Creeper Stache

Version 3 of the pre-release just went live, and addresses the following bugs:

BUGFIXES:

MC-61844] – Creepers target Iron Golems, causing terrain damage without interaction of a player

MC-62066] – String duplication glitch

MC-66511] – Creeper's new Attack Golem AI takes priority over Avoid Ocelot/Cat

MC-69052] – Hang up when move out of 30,000,000

MC-69638] – Combined minecart explosions duplicating destroyed armor stands' items and creating ghost items

Additionally, Version 2 covered the following bugs:

MC-46082] – Crashes when populating a chunk with empty (void) columns

MC-57926] – Thrown splash potions have the colour of water

MC-64521] – Inverted Daylight Sensor doesn't drop anything when mined

MC-67626] – Item frames do not work outside 524289 x -524288 coordinates

MC-68718] – Placing Redstone dust on certain other objects destroy the object

MC-68726] – Skin is using wrong model

MC-68740] – Cannot Summon Fireball/WitherSkull With/Without Direction (Unable To Summon Object)

MC-68748] – Crash: Command "Summon SmallFireball" on Mobs!

Here it is folks! 1.8 is nearing completion so let's see what this pre-release has to offer:

FEATURES

Added Granite, Andesite, and Diorite stone blocks, with smooth versions

Added Slime Block

Added Iron Trapdoor

Added Prismarine and Sea Lantern blocks

Added the Ocean Monument

Added Red Sandstone

Added Banners

Added Armor Stands

Added Coarse Dirt (dirt where grass won’t grow)

Added Guardian mobs, with item drops

Added Endermite mob

Added Rabbits, with item drops

Added Mutton and Cooked Mutton

Villagers will harvest crops and plant new ones

Mossy Cobblestone and Mossy Stone Bricks are now craftable

Chiseled Stone Bricks are now craftable

Doors and fences now come in all wood type variants

Sponge block has regained its water-absorbing ability and becomes wet

Added a spectator game mode (game mode 3)

Added one new achievement

Added “Customized” world type

Added hidden “Debug Mode” world type

Worlds can now have a world barrier

Added @e target selector for Command Blocks

Added /blockdata command

Added /clone command

Added /execute command

Added /fill command

Added /particle command

Added /testforblocks command

Added /title command

Added /trigger command

Added /worldborder command

Added /stats command

Containers can be locked in custom maps by using the “Lock” data tag

Added logAdminCommands, showDeathMessages, reducedDebugInfo, sendCommandFeedback, and randomTickSpeed game rules

Added three new statistics

Player skins can now have double layers across the whole model, and left/right arms/legs can be edited independently

Added a new player model with smaller arms, and a new player skin called Alex?

Added options for configuring what pieces of the skin that are visible

Blocks can now have custom visual variations in the resource packs

Minecraft Realms now has an activity chart, so you can see who has been online

Minecraft Realms now lets you upload your maps

Difficulty setting is saved per world, and can be locked if wanted

Enchanting has been redone, now costs lapis lazuli in addition to enchantment levels

Villager trading has been rebalanced

Anvil repairing has been rebalanced

Considerable faster client-side performance

Max render distance has been increased to 32 chunks (512 blocks)

Adventure mode now prevents you from destroying blocks, unless your items have the CanDestroy data tag

Resource packs can now also define the shape of blocks and items, and not just their textures

Scoreboards have been given a lot of new features

Tweaked the F3 debug screen

Block ID numbers (such as 1 for stone), are being replaced by ID names (such as minecraft:stone)

Server list has been improved

A few minor changes to village and temple generation

Mob heads for players now show both skin layers

Buttons can now be placed on the ceiling

Lots and lots of other changes

LOTS AND LOTS of other changes

Removed Herobrine

The pre-release is available if you have activated development versions in the launcher.

You can access it the same way you would get a Snapshot.

Two days ago a serious vulnerability (that’s been named “Heartbleed”) in the popular cryptographic software OpenSSL was made public. This weakness could potentially be exploited to steal information, such as login information, that normally would be protected by encryption. This software is used by roughly two thirds of the internet so a lot of services were or are at risk of being affected.

What did Mojang do?

As soon as we realized the severity of the exploit we decided to shut down all of our systems until a fix was available. This is why you were unable to log in yesterday. We then made sure that all of our services that use SSL no longer had this vulnerability before bringing them back online. We also updated all of our SSL certificates.

What should I do?

Change your Mojang/Minecraft account password

Since uses of the exploit leaves no traces, there’s no way for us to guarantee that your password hasn’t been compromised. Therefore, if you typed in your password into any of our games or websites during the last couple of days we strongly advice you to change it. Even if you haven’t logged in, it can still be a good idea the to change your password. One can never be too careful on the internet!

Change the password of your Mojang account

Change the password of your Minecraft account

Also see our help article on choosing a good password.

Change your other passwords

Remember that since many other parts of the internet was affected as well you should also change your password for any other services that you have logged in to recently.

Anything else that I need to know?

Legacy launcher discontinuned

Due to this incident we’ve been forced to discontinue support for the legacy Minecraft launcher (the one used before version 1.6). If you’re using a Minecraft version older than 1.6 you need to download the current launcher (version 1.3.11) from minecraft.net. The current launcher lets you play older versions of Minecraft as well so you can still play on your pre-1.6 servers.

For developers

In light of his deep love for cats, Jeb has confirmed that this baby ocelot - named "Missus Puddums", cherished mascot at EA - will now be the Lead Developer for Minecraft, going forward, following the takeover of the game by gaming industry giant, Electronic Arts. This gives Puddums final say in all design decisions, though Jeb jokingly added that he made her "promise to not sell hats." Jeb cites personal time and additional projects as reasons for his stepping down, but makes it a point to say that he will still be involved in Minecraft development. Some of the proposed changes to Mincraft include: - "Always on" DRM, to reduce account-spoofing - Monthly DLC packages - Graphics enhancement, to make Minecraft more realistic Jeb added that it was a "scary move, but I feel strangely confident. I guess we've worked close enough for long enough for me to feel confident about it. EA is exactly what Minecraft needs right now. Puddums is a bit more DLC-friendly than I am, and we need to embrace DLC more." Puddums commented on the situation as well, stating that she wasn't "sure when the idea came up the first time (from Jeb), but it has been a few months now. We all knew that Jeb was going to work on other things after 1.8, so it kind of seemed natural for me to 'take over'. Besides, I can clean myself while I'm working, and efficient use of time is important to us." Puddums' next step is to work on the cat API for Minecraft, a long-awaited feature for players and modders alike, which will be the first paid DLC for the game. She had the following to say on the API:

Missus Puddums said:

Until June, I will be the only developer on Minecraft, so things will have to be slow initially. But my absolute main priority now is to create a fish API DLC, because there is no way in hell I will be able to add as much fish as the whole internet can do. The game needs more fish, so end users can obtain them without hassle. I'm not going to do it all by myself though. We have a new programmer beginning in June, and we are talking to existing fish API teams, such as Bukkit-O-Fish, Minecraft Forgefish, and Minecraft Fisher Pack. If we can make a little money on the side from it, all the better.

Really awesome Ghast fan art!

Survival changes:

3 new stone types: Diorite, Andesite, and Granite

Major Enchanting & Repairing changes

Mossy stone bricks recipe

Updated Villager trading

Doors stack

Slime blocks

Lots of other tweaks, changes, bug fixes and secret features

Adventure Map changes:

Adventure Mode no longer lets you place/destroy blocks.

But that can change!

Added Entity Selectors! Use @e in certain commands to target entities. You can limit it with [type=Chicken] or [type=!Skeleton]

Added a /blockdata command!

Added ‘Lock’ (String) NBT tag on most containers.

Added an optional entity parameter to /kill (try: /kill @e[type=!Player]

Added optional arguments to /clear for max item count (use 0 to not actually delete anything) & NBT data

Lots of other tweaks, changes, bug fixes and secret features!

How to play Snapshots:

1. Open your launcher and press the “New Profile” button.

2. Call it “snapshots” and check the box saying “Enable experimental development snapshots”

3. Save.

**To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom left corner of the launcher. Server Files:

Cross-platform jar

Windows EXE

Report bugs:

FEATURES:

New world generation!

Double the amount of biomes, with new trees/flowers/blocks.

New “Amplified” world option.

Less ocean, more awesome.

New blocks:

Two new types of wood.

Stained glass! With both blocks and panes.

Packed ice, red sand, podzol.

Lots of new flowers, including double-tall versions of current plants.

Portals can be bigger sizes!

Fishing:

Added more type of fish.

Redone the fishing mechanics. Can now catch junk and treasure too.

Fishing rod enchantments!

Maps:

Put them in an item frame and hang them on your wall. They’re extra big!

Lots of new colours for lots of blocks!

Now with less lag!

Achievement & Statistics overhaul:

Now both world (or server) specific.

In multiplayer, it’s announced to everybody when you get an achievement.

You can move your mouse over this in the chat to see what it was!

Some new achievements and statistic types were added.

Zoomable achievements screen!

Multiplayer enhancements:

Servers can now put a 64×64 image called “server-icon.png” in their folder, that you will see on your server list.

You can see who’s online before joining a server; move your mouse over the player count!

Lots of hidden preparation for allowing name changes.

Resource pack changes:

You can now have multiple selected.

They can completely re-do your sounds, adding new ones or changing current ones.

Servers can now recommend a resource pack for you to use.

Chat & command improvements:

New commands to spawn mobs or blocks of any type.

Command block minecart!

Clickable links to achievements and items.

Click on somebody’s name in the chat to message them!

Technical work:

Completely rewrote how the network (multiplayer) works.

Completely rewrote the sound manager.

New graphics options.

Basic shader support testing.

HOW TO UPDATE: Update files in the Minecraft launcher as normal

What new goodies can we expect from 1.6?

Added Horses

Added Donkeys, Mules

Added Horse Armor

Added Leads

Added Carpets

Added Hardened Clay, Stained Clay

Added Block of Coal

Added Name Tags (item)

Added Hay Bales

Texture packs are now “resource packs” that also can hold sound etc

Food meter is now drained when healed by full food meter

Removed Herobrine

Added Grum

The full update of 1.6 will go live on July 1st, 2013. You can get the latest update in the Minecraft Launcher. If you haven't gotten it yet, check below for the version that is right for your OS! Windows: Click here Mac/OSX: Click here Linux/Other: Click here

Features:

Added horses, based on the work of John Olarte (DrZhark), of Mo’ Creatures fame

Added hay bales

Added leashes

Added carpets

The “Respiration” enchantment now also helps seeing underwater

New Minecraft Launcher in the works! Dinnerbone and Grum have been hard at work creating a NEW Minecraft launcher, with some pretty sweet features!  It will allow you to get the snapshot then return to 1.5.1, simply by starting the old launcher and playing as normal.  That's all there is to it! Want to send feedback on the new launcher?  Be sure to tweet @Dinnerbone, @Grum, or @jeb_ with your suggestions, or make a post right here!

1.6 WILL HAVE HORSES AND THEY CAN EQUIP ARMOR!

The list of awesome changes:

Added 'The End', with new layout, and new Enderdragon behaviour.

Added Climbable Vines.

Added Fire Charge, Wooden Button, Item Frames, Spawn Eggs, Sandstone Stairs, Spruce Stairs, Birch Stairs, Nether Bricks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Nether Brick Slab, Spruce Slab and Birch Slab.

Added new music for The End and The Nether from C418

Made empty buckets and signs stackable.

Sheep now re-grow their wool after shearing by eating grass.

New gravel texture.

Can now smelt Netherrack into a Nether Brick in a Furnace.

Blacksmith buildings in Villages now hold chests with loot of the same type as found in Strongholds.

Crafting recipe change; Sign recipe gives three Signs.

Crafting recipe change; Half Slab recipes give six Half Slabs.

Crafting recipe change; Stone Button now requires one block of stone instead of two.

Added smoother color transitions between biomes.

Stuff to look forward to in the next generation!

Gameplay

Added new Super Hostile game mode, for a much more challenging Survival experience.

Difficulty setting is now per-world and may never be changed once set.

Added new graphics setting “Ultra Realistic” with new patent-pending experimental 4D-rendering.

Added new chase-style 3D camera perspective. Animals

Added new realistic food/hunger system to animals.

Overfeeding animals may have a negative effect on gameplay.

Added a new “Horse” animal, with two different breeds to choose from.

Each animal now has a gender and personality, introducing new farming mechanics.

Added a new rare breed of chicken known as a “Diamond Chicken”.

May lay diamonds or lapis instead of laying eggs.

May also blow up from too much pressure. Handle with care.

Added new friendly Pink Wither, which is the complete opposite of a wither.

Shoots out Love, which heals the nearby land and causes things to grow faster.

Known bug: Having both a Pink Wither and a Wither in your world at the same time may

cause up to a 200% increase in framerate. Will be fixed for launch.

All animals may be fed Golden Apples to unleash their hidden magical properties (see new Magic section).

Chickens are now classified as a Monster and are no longer a friendly Animal. Monsters

Chickens do not appreciate being looked at and may get upset.

Attacking a lone chicken may summon additional chickens to its defense.

Zombie Pigmen now spawn with battlesigns and no longer use swords.

Fixed a bug causing Skeletons to miss their targets on occasion.