The Minecraft update has gone live, and after a couple really fast bug fixes has been pushed up to version 1.6.2. I’ve got my server running the latest version, so everyone who is able should be set to hop on and try things out. The one downside is having to swap back to the default textures until the new items and blocks get sorted out.
Notch posted the complete change list on his blog for all to check out.
I’ve just had a chance to try things out a little. Maps aren’t that big a deal, at least when it’s just me on the server. I’ll have to see if/how I can get other players to show up on the map. The Nether is as creepy and deadly as I recall, with Ghasts just making things generally annoying. Despite all the good, overall I notice a ton more lag-like jittering, especially while riding a minecart. It seems to crop up from time to time randomly as well. It might be related to the changes Notch made in data compression, but it could be the addition of the Nether as well.
One undocumented update that I came across, is that water ladders seem to be completely dead now. The water next to the ladder seems to make no difference whatsoever. Water ladder – RIP.
Regardless I’m sure all the wrinkles will get worked out over the next week or so, and I’m still going to have a blast running the Nether with friends! – Actually looks like Notch is already on things, looking at his twitter feed.
So until the Ghasts get me, Happy Crafting!