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[Felius]

Or, y'know, either way it doesn't matter, because maps in the Nether are FUCKING USELESS either way, because compasses are also FUCKING USELESS in the Nether.

Don't know about that. You could still tell north simply by virtue of moving around and seeing where your (spinning) arrow moved.

[Rose]

what's this about solid bedrock ceilings in the nether?

hy would it be solid, and not scattered like the ones on the bottom?

[Tradanbattlan]

what's this about solid bedrock ceilings in the nether?

hy would it be solid, and not scattered like the ones on the bottom?

Satan likes to keep his labyrinthine realm neat and tidy.

[Jay]

what's this about solid bedrock ceilings in the nether?

hy would it be solid, and not scattered like the ones on the bottom?

Because it's a solid roof with scattered below.
Just like the ones on the bottom are a solid FLOOR with scattered above.
(Pretty sure he "fixed" the holes in the bottom layer, at least...  I could be wrong about that, but the Nether ceiling is definitely solid bedrock, and the Nether map is definitely randomized orange/grey pixels)
In other news, wikis lie.  Quite often, in fact.
(Wait, that's news?  To who?)

[Rose]

* Japa checks in MCedit.

Well I'll be, I guess it is. when did he fix that?

[RedWarrior0]

Or, y'know, either way it doesn't matter, because maps in the Nether are FUCKING USELESS either way, because compasses are also FUCKING USELESS in the Nether.

Don't know about that. You could still tell north simply by virtue of moving around and seeing where your (spinning) arrow moved.

Except...

Also, compasses point to spawn, not north. You have no spawn in the Nether.

[Tradanbattlan]

Or, y'know, either way it doesn't matter, because maps in the Nether are FUCKING USELESS either way, because compasses are also FUCKING USELESS in the Nether.

Don't know about that. You could still tell north simply by virtue of moving around and seeing where your (spinning) arrow moved.

Except...
Also, compasses point to spawn, not north. You have no spawn in the Nether.

Actually, I like to think that spawn is the magnetic north of worlds.

[Duke 2.0]

 That brings up several implications about the world and how its magnetism works. Hell, magnetism could plain not exist and redstone is just drawn to 0,0 coordinates.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Clocks don't work in the Nether. Forget magnetism, the Nether throws time itself into question. Or at least the ability of restone dust to tell time.

[breadbocks]

Well, should you take the time to build a nice digital redstone clock in the nether, that'd work.

[Ochita]

Ah, but the nether's timeframe is supposedly different from our time frame. It wouldn't work.

[Jay]

Or, y'know, either way it doesn't matter, because maps in the Nether are FUCKING USELESS either way, because compasses are also FUCKING USELESS in the Nether.

Don't know about that. You could still tell north simply by virtue of moving around and seeing where your (spinning) arrow moved.

Except...

Hahahahahaha what.

Ah, but the nether's timeframe is supposedly different from our time frame. It wouldn't work.

Who's to say it even has time as we think of it?
(Don't you come out of a portal at the same time you went in, no matter how long you were in there?)
EDIT: Of course not counting multiplayer Nether.  In that case, the time in the overworld progresses normally (in areas where other players are) while you're down there.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

(Don't you come out of a portal at the same time you went in, no matter how long you were in there?)

For all we know a million years passes on the Overworld every time you enter the Nether. There's nothing to measure time by.

[PTTG??]

(Don't you come out of a portal at the same time you went in, no matter how long you were in there?)

For all we know a million years passes on the Overworld every time you enter the Nether. There's nothing to measure time by.

No, redstone mechanicsms, forges, crops, trees... they all freeze while you're gone.

[Cheese]

New post on Notch's blog;

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Post E3 information dump!

Hi! E3 is over, and we’re flying back to Sweden in a few hours. I have loads of information and news to share, so here’s a rambling information dump:

* Minecraft fans are amazing. I spent a fair bit of time at E3 signing t-shirts and cardboard heads, trying to speak with as many fans as possible, and every single person was super friendly and nice.

* It looks like we need to change the release date for Minecraft to be able to get a good venue for MinecraftCon. 11/11/11 is fully booked. One week later, perhaps? I’ll post more details as soon as we’ve decided and booked a venue.

* Minecraft is coming to XBox 360. It will be a new version of the game, designed specifically for console play. We haven’t decided on a name yet. It will feature (but not require) Kinect support, and is being released “this winter”. It will be a 360 exclusive title.

* Minecraft is coming to Xperia PLAY. It will be a new version of the game, designed specifically for mobile play. This version is called “Minecraft - Pocket Edition”. It’s built as a native Android game, and will take full use of the Xperia PLAY controls. After some period of exclusivity, we will release it for all modern Android phones.

* On both these platforms, I’m going to be more secretive about giving out details. This is because there are actual PR budgets on them, and I don’t want to mess up any big plans.

* I will be the game designer on both new Minecraft titles, but I won’t be involved in the programming as I’m focused on the PC version of Minecraft.

* We are working on Minecraft Beta 1.7, which I’m referring to as the “adventure update”. We’re keeping the details secret so people can get surprises. The idea with this update is to flesh out the game a bit, making it reward exploration and combat more. Assuming we like them in play testing, pistons are coming in 1.7.

* I’ve now been to the Playboy Mansion! Woo! Not related to Minecraft at all, but I just wanted to share that.

* Speaking of not Minecraft related, I got to see the Skyrim demo (thanks, Tim), and it’s freaking amazing. While the dragons in the demo were obviously scripted (he knew exactly where they would land and such), they claim they’re fully dynamic and unscripted in the full game.

* We’re starting the modding support on a small scale with 1.7. We’ll be giving the source code out to a very VERY small group of people before the release of 1.7. We’ll use those experiences to work out the final details, then we’ll get the modding api out as soon as possible after 1.7 has been released.

* Again, if you weren’t ware, the “modding api” is the entire source code for Minecraft, uncensored and unobfuscated. You need to agree to certain terms to get access, though, but anyone can apply.

1.7 is the 'adventure' update apparently and X360 and Mobile versions of Minecraft are going to be developed.