Minecraft 1.4.2

The Pretty Scary Update!

+ Added a beacon
+ Added flower pots
+ Added item frames
+ Added anvils
+ Added cobblestone walls
+ Added pumpkin pies
+ Added carrots and potatoes
+ Carrots can be put on a stick to control pigs while riding
+ Added a boss mob
+ Added a new skeleton type
+ Added witches
+ Added bats
+ Added mob heads that can be placed
+ Zombies now infect villagers, but can also be cured
+ Added wooden button
+ Items can be cloned with the “pick block” action in Creative Mode
+ Items can be quickly moved to the hotbar by pressing 1 through 9 while hovering an item
+ Added /difficulty, /spawnpoint, /weather, /gamerule and /clear commands
+ Added “target selectors” for commands
+ Added option to hide capes
+ Added option to toggle vertical synch
+ Added customization to superflat worlds
+ Minor additions to the world generator
+ New potion recipes
+ Leather armor can be dyed
* Maps now start more zoomed in, and can be extended
* Redstone repeaters can now be set into a “locked” position
* New sound effects
* Portals to the Nether can now transport items and mobs
* Adventure mode now allows placing and removing blocks, but only when using the correct tools
* Changed method of placing sideways wood logs
* Improved server list
* Improved debug (F3) options
* Spawn protection is now automatically disabled if there are no defined admins
- Removed Herobrine

Oooh yes. This update is brilliant! Especially the "pretty" aspect of it.

How long do you think it'll take before Bukkit has 1.4.2 ready for servers?

The time frame between 1.3 and a version of Craftbukkit that supports 1.3 was about a week, so hopefully by Halloween.

Just had my first Wither fight. I was all prepared with my enchanted Diamond armour, swords, bow, potions... But it was only AFTER I'd summoned the bloody thing that I realised I was missing arrows. Now, let me tell you, a melee-only fight with the Wither isn't something that's gonna happen easily. You can /barely/ hit him with a jump, and he's continually digging you into a hole.

Obviously I won. Now to find those 164 iron blocks that I need to make a fully-powered beacon.