Well... You probably did think I was holding out until June, didn't you.
I'd like to welcome our readers from Canada (and of course our regulars). I've never had any readers from Canada, so enjoy guys!
I've been super swamped with school and Duke TIP courses (which I'm starting another class tonight) and generally playing Minecraft... Okay a little Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, but mostly school... Okay... Mostly Monster Hunter.
Anyways guys in this addition I'm going to talk all about the new update, what exactly is new, and some ways to cheat in Minecraft (yes, it's possible).
Well the new update brought a lot of things, including some confusion on which version this Minecraft is (it's 1.2.3, by the way). So when looking for things like mods and stuff, make sure to see if the mod is for 1.2.3. If it just says 1.2, you ahead and look in the comments section (beware) and see if anyone has said it's for 1.2.3, if not ask away.
The new update brought a lot of cool things. Jungle biomes are amazing. Basically the jungle biome is, in one picture, this:
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| Jungle Biome |
You can see a lake, which is common, and trees (though the ones shown are quite small for a jungle biome).
Also found in the jungle biome are ocelots which, with raw fish, can be tamed into cats. In Minecraft cats (NOTE: Nick has a general hatred towards cats. It has to do with childhood scarring... Both emotionally and physically) actually have a purpose: to scare off creepers.
Speaking of pets, wolves now attack creepers.
Here's a list of patch info:
-New world type: anvil. Makes the block limit taller.
-Zombies now break down doors on hard and hardcore.
-Zombies also launch raids on NPC villages, killing NPCs.
-Iron golems spawn in NPC villages to help protect NPCs.
-NPCs go in at night and when it is raining. They also "socialize" with each other (mainly by staring at each other). They also can have children (nothing is graphic) and little ugly caveman squidwards run around.
-Creepers now stalk you (yay).
-New lava sound affects.
-New items: fire charge and bottle o' enchantments. Fire charge releases a ghast-like fireball when launched out of a dispenser. Bottle o' enchantments give XP (only obtainable in Creative mode).
-Redstone lamps.
-Tames wolves can have puppies and can be bred with any sort of meat.
-Added rare drops for mobs (music disc if creeper is killed by skeleton).
-Zombies and skeletons look for darkness in sunlight.
-Removed Herobrine (:o)
Okay, when I said "cheating" I meant cool mods. Some you may know about, some you may not.
Too Many Items (TMI): Is an amazing inv edit that adds everything to your inventory (a nice little side bar) and even somethings you can't get in Creative mode (mob spawners, portal blocks, all the potions, etc.). It also can be used to switch between Creative and Survival and control the time (sunrise, noon, sunset, midnight).
TMI review: I personally use it and have fun. I only use it in one world since it does kind of remove the awarding sense of Minecraft. Installation does not require modloader (though you can use it) and installation is very simple. I give it a 5/5.
Humans+: This mod is simply wonderful. It adds other humans (AI grouped into good and evil and in those two factions many, many subcategories) whose teams you can join and fight against good and/or evil.
Humans+ review: I have had fun with this mod, but installation is hard. There's no way to get around such a massive installation process, but it is a bummer. It requires several mods and the whole ordeal can be troublesome. It requires modloader, but despite that it is an amazing mod that I give a 5/5.
Yes. I know that was short, but still, two great mods.
See you guys next time!
Nick
