Minecraft

[Angst]

So not view distance, but rather width and height? Would make sense and feel somewhat working. I think.

 

[sophie]

Next update: sprinting



from an hour and a half ago via Google+

Great, more ways for me to carelessly fall into lava!

 

[Angst]

I wonder if Notch is going to use the generic 'stamina' modifier which recharges over time or allows the player to eat food to sprint, making the player eat food more often?

 

[Maniacal]

Probably stanima. I hope not eating more food, food is just annoying.

 

[MaxaTheGreat]

I think a stamina bar should be used to show how fast you can walk. When it's full, you can sprint, but that drains the bar. When the bar is empty you would walk very slowly until the bar recharges.

 

[croxis]

Blog post! With logo!

http://notch.tumblr.com/

Most of the basics of the game engine is in place, so it’s time to flesh this game out into something more gamey. More content, more exploration, more things to do, and interesting combat! Once this update is out, there will only some tweaks, optimizations and code cleanups left to the core game before we can call it a full release.

We’ve got a list of some 40+ things we want to add to the game, some small, some big. Some huge. We’ve finished a fair number of the items, but there’s still a significant amount of work left. While I can’t reveal the date yet for various reasons, we do have a release date for the Adventure Update in mind, and we’re hoping we’ll be able to hit it.

Jens and I are keeping the exact contents of the update secret, but we do leak some information every now and then to keep people interested and to stop us from going insane. For the most immediate spoilers, you can follow us on Twitter (@notch and @jeb_), or on Google+ (+Markus Persson and +Jens Bergensten).

Here are a few of the things we’ve revealed so far:

NPC villages
Randomly generated dungeons
New biome code
Fully working Creative Mode (and individual admins can enter Creative Mode on a Survival Mode server if they choose)
Critical hits
Sprinting
More farming options

As soon as I can reveal the release date we’re aiming for, I will!

Oh, and the modding support is happening, honest.

 

[civ_king]

I imagine that modding support will make life for the Bukkit team easier and by extension yours croxis,.

 

[Tlc2011]

...You have no idea how much i wish the update came right now.

...Thanks notch, i'm playing minecraft again and ready to shell out 50$ for it [if i had to]!

 

[croxis]

When he says Modding support, what he is saying is the source code

 

[remake20]

Coming soon to 1.8: hold-to-charge bows.

- notch on Twitter.

 

[croxis]

Blocking with RMB while holding a weapon is totally useless unless enemies tell you when they're about to attack. So I'll guess we'll have to add attack animations for all hostile mobs!

- notch on Google +

 

[Maniacal]

Critical hits

Damn it Notch, do not want. Its okay in TF2 but I don't really want it in my minecraft.

 

[Skwink]

Damn it Notch, do not want.

I expect rockets come with crits eh?

 

[sendos]

Damn it Notch, do not want. Its okay in TF2 but I don't really want it in my minecraft.

Lol, TF2craft.

However, randomly generated NPC villages would be nice.

 

[Skwink]

ANyone have any idea of how much of a profit Minecraft has brought in?

 

[sophie]

Yeah, I'm definitely not liking the idea of combat playing a bigger role in the game. I like combat as it exists now; a means through which the player is pushed into pursuing various objectives, but I think an expansion of combat would shift the focus of the game away from what I feel makes it fun in the first place.

 

[Maniacal]

ANyone have any idea of how much of a profit Minecraft has brought in?

Many millions of dollars, however Sweden has a huge income tax (over 25%).

Yeah, I'm definitely not liking the idea of combat playing a bigger role in the game. I like combat as it exists now; a means through which the player is pushed into pursuing various objectives, but I think an expansion of combat would shift the focus of the game away from what I feel makes it fun in the first place.

The combat is absolutely awful as it is, and is in desperate need of improvement. Although I agree that it isn't my main focus in the game.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Lol, TF2craft.

And now we will be able to determine who is poor and Irish based on their hats

 

[Skwink]

And now we will be able to determine who is poor and Irish based on their hats

I hope to get in on some earbuds this time.

 

[sendos]

Many millions of dollars, however Sweden has a huge income tax (over 25%).

You're being sarcastic here, right? Because Australia has a much higher income tax rate than that.
Other than that, yeah, they would make a lot of money with minecraft and I assume that their maintenance for the game wouldn't be that expensive because Minecraft is an Indie game and that software is cheap. Also, the price for minecraft has increased a little, too. It used to be 10 Euros when on sale.