Dinnerbone has gone to reddit today to post about a new launcher for Minecraft that he would like the community to help test. I tried it, and think you should get it right away even if you're not a Minecraft expert. Here's why…UPDATE: Mojang have released the installer as well. You can get it below. The new launcher, isn't really a whole new launcher, it's more of an improvement on the old one, and that's exactly why you should get it.
Go to any Minecraft community destination and what will you see? Lots and lots of houses, bases and similar player housing pictures. This is why furniture mods are a thing, and more and more are popping up all the time. Now, Bibliocraft enters the fray with tons of cool aesthetically pleasing furniture options, as well as some twists to the formula.
This week's Minecraft Snapshot (12w04a) was a good one! If you're not familiar with snapshots, they are weekly builds of Minecraft Jens distributes on the Mojang blog. They include the latest features, but aren't as stable as official updates. Anyway, this week saw some great additions like the Fire Charge that acts like a flint and steel except it has unlimited durability and a Bottle o' Enchanting item for quick experience in creative mode, the most standout feature was certainly the new mob Jon, the latest to join the Minecraft team programmed - the Ocelot.
You've probably seen videos of them, or tried them yourself, and were stunned by them. I am talking about GLSL shaders for Minecraft. They are the best way to make Minecraft look a lot better, but they require a lot of skill and a strong PC. In this article I will guide you on how to install them and what each shader does.
Balkon's Weapon Mod is one of those mods you try once and can't live without it anymore. It adds a variety of weapons to Minecraft, each with it's advantages and disadvantages. There are melee weapons and guns, but they are all well balanced and easy to make. Let's go over each one and see how they work.
It's that time of the year when every site is having their annual gaming awards. There are a lot of them for all kinds of games, and now your humble Minecraft Mods blog is having them too! Dubbed “The Diamond Pickaxe Awards” they are the user voted awards on all mods for Minecraft! I've tried to make it as easy as possible to vote, you just have to pick a winner and press vote, no registration needed, thanks to PollCode.
