Version History

*The page is incomplete, especially for demo updates.*

History of changes to 4D Miner.

## Prerelease

Version history before the release of the demo. Note that the dates are in MM/DD/YY format.

### 04/15/22

*Unknown version number*

The 4D Miner demo has been updated!

Changes:

* - Shortcuts for switching hyperplanes (CTRL+X+Z, CTRL+X+W, CTRL+Z+W)
* - Fixed texture bleeding
* - Added three difficulty modes. Easy mode has no enemies, and hard mode makes enemies deal more damage
* - The compass display can now be rotated by holding the right mouse button while moving your mouse
* - Fixed a bug that prevented entities from properly being deleted

This update should not change your settings or delete your worlds. Please let me know if you encounter any issues.

### 05/07/22

*Unknown version number*

The 4D Miner demo has just received another update!

Changes:

* - You can now crouch by holding SHIFT. Crouching also allows you to finally build bridges!
* - Strafing is finally in the game! Strafing is done by pressing Q or E while crouching.
* - You can now sprint by holding CTRL (I made sprinting way too fast, you might experience collision errors when colliding with unloaded chunks).
* - You can change your active hotbar slot by holding CTRL while scrolling, instead of holding SHIFT while scrolling like before.
* - Added a head bobbing animation.
* - Fixed a texture bug that prevented part of block textures from rendering.
* - Frank no longer disappears in the tutorial slideshow.
* - Removed Herobrine

Sorry if I didn't add/fix the thing you requested yet. I wanted to release today's update as quickly as possible, but I will probably continue working on more updates tomorrow!

### 05/09/22

*Unknown version number*

Hi everyone! This is a minor update to the demo so I won't ping everyone.

Changes:

* - Fixed a bug that caused the world to stop rendering sometimes when strafing.
* - Updated the controls page in the settings menu.
* - You can now jump while strafing (sort of). There is a collision error with airborne strafing. I'll fix it later.

### Unknown dates

*Unknown version numbers*

* New biomes: Desert Biome and Snowy Taiga Biome
* New creature: Butterfly
	+ 4D Glasses recipe changed to use lenses
* Flowers, bushes and Tall Grass added
* Items can now be stacked up 4096 rather than 100

### 06/09/23

*Unknown version number*

* New blocks: Snowy Leaf, Pumpkin, Jack o'Lantern
* Chests full of items added to flat worlds

## Snapshot builds

### 06/03/22

*Unknown version number*

The first 4D Miner early access update is now available through Patreon! (https://patreon.com/Mashpoe)

This update includes improved lighting, randomized world generation, custom seed input (you will always get the same world if you use the same seed), and flat worlds!

For the next several days, I will be working on a devlog video, along with a community content video that features a bunch of content from this server, so now is your last chance to submit content to the #4d-creation-compilation channel!

We are aware of a major (and somewhat amusing) bug that appears after you open the game's credits, so if you encounter any issues after viewing the credits, try restarting the game.

### 06/15/22

*Unknown version number*

The first 4D Miner devlog has just been released on Mashpoe's YouTube channel!

This new video shows off all of the major features of 4D Miner's latest update, provides some development details, and even hints at a major upcoming feature that will be in 4D Miner's next update!

This is also the first video to be released by Mashpoe since the Patreon was launched, and all of Mashpoe's wonderful patrons are listed at the end of the video!

https://youtu.be/WjnVeEkkeq4

### 07/04/22

*Unknown version number*

New Patreon Update!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-passive-peek-68615110?utm\_medium=clipboard\_copy&utm\_source=copy\_to\_clipboard&utm\_campaign=postshare

### 08/17/22

*Unknown version number*

New 4D Miner snapshot on Patreon!

* - Ultrahammer, a new tool! When you break a block with it, all blocks of the same type within a small radius will also be broken
* - Improved block textures
* - Improved player animations
* - Increased the inventory stack limit for blocks
* - Some behind the scenes graphics stuff New ore and tool coming soon!

### 08/21/22

*Unknown version number*

New 4D Miner snapshot on Patreon!

* - Solenoid Collector, a new tool!
	+ - Pulls any item drops within an eight block radius towards the player.
	+ - Crafted with 3 x Solenoid Bars (which come from a new ore) and 1 x Iron Bars.
* - Added Solenoid Ore, which is more rare than iron, but less rare than deadly ore.
* - Changed some item textures to match the block texture changes from the previous snapshot
* - Other minor changes and adjustments

### 09/08/22

*Unknown version number*

New 4D Miner snapshot on Patreon!

* - Improved chunk loading
* - Improved mesh generation to fix some ugly lighting artifacts
* - Fixed some shader issues
	+ - The fix (hopefully) resolves an issue with some Intel GPUs
* - Added a post-processing shader!
	+ - Anyone can modify this shader to create cool effects
* - Fixed a physics issue that occasionally made the game freeze

### 09/16/22

*Unknown version number*

New 4D Miner quality update on Patreon!

* - Chests no longer behave like trash cans (the items used to get deleted)
* - Fixed a chunk-loading bug that caused the game to crash
* - Fixed several issues with the lava at the bottom of the world
	+ - You can no longer mine it or place on it
	+ - Your screen will be covered by a lava texture when you fall out of the world
	+ - Items thrown into the lava/void will now be deleted (they used to just fall forever)
* - Spiders now only drop one hypersilk
* - Butterflies are much less common, but they have a much larger hitbox
* - Fixed the visuals when your head gets stuck/clips inside of a block
* - Removed the crash reporter because it was cringe

### 10/03/22

0.1.4.0

New 4D Miner snapshot on Patreon!

* - Completely overhauled the biome system!
	+ - Biomes now generate based on temperature and moisture, which makes their placement much more natural
* - Biomes are all configured in the biomeInfo.json file, which anyone can modify to create their own custom biomes!
* - New world generation settings!
	+ - Biome size
	+ - Terrain amplification
	+ - Disable cave generation (makes terrain generate much faster)
* - Added the *snowy taiga biome*!
	+ - Introduces a new block and tree type!
* - Strafing through chunk borders is now fixed
* - Added a new way of looking around in 4D!
	+ - You can look in 4D without scrolling by holding the middle mouse button or the M key while moving the mouse
	+ - Vertical mouse movement rotates along the ZW plane (same as scrolling)
	+ - Horizontal mouse movement rotates along the XW plane, which is a totally new way to look around in 4D Miner!
* - Major bug fix that stops unnecessary chunks from loading
	+ - Sometimes dozens of extra chunks would load that weren't supposed to
	+ - The fix considerably improves performance
	+ - This bug has been driving be insane since before I even announced 4DM, so I'm really happy to have finally fixed it!
* - Flat worlds will now generate with chests full of every block/item at spawn!

### 10/31/22

0.1.4.1

New spoooooky 4D Miner Halloween snapshot is out now on Patreon!

* - The world lighting now becomes dark at night (I know, really spooky)
	+ - Glowing objects like flowers and jack o'lanterns appear brighter at night as a result!
* - Added *pumpkins* and *jack o'lanterns*!
	+ - Pumpkins can be found in the green biome
	+ - Jack o'lanterns can be crafted with a pumpkin and a red flower
* - Sun and moon have been completely remodeled and retextured
	+ - They now have proper 3D textures, and they fit the style of the game better
* - Added a new song, *The Quantum Winter* by Orionjustmelted!
* - Various bug fixes and other minor changes
	+ - Fixed an annoying lighting artifact at chunk borders, which was most noticeable in flat worlds

### 06/07/23

0.2.1.3

* Multiplayer added
* Skins added
* New item: Alidade
* The Compass recipe has been updated. Now it uses Solenoid Bars.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.patreon.com/posts/4d-miner-is-here-84210858