11/11/11
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11/11/11
This is the date when Minecraft finally ditches its beta title.
Do not worry however we will still be receiving the faitfull updates.
11/11/11
Linky:
http://games.on.net/article/12141/Minecraft_Gets_Official_-_Prepares_to_Leave_Beta
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I spotted this on facebook from the official Minecraft page. I was initially excited but then read a user's comment about him getting the feeling that Notch just wants to get this over with and is getting sick of Minecraft. That he wants to move on from it.
What you guys think?
I for one, would find it very hard to get sick of something I created as a hobby that made me nearlly 27.5 MILLION POUNDS with zero business overhead!!! -
He is building a new game remember, he more focused on his new game obviously, Also Minecraft wasnt meant to get this much attention. I love minecraft, but one day we will move on from Minecraft, but it will remain in our hearts forever.
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minecrafft has much room for improvement, so i don't think he will ever forget this game, don't forget that he is not directly involved in the development of the new game (he said that) and he will continue to focus on minecraft. I would really love to see REAL mechanisms included in the game, gears, etc.. As for me this will last another year or more.
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He said from now to then Minecraft wouldn't change much, but its really just an excuse to get out of the 'Beta' phrase [and charge more]
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As you were discussing in the other thread, the SINGLE one thing I'd like to see more than anything is multiplayer optimisation.
Secondly, pistons!
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BRooNiE
He said from now to then Minecraft wouldn't change much, but its really just an excuse to get out of the 'Beta' phrase [and charge more]
We'll see.
+1. Minecraft is currently still in Alpha, and will remain in Alpha even with "release" status. There has been no difference between the Alpha and Beta Title's except for the price. Notch hasn't started to test Minecraft before releasing updates, he hasn't started to focus on making Minecraft more stable, etc.
He's not the best person to develop stuff, he just does whatever he feels like at the time rather than what his customers would like him to focus on. After all Mojang is meant to be a business, so customers should come first. -
Stucuk
He's not the best person to develop stuff, he just does whatever he feels like at the time rather than what his customers would like him to focus on. After all Mojang is meant to be a business, so customers should come first.
Every player of Minecraft have different ideas of what they want in the game next, Mojang cannot possibly find out what we all want and implement them. Even if they created some sort of democratic system so we could vote, theres gonna be people unhappy.
Thus, its best they do what they decide is best, because they know what they are capable of, based off time, resources, capabilities etc.
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Just a few points, for those that have not followed the Mojang guys on twitter or watched any of Notch's interviews:
Notch has publicly stated that he tends to code as a hobby and rarely ever finishes anything. He also has stated that, when he formed Mojang, one of the goals was to figure out, with the help of his employees, what path to take regarding Minecraft. He said he didn't know if it should just stay in beta forever, constantly getting tweaks, or if there was a "finish line" where a final product would be released, and nothing new would be added, just bug fixes. The biz guys he hired (two of them) have probably talked him into releasing it as a fully finished product at some point. And, 11.11.11 is a nice easy to remember number, I guess. I think this date will come back to haunt them in the end though; it seems far off now, but if they add pistons and track boosters and weather and the other minor stuff he has been talking about, there will be a slew of bugs to fix prior to release. Also, after the final release, this practice of releasing new tweaks often (like every few weeks) will have to stop. Only fully tested patches should be released after that point, as well as not adding any more major changes (new blocks, new physics, etc.)
Also, for those that have mentioned "the other" Mojang game in dev now... Notch is not working on that one at all.... Jakob is. Notch, when he is not being the figurehead of Mojang, is still working on Minecraft, as well as Jeb_ (Jens). -
Yes toddy, however I believe Stucuk is referencing the core structure of the game when he refers to his "customers".
By that I mean improving the coding by not having two versions of minecraft, fixing the nether, make a better server program which can use more then one core. Decrease the inefficiency of the game. Add mod support.
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Mulan, its.......perfect, this is what i want.
Mulan
Yes toddy, however I believe Stucuk is referencing the core structure of the game when he refers to his "customers".
By that I mean improving the coding by not having two versions of minecraft, fixing the nether, make a better server program which can use more then one core. Decrease the inefficiency of the game. Add mod support.
It is a lot but I think that is what everyone wants. -
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v1.5 update can be expected this week, most likely after Friday.
Updates mentioned to be included are:
* Achievements and Statistics
* Weather
(periodic downfall (snow in snowy areas, rain in others, nothing in deserts) that make the sky darker, hides the sun, moon and stars, and makes everything wet. Ice grows back in cold regions, and snowfall covers the ground when it’s snowing. During rain/snow, there can be occasional thunderstorms with lightning.)
Pistons are projected to not be delivered in time for 1.5
This info can be found at Notch's blog, 'Word of Notch'
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the new update will have powerd rails .. what do you think they will do ? booster ?
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I have no idea what you are asking me...
stuxnet
Do we have to wait to download it once it comes out?
Once the new version is released, you are prompted the next time you try to log-on on Minecraft.exe if you want to update. It does it automatically and doesn't usually take long. Does this answer your question?
Couldn't tell ya! Unless that info can be found on his blog or Twitters, I'm just as at-a-loss as you are.
joejoe1995
the new update will have powerd rails .. what do you think they will do ? booster ?
One hopes so, however, as the boosters used currently relies on a handful of harmless Java glitches to facilitate the boost itself. For example, the way 2 carts hook together as they go past, I'm pretty sure that was not intentional....?! -
also will we have to pay for the game after it comes out? I bought this in alpha and i didnt have to pay for beta
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If Notch keeps true to his word, Alpha members will never have to pay again.
We have the good life. I do believe he changed it for Beta users though? Didn't quite follow that story. -
No i bought it in Beta and it said it covered all future versions of the game
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at some point between alpha and beta one could purchase gift certificates that would work as alpha accounts, but considered as beta accounts.
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Update proof yourself, boys and girls!
With update 1.5. there will be one minor change amongst many others: ladder behaviours.
Source: Notch's http://twitter.com/notch/statuses/58802331071938560 TwitterYou know how you can climb ladders with gaps? Yeah, not in 1.5
You got it now, go fix these ladders before you find yourself..ahem...fallin' short...!! *snicker!*
One more twitter-related update:
http://twitter.com/notch/status/58458736376823809The thunder, the booster tracks, the track sensors, and a few more weather effects.
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Gotta be honest, I won't be around.
I've been addicted to Minecraft for the past month (my first) and can't see it abating in the near future. But, during November, the entirety of my gaming time will be taken up by the likes of Arkham City, Mass Effect 3, and Skyrim.
In all honesty, though, can any of you see the final release being dramatically different to the release before it? Majong have been releasing small, incremental updates for some time now, and even if they save something special for the final release, I don't think it'll be a big deal to people like us, who will have been playing it for 10 months prior. -
I think releasing it too soon and then adjusting the physics they'd be shooting themselves in the foot. About 75% of the how-to videos on YouTube are already outdated.
