[AlM]

Hey Everyone,

Yesterday GameChap and Bertie posted a video detailing the release of 1.2.4 this Thursday,
I can't actually attach the video as Youtube doesn't work on this PC, but i can still post the link:

Heres the facts;
- The actual features of the update are unknown, but, you can find the expected changelog here: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_features
- Gamechap and Bertie said that it was announced that the update will mainly contain Bug fixes, with a few Minor updates/tweaks.
- It is unlikely that there will be any new AI changes, as John Kagstrom (Mojang's AI Whizz) has been working on Scrolls (Mojangs new, un-released game).
- The Bukkit Team, that have recently been employed by Mojang, Tweeted that they'd fixed the Multiplayer TNT bugs (the spazzing white blocks left behind).
- It's unknown whether this update will require a Server update, but if it does, then make sure to wait until it's officially announced that Minerealm is using that Version before updating your client.
- Also, Notch has been back doing 'coding' apparently for a new Space-Themed game (rumours suggested that this could be a new Minecraft Realm, rather than a game).
- Jeb has been very quiet recently on Twitter, could he of been working on something big for 1.2.4 in the weeks since 1.2.3, where no new snapshots have been released?

I personally can't wait to find out what the've got for us,
What do you think?

AlM

[Prodigy9]

Not all that excited given the lack of entirely new content in this update, but it will be nice to have some general improvements/bugfixes. For those interested, a full list of bugs being fixed is on the wiki:

Bug fixes by the bukkit team [1]:

Fixed godmode exploit
Limit framerate on menu screens, no longer uses 100% CPU
Fixed fatal crash for converted worlds to anvil, when there's blocks at max height
Fixed an old bug with signs clearing text while you're editing them in SMP
Fixed incorrectly swapped en_GB and en_CA language details
Fixed crash when logging in while there are blocks at maxheight at spawn
Fixed TNT ghosts in multiplayer
Fixed storage minecarts dropping enchanted items
Fixed crashes on invalid server addresses when joining a server
Fixed entities being uninteractable if they existed at login (Multiplayer)
Fixed dupe exploit with paintings
Fixed furnaces and dispensers dropping enchanted items
Fixed the "flickering" of chat as it vanishes off the screen
Fixed text rendering over items in the container screens
Fixed exploit with jungle saplings (turns other saplings into jungle ones)
Fixed launcher opening minecraft dir if the path contains a space
Fixed an off-by-one lighting bug
Fixed block transmuting (turning one block into another via pistons)
Fixed placing mushrooms in daylight, where they can't survive
Fixed redstone lamps dropping powered block items when destroyed while on.
"save-all" (server) now works even when you have toggled "save-off"
Fixed turning half-blocks into full-blocks while you're standing on them
Fixed seed displaying in F3 debug when the seed is unknown (multiplayer)
Fixed villager texture changing clientside per profession


Added:

"Back" and "Quit" buttons to OutOfMemoryScreen
Made cats more realistic
Made placing half blocks on existing half blocks (to make a full block) easier
Added a "minimal" debug menu for testing with. Shift+F3 to hide the graphs
Added 2 new Heiroglyphic textures to survival and creative [1]

[Sir_Dave88]

Lack of new content?

I see they will be adding two new hieroglyphic blocks to both creative and survival.

[bcbarton]

- It's unknown whether this update will require a Server update, but if it does, then make sure to wait until it's officially announced that Minerealm is using that Version before updating your client.

I will require a server update. Some of the bug fixes are server-side.

[Prodigy9]

- It's unknown whether this update will require a Server update, but if it does, then make sure to wait until it's officially announced that Minerealm is using that Version before updating your client.

I will require a server update. Some of the bug fixes are server-side.

On the positive side, the Bukkit team is now an official part of Mojang, so hopefully the server will be able to update very soon after 1.2.4 is released.

[hvrock13]

I just want Minecarts to be boats for lava... and a new ore. It's been so long since any new ores were introduced. I'm getting really tired of the same old stuff. I want more tools, crafting recipes, more versatility! and chests that can pick up items. So I don't have to be at the computer for automatic farms. I wish they'd just focus on Minecraft.. from what I've read, they don't have a very large development team. So working on multiple projects just means less and less content for all of those projects, and not the attention they need. And Minecraft still needs attention. Just doesn't feel.. complete.

[Agentred]

If this fixes the nether lag, I will sing.

[alexrybicki]

Best news of the patch.