Minecraft

[Skwink]

I want that snowmen. More specifically, I want back snow biomes.

I agree. I can't wait for a huge snow biome.

 

[Chieftess]

Spotted in Notch's twitter -

Fixed a few annoying lighting bugs, like fences under walls and such. We're hoping (HOPING!) to release something tomorrow.
8 hours ago

If we don't feel comfortable doing a proper release, we'll do another "leak".
8 hours ago

 

[KaiserElectric]

I ran into at least 10 creepers while exploring underground today.

One got close enough to blow up in my face, but he got stuck in a waterfall which muffled the blast. Good stuff.

 

[Rub'Rum]

There seems to be a lot of activity at Mojang today, including a pre-release 1.9 already. So I guess what we thought of as 1.9 is now 1.10. Notch said he was rushing new features in Minecraft for release or something.

 

[GenMarshall]

1.9 pre release already?

Is Notch pumping out moar updates now? Still waiting on mod support so I don't have to constantly reinstall my Minecraft mods. As well as fixing the spider and Endermen brightness glitch when using custom skins.

 

[croxis]

My understanding is that minecraft isn't getting "mod support" but having the sources to make modding more easy.

From reddit on what is new in 1.9:

Listing of new features in the 1.9 prerelease. So far:

Nether specific:

Nether blocks: Nether brick, Nether Fence, Nether Stairs http://i.imgur.com/lswAA.png

Nether brick is flammable, it will stay on fire regular than a regular stone block but not indefinitely like Netherrack. Nether fences cannot be lit on fire.

Nether Terrain Features: Strongholds & bridges of Nether brick (can be MASSIVE complexes) http://i.imgur.com/DMso1.jpg

Blazeman- Nether mob, A sort of Fire Elemental that comes from spawners and shoots fireballs http://i.imgur.com/U94ZX.jpg

Magma Cube- Nether mob, look like a slime but upon jump they uncoil like a spring. They also will split apart into smaller versions of themselves when hit like slimes. http://imgur.com/a/xYgp9

Nether items: Blaze Rod (dropped by new mob), Nether Wart (new crop) , Ghast Tear, Gold Nuggets (dropped by zombie pigmen)(put 9 of them together to craft into a gold bar)

Farm-able Nether crop (Nether Warts), only plantable on soul sand.

Ghast fireballs do not damage new Nether materials. (might be bug?)

Other features:

Swamps: darker colored water and lily pads http://imgur.com/tRSB4.png http://mc.jarryd.net/prettynewswamps.png

NPCs in villages, one main model with different colors for different "jobs." Pics here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/knx1o/minecraft_19_pre_out/c2lrg2m

Red flowers and Snow Biomes are back!

Mushroom Biome! purple tinted grass and large mushrooms growing

"Mooshroom" cows appear in Mushroom biome, can be sheared to get mushrooms and then turn into regular cows

Snow "Golem"- can be crafted by placing two snow blocks vertically on the ground, and then placing a pumpkin head on top of them. NOTE: They are crafted by block placement not a crafting square! http://i.imgur.com/Vx4OW.jpg http://mc.jarryd.net/littlebabbysnowman.png

Rain is re-textured.

Water and Lava leak through adjacent blocks. http://i.imgur.com/KQL09.png

Chests now make no sound at all.

Holding space no longer allows sustained jumping; must tap jump key for each jump.

When flowing lava falls on top of water, smoothstone is created. When flowing water hits flowing lava, cobblestone is created

Bug Related:

FIXED- Stair lighting issues

Experience bar changes every time the player jumps (Jeb tweeted that it's not a bug, it "is to test SMP exp orbs... "

Swamp water and regular water appearing side by side for bad visuals. http://imgur.com/tRSB4.png (left side)

Reports of a lot of players having major FPS problems. Lag spikes of death are not yet defeated

Bow appears to have extra-long melee range?

Swamp Grass blocks have improper grass coloring on their sides.

Shearing "Mooshroom" cows gives the "getting wood" achievement

Shift clicking items when you craft doesn't add anything to your stats

Preexisting light sources (lave, flaming netherrack, etc) might not give off light properly.

Add in the comments any other new discoveries!

Disclosure: all of this information is coming from comments posted here and pictures in r/minecraft/new. Give others the credit for discovering all this not me!

PS: post some of your pics in the comments and I will link them in the main post here for you.

 

[Civ'ed]

magma cube?
Has notch been playing Mario again?

 

[Newbunkle]

I loved almost everything about 1.8, but for some reason I loathe most of 1.9.

- Snow golems look ugly now. They were cute in the preview.
- NPCs look like the deformed love-children of Bert and Gonzo.
- Swamp biomes are ugly, especially where the water is two different colours. Odd.
- Nether bricks are ok, but a bit too dark.
- The new nether mobs are ok, but nothing special.

Good points:

- Snow is back.

On the whole I don't find it worth getting excited about. The nether is still too bland and useless, so I'll be sticking with railroads for getting around.

 

[Maniacal]

Yeah the Nether blocks are kind of ugly, I think the swamps are fine now.

Chests now make no sound at all.

Why the devil not?

Holding space no longer allows sustained jumping; must tap jump key for each jump.

ಠ_ಠ

Not cool Notch, not cool. Bouncing around was a fun way to pass the time during night or are just bored.

 

[JtheJackal]

What is with all the NPC look hate? We're people planning on marrying the NPC's and hoping for a pretty wife or something?

The important thing about the NPCs is that they aren't human.

 

[Maniacal]

Which makes it okay to BURN THEM ALL!

 

[JtheJackal]

Which makes it okay to BURN THEM ALL!

You can't! They are special, they got aspirations.


Link to video.

 

[Rub'Rum]

Why the devil not?

Last time I played I was crafting and shuffling between chests and actually thought that the chest sound was annoying and useless. Especially since, if I recall correctly, it makes the same sound as a door. So yeah, I do remember wishing the chest sound would be removed, but I thought it was something too minor to really complain about, or for them to bother with.

 

[Angst]

I LOVE THE NPCs.

Their look is so unique and well-designed. I think it's nice you're still the only human in there. ^^

Would people prefer something stupid like regular pigmen? I think not.

 

[Maniacal]

They look like squidmen.


Need to design an NPC? Why not Zoidburg.

 

[Newbunkle]

The mushroom biome is amazing. Best thing about the update!

 

[Hitti-Litti]

I can't login on my Minecraft account and thus I'm unable to update. First world problems vol. 652 :|

 

[Newbunkle]

Notch is adding hardcore mode.

Edit: And now he's taking it to a whole new level:

Spoiler :

 

[Hitti-Litti]

Managed to update to 1.9., generated a world. I didn't like creating a world with a random seed, so as the seed I used "Krusty the Clown"

Results: incredible. Started in a nice forested snaky island, but the real surprise was the nearby islands.

Spoiler :

I just have to build my doomsday dungeon on that island.

 

[Newbunkle]

Nice world. I could see myself hollowing that out into multiple floors and adding glass walls all around the sides.