Notch added that it was a "scary move, but I feel strangely confident. I guess we've worked close enough for long enough for me to feel confident about it. He's exactly what Minecraft needs right now. He's a bit more mod friendly than I am, and we need to embrace mods more."
Jeb commented on the situation as well, stating that he wasn't "sure when the idea came up the first time (from Notch), but it has been a few months now. We all knew that Notch was going to work on other things after release, so it kind of seemed natural for me to 'take over'."
Jeb's next step is to work on the mod API for Minecraft, a long-awaited feature for players and modders alike. He had the following to say on the API:
He went on to add that a release for the new API would likely be seen no sooner than March.Quote fromUntil January I will be the only developer on Minecraft, so things will have to be slow initially. But my absolute main priority now is to create a mod API, because there is no way in hell I will be able to add as much content as the whole internet can do. The game needs an API, so end users can obtain the mods without hassle. I'm not going to do it all by myself though. We have a new programmer beginning in January, and we are talking to existing mod API teams, such as Bukkit, Minecraft Forge, and Minecraft Coder Pack.
Notch and Jeb have collaborated on Minecraft development for over a year, and Notch has expressed the utmost confidence in his collaborator's capabilities. You can contact Jeb via e-mail (at [email protected]), or on Twitter.
Jeb was originally hired as Mojang's back-end developer. Over time, Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of Minecraft, and is now responsible for many well-known parts of the game. Having worked on features such as wolves, pistons and map structures (villages, strongholds and nether fortresses), he now takes his vision of Minecraft's future foward as the official head developer of the game. Congratulations, Jeb!
[1] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8421092/1322883904939.png <-- read it and weep, fanboys
Never step down as the leader, Jeb.
If Notch has faith in you I think the community will follow with having faith in you to.
cant wait to see what is installed for Minecraft... P.S my 7 year old likes pony's wink wink lol
P.S. What happens to the little Notch faces all over the Forums now? Do they become little Jeb faces?
I wish there was a -1 button.
Jeb has done SO MUCH to minecraft.
Notch is, I have to admit, lazy.
True.
Notch did create the game, but Jeb has been continuing it, and more than Notch has. Also, it appears that Jeb is going to do some of the things that Notch has promised since the beginning of minecraft. They finally made apples fall from trees, so I suspect they will add things such as cocoa plants, pig riding being improved, and being able to write in books. The only thing I'm worried about with Jeb in charge is that apparently he hates dragons... I want overworld dragons really, really badly, and they still should add a few more RPG-ish overworld MOBs like rats, bats, snakes, ghosts, and goblins to the game.
I'd say it doesn't really change anything. most likly we will get all the things promised to us.
Jeb is the heart and soul of Minecraft. <3
As Always,
Charley