Adventure Update



The Minecraft "Adventure Update" was a huge update to Minecraft, similar to the Halloween Update. The Adventure Update was originally designated as Beta 1.7, but was later postponed to 1.8. It will be split into two updates, the second being Beta 1.9, due to its size and its still unfinished status. The Adventure Update is split into three updates, Beta 1.8, 1.9, and now announced to be Beta 1.10 by Notch.

The release date (according to Jeb) for the first half of the update was originally 8 September 2011, but was later delayed to September the 12th

An early version of the Adventure Update was playable by fans at Mojang's booth at PAX Prime, which was held between August 26th and 28th. A user from the Minecraft forums who was picked as a volunteer at their booth provided inside information on some of the new features. More on this can be found in this thread. For a list of features in the Adventure Update, consult the Version History (1.8+) and Upcoming Features (1.9) pages.

The Pre-Release of Minecraft Beta 1.8 was leaked and Notch has since approved this leak on his twitter and people had been "testing" the pre-release which was originally meant for trusted Minecraft play-testers.

Release
The first part of the update (1.8) was released on September 14th, 2011. The second part of the update (1.9) is planned to be released on September 22nd, 2011. A quote on 1.9 from Notch's Twitter on 9/21: "We're hoping (HOPING!) to release something tomorrow". A pre-release for 1.9 is confirmed today (see reference 1).

Confirmed By Notch
Notch confirmed on 9/21/11 that he will be adding a new mob to the update, Snow Golem. This mob will be friendly, and only available by crafting it. It will attack other mobs with snowballs (zero damage) as a "suicide". Of course also confirmed are the additions of new biomes and the NPCs to the villages.

Bug Reporting
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