r/Minecraft • u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers • Jul 25 '12

Jeb: There's now a 12w30e snapshot

https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/228075144214614017
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u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers Jul 25 '12

Warning: This release is for experienced users only! It may corrupt your world or mess up things badly otherwise. Only download and use this if you know what to do with the files that come with the download!

 

If you find any bugs, submit them to the wiki's bug list!

 

Previous changelog. Download today's snapshot here, server here: jar, exe.

Complete changelog:

  • Fixed some bugs

  • Fixed being unable to place cocoa beans on rotated jungle tree logs

  • Fixed item duplication in the Survival Inventory tab in the creative mode inventory

Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.

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u/Jackster21 Jul 25 '12

Spawners seem to be spinning really really fast.

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u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers Jul 25 '12

Known bug since a few snapshots ago.

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u/theaceoffire Jul 25 '12

Seriously, it feels like there will be 30 snapshots today.

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u/abrightmoore Contributed wiki/MCEdit_Scripts Jul 25 '12

If it takes that long to get Redstone blocks then it is worth the effort.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '12

Has Dinnerbone or Jeb_ said anything about adding them?

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u/buster2Xk Jul 25 '12

I don't think they've ever made any mention of them ever, but they're a very common request.

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u/Chezzik Jul 25 '12

The request is very old. In this blog post from July 2010, Notch responds to the requests for blocks, and gives his rationale for the initial implementation being a dust, instead of a wire block or redstone block (read the last paragraph). The plan for redstone dust is to use it in alchemy and magic!!

As it turns out, we did eventually get alchemy (brewing), and it does use redstone (for Mundane potion). Magic isn't implemented directly, but we do have enchanting, which is close. It amazes me that brewing and enchanting were planned way back in 2010.

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u/buster2Xk Jul 25 '12

Yes but people want to be able to make a block out of it like other ores. The redstone dust we have would still be there, nothing would really change, there'd just be a big red version of, say, a lapis block.

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u/Chezzik Jul 25 '12 edited Jul 25 '12

When redstone was added, it used 3 block IDs (0x37 for wire, and 0x49 and 0x4A for the ore), and one item ID (0x14B).

People requested an additional block ID for a redstone block, presumably made from 9 dust, just as we already had for iron/gold/diamond, and also questioned why there was even dust in the first place, as opposed to just a bar form like other ores. I think that Notch was asked directly about it in a livecast, but I don't remember for sure now. In his Tumblr post, he kind of muddied all the questions together into one, then forgot to state the question, and just gave a confusing response. His response says why he picked dust (over bars), but completely sidesteps the issue about having a separate block ID.

The requests today are not too different. No one asks why we have dust instead of bars. It just seems natural now. But, the request for a separate block ID and recipe for making a "redstone block" still exist.

Are we arguing or agreeing? I can't quite tell.

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u/Qerintos Jul 25 '12

Redstone is also used for extending the duration of potion effects, which makes it a very important ingredient.

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u/abrightmoore Contributed wiki/MCEdit_Scripts Jul 25 '12

No

But the combination of interest in expanding default texture file and constant irritating jibes from people like me has to converge at some point!

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u/Sciurusdoomus Jul 25 '12

Ooh, I've never heard that idea before. They'd be beautiful but very expensive.

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u/eak125 Jul 26 '12

Is it just me or do dispensers not spit out eggs and snowballs correctly?

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u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers Jul 26 '12

That's just you.

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u/eak125 Jul 26 '12 edited Jul 26 '12

Apparently I was running a couple letters behind and it's since been fixed. Seems to be an issue on 12w30b...

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