MinecraftEdu 0.975 was released just few days ago and it was originally meant to be a bugfix patch, but i got bit too carried away implementing something new into it, so there was also the new build menu, new build options and improved signs included in that patch. You can view Stephen doing great introduction to build tools here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5fXqCHsKxQ

For the upcoming patch, there are some things that i’d like to see in MinecraftEdu. I implemented the current horizontal build mode in one sitting, so i have already started rewriting it into something new. More of this coming up in the following weeks.

Some other new things for the next patch should be the teleport blocks (Teleport stations => can right click and select destination of other teleport blocks from a list => Teacher can rename the teleport locations), link blocks (Can store links to like certain Youtube videos inside these blocks), new panel for advanced map settings in server tool and also new spectator mode (When connecting to server, you can select “spectate” and just spectate around the map). I have no date given for the next release and it might just include some of these new features, though we’ll see…

There are also more of these features that i want to implement in MinecraftEdu, but those will be revealed later on… ;)

I was also about to get off everything MinecraftEdu related for this and next week, but i got amazing ideas for the new build options from my friends and family members who i am spending this Christmas with, so i just HAD to start writing them down and demonstrating the effects already.. :D

This should be my last blog post this year, so everyone have a happy christmas and great new year!