Minecraft Beta Update 1.5 to Include Weather Effects

Since everyone knows that Minecraft's made a cool $33 million so far, Notch has taken it upon himself to in the style of a rock star, make it rain. In a series of tweets this morning, Notch revealed that Minecraft beta update 1.5 will add precipitation to the game, which could possibly result in gameplay changes such as watering crops, setting off fires or filling small holes with water and the wolves being soaked.  minecraft servers list In addition, "Moistening Wolves" is the exact name of our brand new indie noise-rock group.

Notch included a picture of the effects of weather at the border of two in-game biomes, showcasing a kind of fantasy world where distinct rain and snow systems are allowed to hang out and be buddies. To see if this kind of thing could be replicated in real life, we contacted our local meteorologist. He literally was exploding.