Notch revealed a screenshot of one of the new monsters for 1.8!
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Seen here is a screenshot of a new monster in the works for 1.8. While Notch didn't specify exactly what it was, it seems fairly apparent that this new arrival in Minecraft isn't especially friendly-looking. What is it? What can it do? We will keep you updated as this information becomes available!
Update - Thanks to Nyanners and KSMF, respectively, for the following two enhanced images!
1. Name change
They should be called farlanders.
Reason
Referring to this.
http://www.minecraft.../wiki/Far_Lands
If scroll to the bottom of the pictures, you can see the "end of the world" in third person mode.
That's where they come from.
It's much better to relate them to something IN minecraft don't you think?
2. How they work
>Wander, pick up random blocks and place them randomly around if there is no player or light.
>Attracted to light, but won't go in it, stand on the edge of the light.
>If it's a torch they run into the light, catch fire, pick up the torch and run away with it
>If it's light-stone they just don't ****ing bother (or a lantern).
>they sometimes create partial nether portals or just random stone hedge like constructions.
>If they see a player, they stop dead and they all stare straight at the player till he looks away.
>They are peaceful, don't attack at all, if attacked they just poof away.
This would make them more of an ambient thing. More creepy then just attacking you.
Another idea
>Visit Endermen village
>They are all moving blocks and building structures
>Approach, they all stop and stare at me
>Back away, they go on moving blocks
>Approach again, they stare again
>Use bed
>As the world starts to fade out, you see a flash of the Enderman, face directly in front of your character
>Wake up
>No trace of him, it's like he was never there.
A story someone made up (not the best)
Day 18 after the crash
Still alive and well. Smelted and smithed my first iron today. I now have a crude iron sword to fight these monstrous beasts.
I'm writing to day to report on the strange patterns I found on the ground today. They are not natural, but are strangely random. I will search for more info tomorrow.
day 19
No change in the buildings, stayed inside for most of the day rained.
Day 20. The patterns are expanding, I think. They are getting more expansive and complicated. I beginning to see a pattern.
Day 24
I'm back at the house today. I watched the ruins for 4 days straight. I saw strange points of light surrounding the patterns and moving. I just saw floating pricks of light.
That's all.
Day 25.
I'm not going back to the ruins. I looked to where I staked out the patterns and saw three silhouettes in the window. I'm not going back.
Day 28
The patterns are finished. They form a shape. A skinny human thing with bony arms and legs and a monstrous head. I don't know what they are.
Day 30
I'm looking out of my window. The patterns are alive. They are moving. They're taking my torches away. I don't see it happen, but I know it does. When I look, the shadows stand stock still and stare at me with their white eyes. They are slowly moving towards my camp. I'm leaving now.
Another story/gameplay suggestion
>deep underground mining
>suddenly drop into pitch black room
>place a torch at your feet
>THE ROOM IS ABSOLUTELY FILLED WITH ENDERMEN ALL STARING AT YOU
>BEFORE YOU CAN REACT, AN ENDERMAN DASHES UP AND REMOVES THE BLOCK YOU PUT THE TORCH ON, LEAVING YOU IN THE DARK
>IN A PANIC, YOU QUICKLY PLACE ANOTHER TORCH
>THE ROOM IS COMPLETELY EMPTY, SAVE FOR YOU
>sleep mechanic implemented
>after a long day of work, you go to bed
>wake up in the morning, and go about your normal routine
>get an odd feeling that something is wrong
>look up
>the entire ceiling of your house is gone
>endermen surround the edges, just staring down at you
>you will never know how long they have been watching you
ART AND IMAGES
A collection of Ideas for the "Endermen". I know its already being worked on, but you never know what might happen.
---Upon completion of the town, builds a bed in the center most building, furnishes it (paintings, bookcases, etc) along with 1 torch above the bed.
---At any point following the completion of the town, if the player is to sleep, he/she will wake up in the endermen town during the night. going to sleep in the endermen bed will take you back to your original bed during the day.
---If you explore the town you will find a single torch on the front of every house to provide enough light so you can see the inhabitants.
---Endross will spawn in Endermen (keeps a maximum of 5-10) which will attempt to destroy all lightstones withing ten blocks of endross.
---Endross will attempt to destroy any user created structures, and will be able to disintegrate blocks slowly, can be baited away from structures using diamond , lapis, or gold blocks. This can be used to bait endross into glowstone traps (example, glowstones on pistons set to pop out in a circle, effectively trapping and killing endross)
--- If endross is killed, his body solidifies into obsidian. at the center lies a (I don't know, maybe an artifact for the adventure update?)
---endross is passive/still at night unless a light source is placed nearby.
(alt) means it goes against a previous idea.
All ideas posted are merely suggestions, and in no way expected to be added to minecraft.
Just felt like sharing.
Would you mean the right, or do I not see something?
Safe conclusions from pic:
Yay, mushrooms.
It's 3-4 blocks tall (closer to 3 I think)
It can hold blocks.
Risky conclusions:
It can break blocks (The hole right in front of the camera).
The only spawn at night.
They're hostile (else they would be creepy).
It's so scary