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Minecraft 1.5 Redstone update available for download â€" Game Reviews and Gaming News

Posted on 19 March 2013 by William Johnson

The long-awaited 1.5 update for Minecraft, known as the Redstone update, has been released.

Changes and updates include an added Redstone comparator, Redstone block, hoppers and droppers, light and weight sensors, Herobrine removal, and many bug fixes. The game also tweaks texture packs and allows for animated textures.

The players can also make use of Redstone, including daylight detectors that can trigger circuits depending on the time of day. Other highlights include a new Quartz block that can be found in the Nether plus a new way for Minecraft to handle custom textures, TNT that can be put in minecarts, and a new scoreboard system.You can check out the complete change log below

- Added Redstone Comparator (used in Redstone logic)
- Added Hopper (collects items and moves them to containers)
- Added Dropper (similar to Dispensers, but always drops the item)
- Added Activator Rail (activates TNT Minecarts)
- Added Daylight Sensor
- Added Trapped Chest
- Added Weighed Pressure Plate
- Added Block of Redstone
- Added Nether Brick (item)
- Added Nether Quartz and ore
- Added Block of Quartz, with half blocks and chiseled variants
- New command: /scoreboard
- New command: /effect
- Containers and mobs can have custom names
- Inventory management has been changed, for example you can drag-place items over slots
- Texture packs now have separate images for each block and item, and can have animations
- Nether Quartz Ore now spawns in the Nether
- Smooth lighting now has three settings (none, minimal, maximum)
- More detailed death messages
- Some hostile mobs now are harder in Hard difficulty
- Many, many, bug fixes
- Removed Herobrine

Players can automatically download the Redstone update the next time they run the game client.

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