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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
1.7[1]

1.7

  • It contains biome changes and new biomes, and might contain changes to oceans.[2][3][4]
    • Improved biome transition/generation.[5]
    • Clay Canyon Mountain type biome[6] jokingly referred to as "Disco Mountains".[7]
      • Composed of multiple colored hardened clays.
      • Dead bushes spawn in this biome.
    • Redwood Forest biome.[8]
      • Contains 2x2 Spruce trees.
      • Will have a grass block variant known as Podzol.[9][10]
        • Currently obtained only by silk touch[11]
      • Dirt blocks that don't allow grass to grow spawn in this biome also, it has a value of 1 (Only obtainable with /give because there is no visual difference)[12][13]
      • Moss Stone "boulders" are scattered around in this biome
      • Dead Bushes, Mushrooms, and Ferns spawn in this biome
    • Spruce Trees will generate in Extreme Hills biomes.[14]
  • Lighting fixes
  • A community oriented feature [18]
  • Changes to Fishing mechanics.[19][20][21][22][23]
  • Possibly Cherry Trees added by Patrick Geuder.[24][25]
    • They vary "seasonally" by having leaf blocks change color every fourth day for three minutes.[26]
    • Contain pink saplings.[27]
  • A possible new achievement.[28]
  • New scoreboard functions.[29][30][31]
  • Rewrite of one or more option screens.[32]
    • Rewrote Key Config.[33]
      • Function and sprint keys can be changed

Bug fixes:

  • MC-2915 - Attempting to tp to an invalid coordinate returns "commands.generic.double.invalid"
  • MC-9547 - Incorrect usage string for `/scoreboard teams empty`
  • MC-10257 - when a pig gets struck by lightning it spawns without a sword
  • MC-11280 - Sometimes Water flows out of newly generated Village Farms
  • MC-11518 - RCON and Scoreboard Command Output Formatting
  • MC-12450 - Missing usage string commands.scoreboard.players.list.usage
  • MC-12452 - Scoreboard team join command fails on invalid team name
  • MC-12454 - Scoreboard option seeFriendlyInvisibles not listed in usage
  • MC-12541 - the letters for the 'off' setting on smooth lighting aren't capitalized
  • MC-17090 - Invalid teamcolors throw an NPE in the console rather than an error message "invalid color"
  • MC-26608 - /spreadplayers confirmation text is wrong
Unknown
Launcher Updates
  • Multiple Minecraft copies per Mojang account.[34]
  • "Make it prettier".[35]
  • Add the possibility to play Indev and versions of Cave Game.[36][37]
Unknown

Other planned features, items, and blocks

Feature Description
Transparent Clouds Jeb originally made clouds transparent when looking from underneath it in snapshot 13w06a.[38] However, this change was reverted in 13w10b as Jeb noticed that the fix caused an FPS drop. He stated "In the future we can fix this again, but with more specific cloud options in the video settings menu."[39]
Cauldron Enhancement Dinnerbone plans to make buckets fillable from cauldrons.[40]
Expanding on Enchanted Books Enchanted books will be findable with special enchants normally not obtainable.[41]
Rendering Engine Rewrite First confirmed to 1.5, but not added yet. The features will require a higher OpenGL feature-set and include some sort of fallback for older hardware. The rewritten engine will allow for much faster overall rendering, resulting in more Frames per Second.[42][43]
Indestructible Enchantment Jeb mentioned the possibility to add some kind of Indestructible enchantment to compensate for the loss of negative data values on armor.[44]
Audio loops Audio loops have not yet been added to the game, but may be implemented to play when the player is in a specific location (In caves, forests, oceans, and beside a waterfall). This has been partially added in 1.4 with the addition of lava and water ambient sounds.
Friends List The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, containing these lines.[45][46] Kristoffer mentioned on Twitter that he is currently working on friends lists for Scrolls, then for other Mojang games. These will be available for players with Mojang accounts.[47]
Limited Maps, Video Support The Minecraft documentary team of 2 Player Productions filmed a Keynote roadmap, containing these lines.[48][49]
Rewriting the Skin System Dinnerbone displayed interest towards looking into switching the skin system to edit right and left player limbs separately, once they're done rewriting the "rendering stuffs".[50]
More Interesting Villagers Jeb mentioned during a Q&A at Minecon 2012 that he would like to expand upon the complexity of Villagers eventually.[51]
Red Dragon Notch revealed during the 8th Seecret Friday Update that he would add dragons, one being the Ender Dragon, the other being red tameable dragons.[52] Jeb informed players on his AMA on Reddit that he would add red dragons, but was unsure exactly how.[53]
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.
Plugin API[54]
Main article: Plugin API
New Fishing Content Dinnerbone has stated on Twitter that he has plans for new fishing content, stating that fishing isn't fun at the moment.[55]
Seasons Dinnerbone mentioned on Twitter that he was experimenting with adding seasons, and varying the length of day and night according to season.[56][57]
  • Seasons may include changes in color of tree leaves.
Resource pack improvement Texture pack support was replaced by resource packs in 1.6 release, but some of the planned features are not implemented.
  • Custom font support[58]
  • Combine multiple resource packs[59]
  • Server-side resource packs[60]
Account System Update[61]
  • Not a game update (will not modify the game itself and will be applied regardless of the version you're playing).
  • The possibility to change your username will be added.
    • In-game usernames will be changeable, but all usernames on Minecraft accounts have to be unique (doesn't matter if it's a legacy Minecraft account or a Mojang Account).
    • It is unknown how the username change feature will be adapted to server whitelists and blacklists.
  • Possible implementation of the long-awaited online synchronization of achievements and statistics.[62][63]
  • Currently being worked on by Tobias Möllstam

References

  1. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/351691751305654273
  2. http://www.twitch.tv/dreamarena/b/417292925?t=46h52m45s
  3. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/362559789064142850
  4. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/364788427570429953
  5. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/364788427570429953
  6. http://i.imgur.com/Wi1Q8mO.jpg
  7. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/363298862301470720
  8. http://imgur.com/eGjBkZQ
  9. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1jvqc8 /twitter_jeb_another_work_in_progress/cbir58d
  10. http://i.imgur.com/17kg7nD.png
  11. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1jvqc8/twitter_jeb_another_work_in_progress/cbir5jo
  12. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1jvqc8/twitter_jeb_another_work_in_progress/cbir6ez
  13. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1jvqc8/twitter_jeb_another_work_in_progress/cbir58d
  14. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/362559336033165312
  15. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/362559336033165312
  16. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/362865480488333312
  17. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/362873008840376321
  18. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/361947391278063616
  19. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/363989082428674048
  20. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364015207573495811
  21. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364016359753388032
  22. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364021081729806336
  23. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364319591239254016
  24. https://twitter.com/pgeuder/status/361884775880982529
  25. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/361892350424911873
  26. https://twitter.com/pgeuder/status/361896846425210882
  27. https://twitter.com/pgeuder/status/361894013919428609
  28. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364354427387658240
  29. http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-08/screenshots/Minecraft_1.6.2_2013-08-06_11-19-35.O28061383.png
  30. http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-08/screenshots/Minecraft_1.6.2_2013-08-07_14-49-44.W07784677.png
  31. http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-08/screenshots/Minecraft_1.6.2_2013-08-07_14-53-06.a48193599.png
  32. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/362215630918778880
  33. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/362578584273035264
  34. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/357957227610517506
  35. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/357945823235031041
  36. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/362962536016003075
  37. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/365040968644296705
  38. Issue tracker: MC-997
  39. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/309248270302076930
  40. https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/270246317849190400
  41. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/14lkug/silktouch_on_shears_get_cobwebs_dinnerbone/c7e6puk?context=1
  42. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/261801989246164993
  43. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/250583076479066113
  44. https://mojang.atlassian.net/browse/MC-10112?focusedCommentId=48798&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-48798
  45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdoH3kzg938&t=143s
  46. https://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
  47. https://twitter.com/kristoffer/status/344448279569915904
  48. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdoH3kzg938&t=143s
  49. https://twitter.com/notch/status/77555436370407424
  50. http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/677984-
  51. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG9RNyRhIow
  52. https://twitter.com/notch/status/124154763351818240
  53. http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/rsrqt/i_am_jens_bergensten_lead_designer_of_minecraft/c4a4evh
  54. http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/11/11/the-future-of-minecraft
  55. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/244471297587965952
  56. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/323870260560293888
  57. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/336123928181346306
  58. MC-17673
  59. https://gist.github.com/Dinnerbone/5662824
  60. MC-18569
  61. http://www.minecraftforum.net/news/486-
  62. wordofnotch:3940195633
  63. https://twitter.com/notch/status/73033283226697728


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