A code freeze for Minecraft is now in effect! In software jargon, a code freeze is essentially a tight set of restrictions placed on what can be added to game code, with a focus on polishing, bug-fixing and streamlining the game instead of adding more features. This assures that Minecraft will be released as a smooth, mostly (or entirely!) bug-free game.
Minecraft has gone through some amazing changes since its humble beginnings, adding tons of features and content. What have been some of your favorite additions to the game?
Mincrafts no stop cdoing 4evar. Nocth s jsut stoping add nu stuffs for a mnoth. Aftr Mincons, Mincrafts b geting nu updats agan. Tihs not haveng nething 2 do wit mods, jsut wat Ntoch an teh teem r gonig 2 ad themsleves.
I actually knew that 1.9 wouldn't be released before the code freeze when the second prerelease for it came out. there just wasn't enough time.
In other news, this means that (hopefully) the full release won't be laggy as crap on SMP.
Imagine the code freeze as your bedroom, which is covered in trash and bugs. This is in effect to get rid of all bugs possible, polishing it clean, and streamlining all possible quirks such as lag spikes in FPS etc. (Ex.) that way when they update minecraft, they have a clean state where they don't have to worry about existing bugs.
In the end you'd have a completely clean bedroom.
Thank You For all your gifts notch. I started in 1.3, and Still, its AMAZING now. Im glad to have played minecraft.
Thank you Mojang, Thank You LIFE. Thank You All.
First I asked, "how can there be a code freeze when we don't have 1.9?" Then I saw a thread saying 1.9 was released, so I removed my comment. Now I'm removing my removal because some moron just bumped the one month old and obsolete thread of the first pre-release.
So.... wheres 1.9? We had 4 pre-releases, that implies there should be an official "beta version" like how he did 1.8? But I see... nothing. The handling of these beta versions is utterly insane.
Let's spell it out. Code Freeze there will be nothing new added to the code of the game until main release come Nov 18th. From here until the 18th, Mojang will only be working on bug fixes and streamlining so that the main Release will be a smooth release. As Notch said in his blog, after the game is released, they will be taking a short break to recuperate, and give a little more emphasis on Scrolls and other projects. But then Mojang will roll up their sleeves and put some more love into our favorite game with updates and patches.
First I asked, "how can there be a code freeze when we don't have 1.9?" Then I saw a thread saying 1.9 was released, so I removed my comment. Now I'm removing my removal because some moron just bumped the one month old and obsolete thread of the first pre-release.
So.... wheres 1.9? We had 4 pre-releases, that implies there should be an official "beta version" like how he did 1.8? But I see... nothing. The handling of these beta versions is utterly insane.
Notch put in his blog after the first prerelease of 1.9 that they would just do prereleases for more advanced users, and just wait until the 18th to do the final release. I imagine this was done with consideration of the time they had given themselves in order to get the last updates done and then can use the remaining time for debugging. I have no problem with this, as it just means I have less than a month to wait for the final product I paid for. Until then I can enjoy what Mojang has graciously allowed us to play for over a year now.
I got it in 1.7.3, but I've seen videos as far back as 1.4_01. 1.8 is amazing... I really like the villages and mine shafts. The tables being improvised was funny - instead of a new "Table" block, the generation just sticks a Pressure Plate on a Fence block!
Wait...no more updates....so what happened with the mod api!?!?!? Oh screw it, I'll go back to Xbox live and Steam and then come back in a year.(Bye guys)
Some of the new features have been fantastic, such as abandoned mineshafts...
But none of it is complete. I'm starting to wonder if there is any planning done with the development of this game, or if it really is the whimsy of Notch what receives attention.
Dragons are such a great idea (who doesn't like them!!!) but it seems Notch got lost in their development...The villages could have been developed more (who needs a bunch of useless monks?) to make them interactive. That seemed to fall by the wayside...why add the villages at all? Leave them out until they have a purpose.
Potions and enchantments are the same.... All I can say is, don't add partially developed ideas to your game, Notch. Finish them off, at least to some degree, first. I know you love coding, but for the love of god please have some plan to what is being developed and released.
I'd love to see future releases as expansion packs, fully complete and finished. I'd pay for them!
If this does mean 1.9 will not be officially released before minecon (released as an auto patch. Yes I know you can manually patch it in with a pre release thank you!) then that's a bit sad. :sad.gif: As it seemed 1.8 changed certain aspects to allow for functions that arrive in 1.9. As an example refer the whole animal spawning thing obviously to allow for the fact 1.9 has animal husbandry. This made it quite hard to find feathers for arrows in vanilla survival, The egg hatching doesn't help much as the chickens tend to disappear before you can reach critical mass unless you stand there waiting for every egg for a few days.
It would've been much better to release the 1.9 now then concentrate on fixing the bugs. 1.8 doesn't seem complete and probably the worst thing is those freaking enderman destroying not just our homes but much of the landscape not to mention the forests ! If the greenies found out they'd go to the top of their protest list i'm sure! For me i'm getting sick of seeing my world turned into a moonscape! :angry.gif:
Happy digging!
P.S. I play vanilla with nil mods, I am aware you can mod things in like stopping the enderman steal blocks and spawn chickens n so forth. Nothing wrong with mods ok but it's not how the game is built is it. :cool.gif:
Mincrafts no stop cdoing 4evar. Nocth s jsut stoping add nu stuffs for a mnoth. Aftr Mincons, Mincrafts b geting nu updats agan. Tihs not haveng nething 2 do wit mods, jsut wat Ntoch an teh teem r gonig 2 ad themsleves.
In other news, this means that (hopefully) the full release won't be laggy as crap on SMP.
In the end you'd have a completely clean bedroom.
Buahahaha! thats funny.
Thank you Mojang, Thank You LIFE. Thank You All.
...And many more!
So.... wheres 1.9? We had 4 pre-releases, that implies there should be an official "beta version" like how he did 1.8? But I see... nothing. The handling of these beta versions is utterly insane.
Notch put in his blog after the first prerelease of 1.9 that they would just do prereleases for more advanced users, and just wait until the 18th to do the final release. I imagine this was done with consideration of the time they had given themselves in order to get the last updates done and then can use the remaining time for debugging. I have no problem with this, as it just means I have less than a month to wait for the final product I paid for. Until then I can enjoy what Mojang has graciously allowed us to play for over a year now.
The nether now has dungeons as well as several crafting ingredients, like the blaze rods and the nether wart.
It's not coming out at all
But none of it is complete. I'm starting to wonder if there is any planning done with the development of this game, or if it really is the whimsy of Notch what receives attention.
Dragons are such a great idea (who doesn't like them!!!) but it seems Notch got lost in their development...The villages could have been developed more (who needs a bunch of useless monks?) to make them interactive. That seemed to fall by the wayside...why add the villages at all? Leave them out until they have a purpose.
Potions and enchantments are the same.... All I can say is, don't add partially developed ideas to your game, Notch. Finish them off, at least to some degree, first. I know you love coding, but for the love of god please have some plan to what is being developed and released.
I'd love to see future releases as expansion packs, fully complete and finished. I'd pay for them!
So many things to love about this game.
<3
If this does mean 1.9 will not be officially released before minecon (released as an auto patch. Yes I know you can manually patch it in with a pre release thank you!) then that's a bit sad. :sad.gif: As it seemed 1.8 changed certain aspects to allow for functions that arrive in 1.9. As an example refer the whole animal spawning thing obviously to allow for the fact 1.9 has animal husbandry. This made it quite hard to find feathers for arrows in vanilla survival, The egg hatching doesn't help much as the chickens tend to disappear before you can reach critical mass unless you stand there waiting for every egg for a few days.
It would've been much better to release the 1.9 now then concentrate on fixing the bugs. 1.8 doesn't seem complete and probably the worst thing is those freaking enderman destroying not just our homes but much of the landscape not to mention the forests ! If the greenies found out they'd go to the top of their protest list i'm sure! For me i'm getting sick of seeing my world turned into a moonscape! :angry.gif:
Happy digging!
P.S. I play vanilla with nil mods, I am aware you can mod things in like stopping the enderman steal blocks and spawn chickens n so forth. Nothing wrong with mods ok but it's not how the game is built is it. :cool.gif: