: /gamemode, /toggledownfall, /time, /give, /xp, /kill.
• Typing / then pressing Tab ⇆ will show a list of available commands.
• These commands are enabled in previously generated creative mode-worlds.
• While using commands, the world around the player is frozen, unlike in multiplayer.
• Updated language files.
• Bug fixing and tweaks.
• Notable bugs (Complete bug list):
• Even with "Allow Cheats" turned off in Single Player, you can still use the commands.
• Bonus Chests have a chance of spawning inside nearby tree leaves at world creation. The chest is destroyed but the items remain inside the leaves.
• Bonus Chests may fail to spawn, even though the option was enabled. (e.g. in the seed "walruswalruswalrus")

Download it here: Client Server Server EXE

New Snapshot 12w15a

Hey guys there is a new snapshot go try it out and Minecon 2012 has been confirmed!


Changelog:


Changes/New:

• Unknown(Censored)
• Unknown(Censored)
• Unknown(Censored)
• Pick Block now gives the right block, when clicking on a mob it gives you the spawn egg for the mob.
• Shift Clicking can be used to get armor on.
• Torches Breakes Sand and Gravel again.
• Dispensers now dispenses boats and minecarts out.
• You can play on older servers there don't have the snapshot.
• Shift Clicking now works with Brewing Stands.

Bugs:

• Pressing the Pick Block button on redstone gives you a redstone dust block.
• Pressing the Pick Block button on Piston Extenders crashes your game.
• Its no longer possible to destroy an item stack, by trying to place it in the creative menu, inless you click on an empty spot. Doing so on a full spot, for example the Dirt block slot will replace the item you are trying to destroy with a dirt block.
• Floating sand may crash Minecraft.
• Spawn Eggs now spawn baby mobs.

Download here:     Client    Server    Server EXE

My Alpha World and more!

Hi all today i will show you my Alpha world.

You can download it here: Download from dropbox

This world looks best with alpha 1.1.2_01

If you don't now how to downgrade to alpha then download this tool:Download

Screenshots:

And i have info about the 1.3 update:

According to Minecraftwiki there will be:

• Modding API. Modding API's officialy name will be "plugins" and can be installed by dropping them into a folder.
• 
  
• Fix for the glitchy mobs in multiplayer.
• 
  
• Alot of internal changes.
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• Custom fonts and searching fonts.

The new update and other things!

5 days ago Jeb released 1.2.5 and sorry for not posting on the blog i have been busy.


But here is the changelog:

Changelog:

• Updated LWJGL.
• Changing commands to not be "matching". "/stopserver" won't call "/stop", for example.
• Added shift clicking support in furnaces.
• Added method to easily acquire blocks you have selected in the world in Creative mode using the ‘pick block’ key.
• Made the Direct Connect dialog remember the last IP for the current session.
• Fixed issues detected certain links in chat.
• Fixed wild ocelots behaving like tamed cats.
• Fixed various chat crashes.
• Made cats less eager to sit on things.
• Made cats less patient.
• Fixed world generation failing under certain circumstances.
• Fixed issues turning off sound under certain circumstances.
• Removed all ghost entities under the command of Lord Herobrine. WTF!?
• Fixed crash when pasting certain characters in chat.
• Fixed slash ‘/’ key not behaving correctly in certain environments.
• Fixed not being able to click coloured links.
• Fixed potential issue with village door detection (which could cause too many villagers).
• Made using a stack of bowls on Mooshrooms not consume the whole stack of bowls.
• Made punching a TNT block with flint and steel in hand destroy and drop a TNT block (right-clicking will activate the TNT).

Have a good day!

==============Minecraft 1.2==============

==========Minecraft 1.2==============


Jeb have just relased Minecraft 1.2!


New in 1.2:


New jungle biome.


Added ocelots.


Added cats.


Added Iron golems.


New AI for mobs.


Tame wolves can have puppies.


Villages will have children if there is room in their village.


New map height level (256 instead of 128)


New items and blocks.


Doors have been updated so that double doors work better with redstone.


Added rare drops for mobs.


Many other tweaks and bugfixes
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Minecraft Weekly Snapshot(12w08a)

Jeb have released the 8'th snapshot for Minecraft.


New things,Bugfixes,Changes:


Added Iron Golems which defend the Villagers.


Added up-side-down Stairs


Many changes to the world and lighting system


Fixed caves generations


The End now generates

Redstone torches and torches can now be placed on Glass and Glowstone


Added Camera controls(Jeb noted them as Deadmau5 controls but they are likely to be removed in an upcoming Snapshot)

Bugs:


Birches and pines spawn only very rarely(A rare example can be found in the seed "12w08a" at x and z coordinates 300).


Spawning Zombies that are spawned on Half-Step blocks don't burn in the day light until they step on a block


Camera controls aren't bindable and trigger when you have one of your keybinds set on theirs.


Blacksmiths in Villages is much more rare now.


When you place a portal about cloud level and then go in and then back you will find yourself at a different place at 64'th y level.

Download now: Client Server My texturepack(It only supports 1.1)Download