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:

Oh awesome! I didn't think the 'redstone' update covered this much ground!

KingArtyPosted:

Working with the snapshot told me that these all work, and the trapped chest is a little complicated, and TNT carts don't delete the tracks.

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

I've been enjoying minecraft more and more recently, glad to see they are still updating the xbox 360 version.

MultitaskPosted:

What is Herobrine o-o ?

MultitaskPosted:

I started playing minecraft 2 days ago and its fun :)
Can't wait for this !

UMPPosted:

Fate I haven;t played minecraft in a while lmao. but whats the point in redstone?


Redstone is used for a variety of things... too many to type

UMPPosted:

Zeta Here we go with that 'Removed Herobrine' crap again...


He's still going to be there i bet

UMPPosted:

About 3 months later, another huge update to learn about -_-

MawderzPosted:

Here we go with that 'Removed Herobrine' crap again...

UziPosted:

Trapped Chest sounds awesome. Can't wait for the update to be implemented.