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All platforms receive the updates simultaneously, bar certification/review delays imposed by the stores (usually about 1 week for Microsoft, Amazon and Apple – and now also Google since 2020). | All platforms receive the updates simultaneously, bar certification/review delays imposed by the stores (usually about 1 week for Microsoft, Amazon and Apple – and now also Google since 2020). | ||
= Brief | ==Brief Update History== | ||
* 1.0 (initial release, 16 Nov 2011) | * 1.0 (initial release, 16 Nov 2011) | ||
* 1.1 (screenshots, torches, lamps, tools, controls sensitivity, recipaedia) | * 1.1 (screenshots, torches, lamps, tools, controls sensitivity, recipaedia) | ||
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* 2.4 (seasons, werewolves open doors, fog, Community Content search, poplar trees) | * 2.4 (seasons, werewolves open doors, fog, Community Content search, poplar trees) | ||
= Detailed | ==Detailed Updates History== | ||
Alpha 1.1 | === Alpha 1.1 === | ||
* Take a photo to your phone’s media library using the new camera button. | * Take a photo to your phone’s media library using the new camera button. | ||
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* Recipaedia added, containing all recipes available in game | * Recipaedia added, containing all recipes available in game | ||
* Display of time since last death added | * Display of time since last death added | ||
Alpha 1.2 | === Alpha 1.2 === | ||
* “Sneak” mode which prevents you from falling off the ledges and makes movement more precise | * “Sneak” mode which prevents you from falling off the ledges and makes movement more precise | ||
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* Fixed a bug with buttons and dragging (reported by anteater80) | * Fixed a bug with buttons and dragging (reported by anteater80) | ||
* Improved sandstone looks to better match sand | * Improved sandstone looks to better match sand | ||
Alpha 1.3 | === Alpha 1.3 === | ||
* Framerate & visual quality optimizations | * Framerate & visual quality optimizations | ||
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* Fixed a bug with crafted items being lost when target slot was overflown | * Fixed a bug with crafted items being lost when target slot was overflown | ||
* Fixed a bug with snow and water becoming transparent when under another block | * Fixed a bug with snow and water becoming transparent when under another block | ||
Alpha 1.4 | === Alpha 1.4 === | ||
* New save format to fix slowdowns on large worlds | * New save format to fix slowdowns on large worlds | ||
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* Reduced amount of limestone | * Reduced amount of limestone | ||
* Improved limestone texture | * Improved limestone texture | ||
Alpha 1.5 | === Alpha 1.5 === | ||
* Birds added: duck, seagull and raven | * Birds added: duck, seagull and raven | ||
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* World seed displayed in game menu | * World seed displayed in game menu | ||
* Trial period extended to 25 minutes | * Trial period extended to 25 minutes | ||
Alpha 1.6 | === Alpha 1.6 === | ||
* Fixed a bug with loading old worlds | * Fixed a bug with loading old worlds | ||
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* Fixed a bug with self-stabbing in sneak mode | * Fixed a bug with self-stabbing in sneak mode | ||
* Reinstated health regen | * Reinstated health regen | ||
Alpha 1.7 | === Alpha 1.7 === | ||
* Added wooden trapdoor, iron trapdoor | * Added wooden trapdoor, iron trapdoor | ||
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* Reduced amount of basalt | * Reduced amount of basalt | ||
* More iron and malachite is generated | * More iron and malachite is generated | ||
Alpha 1.8 | === Alpha 1.8 === | ||
* Added narrow/wide view angle to settings | * Added narrow/wide view angle to settings | ||
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* Fixed a bug with blocked cave entrances | * Fixed a bug with blocked cave entrances | ||
* Added logging of perf information to analytics | * Added logging of perf information to analytics | ||
Alpha 1.9 | === Alpha 1.9 === | ||
* Dropbox downloading/uploading of worlds | * Dropbox downloading/uploading of worlds | ||
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* Upside-down stairs and slabs | * Upside-down stairs and slabs | ||
* You can now have more than 4 worlds | * You can now have more than 4 worlds | ||
Alpha 1.10 | === Alpha 1.10 === | ||
* Massive terrain vertex data generation speedup | * Massive terrain vertex data generation speedup | ||
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* Sulphur ore and sulphur chunks added | * Sulphur ore and sulphur chunks added | ||
* Saltpeter ore and saltpeter chunks added | * Saltpeter ore and saltpeter chunks added | ||
Alpha 1.11 | === Alpha 1.11 === | ||
* Magma is fluid | * Magma is fluid | ||
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* Matches added | * Matches added | ||
* Lighting and shadows improved | * Lighting and shadows improved | ||
Alpha 1.12 | === Alpha 1.12 === | ||
* Wolves & Coyotes | * Wolves & Coyotes | ||
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* Milking and milk bucket | * Milking and milk bucket | ||
* Autojump fixed (does not trigger on animal collision) | * Autojump fixed (does not trigger on animal collision) | ||
Alpha 1.13 | === Alpha 1.13 === | ||
* Direct drawing of items | * Direct drawing of items | ||
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* Added saplings and tree planting | * Added saplings and tree planting | ||
* Added Dropbox post-login page | * Added Dropbox post-login page | ||
Alpha 1.14 | === Alpha 1.14 === | ||
* New text rendering engine. Sharper and faster. | * New text rendering engine. Sharper and faster. | ||
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* Added hygrometer | * Added hygrometer | ||
* Fixed 1.13 world loading bug | * Fixed 1.13 world loading bug | ||
Alpha 1.15 | === Alpha 1.15 === | ||
* UI rendering engine rewritten to improve performance | * UI rendering engine rewritten to improve performance | ||
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* Fixed a bug with plant growth deleting objects | * Fixed a bug with plant growth deleting objects | ||
* Added cacti | * Added cacti | ||
Alpha 1.16 | === Alpha 1.16 === | ||
* Optimized terrain generation to be smoother | * Optimized terrain generation to be smoother | ||
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* Adding polar bear | * Adding polar bear | ||
* Fixed plant growth destroying blocks | * Fixed plant growth destroying blocks | ||
Alpha 1.17 | === Alpha 1.17 === | ||
* Fixed gravel harvesting generating both gravel block and stones | * Fixed gravel harvesting generating both gravel block and stones | ||
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* Fixed paint being edible | * Fixed paint being edible | ||
* Made signs text not use zoffset rasterizer state | * Made signs text not use zoffset rasterizer state | ||
Alpha 1.18 | === Alpha 1.18 === | ||
* Made ingots use 3d models | * Made ingots use 3d models | ||
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* Fixed a bug with animals spawning underground | * Fixed a bug with animals spawning underground | ||
* Fixed certain AI behaviors | * Fixed certain AI behaviors | ||
Alpha 1.19 | === Alpha 1.19 === | ||
* Eliminated UI block during world upload | * Eliminated UI block during world upload | ||
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* Added option to fixed aspect ratio on Windows Phone 8 (1280×720, HTC 8X) | * Added option to fixed aspect ratio on Windows Phone 8 (1280×720, HTC 8X) | ||
* Made Christmas Tree electrically controlled | * Made Christmas Tree electrically controlled | ||
Alpha 1.20 | === Alpha 1.20 === | ||
* Added Community Content Sharing via a central server | * Added Community Content Sharing via a central server | ||
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* Added red and green LEDs | * Added red and green LEDs | ||
* Better loading error handling | * Better loading error handling | ||
1.21 | === 1.21 === | ||
* Added new hero model to match other animals | * Added new hero model to match other animals | ||
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* Made spawn eggs match color of the animal | * Made spawn eggs match color of the animal | ||
* Added raw fish and cooked fish food | * Added raw fish and cooked fish food | ||
1.22 | === 1.22 === | ||
* Added rake | * Added rake | ||
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* Improved split touch controls | * Improved split touch controls | ||
* Added magnets that influence compass | * Added magnets that influence compass | ||
1.23 | === 1.23 === | ||
* Added rating of community content | * Added rating of community content | ||
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* Added a way to see user ID | * Added a way to see user ID | ||
* General optimizations | * General optimizations | ||
1.24 | === 1.24 === | ||
* Added bows | * Added bows | ||
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* Added new pretty Christmas Tree | * Added new pretty Christmas Tree | ||
* Tweaked spawning code to produce more birds and fish, less land animals | * Tweaked spawning code to produce more birds and fish, less land animals | ||
1.25 | === 1.25 === | ||
* Changed UI drawing engine. Now uses procedural bevels/indentations instead of baked textures. | * Changed UI drawing engine. Now uses procedural bevels/indentations instead of baked textures. | ||
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* When inventory slot is in split mode (red border), dropping items from it will drop them one by one, not all at once | * When inventory slot is in split mode (red border), dropping items from it will drop them one by one, not all at once | ||
* Tweaked birds UI to escape more frequently and further away | * Tweaked birds UI to escape more frequently and further away | ||
1.26 | === 1.26 === | ||
* Added clothing, with multiple clothing items per slot | * Added clothing, with multiple clothing items per slot | ||
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* Added more help articles | * Added more help articles | ||
* Fixed tall grass rendering glitch | * Fixed tall grass rendering glitch | ||
1.27 | === 1.27 === | ||
* Ported all code to new cross-platform Engine | * Ported all code to new cross-platform Engine | ||
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* Made back button exit panels instead of going to pause screen | * Made back button exit panels instead of going to pause screen | ||
* Fixed drowning | * Fixed drowning | ||
1.28 | === 1.28 === | ||
* Digging cracks | * Digging cracks | ||
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* Increased durability of clothes | * Increased durability of clothes | ||
* Fixed damage of bow, crossbow | * Fixed damage of bow, crossbow | ||
1.29 | === 1.29 === | ||
* Dispenser not editable in Adventure | * Dispenser not editable in Adventure | ||
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* Added screenshot size setting and fixed potential screenshot corruption on Windows Store | * Added screenshot size setting and fixed potential screenshot corruption on Windows Store | ||
* Added fixed camera mode | * Added fixed camera mode | ||
2.0 | === 2.0 === | ||
* Added furniture | * Added furniture | ||
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* New UI backgrounds, panels, logos and icons | * New UI backgrounds, panels, logos and icons | ||
* Decreased player height to 1.68m to look better besides furniture | * Decreased player height to 1.68m to look better besides furniture | ||
2.1 | === 2.1 === | ||
* Added settings to disable supernatural creatures | * Added settings to disable supernatural creatures | ||
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* Added germanium ore chunks that need to be smelted instead of germanium ore blocks | * Added germanium ore chunks that need to be smelted instead of germanium ore blocks | ||
* Added death records to player stats | * Added death records to player stats | ||
2.2 | === 2.2 === | ||
* Terrain height is doubled to 256 blocks | * Terrain height is doubled to 256 blocks | ||
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* Player can swim for longer before drowning | * Player can swim for longer before drowning | ||
* Crafting ladders produces 4 ladders instead of 2 | * Crafting ladders produces 4 ladders instead of 2 | ||
2.3 | === 2.3 === | ||
* Completely new terrain file format – compressed regions. Up to 100x size reduction. | * Completely new terrain file format – compressed regions. Up to 100x size reduction. | ||
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* Made explosions never destroy minerals pickables | * Made explosions never destroy minerals pickables | ||
* Fixed mistakes and inacurracies in Help and item descriptions | * Fixed mistakes and inacurracies in Help and item descriptions | ||
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* Added seasons | * Added seasons | ||