New Block Coming + Week 21 Snapshot Discussion

BobbyDigi

It is useful and was suggested on Reddit 7 months ago. That is all we know.

https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/205307552941088768

More details when we get the snapshot on Thursday

RahnalH102

A proper redstone conductor block?

Theironhand

A proper redstone conductor block?

Hopefully.

midga

Ladders for glass?

Which raises a question I hadn't really considered...can you put vines on glass?

BobbyDigi

Added enderchest, [23] which was suggested on reddit 7 months ago

Crafted by surrounding an eye of ender with obsidian
Stores contents across dimensions and other enderchests
Contents are preserved even if all enderchests are destroyed, essentially adding a second inventory to take with you for the price of just one enderchest
TNT can't destroy it, [24] via
Emits purple particles and light

And a hole load more stuff you can read about here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/u2ny2/minecraft_snapshot_week_21/

CB

So, like the piggy banks in Terrarria. Got it.

RahnalH102

Added emerald ore.
Improved boats.

I am happy.

AlexDeGruven

Unfortunately, the emerald ore won't appear in existing chunks, which means on our world, we'll have to explore even farther to get it.

Canti

Unfortunately, the emerald ore won't appear in existing chunks, which means on our world, we'll have to explore even farther to get it.

Again.

BobbyDigi

I've had some time to look at it and digest the changes. Here are some of my thoughts:

Unfortunately, the emerald ore won't appear in existing chunks, which means on our world, we'll have to explore even farther to get it.

Added trading with villagers

Screenshot
Emerald is used as currency
They will trade various items and Emerald with you
When starting a trade with a villagers you've traded with before, another trade becomes available and the villager emits particles for a few seconds when starting the next trade
Puts an an end to some non-renewable ressources, such as Bottles o' Enchanting, Chainmail armor
The items and prices villagers offer you depend on profession

You will be able to sell items to Villagers to acquire Emerald also. With our grinders in place even if 64 zombie flesh gets 1 Emerald, it's more valuable than the lava fodder we use it for now.

Allowed minecarts on rails to be accelerated slighty while sitting in them

Meaning no more having to place minecarts against walls to start them.

https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/205709290164596736

And someone just discovered that minecarts are now controllable at reasonable speeds. I think that's *most* of the fun ones out of the way!

I look forward to knowing what "controllable" means. Here's hoping you can choose turns from inside the cart.

Re-added original golden apple

Crafted by surrounding one apple with 8 gold blocks
Gives Regeneration IV, Resistance and Fire resistance effects
Existing golden apples remain unchanged, except that they lose their glow
They and the normal golden apples have different tooltip colors

Get that? 8 BLOCKS. That is 72 gold ingots.

Made buckets stackable

Only empty ones stack
Stacked buckets work just like glass bottles do
Only [46] stack up to 16

Cool

RahnalH102

Unfortunately, the emerald ore won't appear in existing chunks, which means on our world, we'll have to explore even farther to get it.

Well that's not too bad. Then again I'm out near the unexplored areas so it doesn't seem that bad to me.