Poop, it's monday! Quick, Pull Together a Minecraft Monday!!!!

It's Monday, 10:00 PM!!! I have almost forgotten to post minecraft monday yet again! Not this time. Improvisation and briefness begin!

1.7 does not currently have a set release date, but it does contain a few interesting features I'm excited for.

It's officially the "Adventure update." No telling what the specifically means until the update drops, but Notch mentioned that it's an attempt to flesh out the game a bit more, make combat more interesting than it already is and essentially reward the player for exploring and gathering. We can expect a possible central quest involving gathering several ancient relics to defeat a boss. This is an idea he mentioned in an interview with Todd Howard of Bethesda.

Two big features to anticipate are Shears and Pistons!

Shears will allow the gathering of leaves, finally, as well as a non lethal way of gathering wool. Initially they were set to defuse TNT, but instead will be able to be picked up with your hands and will be set off with redstone devices only.

Pistons will model after the piston mod but will be much cheaper, and be crafted with wood and cobblestone instead of iron. They won't shoot you or sand into the air like the physics of the original mod, but they will still accomplish the movement of blocks as demonstrated by the mod.

Sticky pistons will be included as well and will offer the first craft-able use for slime balls. Sticky pistons hold on to the block they are moving, so the block moves with the piston.

Here is a video Mojang posted that introduces pistons and displays their physics.



These are going to be huge and will really change the game. The fact that they will actually be able to interact physically with the world will open up many different possibilites. I'm personally excited for lights I can turn on and off and secret book shelf doorways! :) Even a doorway like in the video is amazing to me.

In my opinion, 1.7 is going to be one of the biggest updates we've seen since the dispenser update. It may even be bigger than that update! Notch has been intentionally keeping it a secret, and I've only scratched the surface of what will be included. There is even going to be a new scary mob!

Time to huddle in my cave until 1.7 comes out, then I have to search for a new underground ravine, and defeat the evil monster boss thingy. Miner Tom is preparing to arm up, and pimp out his home with pistons.