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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TakeTheDamnPiLLPosted:

pretty good update.

SOGPosted:

Mining
Yikes
Mining I hope that within the next few months we could start to catch up to the PC version, it probably won't happen but it would be nice if it did


The xbox is pretty far behind.

We are pretty far behind but the game makers at 4J have already started to introduce new items from updates that are like a year behind the PC version and that my friend is impressive


I think he

Mining
Yikes
Mining I hope that within the next few months we could start to catch up to the PC version, it probably won't happen but it would be nice if it did


The xbox is pretty far behind.

We are pretty far behind but the game makers at 4J have already started to introduce new items from updates that are like a year behind the PC version and that my friend is impressive


I would expect it to catch up in time...

NotedPosted:

Yikes
Mining I hope that within the next few months we could start to catch up to the PC version, it probably won't happen but it would be nice if it did


The xbox is pretty far behind.

We are pretty far behind but the game makers at 4J have already started to introduce new items from updates that are like a year behind the PC version and that my friend is impressive

MitzzPosted:

pretty good update, im so getting this

Applejack-Posted:

Do they always put "removed Herobrine" in all the updates? It seems like they have, but then again i've only noticed it in 3 updates.

MTVPosted:

Yikes
Mining I hope that within the next few months we could start to catch up to the PC version, it probably won't happen but it would be nice if it did


The xbox is pretty far behind.


They should make like one big update

NotedPosted:

I hope that within the next few months we could start to catch up to the PC version, it probably won't happen but it would be nice if it did

MazurPosted:

SOG This included some cool stuff in it, not going to lie!


I like the added /scoreboard for games! and the Hopper sounds pretty cool as well.

SOGPosted:

This included some cool stuff in it, not going to lie!

MazurPosted:

EMT
I have to get mine craft on my pc


you should but the bad thing is, it's $26.95 it used to be like $15


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