Important! This week’s snapshot is extra experimental!

This week we’ve started working on separating the server logic from the client. The purpose of this is both to make it easier for us to add features (since we don’t have to implement stuff “twice”), and also to make it possible for you to invite people to play on your local computer without setting up a server. In other words, more like how it works on Minecraft: Pocket Edition.

The work has not been completed yet, though, but a snapshot’s a snapshot. However, the game should still run fine, and we’ve also made some other tweaks:

More fixes to silk touch and block picking
Wooden tools work in furnaces
Villagers spawned from spawning eggs will get a random profession
Updated language files
Etc…
Get the snapshot here:

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w18a/minecraft.zip (See below!)
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w18a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
* The client now comes with both the client-side and the server-side JAR files. The file called “minecraft.jar” should be in your “.minecraft/bin” folder as usual, and the “minecraft_server.jar” file should be in a folder called “.minecraft/server”.

If you havent downloaded Minecraft you can grab it here: www.minecraft.net/download

// The Minecraft Team

Here’s the development snapshot of week 17, 2012! This week’s list of changes:

Added editable books

Wooden half slabs in four colors (and they act as wood instead of stone)

Bug fixing and tweaks, notably about entity collisions, “picking blocks” (creative mode), and chat

Some other, censored stuff


Get the snapshot here:
Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w17a/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w17a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)

That's right folks! You do not need an invite from another member to post an application!

Just follow the format here, make it as detailed as possible and expect to wait! Getting approved can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 5 months. It all depends on YOU!

http://mikes-revenge.net/forum/thread-846.html

Good luck!

Added a demo mode for non-premium users (won’t be available until we do a full update)
Added bonus chest option to create world screen
Added option to enable single-player commands to create world screen
Updated language files
Bug fixing and tweaks
Get the snapshot here:

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w16a/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w16a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
If you havent downloaded Minecraft you can grab it here: www.minecraft.net/download

// The Minecraft Team