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Build 1477461 released!

Hi!

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Highlights:

- Memory usage reduced by 30% !
- Faster world loading and editing.
- Faster rendering
- New and simplified recipes
- Limestone is now easier to find.

Full list of features and fixes:

[x] Limestone is too rare!
[x] Place state model sound should be based on the material that the state model is placed on
[x] Spawn mobs only if distance is > x from player
[x] Power blocks now work without generator in "just build" mode
[x] Light blocks should not be emissive when connected and not powered
[x] recipe change: plastic workbench: ingredients are now 64 x [plastic of workbench]
[x] recipe change: plastic workbench: now requires a metal workbench crafting station
[x] recipe change: metal workbench: ingredients are now 64 x [metal of workbench]
[x] recipe change: metal workbench: now requires a wooden workbench crafting station
[x] new recipe: ladder
[x] new recipe: lantern
[x] Change recipe loading so that we can have unspecfied material ingredients (later decided by tool materials)
[x] Much improved world chunk and block compression algorithms
[x] Chunks outside view distance are rendered in some cases?
[x] Some optimizations to memory pools

Have fun!
Jens