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Quote from skech1080

Nice! :biggrin.gif:
EDIT: HOLY **** HOLD DOWN Y IT FLIPS THE SCREEN AND ZOOMS AND ****S EVERYTHING :ohmy.gif:
Also; Holding I makes you look up
H undoes everything done by Y (reverse)

JKL AND I ARE LIKE WASD, BUT FOR YOUR VIEW
PRESS N + M TO MAKE YOUR VIEW TILT
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This was there in 1.0....

Quote from Greenguy312

So does anybody know how to get/use the upside-down stairs? I've tried everything, and I even have the updated TMI installed.

They are normal stairs , but if you are looking upwards , they will point upside & the way you are facing.



That's a explanation for you :tongue.gif:

Quote from citricsquid

Jeb and Jon have released this week's snapshot, 12w08a. This week's changes are as follows:

• Added a defense mob to villages
• Added up-side-down stairs
• Many changes to the world and lighting system

Client: download here
Server: download here

Need help using a snapshot? Badprenup has you covered!

1. Download the new snapshot minecraft.jar
2. Navigate to your .minecraft folder (On windows, you can find it by searching for %appdata%)
3. Put the new jar file in the bin folder (OPTIONAL: Back up your old jar file).
4. Open Minecraft via the launcher, how you normally would.

Let us know what you find! Here's a screenshot Jon provided of the new mob, the Iron Golem:

Wtf is that thing?

Quote from iRemedy

1.2 is going to be full of useless garbage.

Jungle Biomes?
Ocelots?
Reasons for raiding villages now instead of just for wheat and shelter?

I think it's pretty useful for me.

you have always wanted....... upsdide down stairs?

Whoa nvm that is cool is there like an egg to spawn them?

Quote from wyrmhole

Um seems like the mining basics are pretty done to me. I do not think this game needs a proliferation of ores. We have sufficient ores, tools, and even enchantments to help with mining. So, what else do we need?

I am sorry but 2 ores in a game called "mine"craft is not "sufficient ." There isn't even copper which is a far more common metal. And I'd rather there be some upper level ones, maybe even one in the Nether which would give more of a reason to go there besides getting resources for potions. Let's have ores with special properties above diamond since one of the games strong focuses is "mining".

Everything else I agree with. 1.2 will be awesome and I can wait for another release for more ores. But let's not pretend that iron and gold (two) are enough. If you want to count the two gems (1 of which is pretty much decorative (Lapis) and the other represents the ONLY end game tool option that have been available forever then you have 4. redstone and coal to the mix and you have 6. But really that is a stretch.

More variety will keep this game growing and interesting.

umm there is 6 ores, all the blocks underground that are in the ground are considered ore(coal, iron, gold , diamond, lapis and redstone)I agree they should add copper

Mining for ores is the least interesting part of the game, and has the fewest uses. Why do you want it?

finally, upside down stairs, now you can make buildings look aesthetically pleasing near the ceilings. Love the golem, though i have an issue with using a pumpkin for the head, when it doesn't have a pumpkin head. Perhaps a special crafting recipe for the head to make it a little more realistic.

I do wish that the villagers would get a use though, they have a blacksmith who doesn't even smith. If they can get it so you can trade with the villagers, perhaps gems can be added to make mining more interesting, possibly some decorative items for furnishing your house using them.

i like the idea of the NPC deffense but the iron golems are over powered slightly and kind of derpy. change them to armored testificates with spearsi like the idea of the NPC deffense but the iron golems are over powered slightly and kind of derpy. change them to armored testificates with spears

I like all they've added but, they should really make those village defenders just be testificate knights of some sort and really give the villagers a good use.

They should also add a few more ores and stuff... Because they're concentrating way too much on the villages and not mining and caves. Blacksmiths should actually do something, so should the priests, librarians and etc.. And new testificate skins, they just look stupid they should just be default skin but edited a bit according to their roles.

Overall, its all good.

Found a strange light bug in old maps. Dark patches in lit areas spawn mobs in day.



Screenshot By Jonhy05

NO! Why don't just give the villagers guns or swords? Definetely not iron caveman Squidwards!

Is it just me, or is Minecraft becoming Battlecraft? Yes, it's nice to have something to build against, and almost nobody will tell you that having villages to protect is a bad thing; but I seriously haven't seen much official attention to the actual mining basics of the game.

Agreed.

Although its not what I expected, this could become pretty good. I guess my vision of the villagers as a simple race is over. I cant wait to see what they will become.

I saw then as monks. Guess I'm completely wrong.

I found a weird behavior in the Iron Golems while playing with the new snapshot, it is apparently super rare because I can't find one doing it at all now/ can't seem to reproduce it.

I was flying in creative mode on a superflat map and found a village so I went to explore and check out the new mob. While spawning zombies and stuff for one to kill I flew away to see more of the village when I saw from a birds eye view a Iron Golem with it's right hand stretched out in front of it like it's giving someone something and the only thing around it was kid and adult villagers. I flew down and saw a red flower in the golem's hand, like what it drops. After about 10 seconds it put the flower away, let down it's outstretched hand to be by it's side and waddled off like normal.

Maybe it's a hint for them to mate/reproduce later, like one bribes another Iron Golem with a flower then they......do it. I don't know but I found this behavior interesting and funny.

So, lot's of people already reported it.

I love the new iron golems! Awsome Laputa reference.
Suggestions: They should be re-skinned so their skin is more metallic, tho the vines are cool.
They should have pumpkins for heads. That's the way their crafted, that's the way they should look.
I'm okay with the uppercut, but the mobs they hit should fly farther.
Ones in villages should patrol properly, not just wander around,
and the ones you craft should follow and protect you or stand still and guard an area if you give them a flower or something.

That's great that there's more content, but I think the villagers and the bodyguards should look a bit nicer. I don't get the purpose of the large nose and long arms. I am happy about upside down stairs, changes to the world, and lighting system. I have a question: is there going to be any new Minecraft update or is there just going to be snapshots and pre-releases?

i think the new mob is cool, and the archs are cool too

If you want to find everything about the snapshot go to http://www.minecraftwiki.net and click 12w08a and it will show you everything thats in the snapshot. thanks
Jeb is smart.