Minecraft Receives New Update On PlayStation Consoles And Xbox One

Minecraft, the popular game developed by Mojang now available in all regions on a variety of devices and consoles, has received a brand new update earlier today introducing new content to the game as well as a variety of fixes, tweaks and more.

The new Minecraft 1.18 update is now available for download in Europe on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita as well as on Xbox One. The patch will be released later today in North America for PlayStation consoles.

Here are the full patch notes for the new Minecraft update.

Additions

Added Greek Mythology Mash-up Pack trial content.
Added Acacia Wood, Acacia Planks, Acacia Fence, Acacia Fence Gate, Acacia Door, Acacia Slab and Acacia Stairs to the Creative menu.
Added Dark Oak Wood, Dark Oak Planks, Dark Oak Fence, Dark Oak Fence Gate, Dark Oak Door, Dark Oak Slab and Dark Oak Stairs to the Creative menu.

Fixes

Fixed a crash when approaching Villages, Desert Temples and Jungle Temples if the save that was loaded had a partially discovered Village/Temple in it.
Fixed an issue with stacking doors.
Fixed the Oak Door recipe not giving 3 doors.
Fixed an issue with the Set Day button in the Host Options menu.
Fixed an issue stopping players removing Leads from Fences.
Fixed Minecart with TNT having no igniting animation.
Fixed an issue with Mobs being unable to pass through an open Iron Door.
Fixed an issue where reaching the maximum spawn limit of villagers prevents spawning baby villagers after some of the villagers die.
Fixed doors being destroyed when placing them on an upper Slab.
Fixed an issue where players with no privileges could make tamed Wolves stand up.
Fixed an issue where players with no privileges could kill Snow Golems.
Stopped players being able to destroy Minecarts when ‘Can Build and Mine’ privilege is disabled.
Stopped players being able to open Minecart with Chest, Minecart with Hopper, and Saddlebags when ‘Can Open Containers’ privilege is disabled.
Fixed an issue with disabling weather cycle and saving causing other host options to be wrongly set.
Fixed an issue with Wolves not taking damage properly.

On a related note, it’s also been confirmed by developer 4J Studios that the Minecraft Greek Mythology Mash-Up Pack will be made available in all regions today. The new pack includes skins inspired by Greek mythology.

While Minecraft is constantly getting updated with new content, another title based on the popular Mojang title will be released later this year. Minecraft: Story Mode. The game, which is currently in development by Telltale Games, will be a narrative driven adventure game set in the Minecraft world featuring brand new characters and a story that will be influenced by players’ decisions. A new trailer for the game has also been made available earlier this month during Minecon 2015.

Minecraft is now available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One and smartphones.