1.8 Sneak peak

Today Jeb posted These terrain and item pictures

From what i can tell these are the new items:
New bows?
Chicken!
New seeds?
Mellon!
Quivers (Old item)
Blocks (i can't tell what they are!)

I might edit this later

Chuk40076

Golf course custom map screenshots

Quest for the holy stone

I forgot to mention on the forums that i need someone willing to post the map on they're server.
Because we can't get the changes overwritten.

We also need a name for the guy who sent you on the quest.
answer it in the poll.

Any ideas for notes?


That's all for now!

The word of notch post

Coming soon:

 Most of the basics of the game engine is in place, so it’s time to flesh this game out into something more gamey. More content, more exploration, more things to do, and interesting combat! Once this update is out, there will only some tweaks, optimizations and code cleanups left to the core game before we can call it a full release.
We’ve got a list of some 40+ things we want to add to the game, some small, some big. Some huge. We’ve finished a fair number of the items, but there’s still a significant amount of work left. While I can’t reveal the date yet for various reasons, we do have a release date for the Adventure Update in mind, and we’re hoping we’ll be able to hit it.
Jens and I are keeping the exact contents of the update secret, but we do leak some information every now and then to keep people interested and to stop us from going insane. For the most immediate spoilers, you can follow us on Twitter (@notch and @jeb_), or on Google+ (+Markus Persson and +Jens Bergensten).
Here are a few of the things we’ve revealed so far:

• NPC villages
• Randomly generated dungeons
• New biome code
• Fully working Creative Mode (and individual admins can enter Creative Mode on a Survival Mode server if they choose)
• Critical hits
• Sprinting
• More farming options

As soon as I can reveal the release date we’re aiming for, I will!
Oh, and the modding support is happening, honest.

Beta 1.7 update!

Updates:

• Piston and sticky pistons!
• Shears!
• Stackable fences
• You can't hit tnt!!!

And more!

How to make a portal

This is how to make a portal:

Torch on furnace cheat

Description: This is how to put a torch on a furnace.

How to do it:

1. Put a furnace on grass.
2. Remove the block of grass in front of the furnace.
3. Put a half step (Slab) hole you just made.
4. Put a torch on the half step (Slab) you put down.
5. The torch is on the furnace!
6. Remove the Half step (Slab)
7. Put the grass back.
8. The torch is on the furnace!

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