Category: Minecraft News

We just moved into a new office this week, so we don’t have very much to show you in a new snapshot. That said, have a new snapshot anyway! It has some bug fixes so that’s always fun.

Following the news last week that the Update Aquatic has been merged into Minecraft 1.13, Dinnerbone tweets:

Don’t expect any Update Aquatic features this week. We want to get all the technical changes out before we start snapshotting new content again.

A full changelog can be found on Minecraft.net:

• Added new command /bossbar
• Added really basic entity selector suggestions in the command UI (@eetc)
• Updated translations from crowdin
• Fixed bug MC-4923 – Flint and steel and fire charges can place fire at invalid positions
• Fixed bug MC-5037 – Riding a pig / horse with a cape causes it to not behave as expected
• Fixed bug [………….] x 9

This command allows you to create a custom boss bar, change how it looks, and choose who to show it to.

To create a bossbar called foo:bar, use /bossbar create foo:bar "Name of my boss bar".

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Bossbars persist across restarts and leaving/rejoining the world. If a player is added to a boss bar and reconnects, they will be re-added to the bossbar unless a new set .. players is ran without them in it.

To get snapshots, open your launcher and go to the “launch options” tab. Check the box saying “Enable snapshots” and save. To switch between the snapshot and normal version, you can find a new dropdown menu next to the “Play” button. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (In the “launch options” page).

Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com.

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. 1.13 will have a lot of experimental snapshots that may break everything and smell funny. This may be one of those snapshots. This is what happens when Mojang are changing all the things! 

Share your thoughts on how 1.13 is shaping up in the comments below!

Helen Chiang, the new head of Minecraft, has revealed that the number of Minecraft users has reached a record high! There are now 74 million active users each month, and copies of the game have been purchased a colossal 114 million times. Chiang looks forward with the hope of continuing to ‘build the community that we have’; which is being set in motion through some of the following updates…

 

• February will bring a new Chemistry Update to Minecraft: Education Edition, which provides both educators and those interested in learning with ‘a fun, accessible way to explore chemistry within the immersive world of Minecraft. Make pigs fly with helium balloons, create underwater TNT or see what elements make up a grass block.’ This will be available worldwide, ‘for all users of Minecraft: Education Edition’ in February.

• Jasper shares on Twitter that the new version of the BETA-Pack will be revealed ‘very soon…’ 

• In addition, Jasper shares previews of the new diamond texture, as well as progress on the gems, and a comment about emeralds.

  

• As you may have read in the Forum post, ‘UPDATE AQUATIC BECOMES MINECRAFT 1.13’, Mojang have shared a change on the plan for the forthcoming Minecraft: Java Edition 1.13 update and the Update Aquatic (Minecraft 1.14). If you haven’t seen this post, Mojang stated:

  “We’re going to hold back the official launch of 1.13 and merge that release with all the features we’d planned for the Update Aquatic. […] we were planning on releasing the rather technical 1.13 update, which includes equally exciting-sounding things like a new world format, a new command parser, data packs and the elusive rewrite of world generation. […] However, because our world generation overhaul is taking a little longer to get ready, we’re going to hold back the big 1.13 release and put it out at the same time as the Update Aquatic. In fact, the Update Aquatic will become 1.13!”

  There’s not all bad news though! As a consequence of this change, you will be playing the Update Aquatic sooner than previously planned… “As a result, however, this means we can actually start snapshotting Update Aquatic features much earlier than previously planned! Lucky you! So, get ready to take a dip… soon… ish!”

• Furthermore, Dinnerbone updates on twitter that: “There will not be a snapshot today. As I said in last weeks snapshot blog post, we’re moving offices and aren’t in a very good position to do snapshots for a little while. maybe next week, but not guaranteed.”.  Here’s what the old office looked like:

  

Forum Updates

• Finally, due to required maintenance, the Minecraft Forum will be in read-only mode on Monday at 9pm Central time (3am UTC) for 4 hours.

• The “Monster Hunter: World’ was released yesterday! Check out the wiki on Gamepedia.

Mojang have shared a change on the plan for the forthcoming Minecraft: Java Edition 1.13 update and the Update Aquatic (Minecraft 1.14).

We’re going to hold back the official launch of 1.13 and merge that release with all the features we’d planned for the Update Aquatic. […] we were planning on releasing the rather technical 1.13 update, which includes equally exciting-sounding things like a new world format, a new command parser, data packs and the elusive rewrite of world generation. […]  However, because our world generation overhaul is taking a little longer to get ready, we’re going to hold back the big 1.13 release and put it out at the same time as the Update Aquatic. In fact, the Update Aquatic will become 1.13!

There’s not all bad news though, as a consequence of this change you will be playing the Update Aquatic sooner than previously planned:

As a result, however, this means we can actually start snapshotting Update Aquatic features much earlier than previously planned! Lucky you! So, get ready to take a dip… soon… ish!

You can expect the first Update Aquatic snapshot in the coming weeks, Dinnerbone tweets…

There will not be a snapshot today. As I said in last weeks snapshot blog post, we’re moving offices and aren’t in a very good position to do snapshots for a little while. *maybe* next week, but not guaranteed.

— Nathan Adams (@Dinnerbone) January 24, 2018

Minecraft News

• Microsoft have announced there’s a new head of Minecraft, Helen Chiang, who replaces Matt Booty after he was promoted to head of Microsoft Studios. Helen was previously head of operations for Minecraft, and has said “Above all else, Chiang wants to ensure that the Minecraft studio is a place where the creative staff can really work their magic.” in this interview with POPSUGAR.
• Minecraft developer LadyAgnes‏ shared a preview of what’s coming in the Update Aquatic, “Found something… odd?… on the beach today!” — look closely in the water and you might see something else too!
• Another Minecraft: Java Edition 1.13 Snapshot came out this week, “This weeks snapshot brings some performance boosts for data pack loading & command execution.” — and a new horse model.
• Minecraft will be in London in February, “Wanna hear about the year ahead for Minecraft? Wanna explode robots in exchange for prizes? Then you’ll wanna be at the UK’s most excellent PC gaming expo on February 17-18th, in London! The Big Smoke! […] Minecraft’s very own Lead Creative Designer, Jens is giving a talk on Minecraft – what it takes to add new stuff to it, and what we have planned for the year ahead.”
• Minecraft shared a video on Twitter of 2017’s best Minecraft features, check it out below.

Updates make you happy! And when you’re happy, we’re happy. With that in mind, here’s one of our chirpiest videos yet, featuring just some of 2017’s new features. (Not represented: devs drowning in code… but, er, still very happy! Honest!) pic.twitter.com/DcggnGAtHE

— Minecraft (@Minecraft) January 19, 2018

This weeks snapshot brings some performance boosts for data pack loading & command execution. We’re moving offices next week, so there may a bit of silence surrounding snapshots as we settle down and figure out where the new best pizza place is. Priorities, you understand.

A full changelog can be found on Minecraft.net:

• Updated the horse model again (check out a photo below)
• Applied new translations from crowdin
• Improved performance of command parsing & data pack loading
• Improved performance of command execution
• Allow /data get ... something to work on non-numeric values
• Added commands to the profiler (/debug)
• Added /particle <name> <pos> shortcut for when you really don’t need much else
• Fixed bug MC-122196 – Language options are blank
• Fixed bug MC-123285 – Crash on startup with a debug log4j config
• Fixed bug [                 ] x 16

To get snapshots, open your launcher and go to the “launch options” tab. Check the box saying “Enable snapshots” and save. To switch between the snapshot and normal version, you can find a new dropdown menu next to the “Play” button. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (In the “launch options” page).

Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com.

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. 1.13 will have a lot of experimental snapshots that may break everything and smell funny. This may be one of those snapshots. This is what happens when Mojang are changing all the things! 

Share your thoughts on how 1.13 is shaping up in the comments below!

This weeks snapshot brings some performance boosts for data pack loading & command execution. We’re moving offices next week, so there may a bit of silence surrounding snapshots as we settle down and figure out where the new best pizza place is. Priorities, you understand.

A full changelog can be found on Minecraft.net:

• Updated the horse model again (check out a photo below)
• Applied new translations from crowdin
• Improved performance of command parsing & data pack loading
• Improved performance of command execution
• Allow /data get ... something to work on non-numeric values
• Added commands to the profiler (/debug)
• Added /particle <name> <pos> shortcut for when you really don’t need much else
• Fixed bug MC-122196 – Language options are blank
• Fixed bug MC-123285 – Crash on startup with a debug log4j config
• Fixed bug [                 ] x 16

To get snapshots, open your launcher and go to the “launch options” tab. Check the box saying “Enable snapshots” and save. To switch between the snapshot and normal version, you can find a new dropdown menu next to the “Play” button. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (In the “launch options” page).

Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com.

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. 1.13 will have a lot of experimental snapshots that may break everything and smell funny. This may be one of those snapshots. This is what happens when Mojang are changing all the things! 

Share your thoughts on how 1.13 is shaping up in the comments below!

Minecraft News

A surprise christmas announcement has revealed something new coming to the Update Aquatic.

It’s the season for giving and we hope each and every one of you is enjoying a fun festive holiday with family and friends – who, more importantly, got you some great stuff! Oh, you just got coal? Again? For the tenth year in a row? Huh. Sorry to hear that.

Wait, I know! Have a gift from us – a new mob announcement! Please welcome the latest addition to the Minecraft ecosphere: coal! I mean, turtles!

 

From today, you can click this green text here to download a new texture pack for Minecraft! This texture pack is designed to work in 1.12, so make sure you’re using it with that version and then you’re good to go! Actually, hang on… New textures? In my beloved Minecraft? WHAT HERESY IS THIS??

Following months of previews shared by Jasper, a preview of the new Minecraft textures are now available!

For the last few months our talented pixel artists have been tweaking Minecraft’s looks, updating the appearance of the game for sparkly 2017 eyes. But these aren’t changes we’re making lightly – we want your feedback before we even consider adding them to the game.

This is why we want you to download this texture pack and then tell us what you think. Has the skeleton never looked better? Does the lovely new look of the leaf block make you want to dance and sing? Or maybe the new cobblestone has kept you up for six straight days weeping? Let us know!

Here’s how you can install it in Minecraft Java!

1. Click this line of snazzy [blue] text to download the texture pack. Easy! You’ll now have a .zip file.
2. Copy that .zip file.
3. Open Minecraft: Java Edition
4. On the main menu, select Options and then Resource Packs.
5. Select Open Resource Pack Folder.
6. This will open that folder. Now just paste the .zip file you copied earlier into this folder.
7. Once it’s finished pasting, close the folder and go back to Minecraft.
8. Under Resource Packs, you’ll see a list of Available Resource Packs. Your new texture pack should now be on this list! Select it and you’re done!

Still not working? Try this link for step-by-step instructions for different devices.

There are a couple of ways to get feedback on these textures to us. First, you can click this green text to be taken to our feedback site. We’ve also set up a Reddit post where you can leave feedback. Remember, the texture pack is designed to work in 1.12.

In 1.13 we are completely redesigning the command system to be easier to use, faster to run, and allow for much cooler things than were possible before. Todays snapshot introduces the first kinda-workable build of that command system!

A full changelog can be found on Minecraft.net, which includes a full breakdown of the new command system.

CHANGES

• New horse model! Hurrah!
• Lots of bug fixes! Especially crash fixes on Mac OS.
• New command library! Details below.
• Added new GUI scaling options! 4k users rejoice, you can see a few more pixels now

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COMMANDS

• Most commands are even more case sensitive than before. Lowercase is preferable wherever possible.
• For example, this is no longer allowed: /scoreboard ObJeCtIvEs ...
• They will be so much more faster and efficient. Especially functions. Oh man.
• Functions will be completely parsed & cached on load. This means if there’s any command that isn’t correct for whatever reason, you will know about it on load.
• This means to check if a map works in 1.17.banana, you simple open your world in 1.17.banana. If there’s errors, they’ll be in your log. If there’s no errors, it’s probably fine!
• Here’s a list of every single executable command so-far: https://gist.github.com/Dinnerbone/943fbcd763c19be188ed6b72a12d7e65
• It’s very verbose, because each line is its own command. [optionals]and (conditionals|ors) are separated out.
• ... is where another command is required
• -> foo means an alias to foo
• The new command library is called “Brigadier”. That’s not relevant in any way, I just really like the name.

To get snapshots, open your launcher and go to the “launch options” tab. Check the box saying “Enable snapshots” and save. To switch between the snapshot and normal version, you can find a new dropdown menu next to the “Play” button. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (In the “launch options” page).

Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com.

Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. 1.13 will have a lot of experimental snapshots that may break everything and smell funny. This may be one of those snapshots. This is what happens when Mojang are changing all the things! 

Share your thoughts on how 1.13 is shaping up in the comments below!