Adding them now
Snapshot 12w03aNow checking the scheduling options. Makes me forget less...
As punctual as ever Jeb has released a snapshot where
- ladders have regained their collision boxes
- vines are climbable if they have a solid block behind them
- a new jungle biome with new tree types and leaves
- language files got updated
- dispensers with mob eggs will place the mobs instead of giving the egg
- zombies have new path-finding AI
- Wolves have new AI and can be bred
Now I need to update previous written articles... thanks a lot Jeb!
Anyways, I have absolutely no idea why the ladder regained the collision box, but I guess it has something to do with the vines being climbable now...
The jungle biome will eventually also contain biome specific mobs, but they aren't in the snapshot yet.
Go try it out wheneveryou can with the client and the server.
The_Other_Retard, News reporter
Minecraft News
Jon (Kagstrom, the AI programmer) has figured out some of the code and has separated the mobs' viewing direction from their walking direction. This means that when enemy mobs notice you they will keep looking at you while they will follow a path.
Still not sure what this means? Enemy mobs won't walk towards you in a straight line anymore, making it more difficult to predict where they're going and thus making it more difficult to beat them.
For anyone who wonders how this works, go try the newest Snapshot Jeb released, it has the new AI implemented for testing.
Enjoy!
The_Other_Retard, News reporter
Mojang News
The web team has announces that they are working on a decent a support system and account integration, so anyone who has problems with their accounts may be able to have them fixed soon.
Also, a web developper we announced to be joining Mojang, Wollay, decided not to join them after all. He valued his independence more and Notch did the same thing when starting Mojang (Notch would've been hired by Valve if he would've accepted the offer).
For anyone who wasn't online on wednesday the 18th: many of our beloved websites (Minecraft.net, Mojang.com, Playcobalt.com, ...)shut themselves down (even Wikipedia participated) to show people what the net may look like if the SOPA and PIPA bills would've passed in the USA.
Actually this is pretty confronting, because lots of owner of the websites tweeted that they wanted to check out their sites and only remembering they took it down for a day when staring at the blacked out screen.
Minecraft logins weren't affected (as we all noticed), only the in-laucher news feed was bloodred out of protest...
For more info: check Wikipedia or check out the various video's (check TotalBiscuit's here) on youtube. Google is still your friend, don't forget to ask him abouth this.
That's about it for this week, don't forget to check us next week, we will be back with more.
The_Other_Retard, News reporter
-ThOR
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