Mojang has rolled out a minor update to put a fix on the ongoing tree problem, and bugs on the Xperia Play device.
Patch notes below are from the Google Play store
Tree trunks now work on old maps.
Xperia Play swimming & flying fix.
Daniel Kaplan announced via twitter this morning the release of a new update to Minecraft : Pocket Edition. Version 0.2.1 boast changes to the control and flying systems. Below are the official release notes from Mojang site.
Mojang has also stated that the majority of the next update will involve MATTIS (Minecraft Advanced Touch Technology Interface System) No specific details about MATTIS have been released yet but, the Mojang team hints that more information will be coming soon.
Notch and the Mojang team wins Special Award from BAFTA for excellence in the field of video games.
Notch spends the greater half of the week trying to decide to wear his trademark hat to the event. (He did, but took it off when receiving award.)
Minecraft: Pocket Edition releases newest patch featuring new improved control features for tablets.
Mojang hints at new interface system for Pocket Edition called MATTIS (Minecraft Advance Touch Technology Interface System) but, have not yet given any details about it.
Jens spends his week in Vegas on vacation.
Mojang releases a slew of new avatar items for Xbox360 players as they wait for Minecraft to be released on the console.
Notch, Jens, and development team head to the states for the GDC.
Notch shares his personal insights on piracy. In short, open communication, trust and, keeping your promises turns pirates into customers.
Notch hints that there is a crafting recipe the community has missed but, insist players stop looking for it because they will be disappointed. Go to bed!
Mojang and Bethesba trademark dispute over the upcoming Mojang Game “Scrolls” is settled. Bethesba owns the trademark “Scrolls” but, Mojang will be allowed to use it.
Notch gives fireside chat and answers a few questions.
The long running lawsuit filed by Bethesba against Mojang was reported settle this morning by Mojang founder Markus Perrson.
The lawsuit filed in early August of 2011, accused Mojang use of the name “Scrolls” was copyright infringement and would confuse customers between Mojang’s game and Bethesda’s long running action RPG series “Elder Scrolls”.
“The settlement is that we give them the trademark, get to keep the name, and won’t make an Elder Scrolls competitor using the name,” Persson said in a mid-day tweet.
Notch had originally suggested to settle out of court by releasing the trademark to Bethesda, but was declined. He later came up with a more interesting alternative that was also declined.
According to the official statement regarding the lawsuit posted on Mojang’s homepage indicates that control over the trademark was not the purpose of the lawsuit. “For us this was never about a trade mark but being able to use Scrolls as the name of our game which we can – Yey.”
Things have been pretty quiet this week at Mojang while a majority of their staff attends the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA. Mojang has earned itself quite a bit of prestige during the week long event winning several awards mostly involving Minecraft.
Notch also gave a fireside to talk about Minecraft as well as some other things that have been on his mind.
Since the release of Minecraft there has been a call for female characters. With the recent introduction to mating of animals and villagers pairing off the questions has been raised again, where are the girls? In the past Notch has noted that the characters in the game are gender neutral and have characteristics of both male and female. He did however admit that since the beginning he has viewed the characters as male. “We attribute blocks to masculinity, guys are more square.” Notch says that females have more curves and to add one would require making a more rounded model.
Notch also took the opportunity to talk about online piracy. It is well known through out the community that Notch is not one for heavy handed control of intellectual properties. Having been active against the anti-piracy legislation known as SOPA, Notch is well known for the desire to have a free internet. In regards to Piracy notch said,”I still think piracy is wrong, but the level of wrong me calling my friend an idiot. It’s wrong but it’s such a minor thing.”
Notch has firmly stated repeatedly that the best way to end piracy is to convert pirates into paying customers through respect. Putting the burden of piracy back on the game companies Notch said, “If a lost sale is so bad, should bad reviews be illegal? What about missed release dates?”
While talking about creating an intimate community of players Notch also eluded that people may be missing a crafted recipe or two. No doubt there will be many long hours spent tonight trying to find out what it might be.
Burning zombies and light crashes, patch 1.2.3
Jens announced this morning via twitter that a minor patch was implemented this morning to fix a bug preventing zombies from catching fire in the daylight. Included in this patch was another fix to prevent light crashes at height 255.
Mojang rolled out the latest patch for Minecraft this morning and it looks great! A new biome, smarter mobs, giant robots, and cats, are just a few of the new changes.
Love creative mode? If you do this patch is as good as it gets. ANVIL has arrived raising the height limit to 256 blocks. Some brand new creations await you, and because ANVIL is retroactive you can go back to your old works of art and take them to a whole new level.
If you’re a fan of survival mode check out the new jungle biome and see if you can’t find an ocelots to tame. If your feeling really brave turn on hard mode and see how long it takes before zombies break in for a snack.
For the conspiracy theory folks, there is a patch note again noting the removal of the fabled Herobrine. There was no Herobrine data in Minecraft 1.1’s jar file it is safe to assume that the Mojang team is just playing more dirty tricks.
The official patch notes from Mojang are posted below:
+ New jungle biome
+ Added ocelots
+ Added cats
+ Added iron golems
+ New AI for mobs
+ Tame wolves can have puppies
+ Villagers will have children if there is room in their village
+ Added rare drops for mobs
+ New items and blocks
* New map height limit (256 instead of 128)
* Doors have been updated so that double-doors work better with redstone
* Many other minor tweaks and fixes
– Removed Herobrine
Edit: We are actually in 1.2.2. In an early morning tweet Jens explained the need for the updated patch, “Updated Minecraft to 1.2.2 because birches and pine trees were missing. Birches love pine trees.”
Keeping true to his word Jens announced that the latest patch for Minecraft will be released tomorrow. A preview can be found on Mojang’s Official Webpage.
The amount of content soon to be released is massive. Below are some highlights we can expect to see.
Jungle biomes added.
Creepers run away from cars but, will stalk players.
Ladders will once again have a collision box.
Ocelots added to game.
New Items
Vines are now climbable similar to ladders.
Villagers have recieved sweeping changes for this patch.
Villagers will now detect homes and live in them.
Villagers will now interact with other passive mobs.
Villagers will remain outdoors during the day and go indoors at night.
Villagers can now open doors.
Villagers will now run from zombies.
Villagers will now go indoors when it rains.
Zombies will now attempt to kill villagers, and break down doors.
Skeletons, zombies, and zombie pig men all have a rare chance of dropping better loot.
Iron golem mob added.
Upside down stairs.
Today Notch tweeted that Bukkit will be joining Mojang to create a brand new API. Bukkit is well known in the Minecraft community for its losing, plug-ins, and server tools. This is Mojang’s first step towards officially supporting the modding community.
Bukkit and report that with their new partnership they hope to create more powerful server tools that are easier to use. The partnership will also allow for bukkit servers to be ready for patch 1.2 at launch.
More news is expected to come about this news partnership throughout the week.
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