I am convinced that Mojang is not currently working on the Plugin API. They are instead focusing on engine fixes and improving the overall quality of the codebase for Minecraft. I pretty much understand the codebase issue and engine problems since the last time I looked at Minecraft source I ran away and refused to touch it. The code screamed of code smells virtually everywhere I looked and after monkeying around I decided to wait for their official API.
Could I develop for Bukkit? Sure, but if I want to focus on UI, core gameplay, system level, effects/sounds/animations and other more complicated features which require client modding? Doing server-side mods will only help me alter current existing features. Anything extra will involve a bunch of workarounds/commands and nothing really pretty will come out of it. I mean I could always take the Deathcraft approach and practically rewrite the game, but how does that help me work on features which are suppose to add to the game?
Do I want to hack away at a client and continuously have to update my code to match the latest changes with the engine re-writes? Sounds like a heck of a lot of work and simply a bunch of rework which really turns me off. The whole situation has become depressing considering how Mojang has decided to go tight lipped about the Plugin API since Minecon. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the next piece of info I get about it comes at the next Minecon. I've played around with networking a physics engine instead, it appears my initial gut feeling was pretty close to what industry does, but a few tips and tricks I didn't know (especially the source engine) might be handy. However, I think I will focus my efforts on school and working on assignments/projects.
I have been busy on PaintParty, we are well into our third iteration and we are looking to do a preview probably at the end of this iteration (March 1, 2013) to get feedback on the application. I'll probably post an Android APK and throw up an applet on a cloud instance to deploy it. Seeing how I've done it before and this time I have WAY less things to freak out about it should be easy to do.
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