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‘Minecraft’ TU19 Hits Xbox One And 360, Soon For PlayStation Consoles

By Scott Grill
Published on: 01:24 PST, Dec 18, 2014

That long-awaited Minecraft TU19 console update was finally released to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 on Thursday. 4J Studios surprisingly announced the update’s availability and impending PlayStation release after not giving any hints that it would come so soon. Some Minecraft players have already found a surprise though.

For previous Minecraft title updates, the developer typically first announces that the update has been sent to Microsoft and Sony for certification. It then takes approximately a week to two weeks for the update to be tested and approved for release by both organizations. That wasn’t the case for the TU19 release though, as the 4J Studios surprised everyone this morning with the following Tweets.

So where is the update for Minecraft editions on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita? Sony’s certification process is a little more complicated because each region has its own certification submission, as 4J Studios explained.

So what is included with the update? It actually encompasses three Minecraft updates made to the PC – the Pretty Scary Update, Redstone Update, and Horse Update.

The Pretty Scary Update added Bats, Witches, the Wither boss, and Wither Skeletons as new mobs. It also brought Beacons and items that were included in the TU14 update, such as Carrots on Sticks, Anvils, and more.

The Redstone Update focused primarily on adding new redstone blocks, but also optimized the lighting engine. Some of the new blocks included the comparator, hopper, dropper, daylight sensor, trapped chest, weighted pressure plates, and block of redstone. Some PC specific updates, like a scoreboard system, did not make the transfer to the PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

Lastly, the Horse Update brought horses, naturally, plus donkeys and mules. It also brought leads to tie to any mob, plus hay, carpet, coal blocks, and hardened clay that can be turned into stained clay with dye.

Just be aware that one glitch has already been discovered. Some players have reported problems getting out of minecarts and off horses. 4J Studios suggests turning tooltips on for now.

As I reported for Inquisitr previously, the Minecraft TU19 update comes with an all new Tutorial World. British YouTube broadcasters StampyLongnose and iBallisticSquid explored the new world and discovered a lovely surprise to honor them and other YouTube broadcasters who support the game.

The complete changlog for Minecraft: Xbox One Edition and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is below. Expect the PlayStation updates to look very similar.

Changes and Additions:-

– Added new items

  • Hardened Clay
  • Stained Clay
  • Block of Coal
  • Hay Bale
  • Activator Rail
  • Block of Redstone
  • Daylight Sensor
  • Dropper
  • Hopper
  • Minecart with Hopper
  • Minecart with TNT
  • Redstone Comparator
  • Weighted Pressure Plate
  • Beacon
  • Trapped Chest
  • Firework Rocket
  • Firework Star
  • Nether Star
  • Lead
  • Horse Armor
  • Name Tag
  • Horse Spawn Egg

– Added new Mobs

  • Wither
  • Wither Skeletons
  • Witches
  • Bats
  • Horses
  • Donkeys
  • Mules

– Added new terrain generation features – Witch Huts.
– Replaced the Tutorial World with a new world containing some new mini-tutorials for the new functionality.
– Added Beacon interface.
– Added Horse interface.
– Added Hopper interface.
– Added Fireworks – Fireworks interface is accessible from the Crafting Table when you have the ingredients to craft a Firework Star or Firework Rocket.
– Added ‘Adventure Mode’ – You can only break blocks with the correct tools.
– Added lots of new sounds.
– Mobs, items and projectiles can now pass through portals.
– Repeaters can now be locked by powering their sides with another Repeater.
– Zombies and Skeletons can now spawn with different weapons and armor.
– New death messages.
– Name mobs with a Name Tag, and rename containers to change the title when the menu is open.
– Bonemeal no longer instantly grows everything to full size, and instead randomly grows in stages.
– A Redstone signal describing the contents of Chests, Brewing Stands, Dispensers and Jukeboxes can be detected by placing a Redstone Comparator directly against them.
– Dispensers can face in any direction.
– Eating a Golden Apple gives the player extra “absorption” health for a short period.
– The longer you remain in an area the harder the monsters that spawn in that area will be.
– New Game and Host options (Daylight Cycle, Keep Inventory, Mob options, Tile drop and a Regeneration option)

There is one Xbox One specific update.

– Language Selector added, and Greek language option added.

What do you think of the Minecraft TU19 update for Xbox One and Xbox 360? Sound off in the comments below.

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