What will be in Minecraft 1.7?
The annual Minecraft convention, Minecon 2018, is just around the corner. Last year we got the "Update Aquatic," but what will happen this year? A Nether update, Overworld update, new biomes, items, or even a new dimension? Let's try to figure it out!
Lots of new stair and slab variants
Nathan Adams himself, a Java Edition developer, stated that they don't know what will be in the next version of the game, but it will definitely include many new stair, slab, and other block variants.
But it's worth noting that he was talking about Java Edition, not Bedrock.
"Super Duper Graphics Pack" - where are you?
The "Super Duper Graphics Pack" shader pack was announced at E3 2017 and was supposed to come out last fall, but then the date was pushed to early this year, and now the developers are saying "we don't know when it will be ready."
"Why might the next update bring it?" you ask. In the "Update Aquatic," many lines of code responsible for water handling were rewritten. Now oceans are divided into biomes, and each biome has its own water tint. This might indicate that the shaders were postponed precisely so they would work with the new game code right away; otherwise, we would face many issues.
Most likely, the developers are now finalizing the new graphics engine so that the shaders work stably (or at least just launch).
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Mod API - new possibilities for mods!
In 2016, the developers announced a full Mod API for Minecraft Pocket Edition (now just Minecraft or Bedrock). Two years have passed since that announcement, and almost no new news has come out.
But after Minecraft Creator Summit 2018 (a conference for developers and content creators), we got information that the Mod API is still in development and won't be ready soon.
For now, we expect the following features from the Mod API:
- Creating blocks and items
- Event actions (e.g., player jumps, rain starts, etc.)
- Creating custom recipes for items and blocks
- Creating custom entities with custom models
If shaders are more likely to appear in the next update, the new modding system is a 50/50 chance.
New dimension and boss
A new dimension and boss are unlikely to appear in Minecraft 1.7 and Minecraft: Java Edition 1.14, but someday the developers will add them.
Back in 2012, Nathan posted a picture showing a volcano, a red dragon, fish, and coral blocks. Six years later, fish and coral blocks were added to the game; maybe we should wait another five years?
List of what might appear in Minecraft 1.7:
- New stair and slab variants
- Updated graphics engine
- Super Duper Graphics Pack
- Mod API
- New combat system
- New dimension - The Sky
- Updated Nether and End
And finally, all of this is just our speculation, and in the end, none of these things might be added to the game. As soon as we get official information, we'll update this page!
What are you expecting from the new version?
