Minecraft developer Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has posted an update on progress with the Minecraft 1.8 update, also known as the ‘Adventure Update’ due to the large amount of story-driven gameplay elements to be introduced.<\/p>\n
“Most of the basics of the game engine [are] in place, so it’s time to flesh this game out into something more gamey. More content, more exploration, more things to do, and interesting combat! Once this update is out, there will only some tweaks, optimizations and code cleanups left to the core game before we can call it a full release,” said Persson.<\/p>\n
There is a list of over 40 things that are going to be implemented. Persson said that a lot of things have been finished but there is still quite a lot to go. While Persson is not about to reveal the entirety of the planned improvements, he has supplied a list of things currently revealed.<\/p>\n
• NPC villages
• Randomly generated dungeons
• New biome code
• Fully working Creative Mode (and individual admins can enter Creative Mode on a Survival Mode server if they choose)
• Critical hits
• Sprinting
• More farming options<\/p>\n
Finally, Persson revealed that he is working on modding support, which has been an area of contention for the Minecraft community for some time.<\/p>\n