14 DAY TRIAL // Minecraft has just been updated to version 1.5 through the release of the Redstone patch, which brings quite a lot of new mechanics, features, and systems to the game. What's more, update 1.5.1 is already in development according to Mojang.
Minecraft is a true global phenomenon, managing to earn millions of loyal players across the computer platforms but also on other devices like the Xbox 360 or mobile ones.
Now, the latest update for the PC version of Minecraft has just been released, in the form of update 1.5 called Redstone.
The new add-on brings quite a lot of new mechanics, from the Redstone Comparator, to other items like a daylight sensor, a trapped chest, a weighed pressure plate, as well as new commands, many bug fixes, and an increase in difficulty when playing on Hard.
Check out the changelog for the new Minecraft patch below, via the blog of developer Mojang.
- Added Redstone Comparator (used in Redstone logic) - Added Hopper (collects items and moves them to containers) - Added Dropper (similar to Dispensers, but always drops the item) - Added Activator Rail (activates TNT Minecarts) - Added Daylight Sensor - Added Trapped Chest - Added Weighed Pressure Plate - Added Block of Redstone - Added Nether Brick (item) - Added Nether Quartz and ore - Added Block of Quartz, with half blocks and chiseled variants - New command: /scoreboard - New command: /effect - Containers and mobs can have custom names - Inventory management has been changed, for example you can drag-place items over slots - Texture packs now have separate images for each block and item, and can have animations - Nether Quartz Ore now spawns in the Nether - Smooth lighting now has three settings (none, minimal, maximum) - More detailed death messages - Some hostile mobs now are harder in Hard difficulty - Many, many, bug fixes - Removed Herobrine
You can now download Minecraft update 1.5 Redstone via Softpedia.
Mojang also revealed that work had already begun on update 1.5.1, but a concrete release date isn't known just yet.