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!
Go figure though Notch "releases" minecraft and bails on it, Lazy git. I knew this was going to happen eventually. His heart and soul isn't with Minecraft anymore. Which is kind of sad but its good for us because Jeb is a hell of a lot better of a programmer than Notch could ever hope to be. Notch even said himself he can't figure out how to do random procedural structure generation and Jeb can do it perfectly, the npc towns, the nether fortresses and the strongholds for example. So for those of you who think minecraft is dead... it's not its quite alive and will be for a long time. As long as jeb is working on it we will be taken care of.
All the major features that have been implemented since notch hired a team have come from jeb, like pistons n ****.. the only thing notch has done was like the lighting engine and what not. And the dragon, but the dragon is pretty lame, and so is the end. It's a quick patch job so they could "release" minecraft.
He was just doing his job...
and then the creator
killed him with a rusted knife
+1 if you agree that minecraft is dead
I hope that he dosnt fail
He will
Jeb_ =
(Official triple zombie insignia, copy to sig)
EDIT: OMG, U guys are right notch diddnt do much
He was amazing and all, but he is better as god then king (God=Important person that is hardly ever there, King=Leader)
Jeb rulz, ok guys, leave it at that, he even has a pony tail
The dragon was disappointing, especially since I personally love dragons. The big things I feel would be interesting is adding (bigger) castles and walls to NPC villages, cool aboveground stronghold/castle/dungeon/temple things, more boss mobs, better dragons that live in caves, have hoards, breathe fire, land, and have eggs you can hatch and tame. And, of course, the Aether. I would also like to see the obsidian pillars in the end made into little tower dungeon things and hostile ender mobs. Some legendary metals ( and more gems) like mythril and adamantite would be cool, magic, and of course legendary (and unique) weapons. Terraria actually has all the stuff I mentioned in that last sentence, to some extent, especially with its new release. And other than craftable capes that's everything I could possibly want in Minecraft. Yes, I know it's a lot. I don't really expect ALL of it (at least anytime soon), but... It's basically just my MC wish list.
P.S., to any of the 10 year olds saying that Jeb is going to ruin the game: You obviously didn't read the full post. They said his next project is a Mod API, so now you can put that hundred mods you like in your game at once and you don't have to post in the wrong forum asking why Minecraft won't start in all capital letters.
Nice spoiler! Everyone should check it out!
Congrats, Jeb!!
We’ve been working together on Minecraft for a year now, and I’m amazed at how much in synch we two are when it comes to how to design the game. And when we don’t agree, we discuss it and something much better comes out at a result. He’s truly a great person to work with, and I feel very confident handing over the leadership of Minecraft to him.
If you want to contact Jens, he’s on twitter as @jeb_, or you can email him at [email protected]
Personally, I will now rest for a while, then get back to work refreshed and eager. I’ll be helping out with Minecraft, of course, but also starting work on some new project."
This was Notch's post on his tumblr wall, he's stepping down as the lead designer, but that doesn't mean he's gone from Minecraft forever; he's going to rest because the stress of publishing a game, and indie game with only a few helping hands, is no small feat, especially when it's sold 4,000,000 copies so far. Mojang is an expanding company, and if they put all their time into Minecraft, then the other games don't get published and they begin to lose revenue, because as big as Minecraft is, it's not the only game that they'll make. To all the trolls who don't like Jeb, he and Notch have been working cooperatively with Minecraft. Jebs made the smaller and more finesse things, while Notch made the more complex and extravagant things. Without either of them, Minecraft might not be where it is today. Jeb will make the game better, just because Notch isn't always there doesn't mean Minecraft is going to die, Notch wouldn't let his masterpiece die.
Yeh, i was waiting fo dis. is KTHNXBYE
lolno. He just wants to take another vacation.