• Mojang Shutting Down? Not A Chance!

    10-YEAR PLAN FOR MOJANG

    Some rumors have been flying around about a possible Mojang shut-down, but is there any truth to it? According to Notch, not a chance. Following an interview with GameSpot, Notch said, "Hopefully, we are going to keep making money at Mojang, but if we don't, that's fine. We just have 10 fun years, and then the last year, we'd say to our employees, 'If we don't make any money this year, Mojang is going to be dead. So you might want to look for new jobs.'"

    For clarification, Notch isn't saying "10 years from today", that Mojang will only last until 2024. Rather, the plan is said to take effect when or if Mojang ever stops making a profit. The 10-year plan is in place just in case Mojang ever stops making a profit - which currently, is not a problem in the slightest - and that they have "money saved to have ten more years to come up with a new project, without making a single cent in that time."

    For some, this may easily translate as a foreboding end to Minecraft and according to the source, may get some to thinking that the 10-year plan means that Mojang is only looking at 10 more years of being a developer of Minecraft. However, that isn't necessarily the case. Considering that Minecraft is one of the biggest games to date - with expansions to the PS4 and Xbox One consoles on their way, among others - it's highly unlikely that this will happen anytime soon. The 10-year plan includes the continuation of Mojang and Minecraft as a whole, and isn't showing any signs of slowing down. With the addition of Minecraft Realms, Mojang is still very much on course to stay in the game, and continue providing support and updates for everyone's favorite sandbox game.

    As a celebration, fellow Minecraft developer 4J Studios has just announced the free Minecraft 2nd Birthday Skin Pack, re-released, following the releases of the Marvel Spider-Man Skin Pack and the Marvel Avengers Skin Pack earlier. Don't worry, Minecraft isn't going anywhere!

  • Ready for Realms? It's Here!


    Hold on to your hats, Mojang just unveiled Minecraft Realms in North America!

    Realms is a service provided by Mojang which lets you host your world online. You and your friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks. The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if something goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang, and simple to set up. This can be especially useful for people who want to play with their friends or family, but don't want to go through a laborious server setup process!

    Realms is currently only available for the PC version of Minecraft, though there are plans to release it on other platforms in the future. Any and all Realms updates can be seen by clicking here.

    Minecraft Realms is currently available in Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, North America, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, The Åland Islands, The Cayman Islands, The Faroe Islands, The Isle of Man, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, and The United Arab Emirates.

  • Minecraft No Longer Officially Working With Oculus Rift


    Plans that were in the works for Minecraft to have an Oculus Rift-supported version have now ground to a halt, following Oculus Rift's confirmed buyout by social media giant, Facebook. Markus "Notch" Persson wasn't shy about expressing his thoughts on the matter, saying that Facebook creeps him out, and would not be working with them any time soon. He went on to say that he felt Facebook - while excellent pioneers of social networking - were not good for a device he hoped to see grow in the gaming world, having little background in the field of game design.

    Quote from Notch »
    Don’t get me wrong, VR is not bad for social. In fact, I think social could become one of the biggest applications of (Oculus Rift). Being able to sit in a virtual living room and see your friend’s avatar? Business meetings? Virtual cinemas where you feel like you’re actually watching the movie with your friend who is seven time zones away?

    But I don’t want to work with social, I want to work with games.

    Read the full blog entry here

    Notch was a strong early supporter of the Oculus Rift, donating $10,000 towards the project's Kickstarter, and personally flying out to meet the Oculus team, to discuss the device, and potential development ideas for its future.

    While Oculus support is off the table, a number of competitors have been surfacing in the VR industry of late, any of which may be viable alternatives for Minecrafters eager to see a fully immersive version of the game.

    While no official plans to support Oculus currently exist, there is a working (with version 1.6.2) mod that is currently available to the public, called Minecrift, which boasts a number of support features for Oculus users.

  • Snapshot 13w38a Ready For Testing!

    Check out this informative video by the Dead Worker's Party, which shows off the awesome shaders currently in testing!


    UPDATE Sept. 20: Snapshot 13w38c has been released to fix numerous graphical issues, crashes and item frame issues. The client is available in your launcher, and the server links are at the bottom of the page!

    It's time for another weekly Snapshot! This batch of preview goodies is brought to you by...well, Mojang. There really wasn't anything witty to say there. Still need something witty before the patch notes? Alright, fine: elephants can't jump.

    Right, let's see some patch notes!

    CHANGES:

    REDACTED

    Pretty exciting changes! What, you don't see them? That's because they're secret! See if you can find them all before tomorrow...

    SERVER FILES:

    Cross-platform jar: Click here

    Windows EXE: Click here

    Report bugs here: Minecraft issue tracker

  • Been Using "/Summon" to Replace Blocks? Not For Long!


    A number of mapmakers have been using the "/summon" command to swap out blocks, which was dependent on the odd properties of falling sand. However, it was recently revealed by Jeb that this was never intended to be used for block replacement, and that the delicate nature of the command makes it prone to breaking, especially during updates. However, using commands to replace blocks will, in turn, become much easier in the future.

    It was recently revealed that the next Snapshot will have a "/setblock" command, using the following format:
    • /setblock x y z block data method dataTag

    Jeb explains each of the above:

    Quote from Jeb »
    • x y z are coordinates, can be relative using tilde, as usual
    • block is the block id (ofcourse), which in the future will be mod-safe (for example, instead of having the value 1, you can have "minecraft:stone")
    • data is the block data, 0-15 as normal
    • method is special and can have three values: replace, keep, destroy. "replace" will simply replace the current block, and throw an error message if nothing happened (occurs when the new block/data is identical to the old one). "keep" will only place the new block if the target space is empty, and "destroy" will first destroy the target block (and spawn resources) before placing the new block.
    • dataTag is the NBT tag were you put information for tile entities such as chests. For example, "{Items:[{id:"minecraft:potato",Count:2}]}", and so on.


    So, in short, the ability to add, remove, replace, and otherwise affect blocks with commands will get its own special command set, instead of relying on an unrelated script which may or may not bug out block replacement in future updates. Pretty awesome stuff for you mapmakers out there!

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  • 13w36a Snapshot Ready for Testing!


    UPDATE:

    The current Snapshot has been updated to 13w36b! If you are testing the Snapshots out, be sure to update the version in your launcher, by selecting it from the "Use Version" drop-down box in your "Edit Profile" menu!

    Fixed bugs include:
    • [Bug MC-2840] – Chat concurrency issues
    • [Bug MC-29446] – Mesa biome spawn
    • [Bug MC-29453] – Server Console: Debug Messages? TranslatableComponent
    • [Bug MC-29462] – Enchantments are not displayed on item's tool tip / Enchantments do not work at all
    • [Bug MC-29463] – Can't obtain achievement "Beginning?"
    • [Bug MC-29469] – Unable to take screenshot in GUI
    • [Bug MC-29478] – Attacks show enchanted particles without enchanted weapons
    • [Bug MC-29479] – When Eating Pufferfish/Salmon/Clownfish the Normal Fish particles appear
    • [Bug MC-29484] – Sound Not Saving
    • [Bug MC-29497] – Vanilla 13w36a find suspicious class
    • [Bug MC-29504] – Typo in /achievement give
    • [Bug MC-29532] – Wrong item shows up on the 'Adventure Time' achievement
    • [Bug MC-29548] – commands.summon.outOfWorld
    • [Bug MC-29562] – Hopper: java.lang.NullPointerException
    • [Bug MC-29571] – Hopper: java.lang.NullPointerException


    THE SNAPSHOT

    The moment you have been waiting for has finally arrived: the 13w36a Snapshot is out! This Snapshot covers a pile of awesome new features, so let's just jump right in, shall we?

    FEATURES:

    ]list]Features.txt]/list]

    Hm...it seems the features are hidden! Can you find them?

    To get the snapshot, open your launcher and press the “New Profile” button. Call it “snapshots” and check the box saying “Enable experimental development snapshots”, and save. To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom left corner of the launcher.

    SERVER FILES:

    DID YOU FIND A BUG INSTEAD OF A NEW FEATURE?

    Report bugs by clicking here!

  • More in 1.7: Resource Pack Selection


    Pictured: ordering resource packs!

    One of the trickiest parts of texture packs in the past was mixing and matching. Doing so usually required you to edit them together (or get someone else to do it), but those days are gone! Not only do resource packs let us include more than just texture assets (sound, mods, etc), we will now be able to select more than one resource pack at a time in the 1.7 update! What if you have packs with conflicting assets (the same texture file)? Easy! The topmost resource pack will override all packs underneath it on the "selected" list!

    WAIT...WUT

    Still not clear how resource packs will be ordered? It's easy! All that's required is to drag any packs you want to use into the "Selected Resource Packs" column on the right, and once there, you can drag the selected pack up or down the list, to change its load priority. Even better, server-side resource packs will ALWAYS take priority, regardless of player pack order!

    YEA...I STILL DON'T GET IT...WAT

    The picture above gives a brief demonstration on how resource packs can be selected, and have their order changed. With one click, you can add or remove packs. Additionally, changing the load order of the pack is as easy as click-dragging the pack up or down the list. The higher on the list the mod is, the higher the priority of that pack, in cases where packs have conflicting modifications.

    Packs will load like this:

    • Server-loaded resource packs
    • player-loaded resource packs (from top to bottom, on the list)
    • Vanilla resources, where none are modified

    The possibilities for mixing and matching resources - to say nothing of server-side customization - is definitely going in exciting directions with these changes. Sweet!

    WAIT, WHY WOULD I EVEN LOAD MORE THAN ONE RESOURCE PACK?

    Let's say you're using your favorite texture pack, and someone comes out with a sound pack you want to use. Right now, the only way to use both of those assets at once is to manually combine them, because selecting more than one pack isn't currently possible. Alternately, maybe someone came up with a couple new textures for some objects and creatures that you like better than your current texture pack, but you don't want to replace the entire pack. This lets you have both! Or, in the case of the sound pack, all three! Or more!

    The ability to mix and match your favorite packs of ALL types - texture, sound, mod, and so on - is a huge step forward in Minecraft customization, and this will become more and more apparent as content creators start coming up with packs specifically designed to compliment other packs.

    A huge "thank you" to Dinnerbone for the information regarding 1.7 resource packs, as well as his helpful gif showing how it works!

  • 1.7 Sneak Peek: Sunflowers, Falling Particles


    One of the curiosities of Minecraft has always been compass directions. The in-game compass has not ever pointed north, but rather at the player's spawn point. Most people generally assumed that east and west was easily determined by the sun and moon rising and setting, but other things - like cloud movement - always added to the confusion. So, who has the answer?

    The humble sunflower!

    While many of the upcoming developments of 1.7 have been kept under wraps, Jeb revealed this delightful addition to the game, which is confirmed to always face east! Very nice!

    Dinnerbone also gave us a brief look into an upcoming feature which will help with immersion - impact particles! Basically, if you fall more than a certain distance, then you will generate particles from the impact of whatever block you land on. Sweet!

    Keep an ear to the ground, because there is a lot more coming up, and you don't want to miss it!

  • 1.6 Pre-Release Now Available!


    You have waited for it. You have asked for it. You might have even drawn a few pictures about it. Well, the time has come for the 1.6 Pre-Release! So what can we expect from 1.6?

    CHANGE LOG:
    • Added Horses
    • Added Donkeys, Mules
    • Added Horse Armor
    • Added Leads
    • Added Carpets
    • Added Hardened Clay, Stained Clay
    • Added Block of Coal
    • Added Name Tags (item)
    • Added Hay Bales
    • Texture packs are now “resource packs” that also can hold sound etc
    • Food meter is now drained when healed by full food meter
    • Removed Herobrine
    • Added Grum

    WHEN 1.6 GOES LIVE:

    1.6 will go live as a full update on July 1st, 2013. As always, you can get the latest update in the Minecraft Launcher. If you haven't gotten it yet, check below for the version that is right for your OS!

    Windows: Click here

    Mac/OSX: Click here

    Linux/Other: Click here

    Additionally, a huge shout-out to the following Minecrafters for their awesome contributions to 1.6!

    cpw, and the Forge ML team: Responsible for making legacy versions of Minecraft work in the new launcher!

    DrZhark: Responsible for horses! So many delicious horses!

    THIS IS GREAT AND ALL, BUT WHAT IF I FIND BUGS:

    Pretty sure you found a new bug? Not sure if an existing bug was fixed yet? Click here, and get involved in the bug-fixing process!

  • Minecraft Hits 11 Million (PC) Sales, and Counting!


    That's right, the PC version of Minecraft has surpassed 11 million sales! Minecraft as a game continues to have a phenomenal level of success, with humble beginnings in the hands of Mojang founding member Markus "Notch" Persson, and growing over a period of years into one of the most successful indie game titles in gaming history, spanning PC, console, and handheld systems in record numbers. In addition, the recent changes to Minecraft in 1.5 - and future changes planned the game, including horses, a revamped game structure for easier modding and better performance, and many different and exciting new items - Mojang continues to push the game to new heights, even as they get involved in the community, with everything from direct-feedback bug fixing to real-life renewal projects.

    Pocket Edition surpassed 10 million sales in late April, and is hot on the heels of the PC behemoth, and MCX360 isn't far behind with well over 6 million sales. Congratulations, Mojang!

  • Minecraft Coming For Xbox One!


    Bigger worlds! More players! Blocks!

    Minecraft was confirmed for the Xbox One yesterday at E3, spear-headed by 360 veterans 4J Studios. Currently, much of what MCX1 will bring to the table is being kept quiet, but behind-the-scenes discussions are, to say the very least, very promising indeed!

    Minecraft began on PC, moving first to the Xbox 360, then to portable devices (iOS, Android), spanning well over 20 million players across the board. With their foray into the next-gen Xbox console, it is expected that even more players will join the best gaming community ever, and discover what the rest of us already know: that Minecraft is one of the most awesome games ever!

    Details for MCX1 will be revealed in the coming days, so keep your ears to the ground as we bring you all the latest news!

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    Want to see more coverage of E3? Check out our coverage of the event, right here!

  • Snapshot 13w18a Ready For Testing; 1.5.2 Now Live


    Snapshot 13w18a and 1.5.2 are live, and ready to play! Both can be accessed from the new Minecraft launcher (be sure to grab it now, if you haven't already)!

    SNAPSHOT FEATURES
    • Added a coal block
    • Start of a new texture loading system. May blow up
    • Added crafting recipes for leads and hay bales
    • Added horse armour to dungeons

    BUGFIXES
    • Green arrow bug on maps in frames
    • Mobs not realizing they killed their attacker and trying to attack empty space
    • Dogs wont stop snarling after punched by someone else
    • Despawning cured zombie
    • Lava decay fails to schedule block update
    • Blocks stop updating one minute after entering the Nether or the End
    • You can pick up command blocks with any pickaxe
    • Can't place carpet on translucent blocks

  • The New Minecraft Launcher: What Does It Mean For Minecraft?


    Mojang has been hard at work developing a new launcher for Minecraft, one that promises to improve the overall experience of Minecraft in a number of ways. However, there seems to be some confusion on what the new launcher is, what state it is currently in, and what can be expected from it in the future. Today, we are going to take a look at what the new launcher currently features, what it will feature later on, and more!

    What the New Launcher Offers

    According to Jeb, The new launcher will support updated OpenGL and Java libraries, and will come with the ability to change versions with a drop-down menu. In addition, detailed game settings, such as game directory location, jvm options, memory, and more, will be customizable. This offers an obvious benefit in allowing players to choose which version they are playing with minimal fuss, and no extra installations, as well as tailoring their game to their personal and system specifications.

    New Launcher Rumors: Fact or Fiction?

    Unfortunately, there have been rumors circulating about what the new launcher will bring (or break), many of which are simply untrue. Today, I sat down with Mojang's very own Dinnerbone to talk about the new launcher, where it is, and where it is going. Some of the most heard rumors are addressed below, plus some exciting news for the future of the launcher!

    "The new launcher has always-on DRM! Why is Mojang joining the AODRM bandwagon?!"
    • Untrue. The launcher is still in a testing phase, and the "Play Offline" option simply hasn't been added to the menu yet. It is coming in future launcher updates, and will remain a core feature of the launcher. Not to worry, Offline isn't going away!

    "The new launcher will kill modding!"
    • Untrue; however, we have to examine how Minecraft works now, and how it is planned to work with the new launcher in the future, to understand why this is the case.
      • The Technical Explanation

      Right now, Minecraft is installed to the same location for every player (on their respective operating systems), and modding the game requires editing the core files in this location, such as the mincraft.jar, adding mod/config/etc files and folders, and so on. For most players, modding Minecraft, changing versions, or testing Snapshots requires editing these core files directly, which changes the game itself. One of the running problems with this approach has been the lament of modders since the earliest days of the game - every update breaks mods, because an update will completely overwrite old versions of Minecraft (modded or not) with the new version data.

      The new version of Minecraft is expected to be compartmentalized. Instead of having "Minecraft" as an entire game to modified, there will be a "core" Minecraft - essentially, the game's engine and crucial data - which all things will be built upon. Jar files which determine how the game runs will have their own locations, called "Versions", which will be selected from the new launcher. This includes everything from actual vanilla versions of Minecraft to the most complex mods imaginable. For example, if you were to install a mod called "Baconcraft" - which involved adding modified files to the minecraft.jar file, custom folders, assets, and textures - you could place it in a Version folder called "Baconcraft", and select it from the launcher when you started the game.

      Vanilla Versions already download their data on launch, but only the selected Version's data downloads. For example, if you launch the game with 1.6 selected, only 1.6 data downloads. It is hoped that the launcher will also use this feature to update modded versions of the game, adding functionality for modders to include a download source which would update their modded Version whenever a player launched it.

      More details on planned features will be released in the coming days, but this glimpse into the future of the launcher definitely shows an exciting future for modded Minecraft!

      The "TL;DR" Explanation

      Right now, modifying Minecraft means changing the game itself - adding, removing, or modifying files, which will inevitably get overwritten with updates. The new, proposed system will let you pick any version to play that you wish - up to and including modded versions that you have installed - without accidentally breaking other versions, or worrying that a new update will overwrite and ruin your modded game. Pretty awesome!

    "Wait...does that mean the MOD API is coming now?!"
    • The new launcher - and the 1.6 update itself - do not include the mod API. However, the API will require many of the coming changes, and so this can be thought of as a preliminary step towards the API!

  • 1.5.2 Pre-Release and...a Snapshot Too?


    You heard right, it's a double-feature today! The 1.5.2 Pre-Release, as well as the 13w17a Snapshot are now available for testing! So how does this work? You can get these files in one of two ways:

    THE EASY WAY

    Download the new experimental Minecraft launcher (Click here, and select the launcher for your OS), and select which version of Minecraft you want to play from the dropdown box - no extra installation or effort required!

    THE TRADITIONAL WAY

    13w17a Client Download

    13w17a Server Download

    Additionally, you can download the 1.5.2 pre-release by clicking here.

    BUGFIXES IN 1.5.2

    • Jukebox audio volume doesn’t decrease
    • SMP: Anvils charge level for nothing when using languages other than English
    • Tamed wolves and cats despawn
    • Endermen are rendered hostile if they take environmental damage
    • Pick-Block and Furnaces
    • Achievement "Hot Topic" Uses Faceless Furnace Icon
    • Using the anvil for free
    • Arrows visually float when shot into a block
    • Improvements to FPS when using high-resolution texture packs
    • Many Realms fixes

    CHANGELOG FOR 13W17A

    • Added a new “Hardened Clay” block
    • Added extra tooltip info in the search tab for the creative inventory
    • Made deserts more deserty
    • Zombies made slightly more sociable
    • Bug fixes!

  • Snapshot 13w16a Ready For Testing!


    Suddenly, out of nowhere...SNAPSHOT TIME! What lies in store for today's amazing snapshot release? Let's take a look!

    FEATURES:

    • Added horses, based on the work of John Olarte (DrZhark), of Mo’ Creatures fame
    • Added hay bales
    • Added leashes
    • Added carpets
    • The “Respiration” enchantment now also helps seeing underwater

    NEW MINECRAFT LAUNCHER? YES!

    Dinnerbone and Grum have been hard at work creating a NEW Minecraft launcher, with some pretty sweet features! To get the snapshot, use the new launcher available in the link below. To return to 1.5.1, simply start the old launcher and play as normal. That's all there is to it!

    Want to send feedback on the new launcher? Be sure to tweet @Dinnerbone, @Grum, or @jeb_ with your suggestions, or make a post right here!

    GET THE LAUNCHER HERE:

    Windows: Click here

    Mac/OSX: Click here

    Linux/Other: Click here

    IMPORTANT NOTES
    • You might get an "unsafe" warning when trying to download the launcher. Disregard this, it is safe!
    • Don't forget to report bugs you encounter at the links above! The launcher can be updated nearly instantaneously without additional downloads!

  • Minecraft Surpasses 10 Million Sales, 1.6 Feature Spoiler Alert


    That's right, the PC version of Minecraft has surpassed 10 million sales! Minecraft as a game continues to have a phenomenal level of success, with humble beginnings in the hands of Mojang founding member Markus "Notch" Persson, and growing over a period of years into one of the most successful indie game titles in gaming history, spanning PC, console, and handheld systems in record numbers. In addition, the recent changes to Minecraft in 1.5 - and future changes planned the game, including Mod API support, more adventure map options, and all sorts of customization options - Mojang continues to push the game to new heights, even as they get involved in the community, with everything from direct-feedback bug fixing to real-life renewal projects. With the recent TU9 update, MCX360 is hot on the PC version's heels, even as it introduces special goodies unique to XBLA gamers.

    As promised by Jeb, a secret was revealed about 1.6, a feature many were looking forward to! What feature? Well...

    Spoiler: It isn't pink withers!

  • [April Fools] Minecraft 2.0 is Finally Coming!


    I don't know about you guys, but I've been ready for a change in Minecraft for a long, long time. So, it is with great pleasure that I reveal to you the next iteration of Minecraft, courtesy of Mojang: MINECRAFT 2.0!!! What does this new version include? Let's take a look at the details, courtesy of Dinnerbone, from Mojang!

    Gameplay

    • Added new Super Hostile game mode, for a much more challenging Survival experience.
    • Difficulty setting is now per-world and may never be changed once set.
    • Added new graphics setting “Ultra Realistic” with new patent-pending experimental 4D-rendering.
    • Added new chase-style 3D camera perspective.
      • Animals

    • Added new realistic food/hunger system to animals.
    • Overfeeding animals may have a negative effect on gameplay.
    • Added a new “Horse” animal, with two different breeds to choose from.
    • Each animal now has a gender and personality, introducing new farming mechanics.
    • Added a new rare breed of chicken known as a “Diamond Chicken”.
    • May lay diamonds or lapis instead of laying eggs.
    • May also blow up from too much pressure. Handle with care.
    • Added new friendly Pink Wither, which is the complete opposite of a wither.
    • Shoots out Love, which heals the nearby land and causes things to grow faster.
    • Known bug: Having both a Pink Wither and a Wither in your world at the same time may
    • cause up to a 200% increase in framerate. Will be fixed for launch.
    • All animals may be fed Golden Apples to unleash their hidden magical properties (see new Magic section).
    • Chickens are now classified as a Monster and are no longer a friendly Animal.
      • Monsters

    • Chickens do not appreciate being looked at and may get upset.
    • Attacking a lone chicken may summon additional chickens to its defense.
    • Zombie Pigmen now spawn with battlesigns and no longer use swords.
    • Fixed a bug causing Skeletons to miss their targets on occasion.
    • Added new Redstone Bug monster (see Redstone section).

    You can see all the exciting changes in Minecraft 2.0 by visiting Mojang's site: click here!

    SethBling to take over Mindcrack, Shows off Minecraft 2.0!

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    Changes to Minecraft Forum

    In addition to changes to Minecraft, we here at Minecraft Forum are very excited to announce some really sweet changes to the forum itself!

    • The front page news will now be featuring only Minecraft 2.0 videos, maps, and mods
    • The front page will also be used to show off many other games besides Minecraft, which is now old by internet standards
    • Due to low usage, the following sections will be deleted from the forum on April 14th:
      • Off-Topic
      • Servers
      • Mods
      • Minecraft Discussion
      • Contact Forum Administration
      • Videos
    • A new forum section, "Minecraft 2.0" will be added, and will be the only unlocked section of the forum. Every other section not deleted will be locked and archived.
    • All rule infractions will now result in an email being sent to the users' parents. The staff felt that suspensions and bans were not effective, and that this new measure will be far more proactive in establishing a friendly environment for everyone.
    • I will be retiring from MCF to pursue my lifelong dream of being a mime.
    • Any user caught typing the word "bacon" will have their avatar changed to a pretty princess, and their user name changed to match.
    • Private messaging and Search will be disabled on April 14th due to low usage.
    • The only videos on the front page that do not feature Minecraft 2.0 will be Curse videos, such as this fine review:

    We know these exciting new changes will make life better for everyone here on the official Minecraft Forum! Since we will no longer have a "Contact Forum Administration" section, feel free to leave any and all suggestions you have for the new and improved Minecraft Forum in the comments below!