Snapshot 13w38a Ready For Testing!

By Sacheverell Sep 19, 2013
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Check out this informative video by the Dead Worker's Party, which shows off the awesome shaders currently in testing!

UPDATE Sept. 20: Snapshot 13w38c has been released to fix numerous graphical issues, crashes and item frame issues. The client is available in your launcher, and the server links are at the bottom of the page!

It's time for another weekly Snapshot! This batch of preview goodies is brought to you by...well, Mojang. There really wasn't anything witty to say there. Still need something witty before the patch notes? Alright, fine: elephants can't jump.

Right, let's see some patch notes!

CHANGES:

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Pretty exciting changes! What, you don't see them? That's because they're secret! See if you can find them all before tomorrow...

SERVER FILES:

Cross-platform jar: Click here

Windows EXE: Click here

Report bugs here: Minecraft issue tracker

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Posted Sep 20, 2013
i was fishing when i catch a fish. I got a bowl instead of a fish

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Posted Sep 20, 2013
Quote from Kodehawa

I have a 2011 computer with a card with OpenGL 1.4.
So damn you.-

The hardware isn't EVERYTHING. If your card came with or currently uses OpenGL 1.4, that doesn't mean it won't support higher.

The graphics card I got a few years ago, an OEM GTS 450 ($200 at best buy, probably way cheaper now), said on the box it had OpenGL 4.0 support. I was using v304 of nVidia's driver, and it was using OpenGL 4.2. I decided to upgrade my graphics driver today to v319 and now it uses OpenGL 4.3. On wikipedia it says that my card has support for OpenGL 4.4 (the newest version), I just need the driver that enables it.

Have you tried using more updated, or even different drivers? I'm also using Ubuntu, and was using v304 with 13w38a and had no issues at all, not even with the main menu. But I have a dedicated graphics card and am using proprietary drivers as well, soooo.....

....and yet another reason you should get a desktop instead of a laptop.

Also, as for why I was using v304 of the graphics driver is because when I installed it, v319 was labelled "experimental". I looked at it in August, and this was no longer the case. Now they added overscan compensation back into the settings. I don't get why they even ever had to remove it, I had to get a new TV just so I could use the newer drivers comfortably (because my old HDTV had a funky native resolution, despite supporting 1080p.).

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Posted Sep 20, 2013
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1.6.4 and 1.6.3 do not, exist, and cannot exist in the future, because we are past the 1.6 phase. That's why these are 1.7 snapshots.

Oh... honey.... You have a lot to learn...

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Posted Sep 20, 2013
The addition of the different effects to the graphics are great just by watching the video. I will be downloading this shortly.

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Weeeeelp, I'm stuck on a crappy laptop until I have enough money to upgrade to a decent computer. Looks like I will be stuck playing Terraria seeing as I can't play Minecraft anymore.

I would upgrade my GPU too, unfortunately, laptops can't be upgaded.

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Posted Sep 20, 2013
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Weeeeelp, I'm stuck on a crappy laptop until I have enough money to upgrade to a decent computer. Looks like I will be stuck playing Terraria seeing as I can't play Minecraft anymore.

I would upgrade my GPU too, unfortunately, laptops can't be upgaded.

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Weeeeelp, I'm stuck on a crappy laptop until I have enough money to upgrade to a decent computer. Looks like I will be stuck playing Terraria seeing as I can't play Minecraft anymore.

I would upgrade my GPU too, unfortunately, laptops can't be upgaded.

Hey at least the new Terraria update is coming out soon c: B
But the new update is pretty cool I guess. At least we're getting back to the weekly thing.

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Looks like I will be stuck playing Terraria seeing as I can't play Minecraft anymore.

Naw man. For one, Dinnerbone has stated that this is an announcement for the distant future.

And when that happens, then what? Well, you can continue playing 1.6.2, or whatever the most stable version is the last thing you can play. This message is an early warning so people can prepare and upgrade if they can. We'll get more awesome new features, better performance and better graphics at the cost of lower-grade and old hardware not being supported. But honestly, those aren't the best or even comfortable choices for gaming.

If this were the older launchers where if this were happening then, you'd be screwed because you would need to get a questionable download of that version, or have prepared and backed one up, otherwise you wouldn't be able to play because you only could get the newest stable version.

With the new launcher that isn't an issue and you could hop onto just about any older version you want to! So, it seems they've actually started acting like the multi-million dollar company they are and are thinking ahead.

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Posted Sep 20, 2013
What was the music for "WOBBLE?"

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Naw man. For one, Dinnerbone has stated that this is an announcement for the distant future.

And when that happens, then what? Well, you can continue playing 1.6.2, or whatever the most stable version is the last thing you can play. This message is an early warning so people can prepare and upgrade if they can. We'll get more awesome new features, better performance and better graphics at the cost of lower-grade and old hardware not being supported. But honestly, those aren't the best or even comfortable choices for gaming.

If this were the older launchers where if this were happening then, you'd be screwed because you would need to get a questionable download of that version, or have prepared and backed one up, otherwise you wouldn't be able to play because you only could get the newest stable version.

With the new launcher that isn't an issue and you could hop onto just about any older version you want to! So, it seems they've actually started acting like the multi-million dollar company they are and are thinking ahead.

Yeah, I'm totally fine with this update. I don't play Minecraft much anymore because to laggy for me, when I get my new desktop I'll probably start playing again.

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Posted Sep 21, 2013
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Agreed. This is a "feature" I will never ever use. Completely pointless and stupid.

These early shaders are more likely a proof of concept for expansion of their shader system. It'll probably be added to in the future with more targeted effects.

I have no idea why people assume these are just being added for no reason. As it stands, they're fairly neat as far as I'm concerned, and I like what direction it indicates Mojang moving in (finally).

Mind naming a few additions that wouldn't be "pointless and stupid"?

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Posted Sep 21, 2013
I want a tent right now somehow

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Posted Sep 21, 2013
i think we need more blocks and mobs added to game.

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Mojang hates poor people...

I mean seriously hates poor people...

Jeb should buy me a new computer with a card slot compatible with modern video cards.

Wow, that entitlement. You paid for a certain version. Updates are bonus content, nothing more. Don't update if your computer can't run it.

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Looks like I'm late and missed all the action ;'(

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Ok, I'm convinced AWESOME NEW STUFF! THE SHADERS JUST ROCKKKKK!

MIND-BLOWING!

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karyonix and sonic will be happy

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Quote from insomniac_lemon

The hardware isn't EVERYTHING. If your card came with or currently uses OpenGL 1.4, that doesn't mean it won't support higher.

The graphics card I got a few years ago, an OEM GTS 450 ($200 at best buy, probably way cheaper now), said on the box it had OpenGL 4.0 support. I was using v304 of nVidia's driver, and it was using OpenGL 4.2. I decided to upgrade my graphics driver today to v319 and now it uses OpenGL 4.3. On wikipedia it says that my card has support for OpenGL 4.4 (the newest version), I just need the driver that enables it.

Have you tried using more updated, or even different drivers? I'm also using Ubuntu, and was using v304 with 13w38a and had no issues at all, not even with the main menu. But I have a dedicated graphics card and am using proprietary drivers as well, soooo.....

....and yet another reason you should get a desktop instead of a laptop.

Also, as for why I was using v304 of the graphics driver is because when I installed it, v319 was labelled "experimental". I looked at it in August, and this was no longer the case. Now they added overscan compensation back into the settings. I don't get why they even ever had to remove it, I had to get a new TV just so I could use the newer drivers comfortably (because my old HDTV had a funky native resolution, despite supporting 1080p.).

I have a desktop.
I can't update my drivers, anyway, in Windows are only capable of OGL 1.5 and in Linux 2.0, but in Linux I can't get the snapshot to start.

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If you would buy me a new computer, then that is fine, but I am seriously too poor to buy one...

I did not pay for a specific version of MC, I paid for the entire MC experience, thank you very much, in fact if I weren't poor, I would donate to the MC dev team to show them how epic there game is, but as I said, I'm short on money.

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If you would buy me a new computer, then that is fine, but I am seriously too poor to buy one...

I did not pay for a specific version of MC, I paid for the entire MC experience, thank you very much, in fact if I weren't poor, I would donate to the MC dev team to show them how epic there game is, but as I said, I'm short on money.

Part of enjoying the any PC game is buying a good PC. If I had a garbage PC and spent $60 Battlefield 4, and then it ran like trash, I wouldn't really be able to get mad at the $60 I spent. I would need to buy a PC that gave me the whole experience.

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Shaders? Seriously?

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