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Interview with Jeb - Mod API & More

By Sacheverell Mar 15, 2012
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Jeb Speaks: Mod API, Better AI & More

Today, we have a special treat - an interview with Jens "Jeb" Bergensten, lead developer of Minecraft! We touch on a number of topics, including the future of Minecraft, possible AI updates and - the moment everyone has been waiting for - the introduction of a fully supported mod API! Take a look!

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This week, David & Toby tackle a number of interesting topics, including Pocket Edition updates, updates on the recent "Scrolls" lawsuit, and more - take a look!

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The_Appollyon
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Posted Mar 15, 2012
If we need anything, it's better AI.

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Whilst it's nice to watch an interview with Jeb about minecraft's possible future... Seriously Curse? Who decided that the editing was ok? :S It's really off putting

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Quote from Jeb on mods using the new api being always multiplayer (and plugin) compatible:
"Yes, certainly."

AW yea!

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Sweet!

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Finally, a mod API

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
I hope it's easy enough for the normal user to use :3

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
They need to add multi-threading to support non-lag multiplayer before the ModAPI. That is the BIGGEST thing needed I think.

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
So the Bukkit team joins Mojang to provide an official API and CraftBukkit is now the official server, but then the Bukkit team loses half their team members during the process causing Bukkit/CraftBukkit development to come to a near halt even without the extra workload of adding an API into the client engine... and this is supposed to make Minecraft better how?

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
sweet cant wait!

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Quote from HariboTer

Soo ... anything new about release dates?
I can't wait to get my fingers on the mod API!
It's just sounding greater and greater!

I would think the api would come out in 1.3, but I wouldn't get my hopes up...

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Sach, you should be making a living as a voice actor!
This is coming from a voice actor/radio announcer.

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Yays, better AI!

PS: Beware the ides of March!

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
"Mode API"

Really? REALLY???

It's not that hard to stop filming, tell the chick how to say "mod", then get another take. C'mon curse you can do better than this.

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
How hard is it to just include Millenaire villages into the main game? I realize they want to make it their own, but Millenaire is light years ahead of the current villagers. It would save so much time, to include that and just improve the AI for that.

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Wow Sacheverell, you look so... blocky in realy life XD

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
can't wait for the mod api to come out

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
Quote from HariboTer

Soo ... anything new about release dates?
I can't wait to get my fingers on the mod API!
It's just sounding greater and greater!

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I would think the api would come out in 1.3, but I wouldn't get my hopes up...

It was confirmed in another review that Jeb does not want to release 1.3 until the API is ready.

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It was confirmed in another review that Jeb does not want to release 1.3 until the API is ready.

Hard to tell if that's a good or bad thing.
I would say good though.

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
I want a moding API NAO!!!!!!!!

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Posted Mar 15, 2012
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@ShadowDrakken: You must have misunderstood something. CraftBukkit is not going to be an official server in anyway. The mod API is going to be implemented into the official minecraft server, which basically means, that CraftBukkit is most likely going to die *some* day.

The way it sounded was that CraftBukkit and the official server were essentially going to become one in the same, which is effectively saying CraftBukkit will become the new official server as it makes more sense than to redo all the work that's already there. Right now, CraftBukkit is already more stable, less buggy and more extensible than the official server, why reinvent the wheel?

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