Here is the link to my first (of three) blog posts about the update. I was the guy last week who said he would be at PAX, but my thread was locked, so I have to make a new one to post.
I think there is a little bit of info you still don't have yet. Since its the last part, I won't bother you guys anymore with it. Hopefully 1.8 will be out tomorrow anyway.
I think the 1.8 sticky got 50% information from you. Nice job! Just a query - Did Notch reveal anything about the nether update thing?
He said there was nothing new in this update for the nether, but that he plans on making it better before he starts working on Skylands. No ETA on that stuff. That is all I know.
Nice to see someone making an effort to give us some information. I actually thought people from PAX would leak out more information and more recorded footage from the game itself, but I guess everyone was just playing it instead of recording it. Hell I even thought the game itself would be leaked before the actual release :tongue.gif:
Vids you say? You should have been watching my twitter.
Blog posts:
http://aprotato.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/pax-1-8-preview-review-part-1-terrain-generation/
http://aprotato.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/pax-1-8-preview-review-part-2/
http://aprotato.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/pax-1-8-preview-review-part-3-mechanics-and-other-stuff/
Videos: (none are on the sticky yet)
http://www.twitvid.com/ATCF9 <-- 15 mins of the Q&A
http://www.twitvid.com/VANOE <-- Enderman Fight
http://www.twitvid.com/RQ2RZ <-- Random stuff right when I got there.
Comment here or on my Twitter: @Protato_
Enjoy!
*waits for someone who stalks said individual to reply* :tongue.gif:
Isn't validating questionable links/claims a moderators job?
His blog looks legit. There was a "protato" guy saying he was going to do this, just hadn't seen anything of his since PAX. I would guess its safe.
On it, Protato gives the same link that he posted here. So it's legit.
Take another look at Sabby's picture, especially the words directly under it.
Link is safe. I just do not know if this individual is the 'protato' from PAX, I have to little knowledge of him.
Right, settled this matter, sorry. :tongue.gif:
I think it's redundant to the sticky, but I'll let it slip since you did provide a large amount of information for said sticky in the first place.
Enjoy the discussion, folks!
http://aprotato.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/pax-1-8-preview-review-part-2/
Here is part two, with more exciting stuff. Sorry if its redundant, but this was the goal of my first post that everyone wanted info from.
Now let's bask in the information...
OFFTOPIC: Yay 600posts exacly!
It looks valid enough.
http://aprotato.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/pax-1-8-preview-review-part-3-mechanics-and-other-stuff/
I think there is a little bit of info you still don't have yet. Since its the last part, I won't bother you guys anymore with it. Hopefully 1.8 will be out tomorrow anyway.
He said there was nothing new in this update for the nether, but that he plans on making it better before he starts working on Skylands. No ETA on that stuff. That is all I know.
Vids you say? You should have been watching my twitter.
http://www.twitvid.com/ATCF9 <-- 15 mins of the Q&A
http://www.twitvid.com/VANOE <-- Enderman Fight
http://www.twitvid.com/RQ2RZ <-- Random stuff right when I got there.
(side note: I wish I had gotten these on Youtube rather than stupid twitvid, where view counts don't matter)