Minecraft 1.5 Features - Weather, Stats and Achievements

Posted in minecraft

Notch confirmed in his latest statement that Minecraft 1.5 contains the completed achievements and stats system, an advanced weather system with lightning bolts during storms, ice growing back in cold regions and snow covering the ground when its snowing.

Minecraft 1.5 is another periodic upgrade, on the way to the release of the full version in November 2011. As we expected, the almost complete stats and achievements system will be compete in 1.5. Version 1.5 also contains a hefty amount of work on an artificial weather system!

Minecraft weather

Snow will fall and cover the ground
Periodic rainfall
No rainfall in desert regions
Sky turns darker during rainfall and snowfall. Sun is hidden.
Ice grows back in cold regions
Thunderstorms with lightning bolts

Minecraft 1.5 is due for release on 14/15th April.

Once released, we'll cover all the new features in version 1.5..

Minecraft 1.5 Update (2011/04/12)

Thunder and lightning added
Monsters can spawn during daytime (even outside Thunderstorms)
Saplings for particular trees
Powered rails (essentially minecart boosters)
Pigs change into Zombie Pigman when hit by lightning