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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
Minecraft 1.2.4

Bug fixes by the bukkit team [1]:

  • Fixed godmode exploit
  • Limit framerate on menu screens, no longer uses 100% CPU
  • Fixed fatal crash for converted worlds to anvil, when there's blocks at max height
  • Fixed an old bug with signs clearing text while you're editing them in SMP
  • Fixed incorrectly swapped en_GB and en_CA language details
  • Fixed crash when logging in while there are blocks at maxheight at spawn
  • Fixed TNT ghosts in multiplayer
  • Fixed storage minecarts dropping enchanted items
  • Fixed crashes on invalid server addresses when joining a server
  • Fixed entities being uninteractable if they existed at login (Multiplayer)
  • Fixed dupe exploit with paintings
  • Fixed furnaces and dispensers dropping enchanted items
  • Fixed the "flickering" of chat as it vanishes off the screen
  • Fixed text rendering over items in the container screens
  • Fixed exploit with jungle saplings (turns other saplings into jungle ones)
  • Fixed launcher opening minecraft dir if the path contains a space
  • Fixed an off-by-one lighting bug
  • Fixed block transmuting (turning one block into another via pistons)
  • Fixed placing mushrooms in daylight, where they can't survive
  • Fixed redstone lamps dropping powered block items when destroyed while on.
  • "save-all" (server) now works even when you have toggled "save-off"
  • Fixed turning half-blocks into full-blocks while you're standing on them


Added:

  • "Back" and "Quit" buttons to OutOfMemoryScreen - http://i.imgur.com/rhhxe.jpg
  • Made cats more realistic
  • Made placing half blocks on existing half blocks (to make a full block) easier
Thursday
(22. March) [2]


Version Planned Changes Planned Release Date
Minecraft 1.3

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]. Although the sponge block has been available in creative mode since Beta 1.8, it currently only has the effect of creating a 5x5x5 block update and just serves for decoration purposes. It was not added and is still not obtainable in survival mode.
More potions On Twitter jeb stated there would be 2653 more potions to be added to the game. http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/120520408792432641
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. He also confirmed on twitter that jungle trees may drop cocoa beans, but he's not sure how to generate them in a good and re-plantable way.[1]
Skylands/Sky Dimension While initially replaced by The End, Notch has expressed interest in adding a new Sky Dimension to replace the original idea.[2]
Capture the Flag Announced on Notch's Blog.[3]
Mounting/Controlling Mobs The ability to mount and control mobs (possibly horses). Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[4]
Minecarts as lava boats Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[5]
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.[6] Jeb has also confirmed that this has been planned for some time, however he "got stuck on the GUI" and may continue work after adding internationalized chatting.[7]
Custom Paintings Notch has said that custom paintings may feature in a future update.[8]
Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[9]
More Powerful Powered Minecarts Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make more powerful Powered Minecarts since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[10]
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.[11][12]
Multithreading The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[11]
Limited maps The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[11]
Video support The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[11]
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.[13][14]
Portable Fireplaces/Campfires Jeb responded in favor to a tweet about the ability to make portable "fireplaces/campfires" on the player's travels.[15]
Spikes or spike blocks Jeb hinted a possibility of implementing spikes that would work like pistons but push out Spikes. He later considered making a Spike Block that could be pushed by Sticky Pistons instead.[16][17]
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.[18]
The ability to name Chests Notch has stated he will add this feature.[19]
Zipline Mod Notch had stated that he is interested in working with the zipline mod creator to implement parts of the mod into vanilla Minecraft following MineCon.[20]
Red Dragon Notch revealed during the Seecret Friday Updates(#8) that he would add dragons. One being the Ender Dragon, the other being red.[21]

References

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