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 Major Version | ||
| Minecraft 1.1.0 |
Note : Very few references are provided here because all of this content has been directly released in weekly snapshots 11w47a to [[Version history/Development versions#|]]. As of 11w48a :
As of 11w49a[1] :
As of 11w50a[5] :
As of 12w01a[6] :
Not pre-released yet :
Bug Fixes :
|
Possibly January 2012[10] |
Eventual Features, Items, and Blocks
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| A legitimate way to obtain Sponges | It has been hinted that sponges would come back as a fully functional and obtainable block in a future update[citation needed]. Also the sponge block is available in creative mode since Beta 1.8 (though it has no effects and thus just serves for decoration purposes), however was not added and is still not obtainable in the full release of Minecraft. |
| Cocoa Bean Trees | Jeb mentioned in a Q&A that he may add some sort of Cocoa Tree/Bush in order to regrow Cocoa Beans. |
| Sky Dimension | While initially replaced by The End, Notch has expressed interested in adding a new Sky Dimension to replace the original idea. [14] |
| Capture the Flag | Announced on Notch's Blog.[15] |
| Mounting/Controlling Mobs | The ability to mount and control mobs (possibly horses). Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[16] |
| Minecarts as lava boats | Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[17] |
| 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.[18] |
| Custom Paintings | Notch has said that custom paintings may feature in a future update.[19] |
| Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D | Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[20] |
| More Powerful Powered Minecarts | Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make Powered Minecarts better since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[21] |
| 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] |
| Friends list | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[22][23] |
| Multithreading | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[22] |
| Limited maps | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[22] |
| Video Support | The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[22] |
| 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.[24][25] |
| Portable Fireplaces/Campfires | Jeb responded in favor to a tweet about the ability to make portable "fireplaces/campfires" on the player's travels.[26] |
| 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.[27] |
| The ability to name Chests | Notch has stated he will add this feature.[28] |
| Villager AI | Jeb has stated that Mojang will be employing an AI specialist to work on villager AI in Minecraft as soon as he was employed in December.[29] |
| Zipline Mod | Notch has stated interest in working with the zipline mod creator to implement parts of the mod into vanilla Minecraft following Minecon.[30] |
| Red Dragon | Notch revealed during the Seecret Friday Updates(#8) that he would add dragons. One being the Enderdragon, the other being red.[31] |
| Puppies | Jeb has stated his interest in adding puppies into the game, stating that it would be one of the first projects the soon-to-be-hired AI specialist would be assigned to.[32] |
| Smelt Gravel | Smelting Gravel will produce 1 stone chunk. 4 stone chunks would make a stone brick. Jeb has said "maybe something like that".[33] |
References
- ↑ Changes in weekly snapshot 11w49a: http://mojang.com/2011/12/08/minecraft-dev-snapshot-week-49/
- ↑ Unicode support: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/144356040396382208
- ↑ Localization: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/144422680064565250
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/144832220232826881
- ↑ Changes in weekly snapshot 11w50a: http://mojang.com/2011/12/15/minecraft-dev-snapshot-week-50/
- ↑ Changes in weekly snapshot 12w01a: http://mojang.com/2012/01/05/minecraft-snapshot-12w01a/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ a b Modding API in January?: http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/366-mod-api-coming-in-january/
- ↑ Minecraft translation project: http://crowdin.net/project/minecraft
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/152434854871580672
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/156326497521631232
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ New features after release: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/121044061/in-the-spirit-of-the-new-economy
- ↑ Mounting/Controlling Mobs: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/mounts
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/136137982456500226
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/l9sj2/i_honestly_feel_we_need_something_like_this_in/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/notch/status/124154763351818240
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/140401587146330113
- ↑ http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/144164303224836096
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