Sunday 29 January 2012

YouTube Update, Snapshot 12w04a and more!

Hi minecraftians,


*THIS IS AN IMPORTANT UPDATE. IF YOU ARE A REGULAR YOUTUBE WATCHER, YOU NEED TO READ THIS!*


Well, it's been a very busy month. In case you didn't know, I've been very busy adding extra stuff to my Club Penguin website. Anyways, I intend to give all the Obsidian Miners out there more content as I have been VERY lacked on content over January.


Well, Mojang released a new snapshot, 12w04a. This includes a new mob (Ocelot), which are tameable with raw fish. You can breed ocelots as well. Just feed raw fish to 2 ocelots and they shall make a Babby Ocelot. When wild, they look like leopards, but when tamed they look like a pet cat. Also, Jungle Tree Saplings have been added. Place them in a 2x2 square and it will grow into a Big Jungle Tree. Skeletons now have new AI, so when they set on fire in daylight, they will run under any nearby trees to shade themselves. They added a new item to the game called Fire Charge, and is a fireball when dispensed. Dispensers have also been reskinned. You can get the snapshot by clicking here!

Also, I have A LOT more stuff to report from ObsidianMiners' YT channel.


First off, I know you guys LOVE the PvPZone server I found. I want you guys to know A LOT more about it, so I want to set it up as a whole series. What do you guys think? It can get a little boring, JUST playing Capture the Flag, but they have added a Builder World (donators+ are the only ones who can build) and they are waiting for the Spell Plugin to become compatible with Multi-Worlds so they can add a survival world.


Also, I will be doing more server reviews, in servers such as SuperFunTime, Super-Earth and JusticeCraft!


I know I have been focusing on multiplayer servers a lot, but the singleplayer aspect will be coming soon, One of my favorite YouTube series of all time is ChimneySwift11's Minecraft Files, so if you guys want a building series, I will most definitely take inspiration.


Well, that's all for now!


Ciao,
Mariobros980


OH YA! Also, congrats to our new YouTuber, dranoso! I don't know if he will help tons, but he is a great new add

Sunday 8 January 2012

Weekly Snapshot 12w01a, What's To Come and Coming Soon...

Hi minecraftians,


Hope you're enjoying the new year! Minecraft looks like it has a lot of potential this year!


The first official update of 2012 is happening THIS MONTH! You can check out the latest updates by downloading the latest pre-release snapshot! This week:



  • All new language translations
  • Slightly smoothed colour transitions
  • Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds
  • Reduced the randomness of the Enchantment Table
  • Changed colour of the mob-spawning eggs to represent the mob they spawn more
  • Added world-type options (either normal or super-flat)
  • Made biomes slightly more varied (hills added in forests, beaches added)
  • Removed the collision box from ladders
  • Updated the fence gate collision box to align with fences
You can download the client and server options of the snapshot by going here!

So, what is to come this month for Minecraft? Well, Mojang have announced that the next version of Minecraft will be released this month. The Mojang team have also announced that the mod API is being worked on! They quoted:

We are currently still preparing work for the mod API. The API is going to take some time to implement properly, so we ask for patience :) Also, Jon is currently working on improving the AI for mobs to make it easier for us to add new behaviors. The first goal is to add breeding support to wolves, and then move on to more useful / interesting villagers.

So, it looks like Mojang have a lot of things planned this month! So, you may be thinking why I did this post? Well, to catch up with what I have to cover, and also to announce a new map I am going to be creating.

It will be a puzzle map, with a hint of parkour, but it will be mainly aimed around puzzle with quite a bit of redstone used. I have not yet started to make it, but I have thought of the storyline. This is all I can reveal, but I will be posting screenshots on here and also making a post of the full version on the Forums. The storyline is the basic 'facility' story, except the bad man is called Bob (:O), and he is your lifetime arch-enemy.

So, are you excited for Minecraft this month? Let us know in the comments!

Ciao,
Mariobros980