Minecraft Update 1.3.1 Release On 1 Aug

The long awaited update v1.3.1 for Minecraft was released 2 days ago. This update is probably is the biggest update in Minecraft history with some pretty large scale changes under the engine as well as the core gameplay. Perhaps the biggest change lies with how the game is played now as it now makes a single player mode runs as a server internally.

One of the main reasons for this change is to make the single player experience smoother and allow for better world sharing with other minecraft gamers. Making this change requires whole scale changes to the minecraft engine. That is why this update took longer than others.

Other major changes in the minecraft v1.3 update include a demo mode for non-premium users, an “adventure” game mode, item trading as well as writing in books. There are many minor changes as well. For more information, click this link.

+ 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