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Is it true that all of our torches that we have that were put there before the update will turn into lanterns once the update is released?

We still have no idea.
Notch hasn't confirmed it yet.

That's what I heard... I have a room full of torches just in case. :tongue.gif:

The logical thing to do here would be to change the current torch object (item 50) to the lantern object. All current torches become lanterns. Change the current recipe to make item 50, now lanterns. Now add a new item (# ) to be the new torches since they will require special coding anyhow.

From that you will not have to replace all your torches in the current system. If you are smart you will stockpile a crapload of easy to make torches now so you have a ton of lanterns when the system flips over.

If Notch doesn't do that, we can all laugh mightily as people burn down their wooden houses when they mis-click trying to relight the torches.

-Lego

YES, ALL CURRENT TORCHES WILL BECOME LANTERNS. ENOUGH COMPLAINING NOW.

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Quote from Legodragonxp »

If Notch doesn't do that, we can all laugh mightily as people burn down their wooden houses when they mis-click trying to relight the torches.

-Lego

i know right? i have a wooden house.. one misclick relighting a torch and its all gone :sad.gif:

Oh wow, I never thought about that. Going to be a lot more hilarious burning videos in November!

My house (more of a castle) is stone, however I need to get windows 7 (my copy isn't ******* genuine) so everything will pretty much be deleted!!! YAY FOR ME!

Quote from Legodragonxp »

If Notch doesn't do that, we can all laugh mightily as people burn down their wooden houses when they mis-click trying to relight the torches.

-Lego

HAHA! Good thing I'm making mine out of smooth stone and cobblestone. Not gonna get stuck with that particular problem.

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That's what I heard... I have a room full of torches just in case. :tongue.gif:

Genius. I'm doing that. (Just in case lanterns take steel to be made.)

Notch confirmed that torches will convert to lanterns in the update via twitter. I think that he'll do this by replacing the torches with lanterns, and then creating torches as a new item.

So basically, building up torches and stashing them in a chest should give you a huge supply of lanterns.

Quote from Legodragonxp »

...If Notch doesn't do that, we can all laugh mightily as people burn down their wooden houses when they mis-click trying to relight the torches.

lol! that is why my houses are cobblestone.