Notch recently revealed more information regarding the 1.8 Adventure Update. The following things have been confirmed for the update's release:
- NPC Villages
- Randomly generated dungeons
- New biome code
- Fully functioning Creative mode (with Creative-type access to server mods/admins)
- Critical hits
- Sprinting
- More farming options
- Brightness slider
He also mentioned that mod support was definitely being worked on, but that information on the update as a whole would be kept under a tight lid, to avoid revealing too many surprises.
We will continue to update the community as information becomes available.
But everything else looks awesome
Probably wont, but I hope seeds will result in the same land generated. My seed gave me a stack of iron and a bunch of coal and some gold and redstone in the first hour!
I....
I love this. ;_;
NPCS=
Mobile TNT Targets
now shut up you stupid troll.
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Pigman
http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/62531431175421952
Not disagreeing with it, but that would be handy information to have before I take on that skeleton. =P
NEWSFLASH:
As stated by the TOS, modding is more or less additional contributions by the community itself. If Notch wants to take it and add it into his game officially, he has every right to do so because it is HIS GAME, which HE MADE.
Be glad he's even allowing modding at all, he could just as easily put a rule against it.