Notch revealed a screenshot of one of the new monsters for 1.8!
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Seen here is a screenshot of a new monster in the works for 1.8. While Notch didn't specify exactly what it was, it seems fairly apparent that this new arrival in Minecraft isn't especially friendly-looking. What is it? What can it do? We will keep you updated as this information becomes available!
Update - Thanks to Nyanners and KSMF, respectively, for the following two enhanced images!
The new tree is a giant mushroom and it just looks like someone placed a water source block above the lake. I think the new nightfall is just the new lighting system, idk about the clouds.
Enderman: Huh?
Me: Where did he go?
*Bang* Game over
It'll be funny if they can steal Chest blocks.
Wow, minecraft is gonna be the most bad#&% thing ever by the November release if this keeps up, I can't wait to see what's in store.
Various unanswered questions for y'all to wonder about:
Any blocks they can't move? (I think one thing they could do is to make it so that it only moves generated blocks and not player-placed ones, or maybe it could only take dirt/grass/sand/gravel/etc., not stone)
Can they only hold one block at once before placing it? (That'd make them a bit less OP)
If you put your cursor on them through a wall, do they get mad? (Prolly not)
What if they're reeeeeeeeally far away, just barely close enough to see (or not even visible at all due to fog)? (I say several chunks away would be fine. If they only appear to be like 5 pixels tall, they shouldn't be able to see you, but the distance should still be quite far. Than again, if they're far away, you're less likely to point directly at them with your crosshairs.)
Drops? (No idea. I don't think it'd be ink sacs, that'd be a useless thing for them to drop.)
Sound(s)? (Probably none until angered [or maybe even after angered too], or just very faint cooing sounds/footsteps)
Do they make actual structures or just random stuff? (Your guess is as good as mine. Enderman villages and friendly villages? Massive wars? Who knows.)
Spawn rate? (Probably very low)
Spawn conditions? (Only night-time light level or lower, I forgot what that is.)
Burning in daylight? (Maybe, it'd be one way to make them a bit weaker, but I personally think they should survive in day time. Just for the scare factor.)
Damage? (Either normal or low. Probably like zombie damage, but maybe less in an effort to weaken them. Again, I think they should be pretty strong though.
Health? (Low, totally.)
Spawn only on Hard? (Configurable, maybe?)
Any Enderman dungeons? (Probably not, but they'd probably drop great stuff since they're so strong, making EM dungeons great for farming.)
I guess time will tell.
It was a giant mushroom.
they gonna steal all my iConomy dollarz and put errors in my permissions code!!!!!!
/disapprove.