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Minecraft: Versions

News 1. Minecraft V1.6.0  (3D Items)

 

General

  • Resource pack system

    • Replaces the texture pack system.

      • A conversion tool which converts texture packs into resource packs was released by Dinnerbone

    • New "missing texture" texture

  • Attribute system

    • Item attributes using NBT tags

    • Entity attributes:

    • Other properties like weapon damage/bow draw speed/sword swing speed are yet to follow

  • Splash screens

Improvements & changes

  • Support for Java 5 and PowerPC users will be dropped

    • If you have a PowerPC based computer and/or Java 5 installed, a warning will be shown at the main menu.

  • Internal chat system

    • Lots of messages should be translated now that were not previously

    • Messages are now better modularized

    • Server messages can be sent by their code-defined name, allowing the client to utilize the correct translation according to their language settings

    • Color can be specifically designated, preventing leakage into further messages

    • Updated language files and fixed missing strings

  • Launcher

    • Increases performance and stability

    • Minecraft game icon changed to a crafting table, presumably to differentiate between game and launcher

    • Allows LWJGL to be updated, fixing many launcher bugs

    • Supports multiple versions/installs

    • Self updatable.

    • New password storing system

    • More user friendly.

    • A major step towards the Plugin API.

    • New authentication system - "Yggdrasil", which is more secure and has more features

News 2. Minecraft V1.5 - Redstone Update.

 

 

The Redstone Update was a major update released on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, as version 1.5. Among the main changes are a number of new redstone-related blocks, including the comparator, hopper, dropper, daylight sensor, trapped chest, weighted pressure plates and block of redstone. A new decorative block - block of quartz, crafted from nether quartz, was also added. Also included is a scoreboard system, a new texture pack format and a lighting engine optimization.

 

The Redstone Update was announced at the Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team and The Future of Mod API talks at MineCon 2012.

Development began shortly after the announcement. Sixteen development snapshots were released, from 13w01a to 13w10b, with a few snapshots being quickly re-released straight after to fix bugs without changing the client version number. Nearer the end of the snapshot cycle for the 1.5 update, Mojang focused primarily on fixing bugs, rather than adding new features.

 

Mojang originally planned to release a pre-release version of The Redstone Update on February 28, 2013, and the official update in the first week of March. However, the pre-release was delayed as Mojang was trying to fix more bugs before a stable release, and was subsequently released on March 7.

News 3. Minecraft  V1.4.2 - Pretty Scary Update.
 
The Pretty Scary Update was a major update, labeled as 1.4.2, officially released on Thursday, October 25, 2012. Among the main changes are a number of new mobs and variants (witches, bats, zombie villagers, wither skeletons), wearable and placeable heads, a new boss (the wither), the command block, the anvil, the beacon, new food (potatoes, carrots, pumpkin pies), carrots on sticks for controlling pigs and new decoration items (such as item frames, flower pots, cobblestone walls).
News 4. Minecraft V1.3.1

 

General

  • Updated the launcher

  • Improved overall stability and performance

  • Made Singleplayer internally use a Multiplayer server

  • Added optional single-player commands called "Cheats" on non-hardcore worlds

  • Added option to let LAN friends join SP games

  • Added demo mode for non-premium users

  • Mobs can now spawn on top of all upside down slabs and stairs

 

 

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