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Minecraft 1.7.2 Update Includes New Biomes and Much More

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  • Minecraft 1.7.2 Update Includes New Biomes and Much More

    Today, Minecraft was updated to version 1.7.2. The update is being called "the update that changed the world" and introduces plenty of new biomes, stained glass, new wood types, new flowers, new fish, and tons more. The full changelog is below.

    Changelog for Minecraft v1.7.2 (includes 1.7 & 1.7.1) for October 25, 2013

    + Added lots of new biomes!
    + Added “AMPLIFIED” world type
    + Added Acacia and Old Oak wood types
    + Added Stained Glass
    + Added Packed Ice, Red Sand, Podzol
    + Added a bunch of new flowers, including double-height flowers and grass
    + Added more types of fish
    + Fishing rods can be enchanted
    + Achievements are now world specific
    + Gaining achievements now announced to other players
    + Added a few new achievements
    + Servers can now have a “server-icon.png” that is displayed in the multiplayer list
    + You can see who’s online before joining, just hover the player count number in the server list
    + New /summon command
    + Added Command Block minecart
    + Links in chat are now clickable
    + Click on somebody’s name to send a private message
    + Added a bunch of new graphics options
    + Added some shader tests (click on the “Super Secret Settings” a couple of times…)
    * Biome placement has been improved, and oceans are smaller
    * Portals to the Nether can now have different shapes
    * Fishing is now more interesting
    * Maps in item frames are now extra big
    * The achievement screen is zoomable
    * Preparations have been made to offer name change in the future
    * You can now have multiple resource packs loaded at the same time
    * Resource packs can now hold sound effects
    * Servers can recommend resource packs
    * Network code has been rewritten
    * Sound manager has been rewritten
    * Many many bug fixes…
    - Removed the Rose flower
    - Removed Herobrine

    You can purchase Minecraft (if you somehow don't have it yet) and run the launcher to grab the latest update.
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