Notch and Jeb spent several months working on the new Minecraft 1.8 Adventure Update and its been worth the wait. The new version completely changes the way you play Minecraft. It gives the game a purpose and provides the player with a sense of achievement.
In 1.8 we get to see new mobs including the creepy Endermen creatures who are tall, thin and just plain old scary. The blue spider and Silverfish mod also make their first appearance. There are at least 9 new crafting recipes that include stone brick, fences and gates. The new creative mode has been included in this version. This mode offers players unlimited resources, flying and the ability to speed up time. NPC villages will automatically generate in your new worlds and these contain smithies and village wells. New biomes have been added that include the mushroom biome (full of huge mushrooms), naturally flowing rivers, oceans and even mountain biomes.
Minecraft 1.8 - New features- More biomes – ocean, rivers, mountains, forests, mushroom, volcanoes
- Mobs – Silverfish, Endermen and blue spider
- Creative mod – unlimited resources, flying and time lapse
- Combat – pull and charge bow and arrow, critical hits, new animations
- Farming choices – melons, pumpkins and cocoa beans
- Food meter – the food bar now plays its part
- Food items – raw beef, cooked chicken, raw chicken, steak, melon slices
- Achievements and XP system
- Multiplayer server list
- Player lists in multiplayer
- Improved modding support – cleaner classes and code
- 100's of bug fixes, graphics and code improvements
If you have purchased Minecraft you will be able to download version 1.8 (Adventure Update) through the usually game update system. Alternatively you can download the pre-release version of 1.8 directly. Follow these
instructions to play the pre-releaseDownload
Price: $0
Size: 2MB
Released: 09/2011
Type: freewareCategory: games
OS Support: Windows, MAC. Java runtime required.
Keywords: minecraft