Minecraft developer Jens Bergensten, more commonly known as ‘Jeb’ has tweeted that snapshots for Minecraft 1.8 will begin this January.
The change log lists changes to the enchantment system and rebalancing of anvils to conform with the new enchanting system. Enchanting has a separate XP level requirement and gold resource requirement. Levels as a whole are harder to obtain, slowing the rapid progression of other versions. Several new blocks have been added including raw and smooth granite, more stone variants and a bouncy block resembling a slime. I could imagine the bouncy blocks being used for some interesting obstacle maps.
Some of the smaller changes include locking difficulty, which I think is awesome because I’m always tempted as a player to change difficulty to peaceful when I’m in a bad spot playing on hard, but I don’t want to lose my save potentially playing on hardcore, so this is definitely a welcome change. Doors can now be stacked to 64 and the crafting recipe now yields three doors instead of one. The hit boxes in adventure mode are only visible on blocks that can be interacted with, which makes it less intrusive and lets you know how far you can reach certain blocks with a pickaxe for example.
Overall, its not the biggest or most exciting update, but its certainly another step to ironing out some of the tedium with item management and pacing levelling better with the length of the game. The official release of 1.8 is not known at this time.
Last Updated: January 7, 2014
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 7, 2014 at 15:31
This is uncanny. I even become nausious just looking at the screenshot.
What is it about this game that makes me so motion sick? Even when not actually moving??? 0.o
TiMsTeR1033
January 7, 2014 at 15:36
ita art they call it THE ROOM
Stephen Snook
January 8, 2014 at 10:43
Possibly because the 8 bit style textures make you think it should be something 2D, but it’s not, which makes your eyes boil.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 8, 2014 at 11:20
You may be on to something there…. How can I test this theory? Any other 8bit textures in 3D games I can look at?
Stephen Snook
January 8, 2014 at 18:22
I can’t think of a single one. Maybe Infiniminer? but that is more 16 bit. I don’t know, maybe that’s why it’s only Minecraft that makes you feel sick xD
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 9, 2014 at 06:48
Lol. If I ever see a game like minecraft I shall try it and report back 🙂
Zak Dwyer
February 28, 2014 at 00:02
You want motion sickness? Try Fez.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
February 28, 2014 at 08:01
I have. I loved it and no motion sickness.
Platformers generally don’t give me any motion sickness.
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 7, 2014 at 15:46
Nice changes… will check em out soooooon.
Is it out yet Stephen? Or you got a release date? I can’t find one lol.
Stephen Snook
January 8, 2014 at 08:46
No release date yet, they usually release pretty promptly after snapshotting though. Apparantly there’s a new boss in 1.8 too.
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 8, 2014 at 13:08
Oooooo! New boss!
I like the spins in MineCraft… can always find something weird and wonderful on just about any seed.
Once found a tunnel… that just led on for ages… then at the end of that tunnel was a room with lava in the middle with TONS of diamond and red stone all around it… wish I could remember that seed…
MichaelMatusowsky
January 8, 2014 at 20:44
what server you play?
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 9, 2014 at 08:30
Don’t normally play on servers setup officially or by others… normally just set my own up and invite friends to join in.
Gerhard Davids
January 8, 2014 at 09:28
Awesome, can’t wait for this. Currently playing Hexxit and Skyblocks while I wait for the snapshots.
Just Saying
January 8, 2014 at 11:10
The room Reminds me of DOOM …
Dayton
January 9, 2014 at 19:52
Can someone tell me where it says new boos? I looked at the snapshot but there was nothing about a new boss?
MC's Princess
March 1, 2014 at 15:14
I’m Australian too good to see Australians getting into the minecraft spirit 🙂 love minecraft can’t wait for the update should be out soon
MC's Princess
March 1, 2014 at 15:17
Does anyone have a good server I can go on? My towny server I play on is in the middle of a reset so I’m bored