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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.

BAttlecraft- yeah, I'd like to see some more underground content and also some underwater content. Maybe more gem ores for gem blocks for decorating.

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I have played the game for a long time and it was good until 1.6.6 now its all down hill.Jeb what are you doing to the game, adding now mod and all thais **** what 1.2 comes out and the iron things are in I im nover playing it every agine.Mogang plz help the game get noch back.

Let's play a game about how many people really care if you're going to take your business elsewhere.
Hint: Not Mojang.
No company really gives two ****s about if you stop playing their game. You bought it already [Probably], and they don't really offer refunds.

Also, you're late to the party. It's been common knowledge that Jeb and Jon are planning to connect the modding community with Minecraft even more.

P.S: Pretty much every major feature added was already done in a mod. But considering how much power modders have, it's irrelevant to state this. But there are some times when they specifically use mods. Ala pistons.

IMO Minecraft needs more focus on biomes in general. Biome-specific resources beyond special trees and sandstone, biome-specific "meat animals," biome-specific village designs (especially in deserts and dense forests, hopefully we'll get treetop villages a la Lothlorien and sandstone towns). It also needs the Villager model changed (ENOUGH ALREADY!) and Miner Villagers (Non-Abandoned Mineshafts FTW!) that bring iron ingots to the Smithy, not to mention Farmers actually HARVESTING THE DARNED CROPS and making bread.

I have seen Posts about the cave bug. That bug could be a blessing for custom map makers. Decent worlds and you can make your own caves w/o worry of stray caves destroying your creation or getting in your way.

Do they spawn in multiplayer?

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Lighting in new chunks is still glitched, although it goes away when the chunk's lighting is recalculated :

before torch

after torch : error is still there but less visible

after placing and removing a block at the edge of the area : error is gone

Just wondering about this particular test shot: Is this on a fresh build or pulling in a world file from a previous snapshot? Yes, it does make a difference as light levels are stored in the save file.

Regardless, there is some need for these bugs to be fixed. The real issue is how this will perform with existing maps derived from 1.1, as well as fresh maps from this build.

on picture at right:
INCEPTION ZOMBEH

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

There are many different ways to play Minecraft. Some players just happen to love digging into the ground and discovering veins of ore. That has also been a part of the game since nearly the very beginning so it is very much relevant to a game called "Minecraft"... that has mining as a key aspect of the game.

AI fail?
Might need fixing

I discovered that if you press one of the F keys it will zoom in, and you cant zoom out

P.S: Pretty much every major feature added was already done in a mod

Why's this a negative thing? People say "I want X" someone codes "X", people go "yay" and download mod X. Mojang says "wow, a lot of people really want something like X"... and adds it in. Because it's what people want. And that way if mod X is not updated, or neglected, people still have it.

In any event, I'm happy as a clam with this. I think people need to remember that these are snapshots--works in progress, not final images. There's no doubt a 'to do list' with many ideas sitting on it... and bugs are to be expected. If you want relatively bugless play, go play one of the release versions.

and have a look at this bit of logic. You go "boo hoo hoo, why do we need golems"... well, have a peek:

Monster AI is updated. Creates now act differently then their standard "get close, and hit player". This includes pathfinding, self preservation and oher ideas. as a part of this, I'd bet the zombies attacking villages thing was added in 'for fun' and because people complain about villages being dull and pointless. Now there's something interesting that happens there. Unfortunately, it can kill off all of your villagers. So, villagers need to reproduce (check) and defend themselves (hiding in houses... check, oh wait, zombies will knock down doors...) and you need a defensive mob--the golem. Work on the golem couldn't be finished without ensuring that the zombies had the proper behavior without them. so it makes sense to do zombies then golems.

Alright, so there's that bit of logic... the question now clearly for us, as players, is .. what next? My guess is that one of the next steps involves giving villagers more purpose.

as for the pleas of "more ore, more miging" have a loot at this bit. they've been working on this new world storage system that allows for MANY more block types. .... just saying, that (which I guarantee was complicated and has been in the works for quite a while.. including this week) makes it possible. So it won't surprise me to see it happen sometime in the near future.

These are building blocks to more. Look: Ocelots spawn only in jungles. They've got that working. Which means they can add other biome-specific mobs. They've put out two new mobs over the last few snapshots. They're clearly aiming that way. people jsut gotta remember that these things take time and programming is not simply going "spawn golem. Golem kills zombies." or "spawn copper ore. Use copper in recipes, lol" it's complicated stuff

have faith y'all and be patient. and if you have any good ideas, mention them

xD The new patch could come with complimentary prostitutes and 20 dollar refunds (making it almost free) and it would never be good enough for some people. I do like this snap, just like the previous 7. It's more flavorful content and things we've wanted for a long time. Atleast the response wasn't as grotesque as the LoL sesspool during each new patch.

Does anyone else see a resemblance between the village golem and the Laputa Sentinel? Especially when it holds out flowers. As for the update as a whole, they need to hurry up and get villages finished, so some more work can be put into the sandbox building elements of the game. i.e. more redstone machines/components, Minecart functions, maybe even a new ore

Cool, I have been hoping for more golems, especially since I was disappointed with snow golems. Also as for what ColbyWolf said, I agree and hope that this means more ores, stones, and uses for blocks (like fences stairs ect...).

upside down stairs are cool. you know what would be really cool? upside down redstone torches. travelling redstone downwards is such a pain. and as for that golem.. .wtf. cool, but i will feel no compasion to villagers untill they do things. and does the golem try to kill you if you steal from the farms or the forge chest?
that would be sweeeeet

I was wondering, do iron golems spawn on their own, or do you have to do something special to make them spawn?

do the golems spawn automatically? or do you have to do something special to make them spawn?