By now, so many people have played, or continue to play,Minecraft, that it’s become a significant part of popular culture and not just part of the gaming industry. Asone of the most relaxing games to play, it continues to pull in millions of fans who are forever keen to dive into the expansive and blocky world that offers almost limitless possibilities. Given its sheer popularity, it’s hardly surprising that the developer is making sure that things are ticking over nicely with updates and bug fixes, but there’s one glitch that’s been in the game for a long time, which has only just been patched out.
According to a recent post from PCGamesN, there’s been a visual bug inMinecraftsince December 2012, and a small-time update finally seems to fix it after it was logged all those years ago. On the Mojang website, a series of screenshots, along with a description, states that when players throw water into a hole that’s diagonal to another hole of water, it causes a very slight hiccup in the visuals, which, judging from the images, shows that the water tilts at an odd angle.
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As bugs go, it’s certainly not game-breaking, and it’s likely that the studio didn’t feel it was serious enough to investigate at the time. However, the fact that it’s been there for more than nine years is interesting it itself. It’s also not the first time aMinecraftbug that’s years old has finally been fixed. Last year, there was an issue logged which relates to the anvil, whereby items would fall to the floor when the anvil breaks, rather than being added to the player’s inventory instead. Again, it’s a minor change, but it shows just how long bugs can persist in games before they get patched out.
Currently, the studio is getting ready for 1.19 “The Wild” update coming this year, and has beenadding new convenient things toMinecraftrecently, such as the “placefeature” function which allows people to add features into the world, like tress, grass, and blocks. While structures, creatures and NPCs can’t be placed with this new mechanic, it still seems to be a rather useful feature.
Asone of the most influential survival games, possibly of all time,Minecraftis still a force to be reckoned with, even after more than ten years. With the developer still keen to update the game with fresh ideas and content, there’s every reason to suspect that it will continue to be popular for many more years to come.
Minecraftis available now on mobile devices, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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