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Hey Tumblr people! I'm just writing this quick little post to apologize for the lac of 1.3.1 details, you can already find pretty much all the details from my snapshot overviews though... 

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Hey Tumblr people! Sadly, just before Minecraft 1.3, my MineCraft account was hacked :'( Luckily I have already purchased another account... But it still sucks that I have lost all of my data on servers! Luckily, I'm smart enough to keep a back up, but enough about my account. I highly suggest that you watch what you do online regarding your Minecraft account, and I even suggest avoiding downloading any Minecraft related files. (Mods, Texture Packs, Shaders, etc.) Also, don't log into your Minecraft account on Minecraft.net, and if your signed in there, sign out immediately. Paying almost thirty dollars for another account really sucks :( And all I'm trying to do is help you guys out... I know I may sound rediculous but hundreds of accounts have been hacked, and protecting your account, and ultimately, your wallet, is important. Try not to log onto any servers either, unless you absolutely, one hundred percent, trust the server, avoid logging onto any random server I.P. Adresses posted on Youtube, Tumblr, FaceBook, Twitter, MC Forum, etc. I hope this helped some people and made you more aware of whats going on... I'm praying to Notch that your accounts don't suffer the same terrible fate that mine did...

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Hello Tumblr people! First of all, I'd like to thank my four wonderful followers for their support :) If you'd do me a favor please, send my name around, I love making Tumblr updates, and I want more people to enjoy them. Now that that's out of the way... Guess what? You thought it was over, but NO! There is more snapshots coming our way! This week, 12w30b and 12w30c where released, adding some pretty interesting updates to the Minecraft 1.3 patch. First off, watch your backs, because creepers are now on steroids :o That's right, not only are creeper's power levels now "Over 9000!!!", when they explode, they launch you into the air slightly. (High enough that you'll take some additional fall damage.) TNT also shares the same attribute. To give you an idea of how much stronger creepers are, for those of you who have not played the snapshot yet, a single creeper, whilst unprotected by armor and playing on "Hard" difficulty, will kill you! (Without the additional fall damage.) On "Normal" difficulty, it will drop you slightly below half before the fall damage. On "Easy" It will drop you just above half with fall damage. Mathamatically thats 33.3% damage increase! I'm guessing that the community will flip out, therefore causing @MojangTeam to balance out the damage. Some additional, les significate updates where also released, including a fix on piston animation glitches, fixed rain particles, and portal placement fixes. Also, @MojangTeam fix the ever so oftenly occurring Minecraft crash! Thank God! That about raps it up for this week, be sure to check out the full articles here: http://www.mojang.com/2012/07/mincraft-snapshot-12w30a/ and here: http://www.mojang.com/2012/07/minecraft-snapshot-12w30c/ Also, follow me here on Tumblr for the lastest Minecraft updates, aswell as on Twitter @MineCMonster.

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Hey Tumblr people! I don't know whether or not you care, but I just started my own personal blog here: Jordan-Giustizia.tumblr.com! I really want to keep this blog to strictly Minecraft related material, but Tumblr has so much awesome stuff to share! So I've decided to start my own personal blog in order to let some of you know what I'm into, who I am, and maybe share some personal info here and there. If you do care, please follow me both here at MinecraftMonster, at Jordan-Giustizia.tumblr.com, and also on Twitter @MineCMonster! 

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Hello Tumblr people! Recently I've havn't been on Tumblr because I've had work and some other stuff keeping me from Tumblr... Although I only currently have one follower... Thank You Dreamy-Blues (Go follow her... Legit chick) I'm not going to let that stop me from posting bi-weekly updates. This week, I'll try to compile a few updates into one... First of all, the first update for the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft was released a few weaks ago, adding pistons, and a few other small bug fixes and tweaks. Although pistons arn't to special... It's good to see them in the game now. A whole bunch of stuff was actually added, shears, clay, sugarcane, stackable fences, etc. (Click Here For The Full List And Overview: http://www.mojang.com/2012/07/minecraft-xbox-360-edition-update-is-out/ ) Also, they've added furnaces to the Pocket Edition of Minecraft, allowing for some pretty basic stuff... Again, nothing too special, but it's always great to see some updates... In addition, the ability to collect saplings, as well as iron, gold, and diamond ores. New tools of course, and some cool new blocks and tiles. Some new, yet fairly unimportant Minecon information was released, but i'll let you read it over yourself here: http://www.mojang.com/2012/07/the-weekly-chunk-creepers-gonna-creep/ if you'd like. Last but not least, some new Mincraft Merch! I <3 Merch... Don't you? A new hoodie and some cool other shiz can be bought here: http://www.jinx.com/shop/coll/minecraft/ Thats about it for this week, be sure to check back for some new Minecraft updates in the future, as well as follow me here on Tumblr to support me :) Also, follow me on Twitter @MineCMonster!

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This week Jen Bergensten or @Jeb_ of @MojangTeam released the Minecraft Weekly Snapshot for week 27 (12w27a.) By the way, before I start, I want to apologize for not adding last weeks snapshot to the blog, but, I have good reason. I went to the cottage last weekend where I had no internet, my tablet broke unexpectedly and is in the mail now, hopefully being fixed. I am writing this weeks installment from my BlackBerry BOLD 9900, and last week there was so little done in the snapshot, that I didn't see an urgent need for it to be updated. Once again for those of you who where unable to get info on last weeks snapshot I apologize, but I'll definitely make it up to you with this weeks post. So, without further ado, let's get on with it. This week, @Jeb_ also covered everything that will be added into Minecraft as of the 1.3 update release. The official release date has also been stated, being August 1st, 2012! Less from a month from now all Minecraft fans will be bathing in all the amazing updates! I'll try to reiterate everything that @Jeb_ said, but first, I want to cover what was added in this weeks snapshot. This week, not to much was added, but I'm positive that @MojangTeam has been working very hard on this update for a very long time. @Jeb_ announced that they added new bug fixes, some optimization updates, as well as a pretty important piston update. @Jeb_ announced that people should check their piston contraptions in order to see if they are still functioning properly. Pistons now work smoother, will update differently and take more time to update. This may cause for some to be forced to change the delays on redstone repeaters, which shouldn't be to much of a problem. That's's it for this weeks snapshot update, and now onto all of what 1.3 will have to offer. Most likely the biggest change made is that Minecraft is no longer a single player game, no single player mode is actually available. All worlds are constantly running a server in the backround, making for easy multiplayer capabilities. This doesn't mean that you can't play alone, you can. but the server will always be running in the backround. In addition to this @MojangTeam will be able to pump out updates faster due to the fact that they only have to make one bug fix. To explain, before the 1.3 update, @MojangTeam would have to come up with two ways to fix the same glitch, one for single player, and one for multiplayer. Now, they just have to make one for servers (Multiplayer) because all worlds now become servers. This will mean that the 1.4 release, will have a lot smaller gap between it and 1.3, than 1.3 did between 1.2.5. A great addition that will help Minecraft grow even further. 1.3 will include tons and tons of bug fixes and glitch patches, and the game will run a lot smoother both on single and multiplayer, unfortunately, some bugs, (like the lighting glitch where blocks or chunks appear to be black,) have not been fixed because there has been no way to fix them without dropping framerate as of right now. As always, however, the great people at  @MojangTeam are definitely working hard to change that. Some encription has been added to multiplayer to help with session stealing problems, a new multiplayer chat screen with working links, as well as more LAN server options. In addition, players wll be able to use simple commands such as /give in single player mode, but only if "cheats" are enabled in the options menu. Emeralds, Emerald Ore, and Emerald Blocks have been added, as well as the Testificate trading system, which I losely covered in my 12w25a snapshot overview. @MojangTeam also added new terrain features, the ability to write in books, and the option to start the game with a "bonus chest" to give you a little head start on the game. They've added trip wires, allowing players to build new traps. They added a whole slew of item updates, including a new gravel texture, and the ability to obtain ice blocks with a silk touch pickaxe again. (Ice broken in the Nether will no longer create water, though.) They've also added experience orbs that drop by mining and smithing, making it alot easier to level up. In addition, the new level cap is now 30 and it takes the same number of experience to reach level thirty, as it does to reach level one. (It is no longer the old way where it was harder to gain level 49 than it was to gain level 29.) I pressume that there will be some more chunk errors and rendering issues due to the new single player sever update, but @Jeb_ says that it will be fixed by 1.4. Last but not least, @MojangTeam added a basic version of "Adventure Mode" wich wll be updated in 1.4. Phew! That is of updates! I hope you apreciatted this weeks Weekly Snapshot Overview, as I don't have my tablet and have to strain my eyes to deal with Tumblr's tiny font on my phone -_-. Don't forget to check out the full article here: http://wwwm Mojang.com/ , download the snapshot here: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w27a/minecraft.jar and follow me on Twitter @MineCMonster. Thanks for reading guys, be sure to check back and follow me here on Tumblr for more Minecraft updates!

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Another weekly snapshot (12w25a) was released this week by Jen Bergensten or @Jeb of @MojangTeam. Although nothing overly special was released, everything released by @MojangTeam is always great! @Jeb announced that they are working hard on bug fixes in order to eventually release the Mincraft 1.3 patch. There is no telling exactly when it will be released at this point, however, we can all hope for the soonest date possible. In this week’s snapshot, a few menus and options where added to the single player world main menu. Villagers will now remove an offer for a trade after you have successfully completed that trade anywhere from three-fifteen times. I personally think that this is a great update, as it will stop people from abusing the testificate trade update, especially when they are offered a trade like: Three raw chicken for one emerald. (Or some other common material for one of a much greater value.) Wooden stairs are now available in all four different colours of wood, joining the sandstone stairs which where added in Minecraft Snapshot Week 21. (12w21a) Hopefully, the wooden halfslabs will follow, and will come in all four colours of wood, as well as sandstone, in the 1.3 patch. @Jeb also announced that a small Ender Chest bug was fixed, and it will no longer empty itself when a player respawn. @MojangTeam also made many other bug fixes and small tweaks that where not mentioned in detail because of their minuscule importance. However, I’m sure that they will be great updates that help the game run more smoothly. That about raps it up for this weeks Weekly Snapshot Overview, be sure to check out the full article here: http://www.mojang.com/2012/06/minecraft-snapshot-week-25/ , Download the snapshot here: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w25a/minecraft.jar , as well as follow me on Twitter @MineCMonster. Also, don’t forget to follow me here on Tumblr for the latest Minecraft updates from all the sources.

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