Beta1.8 Is Finally Out!!!

Yay! The wait is over. Beta 1.8 is finally out. We have all been waiting so long for this major update, but its here. Lets start with the Endermen. Gosh, Endermen are scary, maybe not as scary as first thought, but still pretty scary. I think they will end up like Creepers, at first everyone was scared of the Creepers, but now no one really cares about getting blown up, it's just something you get used to. There is a little bug with them though, not that it's bad, but i picked up that every now and then, when you stare at an Enderman they just ignore you, it's rare, but it does happen.
Now lets talk about the new code for world generating. The new world generater is pretty extreme with ravines from ground level to bedrock. These ravines are full of ores, including diamond and gold ore. But there are dangers. Like silverfish attacks, Lava and strong water currents. There are also NPC villages (will be populated in BETA 1.9). basically these are little farming towns generating into the game. There are abandoned mineshafts, which hold a new mob called a cave spider. These are a smaller version of regular spiders, but they are blue and poison you if you get too close. The cave spider dungeons are everywhere in the mines, they also hold a natural source of cobwebs.
They have also added new biomes. These are; swamp, rainforest and extreme mountian. In swamp biomes you will find a new item, this is vines. You can collect vines by using shears on them. you can walk through them and they have no purpose.
Another new map generated building is the new strongholds. At the moment there are three generated into each map, you will find them deep underground. In 1.9 they will be inhabited by bosses, therefore there will be some sort of reward if you kill them.
Onto another animal, pigs now have snouts. I don't really like their new look, but i can live with it.
You now need to charge bows. Fully charged they can fire really far. The animation is pretty cool, They have also added a new effect with the arrows were a dust path follows the arrow until it hits its target.
I hope you enjoy 1.8. Thanks for reading, from Michael!