, was announced to go live today. A few hours ago,
announced that this massive update has finally launched on the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. Many fans have been waiting for this update for a tremendously long time, as it brings a massive amount of new content for “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.”
As listed on the official website for Mojang, patch 1.8.2 for “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” will be bringing the following additions to the game:
Creative Mode
Superflat world type
Hunger
NPC Villages, Abandoned Mineshafts, Strongholds and Ravines
12 Music Discs
New Combat Mechanics
- Chargeable bows
- Critical hits
- Sprinting
- Players can parry with a sword
Ability to change the name of your world save
Chain Armor
Pressure Plates can now be placed on fences
New mobs
- Endermen
- Cave spiders
- Silverfish
New Food Items
- Apples
- Raw Chicken
- Cooked Chicken
- Raw Beef
- Steak
- Melons
- Melon seeds
- Rotten Flesh
Cobwebs
Fence Gate
Iron bars
Glass pane
Stone Brick
Stone Brick Stairs
Stone Brick Slabs
Brick Stairs
Brick Slabs
Pumpkin Seed
Vines
Pumpkins and Melons grow from stems much faster, and do not require farmland around the stem to grow on
Sponges(Creative only)
New biome
Swamp biome
Ocean biome
Ocean floor now consists of Clay, sand and dirt, this makes clay easier to find
Mountain biome
River
Rivers flow through/in between biomes
Passive mobs will randomly flee if attacked by the player or other mobs (such as Cows)
Pig has 3D snout.
Sugar Cane can now be placed on sand
Chest has opening and closing animation
User-placed leaf blocks no longer decay
Skeletons hold full size bow
Shears can now collect Tall Grass and Vines
Exclusive Superflat option for the Nether
Option to turn clouds off
Large changes to Xbox 360 tutorial mode
Bonus chest world option
Option to turn PVP off
Option to turn fire spread off
Option to make TNT not detonate
Option to trust players (to op players)
Bug fixes:
Fix for duplication glitch.
Fix for aspect ratio of things in hand when in splitscreen mode.
Fix for issue with player data not saving (player starting world with no items they had when they saved)
Fix for redstone tiles burning out when they shouldn’t.
Fixed issue with Minecart with Furnace not being able to move another Minecart.
Fixed particle code for flipped 3rd person view.