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[MThanded]

Creative Mode
Superflat world type
Hunger
NPC Villages, Abandoned Mineshafts, Strongholds and Ravines
12 Music Discs

New Combat Mechanics
Chargeable bows
Critical hits
Sprinting
Players can parry with a sword
Ability to change the name of your world save
Chain Armor
Pressure Plates can now be placed on fences

New mobs
Endermen
Cave spiders
Silverfish

New Food Items
Apples
Raw Chicken
Cooked Chicken
Raw Beef
Steak
Melons
Melon seeds
Rotten Flesh
Cobwebs
Fence Gate
Iron bars
Glass pane
Stone Brick
Stone Brick Stairs
Stone Brick Slabs
Brick Stairs
Brick Slabs
Pumpkin Seed
Vines
Pumpkins and Melons grow from stems much faster, and do not require farmland around the stem to grow on
Sponges(Creative only)
New biome
Swamp biome
Ocean biome
Ocean floor now consists of Clay, sand and dirt, this makes clay easier to find
Mountain biome
River
Rivers flow through/in between biomes
Passive mobs will randomly flee if attacked by the player or other mobs (such as Cows)
Pig has 3D snout.
Sugar Cane can now be placed on sand
Chest has opening and closing animation
User-placed leaf blocks no longer decay
Skeletons hold full size bow
Shears can now collect Tall Grass and Vines
Exclusive Superflat option for the Nether
Option to turn clouds off
Large changes to Xbox 360 tutorial mode
Bonus chest world option
Option to turn PVP off
Option to turn fire spread off
Option to make TNT not detonate
Option to trust players (to op players)

Bug fixes:
Fix for duplication glitch.
Fix for aspect ratio of things in hand when in splitscreen mode.
Fix for issue with player data not saving (player starting world with no items they had when they saved)
Fix for redstone tiles burning out when they shouldn’t.
Fixed issue with Minecart with Furnace not being able to move another Minecart.
Fixed particle code for flipped 3rd person view.

http://www.mojang.com/2012/10/new-minecraft-xbox-360-edition-update-is-out/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WcULIyWkOag#!

 

[H3xum]

Just going along for the ride from Off Topic to Gaming

 

[Hot Coldman]

coz fuck Gaming that's why

 

[MThanded]

Fuuuuu

 

[ShirAhava]

Minecraft is real?!!?

 

[MThanded]

Minecraft is real?!!?

Yes.

 

[Izick]

LOL HE MADE A TOPIC ON THE WRONG SIDE LET'S ALL MAKE "JOKES" LOLOLOL SO FUNNY

Anyway, I never bought Minecraft, but I was considering the 360 version. It's nice to see they're still supporting it rather extensively. How gimped is it compared to the PC version still?

 

[AlexMogil]

My daughter will be thrilled.... eeexcept she's grounded from gaming stuff until the grades improve.

 

[Emily Chu]

Oops lol

 

[iamshadowlark]

Minecraft is full of cunts

 

[MThanded]

This will get me back to playing for sure.

 

[Skilotonn]

I was waiting on this, very nice that they just announced last night that it pass cert and was coming today too.

 

[Atomski]

Wonder how long before theres a outcry about hunger.

 

[randomwab]

It's getting updated to the point where I didn't find it fun anymore. Oh well, I haven't touched it in ages.

 

[Izick]

My daughter will be thrilled.... eeexcept she's grounded from gaming stuff until the grades improve.

 

[Stormwatch]

Do you have to start a whole new area for these changes to take place? I remember with the last update that was the case.

 

[Birbo]

My son just got hooked on this so he'll be thrilled. Just started playing with him the other day and don't think either one of us completely grasps the full extent of what can be done in this game. Is there a good idiot's guide to this somewhere?

 

[Shadow Hog]

So the Adventure Update finally comes to the 360.

Now the game is more like its PC brethren presently is, then. Obviously with some differences (no jungles, no cats, I believe the more-stupid AI remains, no emeralds, no trading), but still, not too bad.

 

[Baconsammy]

My daughter and all her little friends will be incredible happy. I couldnt believe it sold 4 million copies on 360 until I saw how into they all were. For months.

 

[ironcreed]

Another game I gave up on my hard drive when I sold my 360. Glad I own one again. Had way too much invested to just drop it. Looking forward to spending more time with this and the updates.

 

[gregor7777]

Very nice. My kids have been waiting for creative mode. They will be very excited.

 

[MThanded]

My daughter will be thrilled.... eeexcept she's grounded from gaming stuff until the grades improve.

This should be motivation.

 

[Seanspeed]

It's getting updated to the point where I didn't find it fun anymore.

Improving the game and adding stuff makes it less fun for you? :/

This update is basically like a bunch of free DLC. Cant see how that would make anyone unhappy.

 

[V_Arnold]

Have the initial Xbox 360 map size limit changed since release?

 

[Pranay]

My daughter and all her little friends will be incredible happy. I couldnt believe it sold 4 million copies on 360 until I saw how into they all were. For months.

I heard its reaching 5

 

[WrenchNinja]

Little brother is going to get a great kick out of this. He's been wanting to fight Endermen for months.

 

[Fantastical]

Improving the game and adding stuff makes it less fun for you? :/

This update is basically like a bunch of free DLC. Cant see how that would make anyone unhappy.

This is NeoGAF.

 

[Biggzy]

Have the initial Xbox 360 map size limit changed since release?

Nope.

 

[Rad-]

Improving the game and adding stuff makes it less fun for you? :/

This update is basically like a bunch of free DLC. Cant see how that would make anyone unhappy.

Well Team Fortress 2 got worse after hats and upgrades so just adding more stuff isn't always a good thing.

Not saying it's a bad thing in Minecraft 360 though. Just that more stuff doesn't always automatically mean a better game.

 

[Z_Y]

Parent-GAF checking in. My daughters love this too. I've been nothing short of amazed at the things they have created in this.

My eldest is the one who told me about the update. I read GAF daily and my 11 year old daughter is breaking gaming news to me. Blew my mind.

Might have to jump back in with this update. I burned myself out in the first month.

It's getting updated to the point where I didn't find it fun anymore. Oh well, I haven't touched it in ages.

Don't ever change, GAF.

 

[randomwab]

Improving the game and adding stuff makes it less fun for you? :/

This update is basically like a bunch of free DLC. Cant see how that would make anyone unhappy.

I love that they kept supporting the game, but when they started adding in more combat mechanics and NPCs and that stuff, I found it far less enjoyable. Maybe that's just me.

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

Is hunger a part of creative mode, or is that just a formatting error in the OP?

 

[Backfoggen]

Pig has 3D snout.

Update of the forever.

 

[Shadow Hog]

Is hunger a part of creative mode, or is that just a formatting error in the OP?

Formatting error. Creative Mode doesn't even have health.

 

[AkuMifune]

I DON"T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!

EDIT: Wait, no XP? Why is this even called the Adventure update then? Man.

 

[Hambone]

I'm assuming it's not the "Adventure" update, as I see no notes about XP. This is a very nice list of updates, but I'm waiting to jump back in when the adventure update hits with XP, leveling, etc..

Love this game, but I hate having to start over, when updates roll out.

 

[Seanspeed]

My son just got hooked on this so he'll be thrilled. Just started playing with him the other day and don't think either one of us completely grasps the full extent of what can be done in this game. Is there a good idiot's guide to this somewhere?

Minecraft Wiki

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

Formatting error. Creative Mode doesn't even have health.

Thanks for the response. It may just be time to hook up the 360 again.

 

[tw1164]

This is great news, I'll be playing w/ my kids tonight.

 

[AkimbO_Arcana]

I just updated an hour ago. Size was 3 mb. Was that THE update?

 

[clockpunk]

Warning - not sure how/why, but I had a fair few worlds littering my menu (three dif. tutorial worlds), and when I set about deleting them, rather than the selected world, a (seemingly) random entry was deleted.

I lost my main world, which had seen a LOT of time and effort spent within it, both by myself and friends.

It might not be a bug, and just an exceptional circumstance, but be careful either way chaps.

Very unhappy at the moment.

 

[Neuromancer]

Awesome news!!!

 

[U2NUMB]

This thread has blown my mind. I had no idea that kids are hooked on this. Would have never guessed. Pretty cool though to hear.

 

[Baconsammy]

This thread has blown my mind. I had no idea that kids are hooked on this. Would have never guessed. Pretty cool though to hear.

At nearly 5 million sold and going strong, someone's playing it. I got addicted to it as well, but nothing at all like my daughter and her friends. They'd rather play this than Pokemon. I was surprised.

 

[Seanspeed]

This thread has blown my mind. I had no idea that kids are hooked on this. Would have never guessed. Pretty cool though to hear.

I was at a sports bar a few weeks ago watching football and there was like a 13 year old kid sitting at a table that was playing Minecraft on his little tablet for about 4 or 5 hours, only stopping to eat and use the bathroom.

 

[Henke]

I haven"t played Minecraft for a month or so, but I'll be going back to check this update for sure. I'm not sure I like the idea of hunger though.

 

[HyperCubed4]

Sounds to me like I need to hook up my 360 again.

 

[Slayven]

Minecraft has combat?

 

[Shadow Hog]

I haven"t played Minecraft for a month or so, but I'll be going back to check this update for sure. I'm not sure I like the idea of hunger though.

It's a little annoying, admittedly, and basically requires that you have a farm of some kind of food substance (ideally cows/pigs, with a wheat farm to allow you to breed them and make more cows/pigs to offset the ones you slaughter for meat). However, if you're good about keeping it at maximum at most-all times, you'll perpetually have health regeneration, meaning an accidental brief brush against a lava stream won't spell certain death. (Landing in a pool of the stuff is another matter, depending on how easy it is to get out of it.)

 

[Valkyr47]

It's a little annoying, admittedly, and basically requires that you have a farm of some kind of food substance (ideally cows/pigs, with a wheat farm to allow you to breed them and make more cows/pigs to offset the ones you slaughter for meat). However, if you're good about keeping it at maximum at most-all times, you'll perpetually have health regeneration, meaning an accidental brief brush against a lava stream won't spell certain death. (Landing in a pool of the stuff is another matter, depending on how easy it is to get out of it.)

I feel the hunger meter was essential to Minecraft evolving beyond a mere Lego like tool.

There was very little "point" to the game other than building, and if thats what you like admittedly Creative mode is superior anyways and thats probably why they made that... for those that would not like the new hunger meter

I mean before hunger you could "win" at minecraft by just digging down 3 blocks and putting a block of dirt over your head. With the hunger meter you cant just plunk down and do nothing, even nights are more dangerous because if your not paying attention and your health gets low and your stuck inside a small house at night, it can get intense as your health bar slowly decreases