Template:Future
This article is about future updates for the PC and Mac versions. For development versions, see Version history/Development 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 development phase | ||
| Minecraft 1.0[1] |
Fixes & Changes:
New Features:
|
November 18[2] [58](Template:Releasedate days from now) (simultaneously with MineCon)[2] |
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.[3] |
| 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. |
| Dual-wielding | Jeb stated that Notch is working on dual-wielding of items.[74][75] |
| 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] |
| The ability to name Chests | Notch has stated he will add this feature.[81] |
Upcoming platforms/releases
- The full version of Minecraft is planned to be released on the 18th of November,[2] which is in Template:Releasedate days.
- On June 6, it was announced that Minecraft is going to be released on the Xbox 360.[82][83]
References
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117532298563424256
- ↑ a b c d MineCon update http://mojang.com/2011/09/01/minecon-update/
- ↑ a b New features after release: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/121044061/in-the-spirit-of-the-new-economy
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/123860977287565312
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114996544217944064
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/115165983060140032
- ↑ http://www.twitter.com/notch/status/116186387878920193
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/117176309532213248
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117735694859907073
- ↑ http://www.twitter.com/notch/status/118614580539826176
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kss7n/twitter_ender_pearls_have_a_unique_ability_now/c2mwldd
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/117699492303740928
- ↑ http://twitter.com//jeb_/status/114629982042591232
- ↑ a b http://i.imgur.com/OQXAR.jpg
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/110118338654519296
- ↑ http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10238443479/oh-yeah-we-released-1-8
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/115874869366886400
- ↑ a b c http://i.imgur.com/7DCvy.png
- ↑ http://twitter.com/C418/status/113939929414893568
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJLBVDXdh5k
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/122088904793927680
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/l3jgm/enderdragons_decrypt_w_rot13_via_notch/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/114646532376113152
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/114764122893197312
- ↑ NPCS & Bosses in 1.9: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/109923169535668224
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/116794735749894144
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449292859883520
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kmro7/mojang_potentially_releasing_something_tomorrow/c2li04x
- ↑ a b c http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449606983880705
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/116449906658516992
- ↑ a b http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/116549786051682304
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftfaq/comments/k6pv9/q_what_is_experience_used_for_a_absolutely/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/119024329550856192
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/119031614553587713
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ik8yv/baby_animals_mod_may_be_added_to_vanilla_game/c24fic9?context=3
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/112166224334553088
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/117850986554474497
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/118209756707028992
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/117866152771846145
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/11786298316568166
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/120907656918601728
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/113290467352911872
- ↑ New Armor System in 1.9: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114241903368736768
- ↑ a b Slightly better durability of armor: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/114258330121289728
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/124251105277386752
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/statuses/124414532847284224
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/124398932376817664
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/117149170120400896
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/118711323029811200
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/118712950377820161
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/118681103350501376
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/118764434196922368
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119466949708222465
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119763532312096769
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/119762786619359232
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/119797462222385152
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/119799522170912768
- ↑ No more major versions before Minecon http://notch.tumblr.com/post/11309884313/pre-releases-and-adventure-updates
- ↑ Animal Persistence: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76647002317930496
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Rain re-grows flowers: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/58429890424352768
- ↑ Lava Boats: http://twitter.com/notch/status/59722192555999232
- ↑ 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 Minecraft Documentary 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8mxU1eFhw#t=340s
- ↑ Friends List confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
- ↑ 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/jeb_/status/110146359503495168
- ↑ Lantern: http://twitter.com/notch/status/22743846228070400
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/77550862813233152
- ↑ Lantern Lighting Idea: http://twitter.com/notch/status/79798069356527616
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/49859193632591872
- ↑ Ability to Name Chests: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/ep8xd/i_tried_to_do_this_but_was_left_disappointed/c
- ↑ 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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