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Last post: 09 May at 09:31
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:04 |
Pistons and shears will be introduced to the world
Minecraft has now been available on the Marketplace for less than a week, but it would appear that the title is set to receive a fairly substantial and important update any time soon. This sets a healthy tone for the unprecedented number of updates required by the title to keep it 'true to it's roots'.
4J Studios revealed that they would be looking to update Minecraft to the equivalent of PC version 1.7.3. This should bring in the following items according to a source:
Pistons.
Fixed clay generation.
Flint and Steel or redstone is now required to trigger TNT.
Fences can be stacked.
Added Shears.
Redstone wire now will connect to a repeater.
Shears can be used to pick up leaf blocks.
Shears can be used to shear sheep without hurting them
Sheep no longer drop wool from being punched, only from being killed when they are unsheared.
New textures for Cobblestone and Brick blocks.
Silverfish skin was added (for Beta 1.8).There's no word on the intended date that this update will land, but we will of course pass the info along as soon as we know more about it. |
Last post: 15 Jun at 09:34
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:05 |
| Good to see they are keeping their promise. |
Last post: 10 Jun at 15:25
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:06 |
| So no update to allow split-screen on SDTV's... |
Last post: 29 Jan at 07:49
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:16 |
lord verh said:So no update to allow split-screen on SDTV's...I know this sucks and all for those in that situation, but we're now 7 years down the line with HDTV support, over 5 years of it being common place. HDTV's are now cheap and the XBox, from day one, has had HD support on PC monitors to make a cheap alternative.
I'd rather a company push on in trying to make a great product through future development than spend their time allowing support for outdated technology. As I said, it sucks if you're in that situation, but it's right for the game. |
http://www.twitter.com/NokkonWud |
Last post: 17 Jun at 08:43
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:16 |
I understand peoples frustrations that there was no announcement that splitscreen wouldnt work on SDTVs but i dont get how they would expect it to work anyway, you would have no chance of reading any of the text in splitscreen.
But in terms of "updating" the game to have an SDTV SS mode, maybe you should just "update" your TV to a 21st century one. This is by no means trolling before its said, merely an observation of players not getting the full effect of HD gaming. |
Last post: 15 Jun at 09:34
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:20 |
I don't even own an HD TV but I agree with you guys.
I have a TV that uses my component cables so the picture is pretty but no HD |
Last post: 08 Jun at 12:11
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:21 |
As people have said, I can't imagine any more than a tiny, tiny, tiny percentage of gamers are now using SD TV's. I've not even SEEN a SD TV in years.
I accept that they should have announced it wouldn't be possible, but, is it really that big a deal?
Regardless.
Good to see they're putting out the updates like they said they would.
Maybe people will stop harking on about the price now. (Still the same as the PC Version...) |
Last post: Yesterday at 18:59
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:22 |
| Totally agree with people about the HDTV thing. I had an HDTV in Afghanistan, get with the times people. |
exactly what i was thinking |
Last post: 19 Apr at 17:50
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:28 |
| I am with delirious on this one. |
Last post: Today at 00:02
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:29 |
| I'll have to punch all the sheep I can before this update goes in, shears don't last very long! |
ZUS ROCKS! / Dreamkiller SKX -Veal is a lot like Dimmock, an acquired taste. |
Last post: 22 Jan at 09:39
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:31 |
Dimmock said:I'll have to punch all the sheep I can before this update goes in, shears don't last very long! |
http://bit.ly/9VPrSA Games i own, want help on any PM me. |
Last post: 17 Jun at 08:43
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:34 |
| having never played this game before the xbox release, what are the chances of a possible update with new cheevos? gotta say, seems fairly unlikely as there doesnt seem a goal to go for in the game in order use new cheevs. i.e. completing the DLC etc |
Last post: 20 May at 22:20
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:39 |
| Already? |
Who Then Now? |
Last post: 17 Jun at 21:16
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:41 |
| Cool, I'm only just getting into this game and really loving it (apart from the dying lava and losing all my diamonds and gold!!!) Good to see news about an update already. |
Bad times |
Last post: 25 Oct 12 at 04:25
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:43, Edited on 14 May 12 at 09:43 by Miles Rose |
I've seen a SD tv recently.
I go on Craigslist a lot.
/joke |
Last post: 28 May at 15:27
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:46 |
| looks like they are making good progress, but there is a long way yet to go until version 1.2.5 (current PC version) |
Last post: 22 Mar at 10:41
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:47 |
| Woo I'm gonna make a f*** off tree house now :) |
Last post: 08 Apr at 20:18
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 09:50 |
| Been waiting for the pistons, time to make some piston elevators :). |
Last post: 07 Jan at 21:23
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 10:00 |
| Buying this later.. Didn't play too much of the pc version. Should be fun! |
FuhzDHAT <3 |
Last post: 09 Jun at 09:44
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Posted on 14 May 12 at 10:00 |
| Can't wait for this to make many pointless inventions with pistons :D |