Minecraft 'Redstone Update' pre-release goes live, full update next week

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Mojang has released a pre release build of its next major Minecraft update based around new redstone features. The full version of this patch goes live on March 13th.

The patch adds a variety of new tool sets and creative options these include a daylight sensor, weighted pressure plates, new dispensers, improvements to the game's inventory management system and a new block of of redstone!

The full change log for the patch is below the pre release patch can be downloaded here courtesy of Mojang.

  • Added Redstone Comparator (used in Redstone logic)
  • Added Hopper (collects items and moves them to containers)
  • Added Dropper (similar to Dispensers, but always drops the item)
  • Added Activator Rail (activates TNT Minecarts)
  • Added Daylight Sensor
  • Added Trapped Chest
  • Added Weighed Pressure Plate
  • Added Block of Redstone
  • Added Nether Brick (item)
  • Added Nether Quartz and ore
  • Added Block of Quartz, with half blocks and chiseled variants
  • New command: /scoreboard
  • New command: /effect
  • Containers and mobs can have custom names
  • Inventory management has been changed, for example you can drag-place items over slots
  • Texture packs now have separate images for each block and item, and can have animations
  • Nether Quartz Ore now spawns in the Nether
  • Smooth lighting now has three settings (none, minimal, maximum)
  • More detailed death messages
  • Some hostile mobs now are harder in Hard difficulty
  • Many, many, bug fixes
  • Removed Herobrine


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OzarPosted:

Vice
Yikes
Ozar i dont really play MC anymore.

was good at the time

but now sorta sucks.


Yeah, its gotten really old.


I still play it here and there. I will be after the new update.


Yeah i play it here and their

ToesPosted:

Yikes
Ozar i dont really play MC anymore.

was good at the time

but now sorta sucks.


Yeah, its gotten really old.


I still play it here and there. I will be after the new update.

OzarPosted:

i dont really play MC anymore.

was good at the time

but now sorta sucks.

MultitaskPosted:

M60 The new maps are amazing also crazy what some people can build on this


yeah its amazing.

CearnsyPosted:

Affectx I thought that It was for the minecraft Xbox but it was for the pc and then I wasn't so happy.


So did i but Xbox update should be soon i think

SODJEPosted:

Affectx I thought that It was for the minecraft Xbox but it was for the pc and then I wasn't so happy.


Read it properly dude.

AffectxPosted:

I thought that It was for the minecraft Xbox but it was for the pc and then I wasn't so happy.

CearnsyPosted:

The new maps are amazing also crazy what some people can build on this

xIIJazzaPosted:

Creativity is inbound xD I love the "More detailed death messaged" haha

HallPosted:

EMT
TakeTheDamnPiLL Wow, Redstone builds are going to be insane.


It's time to get creative!


Every redstone update brings crazy new maps :P