MCUpdate

MCUpdate is a Tumblr website on which Minecraft changes and updates are uploaded to.

Minecraft Beta 1.3

 * Implemented a new lighting engine with the help of MrMessiahs (can be turned off)
 * Changed the options around, added a new "Graphics options" button
 * Added beds. If all players in a map sleeps in a bed during night, the game immediately skips until morning
 * Added three new half-size blocks
 * Added Delay/Repeater redstone dust blocks
 * Added whitelisting to the server. To use, enter "whitelist " where cmd is "on", "off", "add ", "remove ", "list" or "reload"
 * New save file format, old maps need to be converted (that might take a while)
 * It's now possible to have more than five save slots, and to rename saves
 * Scrollbars in both the texture pack list, and in the map selection screen
 * Replaced the Mojang splash image to reflect the new logo colors
 * .. and a bunch of bug fixes and tweaks

Minecraft Beta 1.4

 * Added tameable wolves
 * Added cookies
 * Sleeping in a bed now resets your spawn position
 * New Minecraft logo
 * Holding shift while climbing a ladder will hang on to the ladder
 * Spiders will no longer trample crops
 * Lots and lots of infrastructure for Statistics list and Achievements

While most of the code is written, statistics and achievements won't show up until the next update. We didn't quite have the time to finish then this week, and didn't want to delay the update longer.

Minecraft Beta 1.4_01

 * Removed the April fools joke

(The server was updated as well, but it's an optional update)