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This article is about future updates for the PC and Mac versions. 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
Next minor version
Beta 1.9 "Nether Update"

Fixes & Changes:

  • Will limit the amount of Experience Orbs dropped by a player on death.[1][2]
  • The ability of Endermen to carry blocks will be reduced in some way.[3]
  • New Monster Spawner texture.
  • Ghasts shoot magma bombs.
  • On death, a proper score is given based on how many experience orbs the player has collected.[4]
  • When flowing lava hits a water source directly from above, it creates Stone where previously the lava would flow through the water.
  • You can toggle between three states when pressing F5, having the addition of 3rd person view from the front.[5]
  • Fences connect to solid blocks.[6]
  • Ender Pearls will have a unique ability.[7] When thrown, the player will teleport to the Ender Pearl's impact location, but take 2 and 1/2 points of fall damage. This will not work in Creative.[8]
  • Golden Apples now glow blue in inventory.
  • Fences no longer block you from moving onto their space. You can now stand next to them, like you can with glass panes and iron bars.
  • There is a slight delay between jumps when holding down the jump button, so that the player no longer bounces between ceiling and floor in two-block-high spaces.
  • Labels for items will be changed.

New Features:

Pre-release on September 22nd.
Pre-release 2 on September 29th.[43][44]
Full release after feedback and corrections.[45] Most likely before October 18th. [46]
Beta 1.10 After Beta 1.9
Nightly Builds
Beta 1.9+
  • Access to nightly builds.[55]
After Beta 1.9?
Next development phase
Minecraft 1.0[56]
  • Full version of Minecraft.[57] Updates will continue to be released after it.[58]
November 18[57] (Template:Releasedate days from now)
(simultaneously with MineCon)[57]

Upcoming Game Features

Feature Description
Wool Regrowth on Sheep Jeb mentioned on twitter that once animals are persistent, wool regrowth on sheep will be necessary[59]
Capture the Flag Announced on Notch's Blog.[58]
Modding API Official modding support,[60] with full, unobfuscated[61] source code, for free.[62]
Mounting/Controlling Mobs The ability to mount and control mobs (possibly horses). Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[63]
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.[64]
Minecarts as lava boats Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[65]
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.[66]
Custom Paintings Notch has said that Custom Paintings may feature in a future update.[67]
Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[68]
More Powerful Powered Minecarts Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make Powered Minecarts better since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[69]
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.[70] Confirmed to be in a future update.[71]
Friends list The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[72][73]
Multithreading The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[72]
Limited maps The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[72]
Video Support The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[72]
Special biomes Jeb stated during his Dreamhack presentation that they were planning on adding more reasons for going to specific biomes.
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.
Dual-wielding Jeb stated that Notch is working on dual-wielding of items.[74][75]
Stronghold Bosses Jeb said that stronghold bosses were a possibility.[52]
Portable Fireplaces/Campfires Jeb responded in favor to a tweet about the ability to make portable "fireplaces/campfires" on the player's travels.[76]

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.[77] Lanterns were "on hold,"[78] though Notch may be working on them again.[79]
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.[80]
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.[81]

Upcoming platforms/releases

  • On the 28th of March, it was announced that work has started on the mobile version of Minecraft.[82] It was released first on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, and will arrive later to other Android/iOS devices.[83][84]
  • The full version of Minecraft is planned to be released on the 18th of November,[57] which is in Template:Releasedate days.
  • On June 6, it was announced that Minecraft is going to be released on the Xbox 360.[85][86]
  • On September 29th, Minecraft: Pocket Edition will be released for Android [87]

References

  1. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114996544217944064
  2. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/115165983060140032
  3. http://www.twitter.com/notch/status/116186387878920193
  4. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117176309532213248
  5. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117735694859907073
  6. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117699492303740928
  7. http://www.twitter.com/notch/status/118614580539826176
  8. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kss7n/twitter_ender_pearls_have_a_unique_ability_now/c2mwldd
  9. http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/pax-minecraft-new-updates-commentary
  10. http://twitter.com//jeb_/status/114629982042591232
  11. a b http://i.imgur.com/OQXAR.jpg
  12. http://twitter.com/notch/status/110118338654519296
  13. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10238443479/oh-yeah-we-released-1-8
  14. http://twitter.com/notch/status/115874869366886400
  15. a b c http://i.imgur.com/7DCvy.png
  16. http://twitter.com/C418/status/113939929414893568
  17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJLBVDXdh5k
  18. http://twitter.com//jeb_/status/115475997473771520
  19. http://twitter.com/notch/status/114646532376113152
  20. http://twitter.com/notch/status/114764122893197312
  21. a b NPCS & Bosses in 1.9: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109923169535668224
  22. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116794735749894144
  23. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449292859883520
  24. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kmro7/mojang_potentially_releasing_something_tomorrow/c2li04x
  25. a b c http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449606983880705
  26. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449906658516992
  27. a b http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/116549786051682304
  28. http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftfaq/comments/k6pv9/q_what_is_experience_used_for_a_absolutely/
  29. http://twitter.com/notch/status/119024329550856192
  30. http://twitter.com/notch/status/119031614553587713
  31. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ik8yv/baby_animals_mod_may_be_added_to_vanilla_game/c24fic9?context=3
  32. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/112166224334553088
  33. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117850986554474497
  34. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118209756707028992
  35. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117866152771846145
  36. http://twitter.com/notch/status/11786298316568166
  37. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/113290467352911872
  38. New Armor System in 1.9: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114241903368736768
  39. a b Slightly better durability of armor: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114258330121289728
  40. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117149170120400896
  41. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118711323029811200
  42. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118712950377820161
  43. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118711323029811200
  44. http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/119395358135693312
  45. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116848037707513856
  46. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10814623188/the-eventual-release-and-the-legal-documents
  47. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/118681103350501376
  48. http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/118764434196922368
  49. http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/119466949708222465
  50. http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/119763532312096769
  51. http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/119762786619359232
  52. a b http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/106850508131672064
  53. http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/119797462222385152
  54. http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/119799522170912768
  55. http://twitter.com/notch/status/95900141797650432
  56. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117532298563424256
  57. a b c d MineCon update http://mojang.com/2011/09/01/minecon-update/
  58. a b New features after release: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/121044061/in-the-spirit-of-the-new-economy
  59. Animal Persistence: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76647002317930496
  60. Modding API: Modding API
  61. Jeb about obfuscation: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/hvkmo/attribution_of_the_piston_mod_in_vanilla_minecraft/c1yvc32
  62. The cost of the mod API: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4955682775/the-cost-of-the-mod-api
  63. Mounting/Controlling Mobs: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/mounts
  64. Rain re-grows flowers: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/58429890424352768
  65. Lava Boats: http://twitter.com/notch/status/59722192555999232
  66. Books: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
  67. Custom Paintings: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
  68. Stereoscopic 3D: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68577097769168896
  69. Powered Minecarts more powerful: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68718430144053248
  70. Floating Island Dimension: http://twitter.com/notch/status/70938915862884352
  71. Sky Dimension confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/71249283520802817
  72. a b c d Minecraft Documentary 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8mxU1eFhw#t=340s
  73. Friends List confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
  74. http://minetimes.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/interview-mit-jeb-ihr-konntet-die-fragen-stellen/
  75. http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/make_clouds_collide_with_blocks/
  76. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/110146359503495168
  77. Lantern: http://twitter.com/notch/status/22743846228070400
  78. http://twitter.com/notch/status/77550862813233152
  79. Lantern Lighting Idea: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79798069356527616
  80. http://twitter.com/notch/status/49859193632591872
  81. Ability to Name Chests: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ep8xd/i_tried_to_do_this_but_was_left_disappointed/c
  82. Mobile Version: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4159257708/full-steam-ahead-captain
  83. Android Minecraft Coming To Xperia Play First: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34788/Android_Minecraft_Coming_To_Xperia_Play_First.php
  84. Image of Mobile Minecraft Played on an Xperia: http://twitpic.com/529isk
  85. Minecraft for XBox 360!: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77815610360348672
  86. Minecraft coming to Xbox 360: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEK12osJE_0
  87. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCcsuPH4vJY&feature=channel_video_title
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