Template:Future
This article is about future updates. For previous updates, see Version history.
This page is about features that have been announced by official Mojang employees.
Next Version
| Version | Planned changes | Planned release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | TBA |
Game Content
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | Announced on Notch's Blog.[6] |
| More Mobs | More mobs have been confirmed for addition into Minecraft, such as Pigmen[citation needed] |
| Food Meter & Hunger | This will add hunger as an optional gameplay aspect. Food will also be stackable after this is added. Announced on Notch's Twitter[7] and referenced by Jeb's Twitter.[8] |
| Bow Enhancements | Announced on Notch's Twitter.[9] |
| Crafting Shortcuts | One or more shortcuts to craft as many items as possible at once. Agreed on by Notch at Getsatisfaction.[10] |
| Modding API | Official modding support. Agreed on by Notch at Getsatisfaction,[11] This will include full source code, and will be free.[12] |
| Mounting/Controlling Mobs | The ability to mount and control mobs. Notch confirmed it was planned but will take time at Getsatisfaction.[13] |
| Recent SMP Server Connections Menu | A menu to be implemented to allow players to see what servers they have connected to recently, so they may reconnect. Notch said "WILCO" meaning "will comply" on Getsatisfaction.[14] |
| Rain Re-grows Flowers | A community member asked if rain would grow flowers back. Jeb said that yes it will and he wants to fix it.[15] |
| Minecarts as lava boats | Notch has suggested making minecarts act like boats when placed in lava.[16] |
| Web blocks | These blocks were added in the game already in 1.5, but can only be used through inventory editing. |
| Use for Slimeball | Notch has said he would add a use for slimeballs in a future update. [citation needed] |
| Use for Books | Notch has hinted that with the use of location in Maps he might be able to enable writing in Books in the future.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
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| Pistons | Can fire sand, gravel and the player, and push anti-gravity blocks except bedrock and obsidian.[17] |
| Food | Jeb tweeted that he will add more food, but golems, tents, elevators, emotes, "critters", dragons, class leveling systems, and unicorns are unlikely to be added.[18] |
| 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.[citation needed] |
Mobile Version
On the 28th of March, it was announced that work has started on the mobile version of Minecraft.[19]
References
- ↑ Info dump: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4928142990/information-dump-again
- ↑ a b Map info: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps
- ↑ Shift+Click for crafting: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/63171722291064832
- ↑ Bug fixes: http://twitter.com/notch/status/62763898226491393
- ↑ Fixing bugs, enabling nether. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/5136312534/fixing-bugs-enabling-nether
- ↑ New features after release: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/121044061/in-the-spirit-of-the-new-economy
- ↑ Food Meter: http://twitter.com/notch/status/39722654491611136
- ↑ Hunger: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/47281587301265409
- ↑ Bow Confirmation: http://twitter.com/notch/status/56012923809705984
- ↑ Crafting shortcuts: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/shift_click_on_the_crafting_item_to_produce_as_much_as_possible
- ↑ Modding API: Modding API
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Recent SMP Server Connections Menu: http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/menu_for_recently_connected_smp_servers
- ↑ Rain re-grows flowers: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/58429890424352768
- ↑ Lava Boats: http://twitter.com/notch/status/59722192555999232
- ↑ Piston: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/55921671009353728
- ↑ More food: http://twitter.com/jeb_/status/55529081508347905
- ↑ Mobile Version: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4159257708/full-steam-ahead-captain