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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
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Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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about
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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about
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
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Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
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help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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about
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
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Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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home
about
games
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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about
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
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Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
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UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
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Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
? PREVIOUS ENTRIES
home
about
games
merch
account
help
UPDATES
Pocket Edition 0.9.0 Snapshot. Biggest update ever!
by Owen on June 9, 2014
Pocket Edition
Hello!
The Pocket Edition team are a hard-working bunch. Their most recent snapshot is
the biggest update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition so far! It really is massive.
If youre on Android and like the idea of testing these features early, join this
Google community, then sign up for the updates.
For those of you who arent on Android, this update will be released for all versi
ons of Pocket Edition in the near future with significantly less bugs. Be patien
t, pocket crafters. Its going to be great!
Read on for the huge list
[Click to continue reading this entry]
Whats up with Minecraft.net today?
by Owen on June 5, 2014
ResetthenetThe perceptive among you might have noticed the intimidating camera f
lash on Minecraft.net, followed by punchy message from Reset The Net. Heres an ex
planation of whats going on
I am extremely confused!
A year ago today it was revealed that the NSA (National Security Agency) and GCH
Q (Government Communications Headquarters) were intercepting data from phone and
internet networks, and poking around in information stored by US technology com
panies. Thats extremely uncool.
Why should I care?
The internet is a great thing, but the idea of companies operating closely with
the government and giving away private data without consent is extremely worryin
g.
Its a bit like someone accessing your Minecraft server, rummaging through your ch
ests, and reading all your chat logs, but potentially more damaging (hard to bel
ieve I know).
Should I click the massive Click Here button?
Yes! Weve put that on Minecraft.net today for a reason. Click it now, or read on
for more information, then click it!
Umm. Im scared now.
Theres no need to be scared. But there is a way to protect yourself. Thats what th
e Reset The Net campaign is about. Its a place where you can learn how to fight a
gainst a potentially sinister side of the internet. Visit Reset The Net or watch
the video below for more information.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Owen @bopogamel
Minecraft 1.7.10 pre-release
by Searge on June 3, 2014
Realms
Update: A new pre-release (version 1.7.10-pre2) is now available. It contains so
me minor bugfixes for a crash related to being kicked from a server.
We just published a pre-release version of Minecraft 1.7.10 that contains update
s for Realms. All Realms related modules were moved into a separate library.
How does this release affect you? If you are not playing on Realms, it does not
change anything at all. The main advantage is that we dont have to release new up
dates for Minecraft 1.7.x in the future, if we want to add new features to Realm
s.
Some of the new features in Realms are:
- player activity monitor
- access to more server settings
- improvements in Realms UI
- some bugfixes
- and many more
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog). Snapshots can corrupt your world, pl
ease backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
1.7.10-pre2/minecraft_server.1.7.10-pre2.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!
by Owen on May 22, 2014
NEWMINECRAFT
Hello!
Were finally able to share news about Minecraft on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and P
laystation Vita.
Apologies for the delay, but putting Minecraft on new consoles is a serious busi
ness. People have been using phrases like logistically-speaking, infinite terrain, a
nd platform parity for months now.
Weve decided that letting current players upgrade for a small fee is the best way
to show our appreciation. If youre a new crafter whos looking to pick up Minecraf
t in the next few months welcome!
We hope this post makes you happy!
Owen @bopogamel
xbone
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August.
It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360
Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played
online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition f
or $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worl
ds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you wont be able to transfer saves from Xbox One t
o Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking the
m causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Xbox 36
0 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. Wed like to say all your
DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that a
re too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.

PS4VITA
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, inc
luding online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN wil
l get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as
Cross-buy.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. Well have more info on this closer to release
.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesnt matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both plat
forms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft
. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the
bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC youve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on
Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

ps4
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It bring
s significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + V
ita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If youve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be ab
le to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to ena
ble upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. Well have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be
able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you wont be able to
transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technic
al reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shri
nking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition an
d Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs youve purchased for Playsta
tion 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. Wed like to sa
y all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing dea
ls that are too boring to get into here. Well have more on this soon.
Thanks for reading everybody!
Minecraft snapshot 14w21b
by Dinnerbone on May 22, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w21b has been released to fix an item frame crash.
Small snapshot this week for some optimizations and bugfixes!
Notable changes:
Bugfixing.
Optimizations.
Notability intensified.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-99] Skins Sometimes Disappear After Death
[Bug MC-30192] stat.useItem.<Item#> glitching with scoreboard
[Bug MC-30877] Crops (Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes) not popping off in light level 0
[Bug MC-48376] Baby chicken hitbox taller than 1/2 block
[Bug MC-48735] Villager and farmer inventory gets corrupted causing farmers to n
o longer plant crops
[Bug MC-48739] Killing zombie villager aggravates zombie pigmen
[Bug MC-50046] Mobs not responsive after player death
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into transparent-solid blocks (redstone
_bloc, glowstone, TNT), causing them to suffocate
[Bug MC-51238] Tamed Ocelots (cats) Run away from Player
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w21b/minecraft_server.14w21b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft Realms is now available worldwide!
by Owen on May 19, 2014
realms
Hello!
Were proud to announce that Minecraft Realms for PC and Mac is now available worl
dwide!
Realms is the easiest way for you to host a Minecraft world online. You and your
friends can work on an awesome creation, adventure into the depths, or play one
of our featured mini-games with just a few clicks.
The servers are always available, and can be restored to an earlier point if som
ething goes wrong. Realms is run by Mojang and simple to set up.
Realms is currently only available for the PC/Mac version of Minecraft, though w
ere planning on releasing it on other formats in the future. For more information
, check minecraft.net/realms
// The Minecraft Realms team @danfrisk, @mamirm, @xlson, and @dmarby
Minecraft snapshot 14w20b
by Dinnerbone on May 15, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w20b has been released to fix mobs not spawning naturally.
This weeks snapshot brings many bugfixing, a little polishing and possibly even
some hugs. Maybe. If youve been good.
Notable changes:
Caves now generate in deserts & mesas.
Added new /title command for ingame adventure-map chaptering.
Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display ob
jective.
Adjusting fly speed of spectator mode now works vertically too.
If youre stuck outside the world border, you can now walk freely to go back insid
e.
Bunch of bugs fixed!
Removed the 4th dimension from blocks. This will be a mistake and we were sorry
for any inconvenience it will not cause you.
Bugs fixed:
[Bug MC-8881] Mobs treat any layered snow as non-solid
[Bug MC-26203] Scoreboard: player does not appear in sidebar after setting initi
al score to zero
[Bug MC-44331] Interacting with invalid villagers crashes the game
[Bug MC-45303] Surface dungeons generating without spawner, chests, and most of
floor
[Bug MC-46765] Leaves, Block of Redstone, TNT and Glowstone cause suffocation da
mage
[Bug MC-47052] Wither destroying barrier block
[Bug MC-48442] Mob Dungeon spawning without floor / with broken chests / overwri
tten spawner
[Bug MC-49577] Slime spawning
[Bug MC-50275] Leads dont show knot on fence posts and cannot be right clicked
[Bug MC-50323] Chest not openable with item frame on, standing too close
[Bug MC-50821] Cats and dogs teleporting into leaves and rails, causing them to
suffocate
[Bug MC-50852] "/scoreboard players reset * objective" clears sidebar for other
scoreboard objectives
[Bug MC-51776] 32000 Command block character limit only works as a 16000 charact
er limit within Minecraft
[Bug MC-52881] Knockback distance incorrect, depends on login order
[Bug MC-53380] Staying outside border makes you unable to move at all
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-54164] footstep, hugeexplosion and largeexplode particles don't appear
[Bug MC-54381] /scoreboard players operation Doesn't work on a player that's not
on a scoreboard, but also does work
And many more that werent on the bug tracker! Did we mention you should report bu
gs to the bug tracker?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w20b/minecraft_server.14w20b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w19a
by Dinnerbone on May 8, 2014
This weeks snapshot is fairly small in the scheme of things as weve been focusing
on optimizations and furthering spectator mode.
Notable changes:
World border received a bunch of new options & improvements.
Spectator mode has a preliminary interface for teleporting to other players. Its
far from complete though!
Loose change.
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w19a/minecraft_server.14w19a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w18b
by Dinnerbone on April 30, 2014
Update: Snapshot 14w18b has been released to fix a crash and some bugs.
This is a very short week for most of us in Sweden, so youll get a snapshot early
! Hurrah!
Notable changes:
Pistons now interact with Slime Blocks in cooler ways! (Thanks to ZipKrowd for t
heir contribution!)
Bug fixes! Many bug fixes!
The game has achieved sentience.
A small sample of bug fixes:
[Bug MC-3631] Creepers float one-eighth of a block above the ground.
[Bug MC-34648] Torch not placeable on stained glass
[Bug MC-46776] When only a Spectator stays near mobs, they don't despawn
[Bug MC-47811] The bottom texture of non-full blocks is flipped vertically
[Bug MC-48954] When you kill invisible horse variants, the screen will turn red/
black
[Bug MC-50073] It is possible to change the missing block model
[Bug MC-50239] Pick block on hydrated farmland gives dirt block with invalid dat
a value (missing texture)
[Bug MC-50510] Burning Furnace (Block 62) Has Wrong Inventory Image
[Bug MC-50729] Vines orienting improperly in inside corners
[Bug MC-51379] Rails render from below, but not correctly
[Bug MC-51934] Lapis-Lazuli Ore Pick Block
[Bug MC-53370] Any stone slabs ontop of one another creates a double stone block
[Bug MC-53371] Respawn button does not work if spawnpoint is outside of the worl
dborder
[Bug MC-53375] Sheep give other color when sheared
[Bug MC-53381] Player takes damage when world border is nearer than 179 blocks
[Bug MC-53401] redstone overlay gets tinted
[Bug MC-53405] Singleplayer menu: Only one click loads world
[Bug MC-53412] The worldborder stops the player one block further away from the
center in South/East direction
[Bug MC-53419] Unable to create/load new heavily customized world
[Bug MC-53434] Can place blocks outside world border.
[Bug MC-53442] /worldborder missing string: commands.worldborder.setSlowly.succe
ss
[Bug MC-53460] Redstone Gives Off No Particles When Being Broken
[Bug MC-53464] Scrollbar in all lists act weird/unresponsively
[Bug MC-53469] Sliders have incorrect values causing world to never be created (
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: n must be positive)
[Bug MC-53493] Minecraft Crashes when setting FixedBiome to Hell
[Bug MC-53514] Lava Oceans setting does not work in Customized world type
[Bug MC-53570] Barrier particles fight for attention
[Bug MC-53580] Crafting wool/clay/glass/dog collars results in the wrong color.
[Bug MC-53616] River Generation Dramatically Increased in Default World-Gen.
[Bug MC-53918] Double-clicking server in server list no longer does anything
And a whole bunch more that werent on the bug tracker!
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w18b/minecraft_server.14w18b.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
Minecraft snapshot 14w17a
by Dinnerbone on April 24, 2014
Its been a while since the last snapshot, hope you didnt miss us too much. Weve bee
n working a whole bunch on lots of internal rewriting (for plugin API, to make t
hings easier for ourselves and to make things run so much more smoothly) but a l
ot of that isnt in this version as its fairly unstable.
Notable changes:
New highly customisable terrain generation! (Create new world -> World Type: Cust
omized)
New customisable world borders! Check out the /worldborder command.
Lots of bug fixes, performance gains and code cleaninguperizing.
???
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobo
dy reports a bug, we cant fix it!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the New Profile button. Call it snap
shots and check the box saying Enable experimental development snapshots and save.
To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom
left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a d
ifferent folder (See the new profile dialog).
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different f
older from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/
14w17a/minecraft_server.14w17a.jar
Report bugs here:
Minecraft issue tracker!
// The Minecraft and Minecraft Realms teams
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