Template:Future
This article is about future updates for the PC version. For the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition Upcoming Features. For previous updates, see Version history.
This page is about features that have been announced by Mojang employees.
Near future
| Version | Planned changes | Planned release date |
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| Next major version | ||
| Beta 1.8 "Adventure Update" |
Known as the "Adventure Update", meant to flesh out the game a bit and make exploration and combat more rewarding.[1][2] Note that this is not Adventure Mode.[3][4] Fixes and Changes:
Features:
Graphics / UI / Audio:
Multiplayer:
Modding: |
8th September (tentative)[113]; still unfinished, according to Notch[114] |
| Beta 1.9 |
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After Beta 1.8.X |
| Nightly Builds | ||
| Beta 1.8+? |
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After Beta 1.8? |
| Next development phase | ||
| Minecraft 1.0 |
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November 18[117] (Template:Releasedate days from now) (simultaneously with MineCon)[117] |
Game content
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal Persistence | Jeb mentioned on twitter that all animals will be more persistent "soon"[118] |
| Wool Regrowth on Sheep | Jeb mentioned on twitter that once animals are persistant, wool regrowth on sheep will be necessary[118] |
| Capture the Flag | Announced on Notch's Blog.[119] |
| More Mobs | More mobs have been confirmed for addition into Minecraft.[120][121] |
| Bow Enhancements | Announced on Notch's Twitter.[122] |
| Improvements to Combat | Notch replied to a comment on Twitter, saying that combat is currently very "lacking" and needs to be more fun.[123] Jeb stated during his Dreamhack presentation, that critical hits will be added, and such things as doing double damage when attacking from above.[124] |
| Modding API | Official modding support,[125] with full, unobfuscated[126] source code, for free.[127] |
| Mounting/Controlling Mobs | The ability to mount and control mobs (possibly horses). Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[128] |
| 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.[129] |
| 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.[130] |
| Minecarts as lava boats | Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[131] |
| Ingame Way to Acquire Apples | Jeb mentioned on twitter that he'd like apples to spawn in the game world somehow.[132] |
| The ability to write in Books | Notch has hinted that with the use of location in Maps he might be able to enable writing in Books in the future.[133] |
| Custom Paintings | Notch has said that Custom Paintings may feature in a future update.[134] |
| Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D | Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[135] |
| More Powerful Powered Minecarts | Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make Powered Minecarts better since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[136] |
| 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.[137] Confirmed to be in a future update.[138] |
| Friends list | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[139][140] |
| Multithreading | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[139] |
| Limited maps | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[139] |
| Creative mode | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[139] |
| Video Support | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[139] |
| Special biomes | Jeb stated during his Dreamhack presentation that they were planning on adding more reasons for going to specific biomes.[124] |
| Stronger tools | Jeb stated during his dreamhack presentation that he was working on something stronger than diamond tools. He did however say that this was not a new set of tools, but rather something that could be used to enhance your tools to make them stronger.[124] |
| More content for The Nether | During his dreamhack presentations, Jeb stated that Notch thinks The Nether "isn't interesting enough",
and therefore wants to add more content to it. Notch also hinted to this on twitter.[124][141] |
| Flying | The ability to fly.(Confirmed)[142][143] |
| NPC Villages | First stated in a Tumblr post by Notch, since then confirmed to be released in Beta 1.8.[37] |
| Official Support for High Resolution Texture Packs | Described by Jeb as "on my to-do list".[144] |
| FOV Slider | FOV (or Field Of Vision) will be able to be adjusted using a slider in the options screen.[145] |
| Dual-wielding | Jeb stated that Notch is working on dual-wielding of items.[9] |
| Stronghold Bosses | Jeb said that stronghold bosses were a possibility.[146] |
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.[147] Lanterns were "on hold,"[148] though Notch may be working on them again.[149] |
| 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.[150] |
| 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.[151] |
| Fence gates | Notch has stated he wants to add proper gates for fences.[152] |
| 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. |
| The ability to name Chests | Notch has stated he will add this feature.[153] |
| Cocoa Bean plant | Jeb Said during his Dreamhack presentation that cocoa trees are pending.[124] |
Upcoming platforms/releases
- On the 28th of March, it was announced that work has started on the mobile version of Minecraft.[154] It was released first on the Sony Xperia Play, and will arrive later to other Android/iOS devices.[155][156]
- The full version of Minecraft is planned to be released on the 18th of November,[117] which is in Template:Releasedate days.
- On June 6, it was announced that Minecraft is going to be released on the Xbox 360.[157][158]
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
- ↑ 1.7 not Adventure Mode: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/81798155326341120
- ↑ 46 lines of new features: http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/8NVbPL2T6qA
- ↑ Shift+Click Fix: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77322104554524672
- ↑ Clay bug fixed/Labels for Items: http://twitter.com/notch/status/76571168567595008
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/81387002087485440
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/86780517617385472
- ↑ a b http://minetimes.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/interview-mit-jeb-ihr-konntet-die-fragen-stellen/
- ↑ http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/make_clouds_collide_with_blocks/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/98754886522511360
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa http://www.justin.tv/fdoke/b/293539704
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/105545861811019776
- ↑ a b http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/pax-minecraft-new-updates-commentary
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/109628703788646400
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/109665293047046145
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/109665779259158528
- ↑ Now 160 recipes: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/103445622052503552
- ↑ a b http://www.minecraftwiki.net/images/0/02/BrickStoneBrickSlabs.png
- ↑ a b http://www.minecraftwiki.net/images/a/af/BrickStoneBrickStairs.png
- ↑ a b http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/106850957891076097
- ↑ Fence gates in 1.8: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/104659656399536128/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/85801912754118658
- ↑ a b c d http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI4ZBrvkCZw
- ↑ http://media.minecraftforum.net/content/images/PAX/cre1.png
- ↑ a b Trickled info about 1.8: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update
- ↑ http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a8C2clU8L8Y/Ti7odj_JD9I/AAAAAAAAB5U/l6X-GWdbZrk/s1024/2011-07-26_18.14.06.png
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/97216060708753408
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109093046452367360
- ↑ http://twitpic.com/6cbsul
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109527533149630465
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109093046452367360
- ↑ Fixed zombie drops: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/102785103595454465
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/106854096794943488
- ↑ New chunk object(s): http://twitter.com/notch/status/75480150162157568
- ↑ Villages optional: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/102386320797745152
- ↑ a b c d Adventure Update Information on Blog: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/89439399422603265
- ↑ Town borders: http://twitter.com/notch/status/95835440287973378
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/101919683153903616
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/99119471221944320
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/101211332061302784
- ↑ http://twitpic.com/6butu5
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/109579720441593857
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/83453735799504896
- ↑ http://thebohage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=144&start=0
- ↑ a b c http://www.justin.tv/fdoke/b/293579188
- ↑ http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/FPEM1if7vAF
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/qvAsa.jpg
- ↑ Fractal-based biomes: http://twitter.com/notch/status/104077871160639488
- ↑ http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/125-18-updates-new-logo-more-info/
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ie7j5/notch_shares_a_new_18_photo_via_google/c23116p
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/pqYck.jpg
- ↑ Rivers: http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/UH2NKMy1ACo
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/104239917911117825
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/88333149611892736
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/statuses/89414265441763328
- ↑ a b c http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7276719413/coming-soon
- ↑ http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859#116872576248355504859/posts/EvmRkVDthvs
- ↑ http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/QEPPxAej76k
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/87954577445486593
- ↑ The Future of Minecraft http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1182014p2.html
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ik8yv/baby_animals_mod_may_be_added_to_vanilla_game/c24fic9?context=3
- ↑ a b c d Jeb on Reddit on Hunger & Food
- ↑ a b http://twitter.com/notch/status/39722654491611136
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/85807386228563968
- ↑ a b c d new food images: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/103408168356421632
- ↑ a b Eating animations: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/93343610677895168
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/93302599230562304
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/UDuv0.png
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/93336918938492928
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109095171441963009
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109095206040768514
- ↑ Eating Cows: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/93336415395524608
- ↑ a b "Raw beef" and "steak": http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/103422660180066305
- ↑ Eating Cows: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/93336415395524608
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_jJJTROkJ0
- ↑ Notch on Twitter: "I did add an achievement for killing a skeleton with an arrow at 50 meters. Not easy."
- ↑ Notch on Twitter: "With the new bow shooting code, I'm getting an urge to add an achievement for shooting the moon. I keep trying to."
- ↑ http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/i8NKiBJbRZ6
- ↑ a b c http://twitter.com/notch/status/108938691862470656
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/95850815276843008
- ↑ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWyGGA0mLk Sprint jump video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWyGGA0mLk
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/93618013537972224
- ↑ http://twitter.com/Protato_
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/78554788094160896
- ↑ "Sure, I will add that!" reddit post by notch with another enderman screenshot
- ↑ http://twitpic.com/6c3q24
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/109713550209060864
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/79526884454567936
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/79527641824231424
- ↑ Colored lights?: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79644664902324224
- ↑ Moss stone update in 1.8 http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/111-18-updates-textures-more/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/86087721147314176
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/86091621116026880
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/88364022612758528
- ↑ New HUD (in picture): http://twitter.com/notch/status/93305042941132801
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/statuses/86500995181449216
- ↑ 1.8 should have new launcher features: http://twitter.com/notch/status/92994287016484864
- ↑ Applet Launcher Test: http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/23Z5VpT4ahp
- ↑ http://twitter.com/C418/status/87958172047912962
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/89309230632402945
- ↑ http://twitter.com/C418/statuses/88290232482537472
- ↑ http://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/bjTQ3SUdzhH
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/104489674160095232
- ↑ Multiplayer server list: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/77324026405584896
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/xKCrT.png
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/i49go/notch_wants_a_picture_and_a_couple_of_words_for/c20s6t2
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/77554421596295168
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/85802201267707904
- ↑ Easier level height Modding: http://twitter.com/notch/status/93295073374113792
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/108812676288884736
- ↑ http://www.justin.tv/oldfoxy/b/293551819
- ↑ http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/pax-minecraft-new-updates-commentary
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/95900141797650432
- ↑ a b c d MineCon update http://mojang.com/2011/09/01/minecon-update/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Bow Confirmation: http://twitter.com/notch/status/56012923809705984
- ↑ Improvements to Combat: http://twitter.com/notch/status/67532780568969217
- ↑ a b c d e Jeb's Dreamhack presentation http://www.justin.tv/citricsquid/b/288355296
- ↑ Modding API: Modding API
- ↑ Jeb about obfuscation: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/hvkmo/attribution_of_the_piston_mod_in_vanilla_minecraft/c1yvc32
- ↑ The cost of the mod API: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4955682775/the-cost-of-the-mod-api
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/77555800532463616
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/84361767962161152
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/KuPO5.png
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/85807514939179008
- ↑ FOV Slider: http://twitter.com/notch/status/86087721147314176
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/106850508131672064
- ↑ Lantern: http://twitter.com/notch/status/22743846228070400
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/77550862813233152
- ↑ Lantern Lighting Idea: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79798069356527616
- ↑ More food: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/55529081508347905
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/49859193632591872
- ↑ Gates for fences: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/gates_for_fences
- ↑ Ability to Name Chests: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ep8xd/i_tried_to_do_this_but_was_left_disappointed/c19v72
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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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