Pretty Scary Update

The Pretty Scary Update is a planned major update which will be released as Minecraft 1.4 around Halloween. It is planned to have a number of different mobs and variants, and a new boss (Wither). All of the features included are from snapshots 12w32a-12w36a (Page under construction.)

Features

 * To see complete list of known changes, see the Upcoming features. It will be put into this page once the Pretty Scary Update is released.

Some of the most interesting features coming in the update are the Command Block, Carrots, Potatoes, and dyeing armor

The Zombie code has been overhauled, allowing for zombies to spawn with armor, swords, shovels, axes and other tools. A zombie's armor can now be enchanted, and be of any type. Zombies can now raid villages and infect the villagers, turning them into zombie villagers.