Snapshot 12W17A

Snapshot 12W17A is ready to play! The only features I have read about are the different coloured wood slabs and the editable books, but try it out!

Client: http://mcf.li/I7BnWN
Server: http://mcf.li/JIkDZn

Well, I have been away for a while now, so I have missed a bunch, but in recent news, I hear Minecraft has reached 25 million registered users, which is an incredible amount! Also, the 1.2.5 snapshot is out, check it out here.

Sorry for not posting in a while, I have been a bit pre-occupied. Anyways, apparently while i was gone, minecraft updated to 1.2! Minecraft news has recently covered it, here is their video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsLo5UGee9M

minecraft snapshot 12w07b is ready!

Snapshot 12w07b is ready for testing! Whats new:

Multi-player light calculations do no longer cause affected blocks to be transmitted to the clients, instead the clients will recalculate the light on their own

Villagers will repopulate villages based on how many houses there are available

Some nights in villages will be worse than others...

Decreased chance for the rare mob drops

All animals use the new AI system now

NOTE: Back up your maps before playing this snapshot!

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minecraft snapshot 12w06a is out!

Snapshot 12w06a is out as of yesterday! The snapshot includes:

Many minor bug fixes and tweaks

Doors have been changed to properly detect if they are open or closed. Double doors in existing maps will need to be updated

Villagers will move indoors during night and rain, and socialize with each other

Zombies will break down wooden doors on hard difficulty

Added cat sounds

Better movement for mobs in water

Get the client here, and the server here.

minecraft server - frustrating

I just finished making a server with Bukkit. I forgot how amazingly frustrating it is to get things to work the way you want them to. And of course me being me decided to get 1000 plugins that i will probably barely ever use that make my server lag horribly. *sigh*

downgraded back to 1.1

So i downgraded back to 1.1, and i got all my old mods back, plus trying to get one more and being unsuccessful :( Anyways a built a nice little house with toomanyitems and blew it up with mass amounts of tnt :D ahh, back to my old ways :D

Minecraft week 5 snapshot is out

Minecraft week 5 snapshot is out, and it has many mob-related and regular fixes, easier-to-tame ocelots, villagers who detect houses to live in, and updated language files! Also, the minecraft xbox 360 box art has been revealed.

Video with teasers for minecraft 360
Week 5 snapshot- client or server

12w04a is out with new stuff

If you haven`t already heard, 12w04a is out and it contains these things: 

• New jungle-specific mob that can be tamed
• Skeletons have new AI and a few new behaviors
• Various minor bug fixes and changes
• Added an experience item to creative mode
• Added a flame item…
• Updated language files

Additionally, some players have been trying to track changes not otherwise noted, and here's what Reddit writer keozen has compiled so far:

• A strange "well-type-thing" (technical term) people are finding in the desert 
• Jungle Tree Saplings (thanks Minecraftman1)
• The textures for dispensers and saplings have been changed. (thanks Minecraftman1)
• If a 2x2 square of Jungle Tree Saplings is made and one is fertilized with bone meal, a huge tree is made (Thank you, Wolfrose88 via Minecraftman1)
• When Ocelots are bred, they will give birth to...KITTENS! They come in black, red or siamese.  (thanks Minecraftman1)

Get the client here, and get the server here.

new jungle mob teaser

Jeb released a new teaser of the new jungle mob... i know, its a bit misleading at first, but look behind the grass on the right side :O and, Mojang is taking a poll about how you play minecraft! Vote here.

favorite biome: jungles

I just started playing around with 12w03a ( minecraft week 3 snapshot) and i have to say, the jungles are probably instantly my favorite biome. I love the idea of being surrounded by trees and leaves and such. Check it out here and get it here.

Cube World

I have come across a game that has caught my eye... Cube World. It "looks like minecraft but plays like zelda". As far as i can tell, the game is still in development by ONE MAN. Apparently it is a mix of  Zelda, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Monster Hunter and more. The early screenshots will instantly remind you of minecraft, but with a 3d hack n' slash action part to the gameplay. Check it out here: http://www.gamezebo.com/games/cube-world/preview

Minecraft Texture Packs

Minecraft texture packs truly are a great thing. They can make your game gloomier, happier, higher graphics, funnier, more kid friendly, and even resemble your favorite video game! Of course, for me at least, i can never seem to find them. Luckily, I found this post on Minecraft Forums that fixes this problem. Though it is not as actively updated as most people would like, it still has quite a few texture packs. Check it out: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/861837-%EF%BD%A1%E2%98%85-texture-pack-central-%E2%98%85%EF%BD%A1/

Minecraft 1.1 is finally out

Minecraft 1.1 is out! it includes:

• Bow Enchantments
• Golden Apple recipe
• New language translations.
• Slightly smoothed color transitions between biomes
• Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds
• Added spawn eggs to creative (the colors of the eggs even look like the mobs)
• Added world type options (currently only super-flat and default)
• Removed collision box from ladders
• Sheep eat grass and regain their wool

And tons of bugfixes, of course.

land generation

OMG YES. Jeb is working on new land generation, which is supposed to be less flat :D plus he added a flat world option :O read more about it here. And, the Star Wars content contest is going on right now. Some of this stuff is pretty impressive.