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[bengraven]

I could just be an idiot, but how does 1.9 progress to become 1.1?


Ohhhhh, so like this is beta 1.9, and when they actually release it, it's Minecraft 1.1? Makes sense if you're a programmer, I guess =P

Version numbers don't follow the same precident as real world numbers.

1.10 does not equal 1.1. The zero is not canceled out by being at the end.

 

[Treefingers]

I could just be an idiot, but how does 1.9 progress to become 1.1?

1.10 ≠ 1.1 in software versioning

 

[Emitan]

I could just be an idiot, but how does 1.9 progress to become 1.1?


Ohhhhh, so like this is Beta 1.9, and when they actually release it, it's Minecraft 1.1? Makes sense if you're a programmer, I guess =P

what comes after 9? 10. 1.9 -> 1.10

 

[Orbis Tabula]

I know it must be annoying if you play a server, but personally, I'm happy they're doing frequent updates.

 

[Houston3000]

There already was a version 1.1. This new version will be 1.10.

You can't just omit the zero like you do in math.

 

[Venfayth]

jeb_ Jens Bergensten
Minecraft Beta 1.9 prerelease can be found here,http://t.co/ByDKpDUg
(server jar also available)
1 minute ago

edit: actual link: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_9-pre/minecraft.jar/

 

[Houston3000]

1.9 Pre-Release is out!

http://t.co/ByDKpDUg

SOURCE

EDIT: bah, beaten

 

[EVIL]

so.. whats the difference between the 1.9 pre release and 1.8?

 

[Drkirby]

I guess the NPCs?

Did the server change versions yet? If 1.9 is already out, might as well just skip 1.8.

 

[Grinchy]

It still seems like it should have been 1.09 --> 1.10 instead of 1.9 --> 1.10

But I will keep this number continuation theorem to myself

 

[Treefingers]

Ooh new items

Blaze Rod, something without a name, and Ghast Tear. Curious to see what they do.

 

[Qwomo]

Blaze Rod? Am I in an anime?

 

[Nihilistic Monk]

Yup, the eternal "already generated chunks can't update" problem. Gotta get used to it, its the way his code is thought out. :/

I usually re-roll when a major new release comes out.

Actually, I've just had a thought, can you find out your seed from single player? When a new update happens what happens if you use the same seed number to generate a new world?

Will it re-generate with the new features? Sure you'd have to re-build your house etc, but you'd have a good idea of where there's large mineral dumps and what-not.

 

[Drazgul]

Blaze Rod? Am I in an anime?

More like a gay porn star convention.

What are those dark bricks in front of you? And is that fence darker?

Looks like the new block from Nether. The fence probably made out of the same stuff.

 

[Mengy]

Ooh new items

Blaze Rod, something without a name, and Ghast Tear. Curious to see what they do.

What are those dark bricks in front of you? And is that fence darker? Is that just your texture pack or is that with default textures?


Someone please post a list of all the changes, I'm at work and can't access most sites right now...

 

[seb]

Snow biome is back. Just stumbled on a frozen river.

 

[Treefingers]

Forgot to show the Nether Wart as well, no idea what any of these do. I found a Nether structure though:

They look really cool and they are huge. Haven't found a chest or anything yet nor any new mobs since it's a Creative world.

What are those dark bricks in front of you? And is that fence darker? Is that just your texture pack or is that with default textures?

They're Nether bricks and fences (that the Nether fortresses are made out of).

Snow biome is back. Just stumbled on a frozen river.

Very good to hear.

 

[Houston3000]

What are those dark bricks in front of you? And is that fence darker? Is that just your texture pack or is that with default textures?


Someone please post a list of all the changes, I'm at work and can't access most sites right now...

Nether brick and Nether fence

Also Lilipads


New Nether mobs


NPC


Darker Swamps/Murky water

 

[Drazgul]

Eh, looks kinda ugly tbh. I don't really like anything that's made out of single block, plus the flat, feature-less sides are pretty crappy.

 

[Grinchy]

Snow biome is back. Just stumbled on a frozen river.

SHIT JUST GOT REAL

(I love snow biomes. They are the reason I didn't walk very far from spawn in my new world in 1.8)

 

[EVIL]

fuck yeah lilly pads!

and those items sound.. magical, like its stuff you need to defeat boss mobs

 

[Qwomo]

what the fuck is that stupid npc

what am I looking at

 

[kennah]

Heh, weird survival bug. Jumping gives you shit loads of experience points.

 

[ArtistDude88]

Ghast spawner D: D:

 

[gutabo]

Heh, weird survival bug. Jumping gives you shit loads of experience points.

It's not a bug, jeb is testing the EXP points in SMP.

Also, WTF??????

 

[Drazgul]

what the fuck is that stupid npc

what am I looking at

Maybe NPC breeding is in as well. And that's the result of inbreeding.

Or maybe it's a reference to Coneheads... Except, you know, more blocky.

 

[Emitan]

Also, WTF??????

Minecraft's stalker fanbase is frightening.

 

[Mengy]

Snow biome is back. Just stumbled on a frozen river.

SWEET!! That's awesome news. And I like the color of the nether brick and fence, ALOT. It looks like a stained oak fence! And I can already think of lots of places I'd like to use those darker bricks.

Very cool, tonight I'll be able to tell if I'm keeping my current 1.8 world or if I'm restarting it again for 1.9. If the biomes mesh nicely I'll keep it, if not I'm starting over again, lol....


Can't wait to get out of work today. I hope my girlfriend has a good book to read tonight...




Any other changes?

 

[Qwomo]

A friend said he ran across some pigmen growing strange nether crops.

Also a spinny gold monster that shoots fireballs.

Not sure if he was being serious, though.

 

[Enco]

So do the NPCs do anything or are they just there to look pretty/ugly?

 

[bengraven]

New biome generation is a bit eh right now.

Walked through my huge swamp for the first time but no new changes...get to the edge and there's a huge chunk missing. I see the islands in the distant and that's what I'm standing on now. The murky water looks great, but needs a lot of work.

 

[John]

what the fuck is that stupid npc

what am I looking at

TESTIFICATE

 

[British Monsoon]

Nether slimes and some weird fireball shooting thingy are the new nether mobs;

 

[Drazgul]

Walked through my huge swamp for the first time but no new changes...get to the edge and there's a huge chunk missing.

Is that on a pre-existing map (ie. generated in 1.8)? If so, of course there'll be errors since the biome / terrain gen code in 1.8 was unfinished.

 

[Qwomo]

seriously notch what the fuck

I just want a nice medieval/fantasy village

why are you doing this to me

 

[Venfayth]

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9050/20110922094710.png[img]

seriously notch what the fuck

I just want a nice medieval/fantasy village

why are you doing this to me[/QUOTE]

Lol they're just placeholders man, calm down :p

 

[Vlad]

Bah, game still crashes on Far distance, and the performance seems to be worse than ever.

 

[Enco]

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9050/20110922094710.png[/im g]

seriously notch what the fuck

I just want a nice medieval/fantasy village

why are you doing this to me[/QUOTE]
Pahahaha.

So do they do anything?

 

[Qwomo]

Pahahaha.

So do they do anything?

they crowd around your bed while you sleep and make whispering noises

 

[Venfayth]

W/ regards to villager mob:

via http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/116794735749894144

Designing a villager mob. They won't do much in 1.9, but at least they will spawn with (new) villages.

 

[Ranger X]

I usually re-roll when a major new release comes out.

Actually, I've just had a thought, can you find out your seed from single player? When a new update happens what happens if you use the same seed number to generate a new world?

Will it re-generate with the new features? Sure you'd have to re-build your house etc, but you'd have a good idea of where there's large mineral dumps and what-not.

Note down your seed and yes it will regenerate but at the new version.
Also, new chunks in your old world would also generate at the new version.

 

[Enco]

W/ regards to villager mob:

via http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/116794735749894144

So another useless update.

Thanks notch!

 

[Qwomo]

 

[Drazgul]

So another useless update.

Thanks notch!

Just disable them altogether and install Millenaire.

 

[Venfayth]

What do they drop when you kill them?

 

[bengraven]

Holy shit, so many sheep and cattle on plains biomes.

I want a buffalo and mountain goat skin now.

 

[Qwomo]

Also snowmen are in.

edit: And... "water leaking"...? http://imgur.com/a/G9Gc7

 

[Treefingers]

So to make the snowmen:

Place two snow blocks (literally place them, not in the crafting grid) and a pumpkin on top. Very cool.

Also some crafting recipes:
http://imgur.com/a/a1nth

And like Qwomo said droplets of water and lava form on the block beneath a block of water/lava which will be very useful.

 

[Qwomo]

most complete list of changes I could find: http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/knxms/minecraft_19_prerelease_information/

 

[Ranger X]

WTF lol


Mushroom land? New biome? alternate reality?