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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SOGPosted:

Smurfs
Compliance This update is pretty cool, to those who haven't yet updated.


I still need to update.


It comes out on March 13th (Tomorrow). It will be a great update!

yayPosted:

Smurfs
Compliance This update is pretty cool, to those who haven't yet updated.


I still need to update.


The update is tomorrow.. I thought it was already available.

MazurPosted:

Fold Looks to be another large update. Who knows, might get me back into the PC version, I'm currently addicted to the 360 version.


i like the 360 version better only because of the fact that i can't get distracted by the internet and that i have a controller instead of WASD and a trackpad.

MazurPosted:

such a great update "more detailed death messages" haha
The Hopper idea sounds really useful

PGAPosted:

DJxReWinD Yet again another good pc minecraft update :)


What MC update isn't good :)

DJxReWinDPosted:

Yet again another good pc minecraft update :)

SmurfsPosted:

Compliance This update is pretty cool, to those who haven't yet updated.


I still need to update.

FoldPosted:

Looks to be another large update. Who knows, might get me back into the PC version, I'm currently addicted to the 360 version.

PlusnetPosted:

yay
Compliance This update is pretty cool, to those who haven't yet updated.


I actually haven't updated yet... I better do that right now.


I haven't updated either.

SynybunPosted:

Twist-Version-7 Aw, they removed herobrine:(
All in all looks like a good update.


They say that Every update, go look at the update log.