Will The Real Notch Please Stand Up
This is a public service announcement: over the past few days there have been several people that have reported that Notch has been logging into their servers. Now, anyone who can look at the IP of...
View ArticleThe Red Dragons
We have all heard talk about the Sky Dimension and that, were it ever to actually become a reality, there would also be red dragons added as a mob. The picture that we have just uploaded into this post...
View ArticleNotch will do an AMA!
So all of you probably idolize the person who created your favorite game of all time, right? Of course you do! If this is the case, which it probably is, then you will most likely jump at the chance to...
View ArticleTahg No Longer Working On Minecraft
In a recent twitter post, Tahg made a post that read: “I am no longer working on Minecraft. Anyone looking for a Java software developer? Send me a reply and we can get in touch”. But we all know what...
View ArticleNether Boat
We’ve all been there: exploring the nether, and all of a sudden, we are faced with a unpassable lava ocean. We are then forced to gather hundreds of nether brick, and then we must make the perils...
View ArticleMinecraft Servers Shaky
As many of you may already know, the service of the Minecraft servers have been kind of shaky recently. There are a couple of hick ups with the skin system on Mojangs end for the 1.3 update that needed...
View ArticleA Highlight of Snapshot 12w37w
There have been some changes in the last week of development that should be noted. In this article I will cover some of these changes. A /clear command has been added that is intended to clear...
View ArticleMinecraft Snapshot 12w38a Released
Another week, another snapshot! We’re not going to beat around the bush with this one: we are going to jump straight into some of the new things that have been developed by Mojang in the last week....
View ArticleWhy Minecraft’s Exploration Falls Short of its Potential Part 1
Minecraft suffers from a case of split personality. The game has two halves, the adventure half and the construction half. These two halves aren’t integrated super well, and as a result Minecraft...
View ArticleNetherbrick Slabs Have been Added to the Game!
Jeb just made a special announcement on Twitter: “Sometimes you make promises at Minecon… http://i.imgur.com/yl64t.png” Now to create this contraption, you are going to need a nether furnace. Nether...
View ArticleSand and Snowstorms
So I’m sure we all know that snow edits the height of the ground once it falls from the sky if you edit Snow’s id (The on ground snow, not snow block). Mojang could do something with this. I don’t know...
View ArticleMinecraft Weekly Snapshot 12w50b
This is a list of things that have been added in this week of development of Minecraft at Mojang: Some of the enchantments have been improved: Damaged made by thorns is now customizable When fire...
View ArticleZiplines and Ropes!
I was thinking we should be able to do a few things here, the first is implement rope, rope could be shot from a bow, and should have the same properties as water, unlike vines you can go up water with...
View ArticleAlternative Decorative Forms
One thing I like about quartz, sandstone, and stone are the different forms they can take for decorative purposes. Quartz has regular, chiseled and pillar. Sandstone has regular, chiseled, and smooth....
View ArticleUses for Slimeballs
Slime balls are one of the items in game that rarely see any use. Currently, their sole uses are just for sticky pistons and magma cream. So, why not add some more uses? I’ve been thinking, and here...
View ArticleThrowable Fire Charges?
I just finished a conversation with a friend. He said that since we can throw Splash Potions, snowballs, Ender Pearls, even eggs, we should be able to throw Fire Charges. Here are my thoughts on the...
View ArticleDe-nerf slime spawning in Superflat
Ever since the ability to custom-make superflat worlds, the need to nerf slime spawning has been reduced or even eliminated. Back before the rates were lowered, superflat worlds were essentially...
View ArticleRare Ore
Instead of dropping ingots or other items, this rare ore would only drop experience–and a lot of it. Pros: Puts more “Mine” into “Minecraft” Gives joy to those wanting more rare ores Shouldn’t upset...
View ArticleThe Plan For Scrolls
As you all know, Mojang has recently released its first gameplay video for its new video game, Scrolls. This event has more likely than not given you a thirst for more Scrolls related information that...
View ArticleEveryone Shouln’t Have Capes!
Recently there has been a big push in the Minecraft community for Mojang to allow capes for everyone who has been playing since alpha. Now, as cool as capes are, and as much as any of us over here at...
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