Minecraft: Redstone Update. Pre-Release Available Now, March 13th Official Release

BobbyDigi

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The change log is as follows…
-Added Redstone Comparator (used in Redstone logic)
-Added Hopper (collects items and moves them to containers)
-Added Dropper (similar to Dispensers, but always drops the item)
-Added Activator Rail (activates TNT Minecarts)
-Added Daylight Sensor
-Added Trapped Chest
-Added Weighed Pressure Plate
-Added Block of Redstone
-Added Nether Brick (item)
-Added Nether Quartz and ore
-Added Block of Quartz, with half blocks and chiseled variants
-New command: /scoreboard
-New command: /effect
-Containers and mobs can have custom names
-Inventory management has been changed, for example you can drag-place items over slots
-Texture packs now have separate images for each block and item, and can have animations
-Nether Quartz Ore now spawns in the Nether
-Smooth lighting now has three settings (none, minimal, maximum)
-More detailed death messages
-Some hostile mobs now are harder in Hard difficulty
-Many, many, bug fixes
-Removed Herobrine

Creeperbane2

FINALLY!

RahnalH102

Scoreboard.

AlexDeGruven

Daylight sensor is win. Getting quartz is going to be tough.

cola

Comparators. Win.

Myrmidon

Time to start the HG map, I am think.

Creeperbane2

3 more days, and on top of that Vechs's Super Hostile Inferno Mines is done (but built around 1.5) I haz a happy!

cola

I'll have reliable internet starting Tuesday, and better study hours as of tomorrow, Dan, my body is ready.

Bandrik

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! It good time for new minecraft resurgence.

midga

-Removed Herobrine