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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 Xbox Edition, see Xbox 360 Edition upcoming features. For previous updates, see Version history.



This page is about upcoming features that have been announced by Mojang employees.


Near future

Version Planned Changes Planned Release Date
Major versions
1.3

General

  • Large amount of internal changes.[1]
  • Will be able to see blocks other players are mining/breaking in MP [2]
  • Demo mode playable through non-premium Minecraft.net accounts.[3]
  • Added Adventure Mode but it still needs more work. [4]
  • "Large Biomes" world type.[5]
  • Creative Mode updates
    • Ender Portal Frames added in Creative Mode
    • While in Creative Mode, players can supply a powered minecart with fuel by right clicking it as if they were holding coal.
    • Flying in Creative Mode is no longer affected by water and lava.
    • ⇧ Shift-clicking in Creative improved.
    • Potions will be in the creative inventory screen.[6]
    • Improved creative inventory screen.
      • Category Tabs and Searching
      • Survival Inventory Tab
        • "Backpack" inventory, 2x2 crafting grid, armor, and deletion box.
  • Singleplayer will be a local server.[7]
  • Commands in Singleplayer.[3]
  • Optional bonus chests placed close to the player when creating a new Singleplayer world.[3]
  • Hardcore in multiplayer (HMP).[8]
  • While sitting inside of a minecart pushing the directional keys will make it move the direction you are pressing.
    • Only works on rails.
  • Added a /publish command to singleplayer to allow LAN connection.
    • Temporary, and isn't accessible with cheats off.

Blocks & Items

Inventory, crafting & smelting

  • Different crafting recipe for books.
  • Easier item manipulation within inventory
    • Brewing Stands allow use of shift clicking to put items in it.
    • ⇧ Shift+clicking can now be used to wear armor.
  • Empty Buckets are now stackable up to 16.[16][17]
  • Wooden tools can be burned in furnaces.

XP and Enchanting

  • Silk Touch will be able to pick up Ender Chests, Ice, and Glass Panes.[18]
  • The first 16 levels are linear, while level 17+ require more points per level to the maximum level of 30 (although one can still have more than 30 XP levels to spend).
  • XP orbs can now be gained through mining ores, and using a furnace for smelting.
  • Enchantment has been reorganized so the higher/stronger level enchantment is on the bottom while the lowest is on the top. (The middle obviously being in the middle of the enchantment table.)
  • Maximum level for enchanting is 30.

Map & Structures

Villagers and Mobs

Bug Fixes

  • Arrows "warping upwards" in multiplayer fixed.
  • All multiplayer sounds have been fixed.[21][22][23][24]
  • Better chunk loading in SMP.[25]
  • Fishing lines are now visible in SMP.[23][26]
  • Fix for glitchy mob prediction in multiplayer.[27][28]
  • Using buckets filled with lava no longer consume the bucket when smelting items.
  • Armor and Tool Enchantments now show on multiplayer.
Unknown[29][30][31][32]
1.4 24 june 2012

Eventual Features, Items, and Blocks

Feature Description
More sounds and music More gameplay music and sounds by C418.[36]
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 is currently purely decorative. It was not added and is still not obtainable in survival mode.
More Enchantments Jeb liked the idea of having more enchantments added to the game.[37]
More Potions Jeb stated there would be eventually a total of 2653 potions in the game.[38]
Skylands/Sky Dimension While initially replaced by The End, Notch has expressed interest in adding a new Sky Dimension to replace the original idea.[39]
Server Portals According to Get Satisfaction, Mojang has marked a player's suggestion of Server Portals as "Planned."[40]
Capture the Flag Announced on Notch's Blog.[41]
Mounting/Controlling Mobs The ability to mount and control mobs (possibly horses). Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Get Satisfaction.[42] Also Jeb said on a reddit AMA in April 2012 that he "more or less promised horses to a friend".[43]
Minecarts as lava boats Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[44]
Custom Paintings Notch has said that custom paintings may feature in a future update.[45]
Stereoscopic and/or Green/Magenta 3D Notch said he would add more options for the 3D mode.[46]
More Powerful Powered Minecarts Notch indicated on Twitter that he wants to make more powerful Powered Minecarts since Powered Rails made them relatively useless.[47]
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.[48][49]
Multithreading The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[48]
Limited maps The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[48]
Video support The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, also containing this line.[48]
Email/Name Change Mojang has planned of adding email/name change to the game.[50]
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.[51][52]
Portable Fireplaces/Campfires Jeb responded in favor to a tweet about the ability to make portable "fireplaces/campfires" on the player's travels.[53]
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.[54][55] Dinnerbone showed interest in adding spike blocks after adding Tripwire[56]
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.[57]
The ability to name Chests Notch has stated he will add this feature.[58]
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.[59] As of 5/28/12, Dinnerbone has reported that he has made string place-able, one of the components present in this mod.[60]
Red Dragon Notch revealed during the Seecret Friday Updates(#8) that he would add dragons. One being the Ender Dragon, the other being red.[61] Jeb informed redditors on his AMA that he would add red dragons, but was unsure exactly how.[62]
Pigman User Miclee came up with the idea for Pigmen, and Notch originally planned for them to occupy NPC Villages. They are among the list of planned mobs.
More animals Jon Kagstrom commented on Reddit that he would like to add more animals, such as fish, birds, and tree animals, to make the game seem more 'alive'.[63]
Different colors of wooden stairs After initially setting this as "not planned"[64], Jeb later said they would be added later[65]
Linking Minecarts Dinnerbone on Twitter described linking minecarts together in a chain as "something to try in the future maybe". [66]

References

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  3. a b c http://www.mojang.com/2012/04/minecraft-snapshot-12w16a/
  4. http://www.mojang.com/2012/05/minecraft-snapshot-week-22/
  5. a b http://www.mojang.com/2012/05/minecraft-snapshot-12w19a/
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  42. Mounting/Controlling Mobs: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/mounts
  43. "Jeb on Reddit AMA" http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/rsrqt/i_am_jens_bergensten_lead_designer_of_minecraft/c48dswo
  44. Lava Boats: http://twitter.com/notch/status/59722192555999232
  45. Custom Paintings: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
  46. Stereoscopic 3D: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68577097769168896
  47. Powered Minecarts more powerful: http://twitter.com/notch/status/68718430144053248
  48. a b c d Minecraft Documentary 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8mxU1eFhw#t=340s
  49. Friends List confirmed: http://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
  50. http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/486-change-your-minecraft-name-possibly-in-the-future/
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