Minecraft 1.6 update: Problems after download, do you have any?

By: Alan Ng | May 27, 2011 | 47 Comments

We told you at the start of the week that a huge Minecraft update was incoming for the hugely popular online building game, and now we’re pleased to confirm that the update has now gone live. Patch 1.6 adds a wealth of changes, we want to know what players think of the updates after installing.

The update is available now the next time you start up the game. There are far too many changes to list them all here, but you can find the full update notes over at the official website at Notch here, as reported from Eurogamer.

Highlights include support for nether multiplayer, hatches, craftable maps, slow-growing mushrooms, dead shrubs in deserts and much more. One important thing to note is that Advanced Open GL support has been disabled in v1.6, as the creators still need to address a few bug fixes with it before including it again.

On the subject of bug fixes, there is a vast list for you to scan through over at the link above as well. If you have been having any problems with the game, there’s a good chance that the new update has solved things for you.

If you are already playing the latest version of Minecraft, let us know how your game is handling so far. Do you have any problems with the game or is everything fine?

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1498602250 Emily Campbell
I have a huge bug that only appeared after the update, my minecraft server went down so I started a new one and no terrain was generated at all. I looked around and people say this has only stared happening after the update. I need this fixed ASAP
B B
Framerate has been jittery since the new update – was smoother on 1.5
Should point out I have an ATI 3850 AGP card and the texture memory glitch (card memory not being used) seems to apply to the Beta of this game and not Classic.
MC Beta runs much faster on an Nvidia 6200 I have played it on - a much lower spec of card! =(
As said at the begining: 1.5 ran better. Off to see if I can roll it back.
Lyric Moore
after the update my minecraft has been really slow, everything in my inventory is being deleted and when i log back on i end up in some random place every time and can not make it back to my house before it starts getting buggy.
Lyric Moore
after the update my minecraft has been really slow, everything in my inventory is being deleted and when i log back on i end up in some random place every time and can not make it back to my house before it starts getting buggy.
Lyric Moore
after the update my minecraft has been really slow, everything in my inventory is being deleted and when i log back on i end up in some random place every time and can not make it back to my house before it starts getting buggy.
tandis97
minecraft has run out of memory i keep getting. apart from all the new stuff you can get. this update SUCKS!

http://www.facebook.com/rsonic Rafael Vazquez
i like the update in the way of the things they added, but i hate whats going on now.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Redwin/100001926728408 Martin Redwin
Can’t seem to find seed’s when i ho the grass

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000154435111 Randy Nickolia Powell
its becuase wild grass gice you seeds hunt for tht and youll get it

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000202671883 Kaylee Alexis Bedford
it won’t run with mods on, i make sure i put them on right and everything and it doesn’t work…. i even made sure i had modloader on and everything.. wtf!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000202671883 Kaylee Alexis Bedford
it won’t run with mods on, i make sure i put them on right and everything and it doesn’t work…. i even made sure i had modloader on and everything.. wtf!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GWYR3JZTFJMVIRLA277KZK7FPE Jordan
everytime i go to multiplayer then type in my server ip it says connecting and it never logs in
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1552296308 Nick Drozd
every time you “through out” partly damaged tool (like a pickax), next time you use it, it last only for one use. another thing is a lightening bug. The illumination level of the blocks does not change by it self as it should, unless a light sours is being destroyed/placed.

http://www.facebook.com/rsonic Rafael Vazquez
yea same thing is happening to me

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1184105507 Connor Gibbs
there is something seriously wrong with bricks, I mean, they are in 4 parts (1 part fire, 1 part portal, 1 part brick and 1 part sponge)!!

Thomas Barrowcliff
Thats probably a problem with your texture pack, download a hd texture pack patcher and patch it.

xaldin panda
servers are really glitchy when i place a block it goes away and when i delete a block it comes back. its my own server and it doesnt require building rights so this is just a glitch not restrictions can we get that fixed please
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_N44QJFV2JMGZK36VYKJG5ORPUU Michael
the torches arent working!!!!!
Thomas Barrowcliff
really laggy and my game keeps crashing. I HATE THE NEW UPDATE!!
Anonymous
carts dont push
carts
Anonymous
carts dont push
carts
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001675369653 Hans Alexander Longacre
Torches arent working for me either.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001675369653 Hans Alexander Longacre
Torches arent working for me either.
Lord-LoL
It deleted the NPCs in my game >:( I could probably add new but they would be really far away. Is there any way to restore the old version?
Anonymous
I keep getting “Minecraft has run out of memory” This never happened before the update. Apparently others are getting it too.
Anonymous
I keep getting “Minecraft has run out of memory” This never happened before the update. Apparently others are getting it too.
http://www.facebook.com/rsonic Rafael Vazquez
when you throw a tool and pick it up and if its used you could only use it once!
http://www.facebook.com/rsonic Rafael Vazquez
another is that my armor keeps disappearing
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002032227294 Ethan Cox
i cant find any working multiplayer servers
epicjoetime
lag like crazy
http://www.facebook.com/people/Josh-Ahern/1331227151 Josh Ahern
Not hostile mobs spawning
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jackson-Williamson/742388135 Jackson Williamson
Yeah, the multiplayer server I play on keeps coming up as outdated, even though I’ve confirmed with the guy who owns the server that he has updated.
B B
Some more bugs I have found: Problems with shadow redrawing. When underground with torches: removing a block will leave the blank space in black shadow that goes away if you remove/replace the torch. Oh and something worth mentioning is that network lag is reduced, but now replaced by PC lag / jittery framerate. Have ATI HD3850 AGP. Oh and also, i got disconnected some time and when I logged back in, my location was somewhere completely different (maybe 300 coordinates away) that i had never been before.
B B
Some more bugs I have found: Problems with shadow redrawing. When underground with torches: removing a block will leave the blank space in black shadow that goes away if you remove/replace the torch. Oh and something worth mentioning is that network lag is reduced, but now replaced by PC lag / jittery framerate. Have ATI HD3850 AGP. Oh and also, i got disconnected some time and when I logged back in, my location was somewhere completely different (maybe 300 coordinates away) that i had never been before.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Horner/1091606067 Chris Horner
Yes, the bugs have been replaced with even bigger bugs. Dropping a tool and picking it back up results in it breaking on the first use, destroyed blocks aren’t repelled when things like sand fall on them, ice generates like crazy, lighting is a huge issue, placing items in a full chest crashes the game, and it uses a lot more CPU than usual.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Horner/1091606067 Chris Horner
Yes, the bugs have been replaced with even bigger bugs. Dropping a tool and picking it back up results in it breaking on the first use, destroyed blocks aren’t repelled when things like sand fall on them, ice generates like crazy, lighting is a huge issue, placing items in a full chest crashes the game, and it uses a lot more CPU than usual.
http://www.facebook.com/KajiKitsune Matthew Hooper
all of my mods stopped working, and i know this happens theres an update, but i reinstalled the updated versions and they didnt work at all. i installed them correctly, yes.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rolando-Valdez/100000500779368 Rolando Valdez
“Out of memory!” …. what is this ?!! >:C
http://www.facebook.com/people/Drew-Holmes/1326864507 Drew Holmes
cant get any seeds!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Drew-Holmes/1326864507 Drew Holmes
cant get any seeds!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Drew-Holmes/1326864507 Drew Holmes
cant get any seeds!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Drew-Holmes/1326864507 Drew Holmes
cant get any seeds!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sean-Kinsey/788509803 Sean Kinsey
I play in my friends server, and the biggest issue I’ve experienced since the update, is the disappearance of items I put in the furnace. Coal will always resort to only one. Same with other items I put in. Or disappear altogether when I try to move them to my inventory. Very annoying.
http://www.facebook.com/hestepudding Robin Ørgersen
runs out of memory how to fix?
http://www.facebook.com/hestepudding Robin Ørgersen
runs out of memory how to fix?
Tobias Endter
Minecraft has run out of memory. On the one hand this happened after i´ve installed many mods but on the other this happened never (also with mods) before the update.
Rosemary
I bought this game for my nephew for Christmas and he has the gift code and has not been able to download it. Needless to say he is one disappointed young man. I have been trying to contact someone but to no avail.