Changes: Redstone Update

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The Redstone Update was a major update released on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, as version 1.5. Among the main changes are a number of new redstone-related blocks, including the comparator, hopper, dropper, daylight sensor, trapped chest, weighted pressure plates and block of redstone. A new decorative block - block of quartz, crafted from nether quartz, was also added. Also included is a scoreboard system, a new texture pack format and a lighting engine optimization.

The Redstone Update was announced at the Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team and The Future of Mod API talks at MineCon 2012.^[1]

Development began shortly after the announcement. Sixteen development snapshots were released, from 13w01a to 13w10b, with a few snapshots being quickly re-released straight after to fix bugs without changing the client version number. Nearer the end of the snapshot cycle for the 1.5 update, Mojang focused primarily on fixing bugs, rather than adding new features.

Mojang originally planned to release a pre-release version of The Redstone Update on February 28, 2013, and the official update in the first week of March.^[2] However, the pre-release was delayed as Mojang was trying to fix more bugs before a stable release,^[3]^[4] and was subsequently released on March 7.

Promotional videos

The following videos are fan trailers created by the community and shown on the official Mojang blog. The captions below are direct quotes from Mojang.^[5]

First, the Minecraft 1.5 Song by YourMCAdmin

If that’s a bit too short for you, this one by nativisions is a little bit more in depth (5:38)

And if you want an even longer, here’s one by icecreamstatus (15:05)

Notable Features

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References

[gspot-mod-1] ttp://www.gamespot.com/minecraft/videos/6400551

[2] ttp://www.mojang.com/2013/02/minecraft-snapshot-13w09a/

[3] ttps://twitter.com/jeb_/status/307505870839902208

[4] ttp://mojang.com/2013/03/minecraft-snapshot-13w09c/

[5] ttp://mojang.com/2013/03/minecraft-1-5-is-published/

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-The '''Redstone Update''' is a major update labelled as 1.5. Among the main changes are a number of new redstone-related blocks, including the [[Comparator]], [[Hopper]], [[Dropper]], [[Daylight Sensor]], [[Trapped Chest]], [[Weighted Pressure Plate]]s and [[Block of Redstone]]. A new decorative block - [[Block of Quartz]], crafted from [[Nether Quartz]], was also added. Also included is a [[Scoreboard]] system, a new [[Texture Pack]] format and a [[Light]]ing engine optimization.
+The '''Redstone Update''' was a major update released on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, as version 1.5. Among the main changes are a number of new [[redstone (disambiguation)|redstone]]-related blocks, including the [[Redstone Comparator|comparator]], [[hopper]], [[dropper]], [[Daylight Sensor|daylight sensor]], [[Trapped Chest|trapped chest]], [[Weighted Pressure Plate|weighted pressure plates]] and [[Block of Redstone|block of redstone]]. A new decorative block - [[Block of Quartz|block of quartz]], crafted from [[Nether Quartz|nether quartz]], was also added. Also included is a [[scoreboard]] system, a new [[texture pack]] format and a [[light]]ing engine optimization.
-The Redstone Update was announced at the Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team and The Future of [[Mod API]] talks at [[MineCon#2012|MineCon 2012]]<ref name="gspot-mod">http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft/videos/6400551</ref>.
+The Redstone Update was announced at the Future Updates with the Minecraft PC Team and The Future of [[Plugin API|Mod API]] talks at [[MineCon#2012|MineCon 2012]].<ref name="gspot-mod">http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft/videos/6400551</ref>
 Development began shortly after the announcement. Sixteen development snapshots were released, from {{verlink|13w01a}} to {{verlink|13w10b}}, with a few snapshots being quickly re-released straight after to fix bugs without changing the client version number. Nearer the end of the snapshot cycle for the 1.5 update, Mojang focused primarily on fixing bugs, rather than adding new features.
-Mojang originally planned a pre-release of The Redstone Update on February 28, 2013 and the official update in the first week of March<ref>http://www.mojang.com/2013/02/minecraft-snapshot-13w09a/</ref>. However, the pre-release got delayed as Mojang were trying to fix more bugs before a stable release.<ref>[[jebtweet:307505870839902208]]</ref><ref>http://mojang.com/2013/03/minecraft-snapshot-13w09c/</ref> With the pre-release on the 7th of March, it was announced that the Redstone Update would be released at Wednesday, March 13th 2013, and it was.
+Mojang originally planned to release a pre-release version of The Redstone Update on February 28, 2013, and the official update in the first week of March.<ref>http://www.mojang.com/2013/02/minecraft-snapshot-13w09a/</ref> However, the pre-release was delayed as Mojang was trying to fix more bugs before a stable release,<ref>{{tweet|jeb|307505870839902208}}</ref><ref>http://mojang.com/2013/03/minecraft-snapshot-13w09c/</ref> and was subsequently released on March 7.
 == Promotional videos ==
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 The following videos are fan trailers created by the community and shown on the official Mojang blog. The captions below are direct quotes from Mojang.<ref>http://mojang.com/2013/03/minecraft-1-5-is-published/</ref>
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-<span style="display:inline-block">{{#ev:youtube|YmpxpH-tMWc}}<br>''First, the Minecraft 1.5 Song by YourMCAdmin''</span>
+<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|YmpxpH-tMWc}}<br>''First, the Minecraft 1.5 Song by YourMCAdmin''</span>
-<span style="display:inline-block">{{#ev:youtube|Mnf0nuu8txI}}<br>''If that’s a bit too short for you, this one by nativisions is a little bit more in depth (5:38)''</span>
+<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|Mnf0nuu8txI}}<br>''If that’s a bit too short for you, this one by nativisions is a little bit more in depth (5:38)''</span>
-<span style="display:inline-block">{{#ev:youtube|EdFvFUZCujo}}<br>''And if you want an even longer, here’s one by icecreamstatus (15:06)''</span>
+<span style="display:inline-block">{{yt|EdFvFUZCujo}}<br>''And if you want an even longer, here’s one by icecreamstatus (15:05)''</span>
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