Mojang have yet again gifted us with another Snapshot into 1.8! This time with no confusing command block changes that Pantzz doesn’t understand! Here is 14w11a/b!
Just when everyone was thinking “Wow Mojang has given us a lot of cool stuff in the 1.8 snapshots!” they go and hit us with a new mob type! Endermites! No more neglecting your Endermen! Bath them regularly! These mobs have a chance of spawning when an Enderman teleports and look rather like a purple silverfish. They are aggressive towards players, do quite small amounts of damage and only have 4 hearts of health. They must itch terribly as Endermen hate them as they track them as a zombie tracks villagers. Already i have seen some innovative Enderman farm designs popping up on youtube using this feature though the mites do despawn after 2 minutes whether they are named or not.
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The mine cart physics have been given an overhaul in this snapshot as well. A mine carts top speed has been greatly increased as well as its speed effecting how it reacts on a track. If a mine cart is moving too fast, it will derail as it goes around a 90 degree corner, though if the corner is taken more gradually it will remain on track. Mine carts also seem to have a terminal velocity now as well and seem to launch themselves from the tracks when travelling downhill when they reach a certain speed. Mojang have mentioned they have made furnace mine carts more useful now.... though nobody has seemed to have figured out how just yet. This new mine cart system seems quite buggy at the moment, and i noticed quite a few inconsistencies when testing them including a graphical glitch where the mine cart vanishes and reappears as it takes a 90 degree corner, so expect some more changes in future snapshots.
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Another addition to the F3 screen has been added in the preparation to the changes to the way block data works. You are now able to tell what type of block you are looking at, and its properties. This is quite a work in progress with some block types just giving quite simple descriptions, but others quite detailed. Redstone wiring will tell you if it has power or not, in which directions it is connected, and the strength of the redstone signal. Doors display whether they are open or not, which side they are hinged on and which direction they are facing.
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Other changes mentioned by Mojang were “Improved the general mob AI” and “some surprises, try to find them!” Checkout the official Mojang snapshot notes here!
- Pantzz
