Redstone Update

Template:Future The Redstone Update is a planned major update labeled as 1.5. Development began shortly after the announcement at MineCon 2012 at the Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team^[1] and The Future of Mod API talks.^[1]

You can watch the presentation here:

So far, nine development snapshots from 13w01a to 13w06a have been released. Mojang has stated that they are starting to wind down from adding new features and are instead focusing on fixing bugs. Mojang is preparing for a potential pre-release of The Redstone Update in a few weeks' time, and will probably be released in this month.^[2]

Planned changes

General

Rendering
- Engine rewritten
- Some rendering optimizations.
- Requires a higher OpenGL feature-set.
  - Includes some sort of fallback for older hardware.
- Much faster overall rendering, resulting in more Frames per Second.^[3]^[4]
Lighting
- Engine rewritten
- Some lighting optimizations.
- Support for fancy lighting control.^[5]
- Support for more realistic lighting.^[6]^[7]
  - Active furnances will emit light only in their front surface
  - Lighting and darkness will be more realistic and will be with angles.
- Lighting will interact correctly for some blocks.
Texture Packs
- Textures now use one file per block or item, which are stitched together at runtime, texture sizes don't need to be consistent
- Textures can be animated.
  - Animation frames is underneath each other in the right .png format.
  - Use an optional .txt to specify frame order and duration.
- Special rules apply for water, lava, compass and clock.
- Existing texture packs will "automagically" be converted.
- Vanilla textures will be used if texture files are missing.
- Support for HD texture packs.^[8]
  - Not support HD skins.

Gameplay

Scoreboard
- Intended for map makers or server administrators.
  - Good for PVP servers.
- Used via /scoreboard command or command block.
- The scoreboard can be used to track deaths, players killing another player, players killing a mob, or players activating commands.
- The complicated system uses a combination of name, display name, and criteria, and track an integer number of points for players.
- Have Team mechanics including custom name colors, friendly fire options and objective tracking per team instead of per player.
- Displays points below players nametags.
Inventory
- Double click items to fill the stack up as much as possible.
- Drag item stacks around to divide them up over the dragged-over slots.
- Drag item stacks around with the right mouse button to place one of that stack in each dragged-over slot, if that slot is not occupied already.
- ⇧ Shift+ double click items in a crafting area to place all items in the inventory.
- ⇧ Shift+ double click an item stack to move all other item stacks of that kind to that part of the inventory.
- Pressing Q while the mouse is over an item in the inventory or a container to drop it
- Held armor can be equipped by right-clicking.
Death Messages
- Now include the cause of death, the player the deceased player was fighting at time of death and name of the item used to kill.
  - Player fell off a ladder
  - Player fell off some vines
  - Player fell out of the water
  - Player fell from a high place
  - Player fell into a patch of fire
  - Player fell into a patch of cacti
  - Player got finished off by Player or Mob using Weapon
  - Player walked into a fire whilst fighting Player or Mob
  - Player was burnt to a crisp whilst fighting Player or Mob
  - Player tried to swim in lava while trying to escape Player or Mob
  - Player walked into a cactus while trying to escape Player or Mob
  - Player was slain by Player or Mob using Weapon
  - Player was killed trying to hurt Player or Mob
Renaming
- Improved renaming of Spawn Eggs
  - Mobs spawned from renamed eggs have the name of the egg and the names will appear in the death message.
  - Mobs can display their custom name as nametag using an NBT tag.
  - Mobs spawned from named Spawn Eggs display their name over their head when viewed within a 6 block radius.
- Improved renaming of Containers
  - Renamed Chests, Trapped Chests, Dispensers, Furnaces, Brewing Stands, and Enchantment Tables display the new name in their GUI.
  - Renamed Command Blocks use their name in the chat.
Language files
- Language files can now be updated via the background downloader.
  - No need for a new Minecraft release.
Options & Title Screen
- Moved Texture Packs button to options menu, instead of title screen.
- New Chat Settings in Multiplayer Settings.
  - Scale, Focused Height, Unfocused Height and Width is now configurable.
Creative Mode
- In Creative mode, you can hit mobs or players from five blocks away

Blocks & Items

Redstone Comparator
- The crafting recipe is 3 Redstone Torches, 1 Nether Quartz and 3 Stone
- It is the same as a repeater, but with 2 inputs
  - If input A is stronger or equal to input B, it either repeats the signal or outputs the difference between A and B
    - Output is toggleable by right clicking.
  - If input A is weaker than input B, then there is no output.
- All containers output a redstone signal when a Redstone Comparator is placed against it directly. The strength of it depends on how full the container is and what disc number is used in Jukebox
  - This works with Trapped Chests as well, meaning it can provide two redstone signals with different causes at the same time
- /testfor command can be used for analog signal output, can be used in a Command Block next to a Redstone Comparator
Hopper
- The crafting recipe is 5 Iron and 1 Chest
- Places and takes out items in Hoppers, Chests, Furnaces, Minecart with Chests, Minecart with Hoppers, Dispensers, Droppers, and Brewing Stands
- Allows for the automation of many processes collecting the drops
- Powering the Hopper now also stops it from taking in items ^[9]
- The redstone signal emitted when a Comparator is placed against it directly
  - 1 item will give a signal strength of 1, a third of a stack (21 for items which stack to 64) gives a signal strength of 2
  - The number of full stacks x 3 = Signal strength
Dropper
- The crafting recipe is 7 Cobblestones and 1 Redstone
- Places items in containers in front of them, if there is no container it will dispense the item without using it
- A dispenser 'shoots' items at you, while a dropper 'throws' items at you^[10]
- Can face all 6 directions, with a different texture when facing up or down
- Need redstone signal to drop items
Daylight Sensor
- The crafting recipe is 3 Wooden Slabs, 3 Nether Quartz and 3 Glasses
- Outputs a signal with a strength corresponding to the intensity of the sun
Trapped Chest
- The crafting recipe is 1 Chest, and 1 Tripwire Hook
- Gives out a signal depending on the amount of players looking inside
- Large Trapped Chests can be staggered with Large Chests to allow more compact storage
- Transmit signal downward through one block. This does not apply horizontally ^[11]
- Texture is slightly different than a normal chest, with a red stain around the latch
Weighted Pressure Plate
- Used to detect item drops
- Gold(light) version reaches full strength at 60 items
- Iron(heavy) version reaches full strength at 600 items
- Linear, so 10 strength signal means twice as many items as a 5 strength signal
Block of Redstone
- The crafting recipe is 9 Redstones
- Stores 9 Redstone
- Emits constant redstone signal
- Works as pushable redstone power source
Nether Quartz
- Picked up when you break or smelt Nether Quartz Ore
- Is a crafting ingredient for Daylight Sensors and Redstone Comparators
- Can be crafted into decorative blocks.
Nether Brick (item)
- Obtained by smelting Netherrack
Nether Brick
- The crafting recipe now is 4 Nether Brick (item)
Nether Quartz Ore
- Drops 1 Nether Quartz item when mined
- Can be smelted in a Furnace to obtain Nether Quartz
- Can be legitimaly obtained by Silk Touch enchantment
- Drop more when picked up with Fortune enchantment
Block of Quartz
- The crafting recipe is 4 Nether Quartzes in a square
- Stores 4 Quartzes
- Decorative block
Quartz Slab
- The crafting recipe is 3 Block of Quartz
- Can be placed upside down same all other slabs
- Decorative block
Quartz Stairs
- The crafting recipe is 6 Block of Quartz in a usual stair recipe
- Can be placed upside down same all other stairs
- Updated to corner same all other stairs
Chiseled Quartz Block
- The crafting recipe is 2 Quartz Slabs
- Decorative block
Pillar Quartz Block
- The crafting recipe is 2 vertical Block of Quartz
- Decorative block
- Pillar Quartz Blocks can be placed sideways, using the side of the block to place similar to sideways Woods
Activator Rail
- The crafting recipe is 2 Sticks, 6 Irons and 1 Redstone Torch
- Used to trigger Minecart with TNT
- Used to stop item passing on Minecart with Hopper
- Needs to be powered by redstone
- Transmits redstone signal to 8 Activator Rails far
Detector Rail
- Redstone Comparators powered by them now give out a signal depending on the fullness of the container on the rail
Improved Minecart
- The possibility of linking minecarts together (driven by furnace minecarts)
Minecart with TNT
- The crafting recipe is 1 TNT and 1 Minecart
- Triggered by Activator Rails
- Explodes even more violently the faster it goes
- In Creative mode when left clicked while moving, the Minecart with TNT explodes
- Doesn't destroy rails and supporting blocks
- Still blows up redstone materials
Minecart with Hopper^[12]
- Crafting recipe is a hopper on top of a minecart
- Can only be emptied by passing over a hopper
- Can pick up items from containers when it passes over
Minecart with Spawner^[13]
- Not currently obtainable, even in Creative Mode
- Can be edited into the inventory
- Uses the same NBT format as a normal Spawner
Possibly Minecart with Dispenser^[14]
Lava
- Updated texture
Water
- Creating a infinite water source no longer needs a block underneath, but has to have a water source block.
- This means you won't ruin rivers or oceans with Buckets
Bone Meal
- Now takes crops 2-3 uses as opposed to automatically pushing them to the final growth stage
- Saplings take 2 bone meal to sprout into a tree
- Gives off green particles when used
- For each plant it is different to get the the final growth stage
Double Slabs
- 43:8 is the "Smooth Stone Slab" and will remain so
- 43:9 is the "Smooth Sandstone Slab"
Dispenser
- Now equip armor to players that are up to 1 block away
- Can place and activate TNT
- Now use Bone Meal on a crop or sapling in front of them
- Can create fire in front of them with Flint and Steel, which consumes durability
- They can now face all 6 directions, and use a different texture when facing up or down
At least one new Rail
- To unload mobs and perhaps players when reached
Locked Chest
- Texture removed from the game
  - Now uses the "Missing Texture" texture
Snow
- Fully implemented multiple snow heights
  - Drops one snowball for every layer of snow
  - Each level of snow has its own height collision
    - The topmost layer of snow does not have collision, so the player is always slightly sunken in the snow
    - Visually, four layers of snow is the same height as a slab. However, five layers of snow has the same collision height as a slab
  - Crafting recipe is 3 snow blocks in a row to create 6 snow layers
    - For each thin layer of snow crafted, the player loses exactly half the snowballs required to produce it
Beacon
- Increased range
  - 1 layer: 41 blocks diameter (previously 33)
  - 2 layers: 61 blocks (previously 49)
  - 3 layers: 81 blocks (previously 65)
  - 4 layers: 101 blocks (previously 81)
Stairs
- Improved lighting
- Stairs no longer prevent sprinting

Mobs

Improved Skeletons
- Now shoot from 15 blocks away, instead of 10
- Scales to difficulty
- They now shoot faster when their target is closer
- They shoot players one block away
Improved Zombies
- Scales to difficulty
- They now alert other Zombies within a radius when they see a player
- They get more powerful as they lose health
- When on fire, they can now set players on fire
- Now become aggressive and come towards you when shot from farther away
Improved Mobs
- Mobs no longer walk over rails unless they are pursuing the player

World Generation

Nether
- Nether Quartz Ore is found in the Nether, there is an average of roughly 69 ores per chunk
Abandoned Mineshaft
- Now spawn items on Minecart with Chests, instead of Chests

Bug Fixes

(Issue tracker) The following fixes are only for bugs which were present in a previous stable version of Minecraft. For the full list of bug fixes in snapshots see the Development version history.

MC-69 – Pigs constantly jumping, when player control them on half slabs and stairs
MC-127 – Piston extended and retracted at the same time
MC-136 – Visual glitch on retracting piston
MC-177 – Clocked piston arm turns invisible when exiting game/dying/etc.
MC-184 – Powered redstone doesnt update right
MC-195 – Flowing water still drags the player while flying
MC-220 – Z-fighting of iron bars / glass panes with the block below / above
MC-302 – TNT explosion delayed until exiting and re-entering world
MC-415 – Leaves replace transparent blocks
MC-515 – Chest glitch that lets them appear as if they are opened while they are not
MC-519 – Achievements lost after update
MC-562 – Breeding cows can consume more than one wheat
MC-592 – Dying stacked leather armor duplicates the armor
MC-666 – Spawn Protection not working properly
MC-835 – In the server log, /say commands performed by the server do not appear to the console but do appear to the players.
MC-916 – Water does not form source blocks properly on top of existing source blocks
MC-997 – Clouds have a transparency when you are above/in them but not when you're underneath them.
MC-1086 – Command block/Repeater interacting weirdly
MC-1324 – /difficulty command doesn't produce any messages
MC-1524 – Baby mob collision boxes are too large
MC-1570 – Levers have random orientation when placed
MC-1619 – Infinite rail duplication glitch
MC-1642 – Minecart noise gets stuck on long cart rides | Bumping, choppy sound
MC-1775 – Hash size breaks redstone
MC-2202 – Inconsistent pulse length/delay with torch and repeater combination
MC-2257 – Minecraft VERY slow to join/update a server, takes LONG time to login (30 seconds/ 1 min)
MC-2416 – Suffocation/jittering/stuck when spawning in a newly created world
MC-2503 – Boats and minecarts should not be dropped in Creative
MC-2512 – Village lamp post floating torches
MC-2582 – Powered/activator rail on slope stays powered/activated
MC-2711 – Jukebox crashes when breaking with no record inside
MC-2987 – Can't Sprint Going Up Stairs
MC-2989 – Block "resets" when right clicked with a food item
MC-3169 – Wither In Peaceful spawns very glitchy
MC-3287 – Inconsistency with pistons pushing items
MC-3316 – Armor enchantments (besides Thorns) have no effect on mobs
MC-3339 – Tile entity crashing bug
MC-3449 – Block breaking resets when the item you're holding changes
MC-3887 – Issues with name colors in tab list
MC-4052 – Powered mechanisms react to change in redstone power level
MC-4232 – SpawnPotentials list working incorrectly
MC-4268 – Wither skeletons have wrong hitbox
MC-4770 – Chat Shown: commands only broken - displays all chats but prevents me from submitting commands with "cannot send chat message"
MC-5117 – Minecart does not make sound when riding it
MC-5368 – Mining with tools resets cracking action when damage values are updated
MC-5621 – Blocks like Redstone dust, Repeaters, Doors, Levers do not drop when the underlying block is pushed by a piston
MC-5691 – 1.4.6 - Windows 8 64x - Mouse: View issues/Accuracy error?
MC-6699 – Reading Bytes in Minecraft code has a possible flaw
MC-7595 – ID 73 & 74 Preset Bug
MC-8437 – URL parser does not detect 4 letter TLDs
MC-8487 – Wither doesn't generate health when in minecart
MC-8510 – Gamerule doMobLoot doesn't affect xp drops
MC-8647 – Death messages not translatable
MC-9259 – FallingSand support for block IDs > 128

References

[gspot-mod-1] ttp://www.gamespot.com/minecraft/videos/6400551

[2] ttp://www.mojang.com/2013/01/minecraft-snapshot-13w05a/

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