Sigma90
Brain of Cthulhu
A few hours was in Creative Mode -- I flew to the outer islands and found an End City/Ship (I accidentally destroyed the portal). I returned to the Overworld and placed all the new blocks (even 'unobtainable' blocks like Structure and Command Blocks) with the aim of updating resource packs to work with 1.9.
It seems combat was nerfed heavily. It would take up to five blows with a Diamond Sword enchanted Sharpness V and Fire Aspect II to kill a spider. I'm not overly concerned about that, per se, as I usually use unenchanted Iron Swords in Survival Mode for general exploration. But if it takes that long with such a powerful sword, farming enemies for items with weaker weapons may get tedious quickly. The changes just add delays to the game.
At the same time, I'm looking forward to continuing my builds with the new End Stone and Purpur Bricks. I've built them 'legit' in Survival without any mods or cheating, and I'd like to continue to do so. (Except for things impossible to obtain in Survival mode - one of the constructions is like a museum.) To update or not to update... or wait until 1.9.1 in case there were any issues with 1.9 that escaped testing.
Any mods that anyone can recommend? I'd like mods add new ores, blocks and/or biomes/dimensions, preferably compatible with 1.8. (The only thing I currently use is OptiFine.)
It seems combat was nerfed heavily. It would take up to five blows with a Diamond Sword enchanted Sharpness V and Fire Aspect II to kill a spider. I'm not overly concerned about that, per se, as I usually use unenchanted Iron Swords in Survival Mode for general exploration. But if it takes that long with such a powerful sword, farming enemies for items with weaker weapons may get tedious quickly. The changes just add delays to the game.
At the same time, I'm looking forward to continuing my builds with the new End Stone and Purpur Bricks. I've built them 'legit' in Survival without any mods or cheating, and I'd like to continue to do so. (Except for things impossible to obtain in Survival mode - one of the constructions is like a museum.) To update or not to update... or wait until 1.9.1 in case there were any issues with 1.9 that escaped testing.
Any mods that anyone can recommend? I'd like mods add new ores, blocks and/or biomes/dimensions, preferably compatible with 1.8. (The only thing I currently use is OptiFine.)