As of this morning, one of the long-awaited Minecraft updates has been released, update 1.8, otherwise known as the Adventure Update. However, it is important to note that though this is the Adventure Update, this is not Adventure Mode, but rather is an update that brings a load of new features that will help the coming Adventure Mode settle into the game. In college terms, think of this update as Minecraft pre-gaming before it goes out clubbin’, clubbin’ of course being the Adventure Mode.
Read on below for an exhaustive list of the added features, which are many, and some new recipes and screenshots.
New Mobs
New Items
Terrain Additions
New biome generation codeRandomly generated ravinesRandomly generated housesHuge mushroomsIce now only spreads to existing ice or from coast areasUnderground mine shaftsHuge underground dungeons (strongholds)Fixed caves generating with too many dead endsGameplay Additions
Killing a monster makes it drop experience orbs which can be collected to gain levelsUsing bonemeal and small mushrooms grows the mushroom into a huge mushroom if there is enough roomAdded critical hits, which deal an extra 50% damage, plus an extra point to make dealing crits with weak weapons worthwhile. If the player hits a mob while falling, that is a guaranteed critical hitGame keeps track of damage sources and typesCertain damage types ignore armor, like drowning being on fire (but not within fire) and falling out of the worldAdded sprintingAdded hungerFood is stackableWhile the food bar is high, the player slowly regenerates healthEating food takes timeAnimals will flee for a short time if they get hurtGraphical Improvements
Added Field of Vision sliderAdded brightness sliderLight rendering now uses multitexturing instead of direct colorsSky light and block light now have different tints; cool colors for sky light and warm colors for block lightExplosions now look betterAdded suspended particles to waterSkeletons hold their bows betterPigs have snouts nowFlashier title screen and prettier logoLooking toward the sun during sunset and sunrise changes fog colorOther Additions
Added server list so the client can remember multiple serversAdded a player list to multiplayerAs Always
As one can see, the 1.8 update is exhaustive, even if it didn’t bring the vaunted Adventure Mode. We’ll update the post as more things are discovered, but for now, go update and play with all the new toys!
(via Minecraft News)
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