Template:Future
This article is about future updates. For previous updates, see Version history.
This page is about features that have been announced by official Mojang employees.
Near future
| Version | Planned changes | Planned release date |
|---|---|---|
| Next minor version | ||
| 1.7 "Adventure Update" |
|
"A while", after E3[27] |
| Next development phase | ||
| "Full version" 1.0 |
|
November 11[28] (Template:Releasedate days from now) |
Game content
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal Persistence | Jeb mentioned on twitter that all animals will be more persistent "soon" [29] |
| Wool Regrowth on Sheep | Jeb mentioned on twitter that once animals are persistant, wool regrowth on sheep will be necessary [29] |
| Capture the Flag | Announced on Notch's Blog.[30] |
| More Mobs | More mobs have been confirmed for addition into Minecraft.[31][32] |
| Food Meter & Hunger | This will add hunger as an optional gameplay aspect. Food will also be stackable after this is added. Announced on Notch's Twitter[33] and referenced by Jeb's Twitter.[34] |
| Bow Enhancements | Announced on Notch's Twitter.[35] |
| Improvements to Combat | Notch replied to a comment on Twitter, saying that combat is currently very "lacking" and needs to be more fun.[36] |
| Modding API | Official modding support. Agreed on by Notch at Get Satisfaction,[37] This will include full source code, be free [38] and unobfuscated.[39] |
| Mounting/Controlling Mobs | The ability to mount and control mobs. Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[40] |
| Recent SMP Server Connections Menu | A menu to be implemented to allow players to see what servers they have connected to recently, so they may reconnect. Notch said "WILCO" meaning "will comply" on Get Satisfaction.[41] |
| Rain Re-grows Flowers | A community member asked if rain would grow flowers back. Jeb said that yes it will and he wants to implement it.[42] |
| Minecarts as lava boats | Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[43] |
| An In-Game Way to Acquire Apples | Jeb mentioned on twitter that he'd like apples to spawn in the game world somehow.[44] |
| Use for Slimeballs | Confirmed that all currently useless items will eventually have a use at Get Satisfaction.[45] Slimeballs have been confirmed to be used in the creation of Sticky Pistons.[46] |
| Use for Books | Notch has hinted that with the use of location in Maps he might be able to enable writing in Books in the future.[47] |
| Custom Paintings | Notch has said that Custom Paintings may feature in a future update.[48] |
| Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D | Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[49] |
| More Powerful Powered Minecarts | Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make Powered Minecarts better since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[50] |
| Audio Loops | Audio loops have not yet been added to the game, but may be played when the player is in a specific location (In caves, woods, sea and beside a waterfall).[citation needed] |
| Sky / Floating Island Dimension | A floating island dimension in the sky that currently "performs well, [but] looks ugly" (The sky dimension's terrain renderer will be improved). However, he said he had to fix the Nether first.[51] Confirmed to be in a future update.[52] |
| Friends list | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[53][54] |
| Multithreading | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[53] |
| Limited maps | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[53] |
| Creative mode | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[53] |
| Video Support | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[53] |
Items/Blocks
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Lanterns | Originally planned to be introduced in the Halloween Update. This feature was delayed because of the lack of time and will be implemented in a future update.[55] Lanterns were "on hold,"[56] though Notch may be working on them again.[57] |
| Pistons | They can push all blocks except bedrock, obsidian, and blocks with tile entities such as chests and furnaces.[58][59] These were originally a mod by Hippoplatimus.[60] In the mod, pistons would launch sand, gravel, and the player long distances; this will not be the case in the official feature.[61] |
| Food | Jeb tweeted that he will add more food, but golems, tents, elevators, emotes, "critters", dragons, class leveling systems, and unicorns are unlikely to be added.[62] |
| Cobweb blocks | These blocks were added in 1.5, but can currently only be obtained through inventory editing. |
| Display cases/racks | Notch has stated several times on Twitter that he intends to add some way to display items such as armor and weapons.[citation needed] |
| Fence gates | Notch has stated he wants to add proper gates for fences.[63] |
| Additional Music Discs | When Beta 1.6 was released, Notch stated that he had added support for over 15 new songs for the Jukebox, but had not yet made the records for them. |
New platforms/releases
- On the 28th of March, it was announced that work has started on the mobile version of Minecraft.[64] It will be released first on to the Sony Xperia Play, and later to other Android/iOS devices.[65][66]
- Minecraft mobile was demoed at E3.[67] On the 25th of May 2011 a demonstration video was uploaded on Mojang's YouTube channel
- The full version of Minecraft is planned to be released on the 11th of November,[28] which is in Template:Releasedate days.
- On June 6, it was announced that Minecraft is going to be released on the Xbox 360[68][69]
References
- ↑ Post E3 Info Dump: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/6385865216/post-e3-information-dump
- ↑ 1.7 should be the adventure update: http://twitter.com/notch/status/74910025411330048
- ↑ New chunk object(s): http://twitter.com/notch/status/75480150162157568
- ↑ Shift+Click Fix: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77322104554524672
- ↑ Clay bug fixed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/76571168567595008
- ↑ Labels for Items: http://twitter.com/notch/status/76571168567595008
- ↑ Shears in 1.7: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76570646074765312
- ↑ Shears give wool without hurting sheep: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76635091929014273
- ↑ Shears break wool faster: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76633838729699328
- ↑ Shears allow you to pick up leaf blocks: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77322124322279425
- ↑ Changes to triggering TNT: http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/78154891637436416
- ↑ Wool particles colours fixed: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76640536085278720
- ↑ Multiplayer server list: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77324026405584896
- ↑ Pistons in 1.7: http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/78550531622178816
- ↑ Video of Pistons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZJr86d2IUo
- ↑ Sticky Pistons Included: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77322979360509952
- ↑ http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/377980-prediction-on-pistons/page__p__5396739#entry5396739
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/78554788094160896
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/77554421596295168
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/242_girl/status/79104047403122688
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/79526884454567936
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/79527641824231424
- ↑ Colored lights?: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79644664902324224
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/80764759246503936
- ↑ “Pistons in Minecraft beta 1.7 - Work in progress”, TeamMojang, YouTube
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/80963675770458112
- ↑ No updates until after E3: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76641219840720896
- ↑ a b c Full version: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4423138657/11-11-11
- ↑ a b Animal Persistence: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76647002317930496
- ↑ New features after release: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/121044061/in-the-spirit-of-the-new-economy
- ↑ Jeb Interested in New Mobs: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77323508891385856
- ↑ Possibly More Interactive Mobs: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77324091174035456
- ↑ Food Meter: http://twitter.com/notch/status/39722654491611136
- ↑ Hunger: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/47281587301265409
- ↑ Bow Confirmation: http://twitter.com/notch/status/56012923809705984
- ↑ Improvements to Combat: http://twitter.com/notch/status/67532780568969217
- ↑ Modding API: Modding API
- ↑ The cost of the mod API: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4955682775/the-cost-of-the-mod-api
- ↑ Jeb about obfuscation
- ↑ Mounting/Controlling Mobs: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/mounts
- ↑ Recent SMP Server Connections Menu: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/menu_for_recently_connected_smp_servers
- ↑ Rain re-grows flowers: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/58429890424352768
- ↑ Lava Boats: http://twitter.com/notch/status/59722192555999232
- ↑ Apples Should Spawn Somehow: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77323689200336896
- ↑ Give useless items a use: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/give_useless_items_a_use
- ↑ Jeb_'s Twitter Post http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/80269579758215168
- ↑ Books: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
- ↑ Custom Paintings: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
- ↑ Stereoscopic 3D: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68577097769168896
- ↑ Powered Minecarts more powerful: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68718430144053248
- ↑ Floating Island Dimension: http://twitter.com/notch/status/70938915862884352
- ↑ Sky Dimension confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/71249283520802817
- ↑ a b c d e Minecraft Documentary 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8mxU1eFhw#t=340s
- ↑ Friends List confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
- ↑ Lantern: http://twitter.com/notch/status/22743846228070400
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/77550862813233152
- ↑ Lantern Lighting Idea: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79798069356527616
- ↑ Piston: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/55921671009353728
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/79222065437220864
- ↑ Piston mod: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=247686
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/78540522725187584
- ↑ More food: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/55529081508347905
- ↑ Gates for fences: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/gates_for_fences
- ↑ Mobile Version: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4159257708/full-steam-ahead-captain
- ↑ Android Minecraft Coming To Xperia Play First: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34788/Android_Minecraft_Coming_To_Xperia_Play_First.php
- ↑ Image of Mobile Minecraft Played on an Xperia: http://twitpic.com/529isk
- ↑ Demo at E3 Announced: http://mojang.com/2011/05/25/minecraft-pocket-edition/
- ↑ Minecraft for XBox 360!: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77815610360348672
- ↑ Minecraft coming to Xbox 360: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEK12osJE_0
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