12w34b Released

An updated version of yesterday's Snapshot was released, to address a few bugs.  In particular:

• Fixed item frame crashes
  
• Fixed nether portal stuff
  
• Changed recipes for buttons
  
• Minor armor gfx changes

There was also mention of a "hidden feature" being adjusted, but no specifics were revealed at this time regarding said feature.

Client:  Download

Server:  Download

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Minecraft Weekly News - PAX, Pots and Portal Cows!

This week, Toby tackles current Minecraft events, including Mojang at PAX, potted plants, and all sorts of goodies - give it a look!

In addition, the full episode of MineTV #3 was uploaded recently due to popular demand - see the entire interview with "Equivalent Exchange 3" author, Pahimar!  We talk about the mod, recent goings-on in Minecraft, and the utter annihilation of the MineTV studio - give it a watch!

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Minecon 2012 Update

Just in case you missed it yesterday, Mojang has set up their official Minecon site!  Be sure to check in frequently for updates on all things Minecon, including tickets, scheduling and more -click here!Back to Top

The Snapshot

We have seen some interesting teaser pics from Dinnerbone over the last few weeks, and this Snapshot includes a number of features related to those screenshots!  A number of these will be familiar to everyone - item frames, stone walls, dyed armor - but there are a number of additional awesome features not mentioned before!  Check out the full list below:

• Added item frames
  
• Added cobblestone walls (yes, mossy too)
  
• Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps. Maps can also be cloned
  
• Stairs now auto-arrange into corners. This is a test and may change based on feedback
  
• Mobs can travel through portals
  
• Leather clothes can be dyed
  
• Removed the "wip block” from the creative menu
  
• Added two new crops and associated items
  
• F3+P will toggle the auto-pause when the window loses focus (it’s for debugging, mainly)
  
• F3+H will toggle detailed item descriptions (also for debugging)
  
• Added arrow-sensitive wooden buttons
  
• Trapdoors can be placed in top-most position (based on cross-hair aim)

Download the client:  Download

Download the server:  Download

Minecon Registration to Open Soon; PAX Contest

Registration for Minecon 2012 isn't far off now; the official registration site is expected to be live in less than 24 hours, but actual registration for the convention will not be possible until some time next week.  Links to the registration site (and the exact time that registration opens) will be revealed in the near future.

UPDATE: The Minecon 2012 site is NOW LIVE!  Click the link below to check it out - details for registration and more will become available within the next week.

Official Minecon 2012 Site:  Click here

In the meantime, Mojang is hosting a pretty awesome PAX Fan Art Contest, definitely worth checking out!

MineTV Updates

The video above is a highlight reel of MineTV's Episode 3, with mod maker and hilarious commentator Pahimar!  At the time, it was believed that a 2-hour episode might be a bit long for people to sit through, but due to a rather overwhelming volume of mail demanding the full episode, it will be uploaded in its entirety later today - be sure to subscribe to the channel for real-time updates!Back to Top

Minecraft: Pocket Edition recently had a new update submitted for review!  This update isn't out for use yet - it isn't expected to go live until sometime in September - but when it does go live, you can expect the following awesome additions to your portable building experience:

New features:

• Chests to store items
  
• Beds to skip night and setting your spawn point
  
• Creepers!
  
• TNT, and flint and steel to ignite
  
• Food items added: apples, bread, mushroom soup, beef, chicken and pork
  
• Added recipes: wool from string, green wool and stone bricks
  
• Added a Peaceful Mode option for survival mode without monsters
  
• Added wheat, seeds and hoe
  
• Added moss stone, redstone ore and white wool to creative inventory
  
• Added trap door
  
• Red dye can be obtained by cooking red mushroom
  
• Added several more dyes (combined from primary dyes)
  
• Zombies now drop feathers

Tweaks:

• Made the day longer
  
• Limited the total number of a given monster type
  
• When using an item, the player’s movement speed is decreased

Bug fixes:

• Monsters could spawn indoors
  
• Added fall damage for clients
  
• Players could knock each other far away
  
• Incorrect bow rendering in 3rd person view
  
• Missing particles after critical arrows
  
• Stairs reverted back to their basic blocks when destroyed
  
• Charging the bow could destroy certain blocks (flowers, torches), or interact with blocks
  
• The game crashed if player was killed while having the bow charged
  
• Connecting players could die in creative mode
  
• Dark leaves sometimes had workbench texture
  
• Wrong crafting table size for Xperia Play
  
• Bow didn’t take damage when used
  
• Non-dark brown tree trunks are now added back to the game (you may need to start a new world as host)
  
• Destroying a door could leave half a door
  
• Missing spider death sound on iOS

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Episode 4 - Tropicraft

Episode four of MineTV is tomorrow, featuring special guests, the team behind the ever-popular "Tropicraft"! Want to be in the studio audience for episode four?  Signup is even easier than the first time!  Just click this link (or the MineTV banner, above) to signup for entry into the LIVE studio audience, which is present on-set during the broadcast of the show!  Become famous!  Wave at your friends!  Get your picture taken with the Tropicraft and MineTV crew!

Not familiar with Tropicraft?  Now might be a good time to check it out!

The show will broadcast LIVE at the usual channel; schedules and links are below:

Showtime
7:00 pm EST
6:00 pm CST
4:00 pm PST
11:59 pm GMT

Livestream channel: Click here

Having some trouble with timezone conversions?  Click the link below, and align the green slider until it says "7:00 pm" for New York - the time listed for your timezone is when the show goes live!

Timezone conversion made easy

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Also, be sure to check in next week, when we have special guests KupoKupo and RidgeDog, from the ever-awesome VoxelBox Creative Server!Back to Top

During Minecon 2011, a lot of videos and behind-the-scenes interviews were conducted with various Mojangsters, convention staffers, and convention attendees.  One man in particular was responsible for many of the official videos produced for Minecon - the one and only Lan Bui!

For this year's Minecon in Paris, Lan Bui will be doing even more documentaries, interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks at the various goings-on, and needs your help!  This year, he has started up a Kickstarter project, titled "Behind the Diamond Curtain".  Should you decide to help him out in making this amazing project happen, there are all kinds of special goodies for donators, including (but not limited to) special feature videos sent directly to you, personal shout-outs in the official Minecon videos, and even the opportunity to have Lan make a special video aboutyour personal Minecon experience!

So, what can you do to help make this happen for Minecon 2012?  It's easy!  Just click this link(or the Diamond Curtain banner, above), and donate any amount you feel is appropriate!  Once he reaches or surpasses his target goal, the official Diamond Curtain project can kick off properly!  For those of us attending the convention, it is an unprecedented opportunity to help make Minecraft history again this year; for those of us unable to make it to the 'con, it is a chance to help create an in-depth look into the convention that we might not otherwise get - it's practically like being there in person!

Be sure to check out Lan Bui's Kickstarter page for more details!

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