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1) Pre-release, snapshot, whatever you want to call it. It's not the "final" product, unless they otherwise state it. Which can always change depending on issues. Also yes while they can afford in-house bug testing, don't you think the public can break it faster? Usually people are doing all sorts of tasks, that even serious bug testers might not think about. You have countless people willing to bug test, report and give feedback on releases. I'm sure they felt that 1.4.4 would have been it, until they ran into some clear issues.
2) Even with say.. 10-30 bug testers (low example), would they find everything possible that's wrong? Compared to the thousands of bug testing players, I don't really think that's a fair comparison in all honesty. Players will do anything and everything differently, especially in such a diverse game such as Minecraft.
3) That's mostly of course how people are, always want everything but refuse to compromise. Would you learn Java to help them solve things faster? Not likely or no is usually an answer, also people are prone to mistakes. Not to mention they want the game to evolve, while also fixing things which of course leads to problems. Just it's better than some companies, who make full upgrades cost you. Those "fixes" come in the form of expansions, while adding in their own problems too. Which take countless ages to even be addressed.
1) Just for fun I will quote what Mojang said when they released this (from Mojang.com) Note the last line
Hey hey!
Unfortunately we have to patch Minecraft again, this time to fix the broken LAN server functionality. Good news is that this only affects the client, so 1.4.5 clients will be able to play on 1.4.4 servers without any problems.
Fixes included:
- Clients now get the correct IP for LAN servers
- Fixed the incorrect positions of some particles
- … and fixes for MC-2507, MC-2508, MC-2500, and MC-2498
Download the pre-release here:
- Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4_5/minecraft.jar
- Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_4_5/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
This release will be uploaded to the launcher on Tuesday next week (November 20).
2) I have to agree, hiring testers would likely not be a good course for Mojang to take.
3) I am learning Java, and I would love to use it to help Mojang.
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You do realize that your signature is out of date.
just saying.
On topic: I think that the biome generation is fine, cuz lets face it minecraft isn't the most realistic game anyway.
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Yes but this way I can play the new snapshots/versions with it. :smile.gif:
If anyone reading this knows a better idea for an elevator please show/tell me
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This is my elevator.
And this is the front power tower that makes is so the pistons fire when the pistons behind them fire (with levers to shut it off or turn it on).
The view from the side
And this is the bottom wiring.
And on the other side.
This is how I made it as it went up
The other side.
You have to repeat those again and again for each level you want to go up.
So what do you think of it? and yes it does work, and this is how: First you flip the two levers at the bottom like this
Then you flip this lever (while standing on the Iron Block next to the pistons).
then something like this should happen.
(if you want to see an elevator like this one in action just )its someone else's elevator but still the same concept.
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To the correct place
(The discussion that is somewhat more in the right place, and it actually has the pictures)
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Sorry I though that I was in generic discussion.
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You should have a way to make maps that are copies of a map that you have previously explored because it is a pain when you go out with your map and die a long way from spawn and therefor lose your map because you don't have another map that has that location on it. I think that Mojang should make a recipe that allows for the copying of maps something like that of the original map recipe but with an Ink Sack in it or something to that effect.
I would appreciate some response.
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