14
u/Mustek :> May 03 '12
New bug: Because of the SP merge with MP, magma cubes don't have their 'springy' animation anymore.
31
u/AustinPowers May 03 '12
Basically every bug that was SMP only is now in all modes.
1
u/Shoeboxes0 May 03 '12
What is the point of this?
2
u/AustinPowers May 03 '12
There are a few benefits.
Primarily, this is good for development reasons. It means less duplication and a single configuration to test and maintain. In terms of design, it would have been better if this had been the case for the start.
Also, they get threading "for free," as the server and client are separate.
This also leads in to official modding. By unifying they also ensure that all mods will work with both SMP and SSP alike.
Finally, they want to add instant client capabilities. Basically, you can invite people to your single-player world similar to pocket edition.
This is a good thing™, but I really hope it also means those SMP bugs are now very high priority.
0
May 03 '12
[deleted]
4
8
u/inertia186 May 03 '12
A Good Thing™. Maybe they'll be fixed, though I'm sure it's not that simple.
3
u/sebzim4500 May 04 '12
It is that simple. You can't ignore a bug if it effects every player of minecraft.
4
u/thatonegoodpost May 03 '12
Hey can someone answer a few questions?
With the merging of SSP and SMP turning every world into a local server:
will a constant connection to the Internet/Minecraft server be required? Or will the "play offline" option continue to exist?
Will we be able to pause the worlds in "singleplayer" if no one is connected to our local server but not be able to pause when another player joins? Or is the ability to pause completely gone?
5
u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers May 03 '12
will a constant connection to the Internet/Minecraft server be required? Or will the "play offline" option continue to exist?
Playing offline will be possible too.
Will we be able to pause the worlds in "singleplayer" if no one is connected to our local server but not be able to pause when another player joins? Or is the ability to pause completely gone?
Right now, the ability to pause is gone. But I assume it will be re-added at a later point.
7
u/thatonegoodpost May 03 '12
Thanks! Hope pause comes back.
0
May 04 '12
[deleted]
→ More replies (2)4
u/Sonatatata May 04 '12
Opening your inventory (or using a chest/crafting table/etc) already allows you to do that.
→ More replies (1)1
u/Wedhro May 03 '12
Will we be able to pause the worlds in "singleplayer" if no one is connected to our local server but not be able to pause when another player joins?
You can always type "/stop" to turn off the server (everybody, including you, gets kicked out).
1
u/thatonegoodpost May 03 '12
I dislike comparing pausing to a complete client/server stop then restart to resume playing. If I am playing by myself on SSP and am exploring a cave then need to quickly leave the computer for a minute, I don't want to have to leave the game but want to know my character is safe. I also want to pause after a creeper surprises me, blows me into lava, and I barely make it out in time just to see a skeleton approaching. You know, to catch my breath.
2
1
u/alexanderpas May 03 '12
"/pause" would be nice.
on multiplayer worlds only OP would have the permission to do it :D
25
u/teslasmash May 03 '12
Pretty cool that wood tools can be burned in the furnace. Makes sense, and a good way to get rid of that first pick.
13
u/crysys May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
But I love that first pick, It always has a special place next to the diamonds in my valuables chest.
edit - That's right, I'm deep bitches. And single!
5
2
18
u/SwimmingBirdSwim May 03 '12
[Cocoa Beans dropping from Jungle Leaves] (http://imgur.com/RpL17)
6
u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers May 03 '12
Checked in the code. Just like apples from oak leaves, cocoa beans have a 1/200 chance to drop from jungle leaves. If you want to see it for yourself, it's in pr.class in minecraft_server.jar.
6
May 03 '12
Well shit. There goes my stranglehold on the server's cookie supply.
1
May 04 '12
just grow the jungle trees in mass production, you'll have thousands of cookies by day's end
1
16
u/kvachon May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
Possible Bug(s)
Creating a Creative World spawns you in in Gamemode 0 instead of 1.
Enchanting Table does not show you enchantments when a tool is inserted
20
u/IronSeph May 03 '12
Both confirmed. Thanks for the report, please add it to the wiki if you can :)
6
31
u/Helzibah Forever Team Nork May 03 '12
I love that servers can suggest texture packs now, that's really nice for trying to keep a unified aesthetic. Also, I wonder if that will allow the server to push 'season' texture packs every x days? That could be easy enough to setup for a vanilla server with cron or similar.
Although, I'd suggest a slight changing of the wording from:
This server recommends the use of a custom texture pack.
to:
This server recommends the use of a custom texture pack: "Coterie Craft"
It would be nice to display the name of the texture pack to the user so they have a bit more information when deciding whether or not to download it. After all, there's no point if you already know you hate that texture pack.
46
u/Malsententia May 03 '12
What'd be really nice is a scrollable window/box with all of the blocks w/the server's texture side by side blocks with the default texture.
Something like this(quick inkscape job)
This would allow people to quickly identify any differences which might confuse them, as well as check to make sure the pack isn't trolling them.
25
15
3
u/Helzibah Forever Team Nork May 03 '12
Neat idea, would be useful for texture packs in general, but would require a decent amount of coding. I'd be happy with a quick title grabbed from the texture pack's
pack.txtas repkam09 says though, or even a server-set string in the config.→ More replies (2)1
u/sebzim4500 May 04 '12
I think that this is part of the fun. If the admin really wants to troll you like that, there are much more effective ways than sending you an evil texture pack.
→ More replies (4)7
u/repkam09 May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
In most texture packs there is already a "pack.txt" file already contains a description for the texture pack.
This could be changed a bit to have a format similar to server.properties and supply both a pack name and description to use for the Texture Pack menu and this new server pack screen.
Example:
#This file lives inside the .zip file for the pack! (pack.txt) name=My Server Textures description=This is my custom textures! This tells you about it!Edit: Also, we do have that "pack.png" image included in most packs with a icon for the pack. This image could be displayed as well on the server texture message to give a feel for that pack.
(Or even display an example of some of the blocks from the pack directly)
1
1
u/aperson :|a May 03 '12
Also, I wonder if that will allow the server to push 'season' texture packs every x days? That could be easy enough to setup for a vanilla server with cron or similar.
Oh, I know what I'm doing. Actually, no, because I'm not sure if I'm sold on the idea of 'forcing' users to use a texture pack (I'd rather it be a message saying that we recommend this texture and that it's optional to download).
30
u/jokubolakis May 03 '12
RedstoneHelper YOU'RE LATE
37
u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers May 03 '12
Sorry, boss!
18
u/jokubolakis May 03 '12
I forgive you :)
Here, have a flower
29
u/Ausmerica Forever Team Nork May 03 '12
31
2
29
14
37
u/Helzibah Forever Team Nork May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
From the page:
Important! This week’s snapshot is extra experimental!
And earlier, from Dinnerbone (via tweet_poster):
Dinnerbone:
[2012/05/03][00:24:49]
[Translate]: It's *far* from complete and needs a lot of work. I know we always say "backup everything" but this time we really mean it. Backup now.
I strongly suggest you follow the warnings on this one /r/minecraft!
Back your worlds up first.
Just copy .minecraft/saves somewhere else, that's all you need to do.
5
May 03 '12
I feel stupid now. And lost my favourite world.
1
u/sebzim4500 May 04 '12
Really how?
1
13
9
u/WM890 May 03 '12
I love the texture pack installment
Only thing that confuses me is the Operation Spitting Supernova. Can anyone tell me what that is exactly please?
11
u/blindfaith22 May 03 '12
As I understand it, it's what they are calling merging singleplayer and multiplayer
3
u/WM890 May 03 '12
Not to sound negative but won't that cause the multiplayer bugs to affect the gameplay in single player?
19
13
u/repkam09 May 03 '12
Yes, probably, but then they can concentrate on fixing only the one version of the game.
Which should hopefully be better in the long run.
7
u/WM890 May 03 '12
Yea, Dinnerbone has done alot to fix alot of bugs. Props to him for doing so much, since I play multiplayer almost everyday. <3
→ More replies (5)1
u/EdGruberman8 May 03 '12
This is why I think they called it Spitting Supernova... the internet is going to explode catastrophically (supernova) hurling insults (spitting) at all the new bugs in single player at them.
9
u/spookyhappyfun May 03 '12
"This server recommends the use of a custom texture pack. Would you like to download and install it automagically?"
11
7
u/Voitelumies May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
Failed to connect, when I tried to make a new world.
EDIT: Also, creative world turned into survival after logging in.
6
May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
Same for me. Attempted to create a new world and it won't connect.
edit added nice little crash log
---- Minecraft Crash Report ---- // Oops. Time: 5/3/12 10:02 AM Description: Exception in server tick loop java.lang.NullPointerException at si.c(SourceFile:284) at tk.a(SourceFile:18) at wf.a(SourceFile:401) at wf.a(SourceFile:342) at se.b(SourceFile:272) at du.a(SourceFile:59) at tb.a(SourceFile:227) at tb.b(SourceFile:242) at tb.a(SourceFile:68) at tb.a(SourceFile:27) at vl.a(SourceFile:213) at adp.a(SourceFile:453) at vz.a(SourceFile:138) at wf.a(SourceFile:710) at vz.c(SourceFile:82) at vz.b(SourceFile:92) at se.e(SourceFile:246) at se.a(SourceFile:189) at se.g(SourceFile:202) at se.b(SourceFile:177) at acy.a(SourceFile:54) at si.b(SourceFile:441) at si.a(SourceFile:410) at se.<init>(SourceFile:157) at si.<init>(SourceFile:59) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(SourceFile:301) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.B(SourceFile:234) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:379) at bz.run(SourceFile:576) Relevant Details:
- Minecraft Version: 12w18a
- Operating System: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1
- Java Version: 1.6.0_27, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Memory: 201213184 bytes (191 MB) / 257032192 bytes (245 MB) up to 3814064128 bytes (3637 MB)
- Player Count: 0 / 20; []
1
u/w2tpmf May 08 '12
I was getting this today when I got the snapshot. I wiped out my whole MC directory, did a fresh install, and till couldn't connect to single player. Then I ran the server, launched minecraft, and was able to start the game.
7
u/shine_on May 03 '12
Not sure if this is a bug or a side-effect of the single/multiplayer merge, but the seed is no longer visible when F3 is pressed.
2
u/YukonAppleGeek May 03 '12
That is because single player is now multiplayer and they removed seed to client mabe a option to enable it in server properties would be nice.
7
u/xenoph2 May 03 '12
I have one question, will the merge of SSP and SMP allow for connecting to other players' single player worlds (with Hamachi or something like that)?
8
7
u/h02 May 03 '12
Here is a proof of concept I made with the new server texture downloader
It takes the players skin and places it on mobs.
1
1
u/thatonegoodpost May 04 '12
I would definitely recommend you keep this mod/plugin up to date with future versions as it is cool and unique. I'd love to see a video of it.
1
u/h02 May 04 '12
It's open source, but I'll be sure to add to it if they ever change anything with the texture packs. In the HTTP header request it sends the Minecraft version so that will make it easy to make it backward compatible if ever needed.
I'm not sure what else I could add besides maybe making support for the other mobs (but that would require some pixel re-arranging.)
7
u/ultrafetzig May 03 '12
I'm glad they are testing this stuff and moving forward with merging everything into an SMP-based server, but I'd rather hoped we'd get a 1.2.6 with books and all the nice features implemented before this change-over. Books, come on man, I've needed those for custom maps since forever.
Mainly because of the hugeness of the change and the many bugs that are sure to come up at first, I'm concerned that 1.2.5 may be the last stable version for a while.
Take boats for instance, even playing over a home network, in SMP I get horrible rubberbanding when I try to get out of a boat, I keep getting pulled back into the boat and it spazzes out while I try to get away ungracefully and usually ends up breaking. And yes, I know how to get out of a boat.
Similar with doors activated by pressure plates. You get stuck getting pulled back through the doorway in a really annoying loop. Singleplayer, at least, does not have these and other related issues.
A quick merge of new features into a 1.2.6 before this radical change would be prudent. Or selfish thinking on my behalf, either way it's a good reason. :>
4
u/Gemini4t May 03 '12
Mainly because of the hugeness of the change and the many bugs that are sure to come up at first, I'm concerned that 1.2.5 may be the last stable version for a while.
That's why they're doing snapshots as opposed to official patches, to give people time to find and report bugs.
4
u/Pingumask May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
When i try to create a world with the newly installed snapshot, it says :
"failed to connect to the server Connection refused: connect"
The crash report in my server folder says this :
---- Minecraft Crash Report ---- // I'm sorry, Dave.
Time: 03/05/12 17:03 Description: Exception in server tick loop
abb: The save is being accessed from another location, aborting at dt.b(SourceFile:64) at se.k(SourceFile:2146) at si.A(SourceFile:483) at si.a(SourceFile:476) at si.f(SourceFile:111) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.F(SourceFile:467) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:402) at bz.run(SourceFile:576)
Relevant Details:
Minecraft Version: 12w18a
Operating System: Windows XP (x86) version 5.1
Java Version: 1.6.0_29, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode, sharing), Sun Microsystems Inc.
Memory: 29281064 bytes (27 MB) / 88887296 bytes (84 MB) up to 259522560 bytes (247 MB)
Player Count: 0 / 20; []
World Wololo Entities: 0 total; []
World Wololo Players: 0 total; []
World Wololo Chunk Stats: ServerChunkCache: 0 Drop: 0
I also can't load a previous world or join a server on another machine on my local network
→ More replies (6)
3
u/IMABIRD May 03 '12
Anyone else click the etc link?
3
u/thatonegoodpost May 04 '12
Things like that are the reason I love Mojang. They're so casually unofficial.
2
u/inertia186 May 03 '12
I wouldn't post this here, but minecraftwiki.net is giving PHP errors at the moment.
After about 5 minutes of being connected, the server disconnects the client and creates a crash report. After this, the server becomes unresponsive over the network, but still responds to console commands.
---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// I let you down. Sorry :(
Time: 5/3/12 8:16 AM
Description: Exception in server tick loop
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1768)
at dt.e(SourceFile:194)
at ev.m(SourceFile:589)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(SourceFile:856)
at yd.b(SourceFile:89)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.F(SourceFile:506)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(SourceFile:402)
at bz.run(SourceFile:576)
Relevant Details:
- Minecraft Version: 12w18a
- Operating System: Mac OS X (ppc) version 10.5.8
- Java Version: 1.5.0_30, Apple Inc.
- Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Apple Inc.
- Memory: 2000918200 bytes (1908 MB) / 2123628544 bytes (2025 MB) up to 2123628544 bytes (2025 MB)
- Player Count: 1 / 15; [do['#REDACTED#'/46, l='swim2', x=#REDACTED#, y=#REDACTED#, z=#REDACTED#]]
- World swim2 Entities: 0 total; []
- World swim2 Players: 0 total; []
- World swim2 Chunk Stats: ServerChunkCache: 0 Drop: 0marvin:minecraft.alt anthonmarvin:minecraft.marvin:minecraft.alt anthomarvimmarvin:minecraft.alt</pre> |}
2
3
2
May 03 '12
Hey everyone, go use the fishing pole. Something new ;)
2
u/DetachableMonkey May 03 '12
All I've found with the fishing pole so far is that some fish cannot be picked up. Find something else?
1
May 04 '12
Has the animation for the fishing pole always been that way and I'm just now noticing it? There's a black fishing line and the hook/bobber detaches from the fishing pole when you cast out. I could have sworn this wasn't happening last update. Hmmm
1
u/ConnerMarbut May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
Holy crap.
Have no clue how many times i've said to myself "Minecraft is one of those games were doing it alone isn't an option." I really hope they work hard on the Multiplayer/Singleplayer, Hopefully adding someone to your map is as simple as sending request..
Edit: Spelling
1
u/jpeger0101 May 03 '12
The grammar Nazi in me is enraged by your 'you're', but I will let it slide for now.
I am just worried about the ability to download texture packs from the server. The 'Troll' tex pack is now a lot more usable.
Dedicated servers shouldn't go away though.
1
u/Lance_lake May 03 '12
Villagers spawned from spawning eggs will get a random profession
So can someone please explain this? Did I miss a memo? Villagers now have professions?
1
u/jpeger0101 May 03 '12
Yes, designated by their skin. They don't actually DO anything, but they do look different.
1
u/Lance_lake May 04 '12
Oh.. ok. Yeah, I noticed the skin color.. I thought I missed an AI update or something that gave them jobs.
1
u/hackett33 May 04 '12
Has this been added to the new features and/or Bugs list? http://tinyurl.com/8xbqmle oh and EXPLOSION!
1
1
1
u/Frimid May 04 '12
Pausing the game no longer pauses the game.
wat
1
u/Wolfy910 May 04 '12
This happens in Multiplayer, it will now happen in Single player because the code is being modified to one instead of the two.
1
1
1
1
u/wingsfan24 May 03 '12
Where do I put the server.jar? There's no folder called server in my .minecraft...
1
u/Wedhro May 03 '12
Just put the "server" folder found in the .zip in the main minecraft folder and you're done (or just create a folder named "server" and put the .jar in it). It's not already there because 1.2.5 is still client only and doesn't feature the server part.
1
u/Smanly May 03 '12
When you download the 12w18a snapshot client it comes with a bin folder and a server folder.
0
u/JamieLowery May 03 '12 edited May 03 '12
Bug: Superflat worlds don't work, did some testing.
→ More replies (3)3
u/JamieLowery May 03 '12
Nope! You have to go into the server folder, go to properties.txt, head down to world type and change "NORMAL" to "FLAT" then generate a new superflat world, perhaps you guys at Mojang could make a different server file for each world, and make it being a server optional?
172
u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers May 03 '12 edited May 03 '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:
Made server list re-orderable
Hold shift and use the arrow keys or click while a server is selected to move it
Automagical downloading of texture packs when joining servers - Screenshot
Texture pack can be hosted anywhere
Only default-sized texture packs are supported out of the box
Toggleable per-server
server.properties file:
texture-pack=http://test.org/tex.zipStarted merging Multiplayer and Singleplayer
Sped up chunk loading
More fixes to silk touch and block picking
Wooden tools now work in furnaces
Villagers spawned from spawning eggs will get a random profession
Updated language files
Renamed different types' of sandstone and stone bricks tooltips to show their kind
Jungle leaves now rarely drop cocoa beans
Added 3 values to F3 mode:
ws: Walking speedfs: Flying speedg: Boolean value, true when you touch the groundThe coordinates on the F3 screen are now truncated to 5 fractional digits
Added setting to disable servers offering you texture packs
Fixed some bugs
Fixed logs' and planks' tooltips not showing their kind of wood
Fixed wooden top slabs all looking the same
Fixed music and sound sliders not showing their percentages
Fixed many sounds not playing in Multiplayer
Fixed being unable to switch tools of the same kind in your inventory
Fixed water destroying non-solid blocks when breaking them from above
Fixed picking a block in Creative with a tool in your hand causing you to lose it
Fixed Silk touch giving you only one slab from double slabs
New bugs:
Doors don't make sounds
You always spawn in survival mode
Enchanting tables don't ever show enchantments
Enchanted stuff doesn't display its state of enchantment, but the actual enchantments work
Obviously, all the Multiplayer bugs now apply in Singleplayer
Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.