Minecraft Update thread (1.8 Discussion)

ShadowHearth · 26-05-2011 10:13pm

I don't like the way trapdoors are set. It does not go with the level of block. Put it goes to the bottom of hole... These would be great for roofs, but like this it's useless.

doud · 27-05-2011 11:53am

ShadowHearth wrote: »

lads, does the tall grass grows in allready made worlds? i cant see any tall grass in my sp game at all, but i can get it when i make new world

any ideas on that?

The tall grass will only show on newly generated chunks, so you either need a new map or go to unexplored portions of your old world.

sarumite · 27-05-2011 1:23pm

To update or not update, that is the question? Is it worth updateing now, or better just to wait until 1.6 is sorted and stick with 1.5?

humanji · 27-05-2011 1:57pm

sarumite wrote: »

To update or not update, that is the question? Is it worth updateing now, or better just to wait until 1.6 is sorted and stick with 1.5?

Wait until it's sorted. You're going to lose a lot of items when it crashes randomly (actually mainly when you're crafting). There's not much in it that's going to make you really want to update anyway.

gavmcg92 · 28-05-2011 1:53pm

humanji wrote: »

When you start the game up it'll ask you if you want to update. Just say no and you should be fine.

I never get that option. I always have to roll-back by removing my new minecraft.jar file from the bin folder and then put back the older one that I have online.

Maybe because I'm on OSX?

Saviola · 28-05-2011 2:08pm

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I never get that option. I always have to roll-back by removing my new minecraft.jar file from the bin folder and then put back the older one that I have online.

Maybe because I'm on OSX?

Im on OSX too and it always asks me if i want to update!

TheGodBen · 28-05-2011 3:25pm

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I never get that option. I always have to roll-back by removing my new minecraft.jar file from the bin folder and then put back the older one that I have online.

Maybe because I'm on OSX?

Did you download the new launcher that was released a few months back? If you still use the old launcher then it updates with asking, but the new one gives you an option.

gavmcg92 · 28-05-2011 3:28pm

TheGodBen wrote: »

Did you download the new launcher that was released a few months back? If you still use the old launcher then it updates with asking, but the new one gives you an option.

Got it! :P

ShadowHearth · 28-05-2011 6:26pm

omg.... i had no trouble with any 1.6.* patch. this new one 1.6.4 fecked up everything.... crashing. if i do fullscreen it crashes. frame rate droped like crap....

cherryghost · 31-05-2011 2:23pm

1.6.6 is now out, and will be the last update before 1.7, which won't happen for a while thank god.

humanji · 31-05-2011 3:14pm

1.6.6 Patch Notes wrote:

* Removed Herobrine

:eek:

DirtyBollox · 31-05-2011 3:18pm

just saw that now Humanji :eek::eek::eek:

ShadowHearth · 31-05-2011 8:06pm

lads, how can you power up booster rails so you would not see torch or chain coming it it? i mean how to hide it?

i did button lift off station allright. just a lever and all redstone is hidden, but i dont know how to just to supply power to booster rails nicely. chain cant go up to block?

AirBiscuit · 31-05-2011 9:14pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

lads, how can you power up booster rails so you would not see torch or chain coming it it? i mean how to hide it?

i did button lift off station allright. just a lever and all redstone is hidden, but i dont know how to just to supply power to booster rails nicely. chain cant go up to block?

Put the torch below the block on which the rail is.
Like this:

__
::
I
::
::

Where the line is a rail, the colons are blocks and the I is a torch.

Genghiz Cohen · 31-05-2011 9:23pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

lads, how can you power up booster rails so you would not see torch or chain coming it it? i mean how to hide it?

i did button lift off station allright. just a lever and all redstone is hidden, but i dont know how to just to supply power to booster rails nicely. chain cant go up to block?

Put a torch under the rail.

cherryghost · 15-06-2011 10:49am

Le Pistons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZJr86d2IUo

pablomakaveli · 15-06-2011 10:52am

I watched that last night and it was all a bit meh until the door bit at which point i creamed my pants.:D

Tallon · 15-06-2011 10:56am

looks amazing

Tankran · 15-06-2011 11:09am

i like! sticky pistons ftw, opening mountain face lair anyone? :P

jackoire · 15-06-2011 11:24am

Cant wait to use pistons to make secret bookshelf doors, traps and could be handy for faster farming also

VinLieger · 15-06-2011 11:31am

Those pistons are insane, cant wait to try them out

cherryghost · 15-06-2011 11:38am

Tankran wrote: »

i like! sticky pistons ftw, opening mountain face lair anyone? :P

It would be feckin awesome to flick a switch and see some words... nay, a face, suddenly get carved out of the mountains!

The next tricky question is... when?

gavmcg92 · 15-06-2011 3:59pm

I giggled like a school girl when I saw the secret entrance bit of their video.

gavmcg92 · 15-06-2011 4:05pm

I heard that they are also developing an opposite to the nether. Its going to be in the clouds, possibly with the fairy plugin that was developed.

Genghiz Cohen · 16-06-2011 10:53am

I'd like to see the goo used as a kind of concrete, you could lift a couple of blocks with one piston.

VinLieger · 16-06-2011 11:18am

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

I'd like to see the goo used as a kind of concrete, you could lift a couple of blocks with one piston.

Probably would mean making a goo block instead of something you can just applay to any block you want

humanji · 16-06-2011 11:23am

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I heard that they are also developing an opposite to the nether. Its going to be in the clouds, possibly with the fairy plugin that was developed.

I think they've put that idea on hold as it had problems they didn't have time to deal with.

gavmcg92 · 16-06-2011 12:16pm

humanji wrote: »

I think they've put that idea on hold as it had problems they didn't have time to deal with.

Found this link there, just a few minutes ago.
According to this guy... It's already in the game. There just isn't a way of getting to it yet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy2SZ7QgMdU

Soby · 16-06-2011 2:05pm

Dunno why but the opening of Half life came into my head.On the train/minecart and you come to a point and the door just opens

.Gonna be awesome.

ShadowHearth · 16-06-2011 2:51pm

freaking love it. mostly becouse you can do some bigger doors then 2x1 now. which are **** if you try doing mantion or castle!

i guess it will be ready by next e3

gavmcg92 · 16-06-2011 4:55pm

Would you think it would be possible for it to work with a railway? Will a block with a track on it work? Would that be movable?

AirBiscuit · 16-06-2011 5:33pm

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Would you think it would be possible for it to work with a railway? Will a block with a track on it work? Would that be movable?

The pistons mod does anyways.

Tallon · 22-06-2011 10:40am

Underground caverns are coming

jackoire · 22-06-2011 12:04pm

Yayhh caverns to fall into and die

Im like skylands alot, cant wait till they add mobs and make it offical

Just added it to the test server

Tallon · 26-06-2011 2:23pm

https://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/84964200170000384

Notch wrote:

1.7 is still nowhere near done. If people want, we could do a piston-only release and push the adventure stuff up to the next update

https://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/84966257421598720

Notch wrote:

I see about 90% "yes" replies. No promises, but I'll discuss it with Jens tomorrow!

Saviola · 26-06-2011 2:38pm

Ive been holding back on building stuff coz im waiting for the pistons to come out. Really hope they push it forward so i can stick in some secret mountain entrances.

cherryghost · 26-06-2011 2:47pm

Saviola wrote: »

Ive been holding back on building stuff coz im waiting for the pistons to come out. Really hope they push it forward so i can stick in some secret mountain entrances.

Aye same here, sort of :P My house on the boards server will be piston operated, it'll be a small block shape and with the flick of a switch it'll be a hut :pac:

Tankran · 26-06-2011 3:55pm

I have a suspicion the dragon will be alot more realistic if we get pistons

Saviola · 26-06-2011 4:02pm

I cant wait to hollow out a mountain and create a batcave. None of you will know where it is muhahaha!

Tankran · 26-06-2011 6:50pm

slime is about to become the most in demand item in the game

Tallon · 27-06-2011 11:21am

Notch wrote:

New blog post: http://t.co/DLQbctb ! TL;DR: 1.7 this with with ONLY pistons. 1.8 in "a long time" with lots of cool adventure stuff.

https://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/85284769608372225

yaaaaay

After 1.8, we’ll have to start crunching for the full release in November. That includes finishing up the mod api, improving stability and performance, adding supporting features like friends lists and a proper server browser, integrating singleplayer and multiplayer, and most importantly fleshing out the gameplay.

Really happy about the above

pablomakaveli · 27-06-2011 2:58pm

Notch just tweeted that 1.7 is coming this week. The pistons will soon be ours.:D

Tallon · 27-06-2011 3:11pm

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Notch just tweeted that 1.7 is coming this week. The pistons will soon be ours.:D

I just said that above

killerhitman · 27-06-2011 3:53pm

1.7 is due out on thursday
http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/85359141392089088

Ponster · 27-06-2011 3:57pm

Tankran wrote: »

slime is about to become the most in demand item in the game

A shame that my slime farm has so far failed to produce anything...

cherryghost · 27-06-2011 4:14pm

killerhitman wrote: »

1.7 is due out on tuesday
http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/85359141392089088

Thursday

gavmcg92 · 29-06-2011 12:56pm

Notch add this! It is unreal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVVrZqHqA8&list=PLCBC4432EAE570B02&index=46

cherryghost · 29-06-2011 2:44pm

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Notch add this! It is unreal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVVrZqHqA8&list=PLCBC4432EAE570B02&index=46

That is one of the best mods I've ever seen. Period.

ShadowHearth · 29-06-2011 3:14pm

cherryghost wrote: »

That is one of the best mods I've ever seen. Period.

+1

he just should go to this lad, take his source, pay him money, then just put all in to mc 1.7. done!

BlandKitten · 29-06-2011 3:19pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

+1

he just should go to this lad, take his source, pay him money, then just put all in to mc 1.7. done!

1.7 is a bit early :P
Sure the pistons were originally a mod that are now coming in, so if something's good enough then we can all cross our fingers and spam notch to put it in

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