1.9 new mob preview...

Tallon · 21-09-2011 11:05am #1

Got frustrated with AWS, so I made a new mob!

It will be craftable, is friendly, and throws snowballs at enemies. Also melts in hot biomes.

Also, they spread snow by walking around. Nice.

Completionist · 21-09-2011 12:18pm

Is that a hint of when 1.9 can be expected?:pac:

cherryghost · 21-09-2011 12:39pm

Given the time they've had I'd expect it next week. But we all know it won't be released for another month at least. :mad:

Indubitable · 21-09-2011 2:09pm

I want it now =(

Tallon · 21-09-2011 3:52pm

cherryghost wrote: »

Given the time they've had I'd expect it next week. But we all know it won't be released for another month at least. :mad:

Stop being so negative

https://twitter.com/#!/notch

notch Markus Persson
If we don't feel comfortable doing a proper release, we'll do another "leak".
1 minute ago

Fixed a few annoying lighting bugs, like fences under walls and such. We're hoping (HOPING!) to release something tomorrow.
2 minutes ago

pablomakaveli · 21-09-2011 6:14pm

Having something tomorrow is excellent actually. Wasnt' expecting anything till next month at least.

I'd nearly rather they launched more numerous smaller updates instead of larger ones that only come every month or so. It would keep the interest going.

seamus · 21-09-2011 8:43pm

Craftable and throws snowballs at enemies?

The first step towards active, automated defences?

GLaDOS · 21-09-2011 8:50pm

seamus wrote: »

Craftable and throws snowballs at enemies?

The first step towards active, automated defences?

I can imagine an entire army of them around a town

cherryghost · 21-09-2011 11:10pm

Burns: Ah, 206 bones, 50 miles of small intestine, full pouting lips.
Why, this fellow is less a snowman... than a god.
[pan to a snowman identical to Homer's]
Burns: Look at them. Smug and secure in their finery. Mocking us.
Homer: Uh, they're just snowmen, Mr. Burns.
Burns: Ah, snowmen have peepers. Peepers to watch. To watch for a
moment of weakness and then BAFF comes the knock in the head and
we're down!
Homer: [worriedly] What do we do??
Burns: Oh...wouldn't you like to know.

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN!!!

jujumushu · 22-09-2011 1:26pm

1.9 pre-release today

humanji · 22-09-2011 1:40pm

Although Notch has said it's not being split up, so we're only going to get a smaller update.

jujumushu · 22-09-2011 1:49pm

humanji wrote: »

Although Notch has said it's not being split up, so we're only going to get a smaller update.

shuuuuuusssssshhh

cherryghost · 22-09-2011 1:54pm

I just want the 512 height worlds

Completionist · 22-09-2011 3:26pm

1.9 Pre release is up!

http://t.co/ByDKpDUg

Edit: Theres a few new items, and snow biomes are back:D
Edit2: Took me awhile, but i found a netherbuilding! Nether bricks can be made into fences, nice!:o

cherryghost · 22-09-2011 4:13pm

Some new swamp looks, lillypads and NPC's are in villages, although horribly bugged, they're all called TESTIFICATE. Apparently its not meant to be in the pre-release either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNn-kaR8Y6k

humanji · 22-09-2011 4:54pm

Am I the only one who finds the NPC's genuinely f*cking terrifying? It's like Village Of The Damned.

cherryghost · 22-09-2011 4:57pm

Here's your snow golems :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl1F3DfGNas

seamus · 22-09-2011 5:04pm

Hopefully there's a lot more in the pipeline for NPCs. It would be cool to see them do more than just walk around, like go out and mine resources and battle mobs at night.

And set it up so that you have to sneak into their houses to rob their stuff. If they catch you stealing from their chest, they attack you

cherryghost · 22-09-2011 5:06pm

seamus wrote: »

Hopefully there's a lot more in the pipeline for NPCs. It would be cool to see them do more than just walk around, like go out and mine resources and battle mobs at night.

And set it up so that you have to sneak into their houses to rob their stuff. If they catch you stealing from their chest, they attack you

That'd be great. I think they're a long way off at the moment though. They're quite idiotic at the moment. If you hang around the village long enough they just derp and jump around until they're walking randomly a couple of miles outside the village.

pablomakaveli · 22-09-2011 5:13pm

Am i the only one that was slightly amused by the fact that the 1.9 minecraft.jar was 1.9MB?:pac:

gavmcg92 · 24-09-2011 9:02pm

Those NPC villagers are freaky!

Mycroft H · 24-09-2011 10:36pm

cherryghost wrote: »

Burns: Ah, 206 bones, 50 miles of small intestine, full pouting lips.
Why, this fellow is less a snowman... than a god.
[pan to a snowman identical to Homer's]
Burns: Look at them. Smug and secure in their finery. Mocking us.
Homer: Uh, they're just snowmen, Mr. Burns.
Burns: Ah, snowmen have peepers. Peepers to watch. To watch for a
moment of weakness and then BAFF comes the knock in the head and
we're down!
Homer: [worriedly] What do we do??
Burns: Oh...wouldn't you like to know.

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN!!!

I am not the only one when I thought snowman army, I thought of that scene.

Trevor451 · 25-09-2011 12:32am

Am I the only one that thinks that the addon of NPC villages is just ruining the whole setting of the game?

Solitaire · 25-09-2011 1:23am

Yes

IIRC there's a setting to turn them off when generating a new world anyway

dr.quirky · 25-09-2011 3:54pm

having taken over a week to get MC working at all after trying the 1.8 pre release, i wont be touching this until the update is "released" . waiting over a week to play 1.8 almost killed me after waiting so long for it

I dont see npcs as a major drawback, you can choose for game not to generate structures, and either road you can jus ignore them if you dont want to do anything. Think combat is actually really improved the game, even trying to kill a few pigs or chickens for food is at least a mild challenge now

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