Working mechanical objects are on the way to Minecraft thanks to the upcoming 1.7 update which will introduce pistons into the game. Although originally slated for the 1.8 release, the creators have decided to drop it into the 1.7 alongside a handful of bug fixes.

Like everything else in Minecraft, the possibilities of this new addition are almost endless. Now you can not only build a castle, but you can build a castle you can possibly drive. A drivable castle! How cools is that?

There is no solid release date for 1.7 other than "soon" with a "longer than soon" release window set for 1.8. You should also take not that we're getting close to the full release of Minecraft coming sometimes in November. That's right. Minecraft hasn't even been officially released yet.

Think about that.


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    Comradebearjew
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Sweet! As an avid Minecraft player this is very exciting news for me

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    Aged Milk
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Not that incredibly big of a deal, Pistons have been around forever if you were a part of the modding community. :P

    The big surprise here for me was torches on fence posts. lol

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    xSciFiCHiCKx
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Slimeballs now have a purpose, yay!! Also.. secret doorways HNNNNNNNNNNNNGG.... i foresee making many hidden bookshelf passageways

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    joetm
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Nice preview, can't wait for this update to come.

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    Muddy_Donuts
    12 years, 9 months ago

    QQ my life....

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    Legitcheater
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Bitches don know 'bout my drivin' cassal.
    They see me rollin'.

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    BundleOfFunyuns
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Apparently you can use pistons to stop and start the flow of water. I'm totally going to make a sewage and public water system .O.

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    Shazza1990
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Looking forward to this new update :D

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    KTR
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Pistons were part of the "Adventure" Update, which was version 1.7. However, the adventure update is taking too long, so they move it too 1.8, leaving 1.7 with pistons, shears, and bug fixes.

    1.7 is aimed to be release this Thursday.

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    StrykeBlayde
    12 years, 9 months ago

    That's just too fucking cool.

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    AkumaBear
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Never seen that hidden entrance design, that's pretty cool.
    Too bad I don't know much about using red stone.

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    Riochyu
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Ima make dat fkin door wit dat shiet yo!

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    Minyme
    12 years, 9 months ago

    cutting the flow of a river? thats awesome!

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    SonicKitsune
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Wonder if you can make crushers with these things. I also wish there was still a way to fling stuff around like with the mod pistons so I could make a fling travel system.

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    Rendrak
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Great, more complex machinery I'll probably never understand?
    I wish they'd make more new stuff for us simple minded folk.

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    vtec2slo
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I have never personally played mine craft, but I enjoyed seeing other peoples work. Kind of interested on what people can build with these pistons.

    Alex