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We've decided that we want to completely remake our world, from scratch and with a new seed! There will still be elements of the old world there, but our new (and improved) server will feature numerous cities, PVP and non-PVP zones, protection for housing and city districts, vast subway networks and a private compound for staff!
Current Newz
It's Official - Pistons!
Jens has decided not to go to E3 this year and instead stay back and work on Minecraft development. Although it isn't confirmed, Mojang's take on the fabulous piston mod will most likely be released with Beta 1.7. It will be almost exactly the same as the mod so many of us are already familiar with - with the exception of pistons not shooting players into the air - but the texture and underlying mechanic has been tweaked to give them a more Minecraft-y feel. Watch a video of the new pistons here!
Old Newz
Shears?
Jens, on his twitter, has recently tweeted about another upcoming feature in Minecraft. Shears will be the only practical way of obtaining wool from sheep when they are added, as simply punching a sheep will no longer yield any (however killing it will give you one block). This is part of a project to make animals more persistent in the world - i.e. they will take longer to despawn. Because of this feature, it makes sense that sheep be able to regrow their wool.
Shears will also have three more uses - one to do with leaves, one being able to defuse TNT and another secret use.
Shears will also have three more uses - one to do with leaves, one being able to defuse TNT and another secret use.
Beta 1.6.1...2...3...4...5...6?
Due to a few...bugs...in the latest Minecraft patch, Notch has updated the game several six times since Beta 1.6 was released. 1.6.1 fixed problems with item duplication, along with 1.6.2. 1.6.3, however, included a few more changes: the renderer was capped at 100 fps during chunk generation, there were numerous tweaks to the 'Limit Framerate' button, problems with furnaces duplicating items were fixed and blocks not updating lighting properly under certain circumstances were made to actually update.
The only problem with 1.6.3 was that, despite claiming to be less CPU intensive, it used way too much processing power. 1.6.4 was an update aimed specifically at fixing this issue, whilst also proclaiming to be *completely professional*. A short while after, 1.6.5 came out, and with it a substantial amount of bugfixes. Most notably it fixed the issue of tools breaking after one use when thrown then picked back up...this could get really annoying at times!
A week later Notch came out with 1.6.6 which, aside from miscellaneous bugfixes, added a couple of interesting new features. Firstly, bone meal now has more uses. Using it on a dirt tile will instantly transform it to a grass tile, and using it on a grass tile will cause tall grass to grow around that area. Secondly, glowstone's properties have been changed from that of glass to cleanstone, which means that it must now be mined with a pickaxe - but it will drop more loot. It's recipe has also been changed from 9 glowstone dust to just four, allowing for it to be crafted without a crafting table. This is also the same for cloth, which can now be crafted with only 4 string.
1.6.6 also included a change in boat physics - boats rise faster in water and players no longer fall through the block below when breaking a boat. Notch also stated that, possibly as a joke, he had removed Herobrine from the game.
As always, you cann read more about these updates on Notch's Blog.
The only problem with 1.6.3 was that, despite claiming to be less CPU intensive, it used way too much processing power. 1.6.4 was an update aimed specifically at fixing this issue, whilst also proclaiming to be *completely professional*. A short while after, 1.6.5 came out, and with it a substantial amount of bugfixes. Most notably it fixed the issue of tools breaking after one use when thrown then picked back up...this could get really annoying at times!
A week later Notch came out with 1.6.6 which, aside from miscellaneous bugfixes, added a couple of interesting new features. Firstly, bone meal now has more uses. Using it on a dirt tile will instantly transform it to a grass tile, and using it on a grass tile will cause tall grass to grow around that area. Secondly, glowstone's properties have been changed from that of glass to cleanstone, which means that it must now be mined with a pickaxe - but it will drop more loot. It's recipe has also been changed from 9 glowstone dust to just four, allowing for it to be crafted without a crafting table. This is also the same for cloth, which can now be crafted with only 4 string.
1.6.6 also included a change in boat physics - boats rise faster in water and players no longer fall through the block below when breaking a boat. Notch also stated that, possibly as a joke, he had removed Herobrine from the game.
As always, you cann read more about these updates on Notch's Blog.
