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Toggle Touchscreen? YES!

I've been waiting to use my touch screen for MC. I wonder if it uses M.A.T.T.I.S.-like technology?It's ahme, AJC! 21:49, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

As far as I can see, I don't think Mojang has any short term plans to introduce MATTIS to the Computer Edition.

Goandgoo. Talk - Contribs 12:31, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Go to Options -> Than you see a button leftabove 3 under music: Touchscreen Mode: OFF do this to ON. I hope I helped you :) --Karstvgl 12:52, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Plugin API Obfuscation

I heard that for the Plugin API, the obfuscation would not change. Is this true, and if it is can it be said so in the article? 5.13.16.180 19:03, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

For all details watch the Minecon talks - see Redstone Update

Goandgoo. Talk - Contribs 12:31, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

What?

Why are they planning limited maps? Is it like something you toggle or is it just plain out every world is limited? If it's something you toggle I like it, but if it's not then WHY? Zeeman 17:53, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

If it's still happening, it'll be a toggle, no two ways around it. You can calm down. =) 「ディノ奴千？！」^{? · ☎ Dinoguy1000} 23:42, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Question

this is kind of off topic, but there was something on this page about "a new biome, rumors suggest a city biome" in 1.6 a month or so ago. can anyone confirm or deny this? Lucius101 19:58, 21 February 2013 (UTC)Lucius101

A month or so ago? You added that yesterday and it was promptly removed. Rumors, unconfirmed additions, suggestions, and other junk do not belong here. —Kanegasi ☺C 22:38, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Release date

My phone would not allow me to add an edit summary or select one of my presets, and it submitted the change somehow. Anyways, about my recent edit, the tweet said "early March". Do not guess any dates based on the "roughly two weeks". It is "early March" unless a new reference is used. —Kanegasi ☺C 21:41, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

The release date of 1.5 is March the 7th, and that is TOMORROW! Meeples10 22:01, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

I take it back, the release is the 13th (unless they change it AGAIN). Meeples10 21:53, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Dubious Content

Why are Notch's comments from years ago treated as authoritative statements of Minecraft's future? Very old comments and those from people no longer working on minecraft should not be given full credibility. 108.220.161.85 11:21, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

I would agree on this. Especially content which is referenced from Get Satisfaction, which is no longer used. Also, content which claims that Notch is working on something, or that Notch said he would add something, is also fairly dubious, as Notch does not work on Minecraft. – Goandgoo ᐸ Talk
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Planned features... will they ever happen, mojang?

I was just thinking about all of the planned feature's Mojang has confirmed... it seems that nearly none of them have been implemented.... Red Dragons, dragon lairs, Skylands (which may not be an upcoming feature,but has been stated by notch as " in development"), rainbow crystaline caves,server portals, audio loops, fish, birds... what ever happened to these? did mojang just mark them as planned to satisfy the public? it would be great if we could find out why nothing is happening. I know they are adding new features all the time, but i think it is essential they have an update which will include the feature's marked as planned... would be great to hear some feedback. Sam9801 23:55, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Sign your posts. Also, about the Skylands, they are not a planned feature at all. Gavin79746 22:03, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

I kind of see your point with satisfying the public. But what will they do when the public questions them about not putting the features in? PrinceCooshie101 02:09, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

1.5.1 release date

Mojang has announced that 1.5.1 has a tentative release date of Thursday, March 21, 2013. 99.107.199.30 00:04, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Squiggly blobs

I think this a joke...KomaSixx 15:47, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

I thought that as well, but it could very well be a weird description of what's coming. Regardless, it's still too early to say either way for sure, so it's fine here for now. Saying it's a joke is more of an absolute than listing it as something upcoming. Being as ambiguous as possible with these mentions strictly using references is ideal. —Kanegasi ☺C 16:08, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Mojang's April Fools joke: Minecraft 2.0

Minecraft 2.0 has been confirmed on the mojang website. Someone please put it back. --Minecraft5025 (MC5025) (Talk! Contributions!) 15:27, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

1 April 2013 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 1 April 20131 April 2013 Kumasasa 17:09, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Think about what day it is... I think it is just a joke. 98.159.27.28 17:37, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

But then why do they have videos on it? -- Numbermaniac - T - C 22:51, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

They recently announced 2.0 with new features in "a couple months". Please put a section in on 2.0. See http://mojang.com/2013/04/its-finally-coming-minecraft-2-0/ for more info. Eeddgg 23:37, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

I have seen on the Minecraft WIki website that there is going to be a Minecraft 2.0. I was wondering if anyone had any information on when the version would be coming out. Also, I saw in the video that animals can be "fed" to get bigger and eventually they would explode, but i was wondering if they would get smaller if they didn't get "fed". Thanks! SlapShotKing75 00:28, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

To be honest, my head is spinning over everything about 2.0. Some say it is an April fools joke, while others say it is real. The download link is on the forums, although I haven't played it yet. -- Numbermaniac - T - C 00:40, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

It is 100% a April Fools Joke, They planned this year's joke more than usuall. They coded a whole list of things (most based off of real features) and made a .jar.

They told sethbling about the joke and he got in on it too, and more and more youtubers. If you read over it you KNOW its a joke *made fishing easier* then, *removed fishing*. This year's joke really pumped and pissed off alot of people, but remember, SOME of these features MIGHT be in the game one day (hay bales, horses [but not these stupid ones], coal block.) but others definatly won't (craftable command block, pink derp faced wither, and blocks breaking after walking over them.) Two of the youtubers In their videos said it was an april fool's joke, and just this morning someone tweeted that it definatly was, Retweeted by Dinnerbone. KomaSixx 12:41, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Limited maps? I think not...

I think perhaps the 1.4 map change giving them limited range may have accounted for th "Limited maps" feature in the Keynote Roadmap. Thoughts? Lucius101 14:28, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Lucius101

Well I think that there should be an option, like Superflat Mode, to limit the world to a set amount of distance. Of course, you should have to set the distance for the world, though. PrinceCooshie101 03:51, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Straw Bales & Focused updates

Since this is a page for confirmed upcoming features Straw Bales shouldn't be in this list since it has not been confirmed and is only speculation. Also, Focused updates isn't really a feature but rather a design goal and shouldn't be on this list, it's like adding 'Make Money' or 'Sell 1 bazillion copies' to the list, Mojang plan on doing those too, but they are not on the list. ADCK 04:21, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

It's not speculation anymore. But you do have a point on the focused updates. | JSan 23:31, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, they're confirmed now, but my other point is still valid ADCK 01:58, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Rails

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New rail Mojang announced at Minecon 2012 that there would be a new rail to unload mobs and perhaps players when reached. This was supposed to be released in the Redstone Update but was not subsequently included.

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Actualy they did, mobs nolonger walk over rails when not agressive so actually they added --Karstvgl 12:50, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

The proposed feature was a type of rail that would remove entities from minecarts that passed over it. Mobs not wanting to walk on rails is completely different. -- Orthotope 18:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Villagers getting sounds? More likely to be horses.

In Mob Additions, someone has added that villages will be getting sounds. That's all very well... if the reference actually said that Jeb was adding villager sounds. Jeb's referred tweet actually says, "In the next snapshot, your favourite mutes will no longer be mutes." While it could possibly mean villagers, it's much more reasonable to assume that he means horses seeing as they have no sounds yet and 1.6 is rapidly approaching, so I've made the executive decision to remove the "Villagers will get sounds" point from the Upcoming Features page. Vortex 42 21:27, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Okay, I'll admit I was half wrong about the new sounds. They added horse sounds AND villager sounds. -Vortex 42 20:10, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Bug Fixes

What exactly are the guidelines as to what can be listed as a bug fix for 1.6? 14757 and 9355 came during 1.5/1.5.1, although I'm not sure whether they are on the list or not. Should they be? –- ^(T)Numbermaniac_(C) 08:36, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Anything fixed by the 1.6 snapshots. –ultradude25 ᐸ Talk
Contribs 08:46, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

But not created during the 1.6 snapshots, correct? –- ^(T)Numbermaniac_(C) 08:47, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

If the bug only existed in the snapshots, then it's not an upcoming fix. Only changes between the current version of minecraft to 1.6 should be shown. –ultradude25 ᐸ Talk
Contribs 09:33, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! –- ^(T)Numbermaniac_(C) 11:50, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

1.6 Release date?

Does any one know when Minecraft 1.6 will be released? So someone can update the stat from unknown to something like Possibly June 2013. Thanks in advance. 76.0.98.183 13:57, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

If we knew, it would already be listed. I'm not sure Mojang even decides on a date before they start putting out pre-releases. -- Orthotope ^talk 17:45, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Okay. Thanks Orthotope. 76.0.98.183 02:32, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

I added the release info on the correct page. OMEGA48 19:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Resource Packs

So in other words...You can edit/modify your player character (give him invincibility and remove durability of your swords, armor, etc?)-TheBigGreen 17:03, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

No. Resource packs are a new feature that is replacing texture packs. Look in the article to see what they add.--68.117.179.164 04:19, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

Minecraft 1.7 - Biome Update?

If some people have watched the Dreamhack live with Jeb. Some have noticed that the 1.7 will be focused on Biomes. Any thoughts on that? I personnaly think they will finally integrates Audio Loops since it really fits the theme of the update.

Emetophobic 21:16, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Think what you want, but don't add any speculation to the article. Please. – Numbermaniac
Talk - Contribs 08:18, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

I really like the idea of introducing new Biomes. Adding some fresh content to the game will help keep people interested,right? PrinceCooshie101 02:06, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Native Backup support and save management

Due to a bunch of new items in the translation project, it seems clear that backup/restore support, along with game save disabling is an immanent feature-set. There are also ones about invitations, templates and publishing, though some of this could have to do with minecraft realms. Cultist O 11:42, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Spelling mistake

"Texture pack support is replaced to resource pack in 1.6 release, but some of the planned features are not impremented."
Should be "implemented" 81.152.153.229 10:11, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Fixed.That's my mistake. Sorry about that. --AMotohiko 11:03, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

LAUNCHER stuff

someone with permission to edit this should mention that dinnerbone said that name changing will be part of the launcher –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.226.175.236 (talk) 14:43, 20 July 2013(UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Please provide a source for this. -- Orthotope ^talk 20:49, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/336490266859036673 — ^t numbermaniac ^c 01:18, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

That tweet in no way suggests that name changing will be possible within the launcher; you'll probably have to do it on the account.mojang.com website. -- Orthotope ^talk 10:58, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

I just got that from searching "dinnerbone launcher rename twitter" on google. — ^t numbermaniac ^c 21:37, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Griefing

An idiot called Maclazer is completely griefing the page. Someone must stop him. --78.129.95.93 22:37, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Done. -- Orthotope ^talk 22:38, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Is there a way we can alert a mod or something? He needs to be banned. Permanently. -Vortex 42 22:43, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Already blocked, duration will be extended if necessary. -- Orthotope ^talk 22:58, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Sweet, thanks. - Vortex 42 23:53, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Mod API

Why can't they just stop adding new features, fix old bugs and work on the Mod API? THEN, add new features...
They are working on the Mod API and they are fixing stuff, everyday update they fix thousands of bugs.TheWombatGuru 14:04, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Well TheWombatGuru, I agree with your statement. In fact, You should post that on the Forum! :)

That's what I always say. 99.129.135.211 15:57, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Silverfish inhabiting all kinds of stone brick

I assume that this picture is implying that silverfish are going to be able to take over any kind of stonebrick without making it look like the basic kind Cultist O 03:10, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

A random screenshot on its own doesn't mean anything. A bit of searching found that it was posted by EvilSeph (see here), which is more significant. Given his comment, that's not an unreasonable assumption, but I'd still like to have more explicit confirmation. -- Orthotope ^talk 06:13, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't realize that my link couldn't be followed back to the whole post (because I'm dumb.) I agree about more confirmation, that's why I didn't add it to the page. Cultist O 17:44, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Bug Tracker has just marked this as a fixed bug, so confirmed. Cultist O 18:18, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

1.7 section

Can we put the word improved in the second bullet point in quotes? 74.134.201.129 22:06, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Why? — ^t numbermaniac ^c 22:18, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Maybe because it's more awesome? TheWombatGuru 22:40, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Why would that need to be in quotes? File:Meeples10 signature.png ᐸ Talk
Contribs 22:46, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

It being awesome means nothing. It has to have some significance for that to occur. — ^t numbermaniac ^c 05:24, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

I understand ;p TheWombatGuru 08:46, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Implementation of Seasons - More Evidence

More evidence that seasons in Minecraft has arisen from a line of tweets by Dinnerbone to a user by the name of @DechlanBurrell involving seasons.

@DechlanBurrell tweeted Dinnerbone on Twitter stating, "hey dinnerbone bring back seasons if not it'll understandable". The tweets continued with mentions of "we never had to bring seasons back :)" as well as "bring back the idea and some development maybe".

Dinnerbone finished this Twitter conversation with a tweet stating,

"The idea never went (away). It just isn't done yet :)"

This is more evidence to the fact that seasons are still in development and will likely come to Minecraft in the future. --Komain72 19:57, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

1.7 new particles

Wouldn't it be better to put "Falling now has particle effects" under "Many new particles"? Jjman740 12:30, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Unclear

What does "Community Feature" mean? No explanation at all, maybe i'm ignorant, lol Mokiki 00:21, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

It means they're going to add a feature that the community wants. -- ^t numbermaniac ^c 00:31, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Or maybe it's a feature that supports communities/groups, ie a friends list or something. Funky3000 00:53, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it could be that too. -- ^t numbermaniac ^c 01:03, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Confusion.....

Where it says "A new "Select Resource Pack" menu", what exactly does this mean? Are they implying that you can still use Texturepacks, but can also select a Resource Pack?

Just confusing me.

PrinceCooshie101 23:04, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Since the addition of resource packs, texture packs have become outdated. What this new Select Resource Pack menu will allow for is the quick and easy merging of multiple resource packs. For more information, check out the Minecraft Forums thread on it here.

Hope this helps!

Vortex 42 07:53, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Is Dinnerbone adding new features?

I was reading Mojang's home page when I found these posts hinting new features?

"Brewing a Pufferfish into a Water Breathing potion makes sense, right?" https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/375180262407417856

"Don't worry, eating the pufferfish will be strongly discouraged through the use of deadly neurotoxin." https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/375182927245901824

"Fishing rewards in 1.7 are split into 3 piles: treasure, junk, fish. There are enchantments to change your luck between the piles." https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/375226996206628864

"The zombies become married to the pufferfish? ;)" (Not shure about this one) https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/375197205671727105

These are posted by Dinnerbone and might be hinting a new feature

Flaming arrows 59 10:41, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes. Itouchmasterpro 10:59, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok then. Could it be added then to the list? I'm not good at doing so.

Flaming arrows 59 11:09, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Can you find where the tweets are located? -- ^t numbermaniac ^c 21:41, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Im not shure how you would do that.

Flaming arrows 59 23:17, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Click the time within the post and copy the twitter url here. -- ^t numbermaniac ^c 00:32, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Here you go. Flaming arrows 59 12:57, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

It seems as though some of these have been added to 13w36a, and most of it should be coming soon. -- ^t numbermaniac ^c 22:30, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Oxeye Daisy

Oxeye Daisy (implemented in 1.7) are probably a reference to Oxeye Game Studio, a studio with which Mojang made some collaborations (Cobalt is one of these.) --Deritof 21:16, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

The setblock command

Hey, I added the info about the SetBlock command that Jeb mentioned adding. I don't tend to mess with this wiki much in the last year or so, but saw it was missing and added it. If I messed up somehow, please fix it. (This is where Jeb mentioned the command: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1m445m/using_summon_to_replace_blocks_seems_inconsistent/cc5nrrg ) DwarfWoot 08:47, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Illuminating mushrooms for 1.7?

"Roofed/Black Forest

-Has dark grass and giant mushrooms with 2 by 2 spruce trees

-Has extremely dense trees and leaves; dark and dangerous under the canopy even during :the day

-Monsters will most likely be able to spawn during the day and the night

-This is the first biome aside from the Mushroom Island that naturally spawns with giant :mushrooms

-It appears to have yellow illuminating mushrooms"

I haven't found any of those mushrooms on 13w36b snapshot, nor does anywhere say there'll be a new block/item. Where does this info come from? 188.76.56.188 15:11, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Found a new feature.

I played snapshot and now it seems to rearly generate silverfish stone. I found it while digging in a extremshill biome but i don't know more about it.

That has been there for ages. See Monster egg. Lennbot (talk) 16:40, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Duplicate references

References 24, 27 and 28 point to the same location - why? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Robotkoer (talk • contribs) 08:33, 6 October 2013 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Fixed. -- Orthotope^talk 09:03, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. --Robotkoer (talk) 21:15, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Robotkoer, don't ask why - change it! 80.134.12.72 10:17, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

I am sorry, I was just unsure about it. Maybe they were some different links in the past and someone vandalized them? I asked because I wanted to know if the paragraphs that linked to references should really point to the same location. --Robotkoer (talk) 21:15, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

All technical blocks aren't removed after all?

This page says:

Technical Blocks
 All technical block items removed, including Locked chest

Technical blocks says:

While they are still available in the current version of 1.6, the ability to obtain the item form of most technical blocks
(block IDs 34, 36, 59, 74, 75, 94, 95, 104, 105 124 and 150) was removed in snapshot 13w37a of the pre-release version 1.7.
Fluid blocks, Portal blocks, Farmland and Burning Furnaces remain available.

Which one is correct? --Robotkoer (talk) 21:11, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

I was the one who added that line to technical blocks, my "source" was User:Orthotope when they changed part of Version History to say:

"Removed most technical block items (block IDs 34, 36, 59, 74, 75, 94, 95, 104, 105, 124, 150); they can no longer be obtained with /give, but can be created with /setblock."

Before that it looked much the way this page does now. I don't know where they got their information, but I trusted them :p Cultist O (talk) 22:51, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

I got it by trying /give with all the technical block IDs. Things may have changed in later snapshots; it never hurts to verify information yourself, especially when it's as easy to test as this. -- Orthotope^talk 02:09, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

AMPLIFIED "Powerful computer"

This term is so vague it makes no sense and should either be removed or expanded on. What exactly is considered a "powerful computer"? Reasonably modern or 4930K with dual Titans?