Mojang announces the release of version 1.2 of
Minecraft, the open-world building and hiding game. This is accompanied by an updated version of the Minecraft launcher that should properly select 64-bit Java installations for Mac OS X users. Here's the list of new features:
- New jungle biome
- Added ocelots
- Added cats
- Added iron golems
- New AI for mobs
- Tame wolves can have puppies
- Villagers will have children if there is room in their village
- New map height limit (256 instead of 128)
- New items and blocks
- Doors have been updated so that double-doors work better with redstone
- Added rare drops for mobs
- Many other minor tweaks and fixes