• Beta 1.8 Discoveries
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LI8RE.png[/IMG] [b]Sound[/b] From C418's Twitter, shortly deleted after posted.: - Less annoying rain. - New water splashing sound. - New swimming sounds. - Moving minecart sound. - New, "more horrifying", skeleton sound. - Skeleton walking sounds. - Unique sound for big slimes. - Spider walking sound. - Zombie walking sound. - Chicken walking sound. - Cow walking sounds. - Wolf walking sound. - Sheep walking sound. - Pig walking sound. - Shearing sheep sound. - New grass walk sound. - New gravel walk sound. - New sand walk sound. - New stone walk sound. - Ladder climbing sound. [b]Confirmed[/b] - Deeper oceans. - Lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. - Pressure plates can be placed on fences. (Good for tables.) - Wearing a pumpkin will protect you from endermen in ways. - A new glass-like block. It's very thin. [url="http://i.imgur.com/E7zi6.png"][Picture][/url] - A very scary, dark mob named "Enderman". It's purpose is unknown, but it's holding a block. [url="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a8C2clU8L8Y/Ti7odj_JD9I/AAAAAAAAB5U/l6X-GWdbZrk/s912/2011-07-26_18.14.06.png"][Picture][/url] [url="http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/j09ma/notch_posts_images_of_new_mob/c28388j"][Reddit][/url] - Hunger bar. (Look to the right of the health meter.) [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/93330811608240128"][Twitter][/url] - Cooked chicken; raw chicken. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/93330811608240128"][Twitter][/url] - Farmable [b]melons[/b] and pumpkins. [url="http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1182014p2.html"][Interview][/url] - New achievement for shooting a skeleton from 50 meters away. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/91250232981061632"][Twitter][/url] - Iron reeds. (Name unofficial.) [url="https://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts"][Picture][/url] - New bricks. (Name unofficial.(Stone, mossy, and cracked.)) [url="https://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts"][Picture][/url] - Chargeable bows. - Critical hits. - NPC villages. [url="http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update"][Tumblr][/url] [url="http://i.imgur.com/YlvIN.jpg"][Picture][/url] - A new mob. (A very "scary" one! (A boss, possibly? Maybe the silverfish?))[url="http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update"][Tumblr][/url] - Different style dungeons. [url="http://i.imgur.com/W3Y3S.png"][Picture][/url] - More complex combat. [url="http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update"][Tumblr][/url] - More unique farming. - New mossy cobblestone texture. - A moderator on a survival server can play as if they were in creative. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/85802201267707904"][Twitter][/url] [color="#FF0000"](1.9?)[/color] - New lighting. [url="http://i.imgur.com/GWfJR.png"][Picture][/url] [url="http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update"][Tumblr][/url] - More unique and interesting world generation. [url="http://notch.tumblr.com/post/7009276212/trickling-information-about-the-adventure-update"][Tumblr][/url] - Gamma slider. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/86091621116026880"][Twitter][/url] - Big mushrooms. [url="http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/File:Decoded_change_list.png"][Picture][/url] [url="http://i.imgur.com/YlvIN.jpg"][Picture2][/url][url="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a8C2clU8L8Y/Ti7odj_JD9I/AAAAAAAAB5U/l6X-GWdbZrk/s912/2011-07-26_18.14.06.png"][Picture3][/url] - Underground ravines. [url="http://i.imgur.com/YNhtV.png"][Picture][/url] [b]Likely Features:[/b] - Mystery bar. {Stamina? Armor? Fear? Experience? Oxygen?} (Right above item slots.) [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/93330811608240128"][Twitter][/url] - Server list GUI. - A way to win. [url="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/14/notch-and-todd-howard-the-one-on-one-interview.aspx"][Interview][/url] - Moon shooting achievement. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/91249622630141952"][Twitter][/url] - Mini-Quests. [url="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/14/notch-and-todd-howard-the-one-on-one-interview.aspx"][Interview][/url] - Small animals. (Baby wolves.) - Poison. - A block that stops fall damage. - Silverfish boss. - Sprinting. - New launcher. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/86500995181449216"][Twitter][/url] - Food in buckets / stacked food. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/85807386228563968"][Twitter][/url] - Secret stuff. [url="http://i.imgur.com/IKc7E.png"][Picture][/url] - Experience orb. (Possibly part of the "potions" ordeal) [url="http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/File:Decoded_change_list.png"][Picture][/url] - Sheep will regenerate wool. [color="#FF0000"](1.9?)[/color] [b]Speculations/Pending[/b] - Crystalline caves. [url="http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/rainbow_crystalline_caves_and_how"][getSatisfaction][/url] - Nettherack spreads around portals in the overworld. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/99538698546323456"][Twitter][/url] - Sky dimension. (.class file still remains in code.) - Platinum tools. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/93364977204862976"][Twitter][/url] - Modders will be able to change the map height in a .class file. - Naturally generated torches. [url="https://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts"][Picture][/url] - Dragons. - Biome-complient water. [url="http://i.imgur.com/0AGAj.png"][Picture in 1.7 files][/url] - Fence gates. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/85804607556685826"][Twitter][/url] - Moss spread. - Default hi-res texture support. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/85807514939179008"][Twitter][/url] - Interactive mobs. Farm animals, for example. - Terraria features. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/74555256826114048"][Twitter][/url] - New SFX in caves and nether. - More nether things. - Spikes. [url="http://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/78554788094160896"][Twitter][/url] - Natural cobwebs. [b]Unconfirmed[/b] - More things to do with maps. (Zoom in, set waypoints, etc.) - Dragons. - Apple trees. - Sponges. - Modding API. - 3rd person front view. (Opposite of F5.) - More underwater content. [b]Release Date[/b] - September. [url="https://plus.google.com/116872576248355504859/posts/hwBVL5wzyEP"][Google+][/url] If you actually happen to have any information on 1.8, or things I've forgotten, please post or PM me. I'll be updating this thread even after 1.8 comes out. [b]Polls:[/b] [b]Poll #1:[/b] [i]Do you feel these changes will ruin your original experience?[/i] 451 voted yes. [9.57%] 4,260 voted no. [90.43%] [b]Poll #2:[/b] [i]What are you most excited about in this upcoming update?[/i] 679 voted "Fighting these new mobs and playing around with the new combat system!" [25.49%] 366 voted "Using the blocks and items!" [13.74%] 1405 voted "Exploring the cool new terrains and caves!" [52.74%] 138 voted "Not much, I'll be playing Minecraft like it was meant to be played." [5.18%] 76 voted "Other." [2.85%] (credits to Nintorii from the official minecraft forums)
This sort of is like the confirmed features list, except non-announced stuff.
Nice, some of these I had no idea about.
What's the point in another fucking thread. Go here instead [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1119317-A-confirmed-features-list-for-1.8[/url]
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