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Minecraft 1.3.1 Download Released

Posted by on August 2, 2012 No comments

Free Minecraft 1.3.1 Download

Minecraft 1.3.1 has been released, with many great and long awaited bug fixes and gameplay mechanic changes, emeralds anyone, villager trading ;)

The complete change log is as follows for Minecraft 1.3.1 client and server

Minecraft 1.3.1

Additions:

+ Single-player now runs a server internally
+ Publish the single-player instance to LAN
+ Automatically detect LAN worlds in multi-player screen
+ Added cheats option in single-player (enables commands)
+ Added bonus chest option to give players a quicker start in a new world
+ Added adventure mode (work in progress)
+ Added trading with villagers
+ Added emeralds, emerald blocks and emerald ore
+ Added cocoa beans to jungles
+ Added the Ender Chest
+ Added tripwires
+ Added new creative mode inventory with search functionality
+ Made it possible to gain enchantment orbs from mining ore and smelting
+ Added writeable books
+ Added large biomes world type
+ Added temples to jungles and deserts
+ Added chat settings
+ Added option to turn off and view snooper data
+ Added more information on the debug screen (F3)
+ New launcher with Play Demo button if not premium user
+ Added /seed command to see map seed
+ Added /defaultgamemode to set default game mode in a world (affects new players)
+ Added /debug command for profiling
+ Added SRV record lookup support

Changes:

* Decreased max enchantment level from 50 to 30
* The /tp command can now send players to a specific coordinate
* Mobs can spawn on flat surfaces (such as up-side-down stairs)
* Updated language files
* Mobs are much less likely to glitch through blocks
* Server list can be reordered
* Nearby items in the world will auto-stack
* Stars are smaller and brighter
* Sky color in The End has been changed
* The pick block functionality has been improved
* Certain items that previously wasn’t stackable can now be stacked
* Hill biomes are slightly taller
* Wooden log blocks can now be placed side-ways
* Wooden half-blocks now act as wood
* Water slowly drips through leaves during rain
* Minecarts and boats will be placed by dispensers, if possible
* Gravel texture has been modified
* Levers can be placed in the roof
* Creepers’ explosions damage is now modified by difficulty
* Performance improvements
* Other bug fixes…

Removal:

- Removed Herobrine

If you are looking to get your Minecraft 1.3.1 fix, please join our 1.3.1 minecraft server on minecraftserver.com, we have no whitelist just join and play, however we are running a temp map until bukkit and our plugins update, which we expect will be very soon.

Server and Client Downloads:

Download Minecraft 1.3.1 Client
Download Minecraft 1.3.1 Server

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Snapshot Release: 12w21a and 12w21b

Posted by on May 29, 2012 No comments

A new snapshot was released by Minecraft developer, Jens Bergensten (Jeb_) on Thursday, 24th May titled 12w21a. However due to confirmed singleplayer world corruption, the snapshot was updated and there were a lot of bug fixes. A complete changelog of both the snapshots is listed below.

Snapshot 12w21a:

  • Villagers will trade items.
  • Added a “currency item” (Emeralds – Found in Mountain Biomes).
  • A few minor terrain changes.
  • Universal Deposit and Withdraw chests, Enderchests.
  • Added a /seed command for showing the map seed
  • Added sandstone stairs
  • A lot of smaller changes and fixes

Snapshot 12w21b:

  • New Creative Mode inventory screen.
  • Updated language files to correct emerald/diamond mixup.
  • Fixed World Corruption.
  • Other fixes.
You can get the latest snapshot here, but try it at our own risk!
Minecraft 12w21b Snapshot Client Download: Click here.
Minecraft 12w21b Snapshot Server Download: Click here for .jar/Click here for .exe
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Minecraft 1.3 Download Snapshot: 12w19a

Posted by on May 10, 2012 No comments

Free Minecraft 1.3 Download

It is Minecraft dev release day again, so the time is now for another development snapshot of Minecraft goodness is freely available for public consumption. Please enjoy this new build of Minecraft 1.3 As always our test server has been updated so feel free to visit, explore and build.

Download Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot Released Version is : 12w19a

  • Added Cocoa Plants to jungles.
  • Added a “large biomes” world type.
  • Added specific names for the different sandstone and smooth stone blocks.
  • Changed Cocoa Beans textures.
  • Torches now spawn around Bonus Chests.
  • Cookies now recover 1 hunger bar.

Bug Fixes

Download Links Minecraft 1.3 Server:

Download Minecraft 1.3 Server

Download Links Minecraft 1.3 Client:

Download Minecraft 1.3 Client

MinecraftServer.com Minecraft 1.3 Dev Servers:

dev.Minecraftserver.com:25588 (Requires Minecraft Client version 1.3)

Updating to the Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot:

When updating, make sure you have made a back-up of your current minecraft.jar in case you want to play Minecraft 1.2.5 again.

This is how: (Windows)
- Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard.
- In the promptmenu type in ‘%appdata%’ (Without the ”).
- Open .minecraft and go to the folder named ‘bin’.
- Select minecraft.jar and copy, now paste it somewhere you can find it, or paste it in the same folder and rename it.
- Run Minecraft as you normaly would to update.

To play Minecraft 1.2.5 again: (Windows)
- Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard.
- In the promptmenu type in ‘%appdata%’ (Without the ”).
- Open .minecraft and go to the folder named ‘bin’.
- Delete or rename the file ‘minecraft.jar’.
- Place back now place the copy you made earlier back into the folder and name it minecraft (The extension is .jar and thus is not needed as part of the name)
- Start Minecraft as you normaly would and click Not now when asked to update.

Free Minecraft Server on  dev.minecraftserver.com:25588

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Download Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot: 12w17a

Posted by on April 29, 2012 No comments

Free Minecraft 1.3 Download Download Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot Released Version is : 12w17a Mojang have released another weekly Minecraft 1.3 dev snapshot, we have decided to run a development server allowing players the chance to take a sneak peek at new features for the future release of Minecraft 1.3, we will keep this server up to date with each new development snapshot release. The following game features have been added to Minecraft 1.3so far:

  • Editable Books – Book and Quill, crafted using a Book, Feather, and Ink Sac.
    • When a Book and Quill is made, it can be right-clicked to open a screen that allows you to type the book.
    • Pressing “Done” will save whatever was typed and allow you to edit the book again later, yet will not “sign” it.
    • When “signing” a book, it will allow you to choose a title up to 16 characters long and disable editing of the book. The Book and Quill then becomes a Written Book, with the icon changing along with the label.
  • Wooden slabs for each of the four shades of wood added
    • These new slabs no longer act like stone
      • An axe should be used to break them
      • They are no longer immune to fire and lava
    • New block IDs 125 for double wooden slabs and 126 for single wooden slabs.
    • Wooden slabs created in older versions of Minecraft are still stone-like and fireproof and will not change to the new slabs when placed or mined.
  • Leather is now required to craft Books.
  • Silk touch can now retrieve Ice blocks and Glass Panes.
  • Ice no longer turns into water in the Nether.
  • In the menu, Chat Options were added.
    • Added chat opacity, letting the chat be semi-transparent.
    • Added chat disabling, removing the chat for SMP servers.
    • Added chat colors option.
    • Added “Only Commands” mode to chat.
  • /help added.
  • Tools now have infinite durability in Creative mode.
  • Minecart and boats are destroyed in one hit in Creative mode.
  • Various Bugfixes, some regarding entity collision, the pick block function, and chat.
    • Livestock, such as chickens, can now be “walked through” instead of pushing the player around in crowded pens
  • Flying through water in Creative mode is no longer slow
  • You can no longer have a Bonus Chest in Hardcore mode.
  • Server Commands now appear in italics in SMP.
  • Saplings now have their proper names.

Download Links Minecraft 1.3 Server: Download Minecraft 1.3 Server

Download Links Minecraft 1.3 Client: Download Minecraft 1.3 Client

MinecraftServer.com Minecraft 1.3 Dev Servers: dev.Minecraftserver.com:25588 (Requires Minecraft Client version 1.3)

Updating to the Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot:

When updating, make sure you have made a back-up of your current minecraft.jar in case you want to play Minecraft 1.2.5 again.

This is how: (Windows)

- Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard.
- In the promptmenu type in ‘%appdata%’ (Without the ”).
- Open .minecraft and go to the folder named ‘bin’.
- Select minecraft.jar and copy, now paste it somewhere you can find it, or paste it in the same folder and rename it.
- Run Minecraft as you normaly would to update.

To play Minecraft 1.2.5 again: (Windows)

- Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard.
- In the promptmenu type in ‘%appdata%’ (Without the ”).
- Open .minecraft and go to the folder named ‘bin’.
- Delete or rename the file ‘minecraft.jar’.
- Place back now place the copy you made earlier back into the folder and name it minecraft (The extension is .jar and thus is not needed as part of the name)
- Start Minecraft as you normaly would and click Not now when asked to update.

Join us on dev.minecraftserver.com:25588

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Download Minecraft 1.2.5

Posted by on March 31, 2012 No comments

Free Download Minecraft 1.2.5

Minecraft 1.2.5 is now available for download, MinecraftServer.com is fully updated to version 1.2.5 so please feel free to upgrade your client and join us for some fun, we now have two dedicated servers for your enjoyment they are our build survival server on MinecraftServer.com and our dedicated PvP server on PvP.MinecraftServer.com

Changes for the 1.2.5 release are as follows:

  • Added shift clicking support in furnaces
  • Added method to easily acquire blocks you have selected in the world in Creative mode using the ‘pick block’ key
  • Made the Direct Connect dialog remember the last IP for the current session
  • Fixed issues detected certain links in chat
  • Fixed wild ocelots behaving like tamed cats
  • Fixed various chat crashes
  • Made cats less eager to sit on things
  • Made cats less patient
  • Fixed world generation failing under certain circumstances
  • Fixed issues turning off sound under certain circumstances
  • Removed all ghost entities under the command of Lord Herobrine
  • Fixed crash when pasting certain characters in chat
  • Fixed slash ‘/’ key not behaving correctly in certain environments
  • Fixed command matching being too greedy (for example: typing ‘/stophammertime’ no longer stops your server)
  • Fixed not being able to click coloured links
  • Fixed potential issue with village door detection (which could cause too many villagers)
  • Made using a stack of bowls on Mooshrooms not consume the whole stack of bowls
  • Made punching a TNT block with flint and steel in hand destroy and drop a TNT block (right-clicking will activate the TNT)

Updating Minecraft 1.2.5

To update, just start the launcher, Minecraft.exe, login and when asked to updated, click Yes.

Download Minecraft 1.2.5 Here

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Minecraft Mods

Posted by on March 5, 2012 No comments

Minecraft Mods
So, today I have been looking at a few very useful mods that will enchance your play time on Minecraft! There are plenty of mods out there and lots of websites you can find them on…

Here are a few links to minecraft forums and minecraft mod websites

These are just a selection of web sites where you can find really good, and version specific up-to-date mods. If you want a few standard mods that many Minecraft players use and will make your game play much easier and enjoyable then here you go!

Cape Mod – Just type “Minecraft cape mod” into google and you will find a link, when you have downloaded you can have your own custom Minecraft cape on your minecraft account.

Improved chat (IC) – This is a chat mod which allows you to add key binds to your game! Just google “Minecraft Improved chat” and you will find many sites which have the most up-to-date IC version!

On MinecraftServer.com Forum we have several topics which our fellow gamers are suggesting mods for Minecraft, feel free to browse. Please post any queries you have below and I will try my best to answer them.

Thanks guys for checking these out, I hope you find some great mods that really add to your Minecraft experience.

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Download Minecraft 1.2.2

Posted by on March 1, 2012 No comments

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It is here, Minecraft 1.2.2 is out today! Just log into your minecraft client and click yes to upgrade!

Connect to minecraftserver.com for the temporary map.

Connect to minecraftserver.com:25566 for the our Minecraft 1.1 server!

Some new features for Minecraft 1.2

  • New jungle biome.
  • Added ocelots.
  • Added cats.
  • Added iron golems.
  • New AI for mobs.
  • Tame wolves can have puppies.
  • Villagers will have children if there is room in their village.
  • New map height limit (256 instead of 128).
  • New items and blocks.
  • Doors have been updated so that double-doors work better with red-stone.
  • Added rare drops for mobs.
  • Many other minor tweaks and fixes.

We will be on a temporary map until Bukkit updates and the required Bukkit Plugins are updated! Enjoy and, have fun!

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DokuCraft 1.1 Texture Pack Minecraft 1.1 Light

Posted by on January 21, 2012 No comments

Download Dokucraft Minecraft 1.1

DokuCraft Light:

This is one of the texture packs that I currently use as well as the other two (Dark and High). DokuCraft focuses at being a Medieval style based RPG texture pack.

This is the first pack in the 3 part saga. The others are; Dark and High which will be posted about on a later date. Please feel free to comment on what you think about Dokucraft Light and leave you opinion below.

Information you need to know:

  • DokuCraftlight is a 32×32 pack.
  • You are able to customize DokuCraft light.
  • One of the three texture packs that the author has produced.
  • DokuCraft Light supports the 1.1 updates and changes.
  • The author has said that he is not making any more of these texture
    packs. (Dark, Light and High) so any others you find are fan made.

Download DokuCraft 1.1 Here

Click To Customise DokuCraft 1.1 Texture Pack

DokuCraft 1.1 Texture Pack Installation for Minecraft 1.1

  1. DokuCraft is a 32×32 pack, so it requires MCPatcher HD Fix 1.1
  2. Download and patch with MCPatcher HD.
  3. Drag the zip file you downloaded into your texturepacks folder.
  4. Texture packs folder can be found > start > run > %appdata% > .minecraft > texturepacks.
  5. Or just run Minecraft and Press Mods and Texture Packs, then press open Texture Packs folder.
  6. Play Minecraft!

I will be adding a post on DokuCraft Dark and High very soon so stay tuned for more information.

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Minecraft 1.1 Download Released

Posted by on January 12, 2012 No comments

Download Minecraft 1.1 Update Released:

Today Mojang released a new update to Minecraft! The new version is 1.1 and give us a lot of new content!

The following features have been added to Minecraft 1.1 :

- Bow Enchantments
- Golden Apple recipe
- New language translations.
- Slightly smoothed color transitions between biomes
- Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds
- Added spawn eggs to creative (the colors of the eggs even look like the mobs)
- Added world type options (currently only super-flat and default)
- Removed collision box from ladders
- Sheep eat grass and regain their wool

Also there are a ton of bugfixes, and tweaks to the terrain to make it look better. Just run Minecraft as you normaly would to update your copy of Minecraft to version 1.1.

Download Links Minecraft 1.1 Server:

Download Minecraft 1.1 Server

Download Links Minecraft 1.1 Client:

Download Minecraft 1.1 Client

MinecraftServer.com Minecraft 1.1 Servers:

With a new update also comes a new server version, we currently run:

- Minecraft 1.1 on Minecraftserver.com (Requires Client version 1.1)

- Minecraft 1.0 on Minecraftserver.com:25566 (Requires Client version 1.0)

The Minecraft 1.1 server will be running a temporary map untill Bukkit is updated to support the 1.1 server.

The Minecraft 1.0 server currently runs Bukkit and all the plugins.

Updating Minecraft 1.1:

When updating, make sure you have made a back-up of your current minecraft.jar in case you want to play Minecraft 1.0.

This is how: (Windows)
- Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard.
- In the promptmenu type in ‘%appdata%’ (Without the ”).
- Open .minecraft and go to the folder named ‘bin’.
- Select minecraft.jar and copy, now paste it somewhere you can find it, or paste it in the same folder and rename it.
- Run Minecraft as you normaly would to update.

To play Minecraft 1.0 again: (Windows)
- Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard.
- In the promptmenu type in ‘%appdata%’ (Without the ”).
- Open .minecraft and go to the folder named ‘bin’.
- Delete or rename the file ‘minecraft.jar’.
- Place back now place the copy you made earlier back into the folder and name it minecraft (The extension is .jar and thus is not needed as part of the name)
- Start Minecraft as you normaly would and click Not now when asked to update.

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