A Year in Minecraft
With the full release of Minecraft, it's sometimes easy to lose sight of just how far the game has come in such a short time. It's funny to think, with the inclusion of dragons and such for the final release, that it wasn't so long ago we were marveling at the addition of charcoal, noteblocks and bones. The year began with Minecraft freshly into the Beta stage, and features were added fairly regularly for a long stretch of the year. From beds to bedrock fog, Minecraft spent 2011 in a constant state of growth. As the game grew, so did the player-base; it wasn't long before over 4 million people bought the game.
For a game that wasn't technically completed yet, that's quite a base of customers!
We have shared quite a volume of content with you guys in 2011, from cool videos to lawsuits - still, one half of the power of Minecraft has always been you, the players. What awesome things do you remember from 2011 in the game? Do you have a link to a favorite texture pack, mod or story here on the forums? Tell us about it!
(Nice article by the way, Sacheverell)
I loved seeing my first mob trap, my first dungeon, even my first death. I saw many player creations and even attempted a few of my own. From simple buildings, traps, and redstone creations, It is all possible only because Minecraft existed. A year has gone by, but I think the future of Minecraft is bright indeed. With the addition of mod support the future of Minecraft will be in the hands of talented players.
This star has just started to shine.
1-Mo'Creatures ( This mod is still alive )
2-More Creeps And weirdos ( Good old school )
3-First texture pack installed
4-first time i slept (in minecraft)
5-Hours and hours spent looking for slimes and wolfs!
6-First server that lasted more than a year!
7-first full stack of diamond!
8-The second one.. (SAME WORLD!)
9-first legit diamond armor!
10-first time i kill an enderdragon (killed him more than once but the first was more special)
11-Lots and lots of memories!
IMO Minecraft is a game that holds a lot of memories in such short time
From Beta 1.0 to 1.0.0, the game is now an exciting survival and building game.
I remember when i first ever bought the game.
I was soooo excited.
I remember the first time i seen a creeper. (wasn't such a happy time though)
I remember the first time i found a diamond.
I remember the first time i made my first castle. (I was proud)
I also remember the first mods i installed. (sdk guns mod,mo creatures,mo creeps and weirdos,and TMI)
I mostly remember the first time i made my very first server.(I also remember the first player that joined)
I also remembered the full release.
I killed my first dragon.(i was so proud)
Thanks Notch and Jeb!
I'm pretty sure this map was on the front page about 4-5 months ago.
I don't know if you could find it but there definitely is a download somewhere.
minecraft is so amazing and i appriciate what mojang has done.
The Aether mod was big stuff, i really liked it. Also, i bought the game at Christmas and was really happy about it. The first wolf, texture packs, the first skin(Tuxedo. Looking sharp.) And so many things more. 2011 was a big time for Minecraft. Hope 2012 will be better!