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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 (first person, third person back, third person front), having the addition of 3rd person view from the front.[5]
  • Ender Pearls will have a unique ability.[6] 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.[7]
  • Golden Apples now glow purple 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.
    • They will also connect to solid blocks.[8]
  • 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.
  • Random loot chests in Strongholds.
  • Blocking now moves the player's arm, rather than the sword just floating right in front of the player.

New Features:

Pre-release on September 22nd.
Pre-release 2 on September 29th.[56][57]
Pre-release 3 on October 6th.[58][59]

Pre-release 4 on October 13th. [citation needed]
Full release after feedback and corrections.[60] Most likely before October 18th. [61]

Next development phase
Minecraft 1.0[62]
  • Full version of Minecraft.[63] Updates will continue to be released after it.[64]
  • More Villager NPC AI applied.[65]
November 18[63] (Template:Releasedate days from now)
(simultaneously with MineCon)[63]

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[66]
Capture the Flag Announced on Notch's Blog.[64]
Modding API Official modding support,[67] with full, unobfuscated[68] source code, for free.[69]
Mounting/Controlling Mobs The ability to mount and control mobs (possibly horses). Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[70]
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.[71]
Minecarts as lava boats Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[72]
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.[73]
Custom Paintings Notch has said that Custom Paintings may feature in a future update.[74]
Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[75]
More Powerful Powered Minecarts Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make Powered Minecarts better since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[76]
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.[77] Confirmed to be in a future update.[78]
Friends list The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[79][80]
Multithreading The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[79]
Limited maps The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[79]
Video Support The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[79]
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.[81][82]
Stronghold Bosses Jeb said that stronghold bosses were a possibility.
Portable Fireplaces/Campfires Jeb responded in favor to a tweet about the ability to make portable "fireplaces/campfires" on the player's travels.[83]

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.[84] Lanterns were "on hold,"[85] though Notch may be working on them again.[86]
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.[87]
The ability to name Chests Notch has stated he will add this feature.[88]

Upcoming platforms/releases

  • The full version of Minecraft is planned to be released on the 18th of November,[63] which is in Template:Releasedate days.
  • On June 6, it was announced that Minecraft is going to be released on the Xbox 360.[89][90]

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://www.twitter.com/notch/status/118614580539826176
  7. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kss7n/twitter_ender_pearls_have_a_unique_ability_now/c2mwldd
  8. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117699492303740928
  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://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/l3jgm/enderdragons_decrypt_w_rot13_via_notch/
  13. http://twitter.com/notch/status/110118338654519296
  14. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10238443479/oh-yeah-we-released-1-8
  15. http://twitter.com/notch/status/115874869366886400
  16. a b c http://i.imgur.com/7DCvy.png
  17. http://twitter.com/C418/status/113939929414893568
  18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJLBVDXdh5k
  19. http://twitter.com/notch/status/122088904793927680
  20. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/l3jgm/enderdragons_decrypt_w_rot13_via_notch/
  21. http://twitter.com/notch/status/114646532376113152
  22. http://twitter.com/notch/status/114764122893197312
  23. NPCS & Bosses in 1.9: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109923169535668224
  24. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116794735749894144
  25. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449292859883520
  26. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kmro7/mojang_potentially_releasing_something_tomorrow/c2li04x
  27. a b c http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449606983880705
  28. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449906658516992
  29. a b http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/116549786051682304
  30. http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftfaq/comments/k6pv9/q_what_is_experience_used_for_a_absolutely/
  31. http://twitter.com/notch/status/119024329550856192
  32. http://twitter.com/notch/status/119031614553587713
  33. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ik8yv/baby_animals_mod_may_be_added_to_vanilla_game/c24fic9?context=3
  34. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/112166224334553088
  35. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117850986554474497
  36. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118209756707028992
  37. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117866152771846145
  38. http://twitter.com/notch/status/11786298316568166
  39. http://twitter.com/notch/status/120907656918601728
  40. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/113290467352911872
  41. New Armor System in 1.9: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114241903368736768
  42. a b Slightly better durability of armor: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114258330121289728
  43. http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/124251105277386752
  44. http://twitter.com/#!/notch/statuses/124414532847284224
  45. http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/124398932376817664
  46. http://twitter.com/notch/status/117149170120400896
  47. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118711323029811200
  48. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118712950377820161
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  50. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/118764434196922368
  51. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119466949708222465
  52. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119763532312096769
  53. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119762786619359232
  54. http://twitter.com/notch/status/119797462222385152
  55. http://twitter.com/notch/status/119799522170912768
  56. http://twitter.com/notch/status/118711323029811200
  57. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119395358135693312
  58. http://twitter.com/notch/status/121671215147528192
  59. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/121671348106960897
  60. http://twitter.com/notch/status/116848037707513856
  61. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10814623188/the-eventual-release-and-the-legal-documents
  62. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117532298563424256
  63. a b c d MineCon update http://mojang.com/2011/09/01/minecon-update/
  64. a b New features after release: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/121044061/in-the-spirit-of-the-new-economy
  65. http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/123860977287565312
  66. Animal Persistence: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76647002317930496
  67. Modding API: Modding API
  68. Jeb about obfuscation: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/hvkmo/attribution_of_the_piston_mod_in_vanilla_minecraft/c1yvc32
  69. The cost of the mod API: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4955682775/the-cost-of-the-mod-api
  70. Mounting/Controlling Mobs: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/mounts
  71. Rain re-grows flowers: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/58429890424352768
  72. Lava Boats: http://twitter.com/notch/status/59722192555999232
  73. Books: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
  74. Custom Paintings: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
  75. Stereoscopic 3D: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68577097769168896
  76. Powered Minecarts more powerful: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68718430144053248
  77. Floating Island Dimension: http://twitter.com/notch/status/70938915862884352
  78. Sky Dimension confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/71249283520802817
  79. a b c d Minecraft Documentary 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8mxU1eFhw#t=340s
  80. Friends List confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
  81. http://minetimes.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/interview-mit-jeb-ihr-konntet-die-fragen-stellen/
  82. http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/make_clouds_collide_with_blocks/
  83. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/110146359503495168
  84. Lantern: http://twitter.com/notch/status/22743846228070400
  85. http://twitter.com/notch/status/77550862813233152
  86. Lantern Lighting Idea: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79798069356527616
  87. http://twitter.com/notch/status/49859193632591872
  88. Ability to Name Chests: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ep8xd/i_tried_to_do_this_but_was_left_disappointed/c
  89. Minecraft for XBox 360!: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77815610360348672
  90. Minecraft coming to Xbox 360: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEK12osJE_0
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