The Horse Update: 1.6 Is Now Live!
1.6 is now out on the Minecraft Launcher, and ready to play! David and Toby go over many of the new features - enjoy!
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Opinion.
Also fix the horrible lag, and sprint delay.
I wouldn't say I hate it, but the sprint delay has me not playing MineCraft until the bug is patched.
Strafing and Block-hitting have become a hassle, and my fps is below 10, I'm sitting 1.6.1 out for 1.6.2.
Hello? Anyone?
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I'm pretty excited for the update, minus the spiders getting potion buffs and the zombies. I just gotta wait until optifine is updated to play >:L
and SHIPS!!!!! The ability to build wooden SHIPS!! I know it has been disgusted and suggested many times, but I really really wish they would put in either: larger ships/boats or the ability to build ships that can be sailed. I know there are mods to do this, but I have never had any luck with any mods, and besides, now with the new version of Minecraft, it would be no good anyway. But it would be amazing to be able to have a wooden ship, capable of comfortably crossing large oceans, with chest storage capacity, and as a "mobile home away from home". From what I understand, there are some rendering issues with the animation to do this, which is (as I recall) why Mojang said they could not do it a while ago. BUT... The way I see it, if moders can do it, why not Mojang? Overall, I am very happy with what is available in Minecraft, but we need ships. They would even fit in fine with the time era portrayed on the game. Just my opinion...
What I liked:
-Hardened clay! Finally, a multi-color block similar to stone! And itself looks really nice, even without a dye. The only downfall is that the colors are a little off. (Bone meal dying it tan, cyan dye dying it gray, ect.)
-Leads! FINALLY! It's a really cool concept, and it's really useful. It makes it easier to transport animals to a breeding area. I haven't tried this yet, but my farm could consist of only wooden poles with animals attached via leads.
-Nametags! Now I can have a pet Creeper, and he won't despawn!
-Resource Packs! I have a feeling that the transition from Texture Packs to Resource Packs will be a tedious one, but hey, you can change sound effects and add music. That's cool.
-Coal blocks! I never really liked the way obsidian look, so coal blocks will make a good (yet expensive) replacement.
-Horses. They simply don't belong in Minecraft. They're simply too detailed. Also, they're only useful for travelling on roads and such, and that's what Minecarts are for. Pig riding is better for exploration than horses, because pigs aren't as bulky and they aren't too fast. So what purpose do horses serve? Decorating empty stables.
-Downgraded sprinting. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is just a bug, but if it isn't...
-The new Hunger system. I haven't noticed anything yet, but I won't rest until I know the hunger system isn't anything unbearable.
-Region difficulty and duplicating zombies. Don't get me wrong; I really like a good challenge. That's what hardcore mode is for. And that's where this feature belongs. I really like these ideas, but I have a feeling it will screw over build servers. When this is addressed, I will gladly put this feature under "What I like".
If there's incorrect facts, forgive me, I haven't done that much research, and I just now tested 1.6.
Dude, if your reading this, go into system preferences, click mouse and then check the box that says secondary click, and in the dropdown box, select right if its not alread selected.