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{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft Beta 1.2
|image=Beta 1.2.png
|image2=Beta 1.2 menu.png
|edition=java
|date=January 13, 2011
|clienthash=ba05d7a97926c61c03cf956f7ae92f3bede9474e
|jsonhash=4778e577854ebcca605c803915b9d0711cb0d760 |jsonfile=b1.2
|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.2/b1.2.jar Server]
|exedl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.2/b1.2.exe .exe]
|prevparent=Beta 1.1
|prev=Beta 1.1_02
|next=Beta 1.2_01
|nextparent=Beta 1.3
}}
{{relevant guide|Java Edition guides/Beta 1.2 releases}}

'''Beta 1.2''' is a version of [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta]] released on January 13, 2011,<ref>{{twon|2730532961|Minecraft Beta 1.2|January 13, 2011}}</ref> that added [[Minecraft:charcoal]], [[Minecraft:note block]]s, [[Minecraft:dye]]s, [[Minecraft:squid]], [[Minecraft:sugar]], [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s, [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]], [[Minecraft:bone meal]], and [[Minecraft:sandstone]], as well as changing and fixing other features. This is the first version released in 2011.

== Additions ==
{{Additions table
|Light Gray Wool
|Gray Wool
|Black Wool
|Brown Wool
|Red Wool
|Orange Wool
|Yellow Wool
|Lime Wool
|Green Wool
|Cyan Wool
|Light Blue Wool
|Blue Wool
|Purple Wool
|Magenta Wool
|Pink Wool
|Sugar
|Cake
|Dispenser
|Note Block
|Sandstone
|Birch Log
|Birch Leaves
|Spruce Log
|Spruce Leaves
|Charcoal
|Lapis Lazuli Ore
|Block of Lapis Lazuli
|Bone
|Bone Meal
|Light Gray Dye
|Gray Dye
|Ink Sac
|Cocoa Beans
|Red Dye
|Orange Dye
|Yellow Dye
|Lime Dye
|Green Dye
|Cyan Dye
|Light Blue Dye
|Lapis Lazuli
|Purple Dye
|Magenta Dye
|Pink Dye
}}

=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Birch Leaves JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Birch leaves]]'''

'''[[File:Birch Log (UD) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Birch log]]'''
* It can be crafted into [[Minecraft:planks]].

'''[[File:Cake JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cake]]'''
* New [[Minecraft:food]] item. 
** A slice of cake restores {{hp|3}}.
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:wheat]], [[Minecraft:egg]], [[Minecraft:milk]] and [[Minecraft:sugar]].
{{Crafting table
|A1=Milk Bucket
|A2=Sugar
|A3=Wheat
|B1=Milk Bucket
|B2=Egg
|B3=Wheat
|C1=Milk Bucket
|C2=Sugar
|C3=Wheat
|Output=Cake}}

'''[[File:Dispenser JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Dispenser]]s'''
* Drops contents.
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:cobblestone]], a [[Minecraft:bow]] and [[Minecraft:Redstone Dust|redstone]].
{{Crafting table
|A1=Cobblestone
|A2=Cobblestone
|A3=Cobblestone
|B1=Cobblestone
|B2=Bow
|B3=Redstone Dust
|C1=Cobblestone
|C2=Cobblestone
|C3=Cobblestone
|Output=Dispenser}}

'''[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lapis lazuli block]]'''
* Crafted with 9 [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]].
{{Crafting table
|A1=Lapis Lazuli
|A2=Lapis Lazuli
|A3=Lapis Lazuli
|B1=Lapis Lazuli
|B2=Lapis Lazuli
|B3=Lapis Lazuli
|C1=Lapis Lazuli
|C2=Lapis Lazuli
|C3=Lapis Lazuli
|Output=Block of Lapis Lazuli}}

'''[[File:Lapis Lazuli Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lapis lazuli ore]]'''
* Drops one [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]] when mined.

'''[[File:Note Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Note block]]'''
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:planks]] and [[Minecraft:redstone dust]].
{{Crafting table
|A1=Oak Planks
|A2=Oak Planks
|A3=Oak Planks
|B1=Oak Planks
|B2=Redstone Dust
|B3=Oak Planks
|C1=Oak Planks
|C2=Oak Planks
|C3=Oak Planks
|Output=Note Block}}
* Emits sounds when {{Control|attacked}}, {{Control|used}}, or [[Minecraft:powered]].
{| class="sortable wikitable" data-description="Instruments & block materials"
 !Block
 !Instrument
 |-
 |{{BlockSprite|oak Wood}} [[Minecraft:Materials#Wood blocks|Material: wood]]
 |{{sound|Bass (String bass)|Note block bass scale.ogg}}
 |-
 |{{BlockSprite|Sand}} [[Minecraft:Materials#Sand blocks|Material: sand, gravel]]
 |{{sound|Snare Drum|Note block snare scale.ogg}}
 |-   
 |{{BlockSprite|Glass}} [[Minecraft:Materials#Glass blocks|Material: glass]]
 |{{sound|Hat (Hi-hat click)|Note block click scale.ogg}}
 |-
 |{{BlockSprite|Stone}} [[Minecraft:Materials#Stone blocks|Material: stone, sandstone, ores, bricks, bedrock, furnace]]
 |{{sound|Bass Drum|Note block bass drum scale.ogg}}
 |-
 |{{BlockSprite|Air}} ''Any other blocks''
 |{{sound|Harp|Note block harp scale.ogg}}
|}

'''[[File:Sandstone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sandstone]]'''
* Crafted with 4 [[Minecraft:sand]].
{{Crafting table
|A2=Sand
|A3=Sand
|B2=Sand
|B3=Sand
|Output=Sandstone}}

'''[[File:Spruce Leaves JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Spruce leaves]]'''

'''[[File:Spruce Log (UD) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Spruce log]]'''
* It can be crafted into [[Minecraft:planks]].

'''{{animate|Light Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png; Gray Wool JE1 BE1.png; Black Wool JE1 BE1.png; Brown Wool JE1 BE1.png; Red Wool JE1 BE1.png; Orange Wool JE1 BE1.png; Yellow Wool JE1 BE1.png; Lime Wool JE1 BE1.png; Green Wool JE1 BE1.png; Cyan Wool JE1 BE1.png; Light Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png; Blue Wool JE1 BE1.png; Purple Wool JE1 BE1.png; Magenta Wool JE1 BE1.png; Pink Wool JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Wool]]'''
* Re-added dyed wool with a new spectrum.
** Currently, brown wool is obtainable only by using [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Programs and editors|external programs]].
{{Crafting table
|A2=White Wool
|B2=Light Gray Dye; Gray Dye; Ink Sac; Cocoa Beans; Red Dye; Orange Dye; Yellow Dye; Lime Dye; Green Dye; Cyan Dye; Light Blue Dye; Lapis Lazuli; Purple Dye; Magenta Dye; Pink Dye
|Output=Light Gray Wool; Gray Wool; Black Wool; Brown Wool; Red Wool; Orange Wool; Yellow Wool; Lime Wool; Green Wool; Cyan Wool; Light Blue Wool; Blue Wool; Purple Wool; Magenta Wool; Pink Wool}}

=== Items ===
'''[[File:Bone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Bone]]s'''
* Can be crafted into bone meal.

'''[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Bone meal]]'''
* Used as a dye and as a fertilizer for [[Minecraft:sapling]]s and [[Minecraft:wheat]].
{{Crafting Table
|A3=Bone
|Output=Bone Meal}}

'''[[File:Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lapis lazuli]]'''
* Used as a dye.
* 9 lapis lazuli can be crafted into a lapis lazuli block.

'''[[File:Cocoa Beans JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Coco beans]]'''
* Used as a dye.
* Currently obtainable only by using [[Minecraft:Programs and editors|external programs]].

'''[[File:Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ink sac]]k'''
* Used as a dye.

'''[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Charcoal]]'''
* Shares the same texture as coal.
* Smelted from wood.

'''{{animate|Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png; Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png; Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png; Gray Dye JE1 BE1.png; Red Dye JE1 BE1.png; Orange Dye JE1 BE1.png; Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png; Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png; Green Dye JE1 BE1.png; Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png; Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png; Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png; Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png; Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png; Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png; Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Dye]]s'''
* Most dyes can be obtained by crafting.
{{Crafting table
|A2=Gray Dye; Ink Sac; Light Gray Dye; Ink Sac; ; Red Dye; ; Green Dye; Green Dye; Lapis Lazuli; Lapis Lazuli; Purple Dye; Lapis Lazuli; Red Dye; Red Dye
|A3= ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Bone Meal;
|B2=Bone Meal; Bone Meal; Ink Sac; Bone Meal; Poppy; Yellow Dye; Dandelion; Bone Meal; Lapis Lazuli; Bone Meal; Red Dye; Pink Dye; Red Dye; Lapis Lazuli; Bone Meal
|B3= ; Bone Meal; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Bone Meal; Red Dye;
|Output=Light Gray Dye; Light Gray Dye; Gray Dye; Gray Dye; Red Dye; Orange Dye; Yellow Dye; Lime Dye; Cyan Dye; Light Blue Dye; Purple Dye; Magenta Dye; Magenta Dye; Magenta Dye; Pink Dye}}
* Green dye can be obtained by smelting a cactus.
{{Smelting
|Cactus
|Green Dye
|1
}}

'''[[File:Sugar JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sugar]]'''
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:sugar cane]]s.
{{Crafting table
|A3=Sugar Cane
|Output=Sugar}}

=== Mobs ===
'''[[File:Squid JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Squid]]'''
* New underwater mob.
* Drops [[Minecraft:ink sac]]ks.
* Has {{hp|10}}.
* Has no sounds.
* Can be milked.

=== World generation ===
'''[[File:Birch Tree JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Birch tree]]'''

'''[[File:Spruce Tree JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Spruce tree]]'''

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Particles (Java Edition)|Particles]]'''
* Added {{code|note}}.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[Minecraft:Cactus]]'''
* Can now be smelted into cactus green.

'''[[Minecraft:Crafting table]]'''
* Renamed "Workbench" to "Crafting Table".

'''[[Minecraft:Dandelion]]'''
* Can now be crafted into dandelion yellow.

'''{{Animate|Furnace (S) JE2 BE1.png; Lit Furnace (S) JE2 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Furnace]]'''
* Texture changed from {{Animate|Furnace (S) JE1.png; Lit Furnace (S) JE1.png|32px}}. 

'''[[Minecraft:Sugar cane]]'''
* Renamed "Reeds" to "Sugar Cane".

'''[[Minecraft:Rose]]'''
* Can now be crafted into rose red.

'''[[Minecraft:Monster spawner]]'''
* Again show a rotating model inside of what they spawn in singleplayer.

'''[[Minecraft:White wool]]'''
* Can now be dyed.

=== Items ===
'''[[Minecraft:Tool]]s and [[Minecraft:sword]]s'''
* Increased durability of tools and swords made out of [[Minecraft:Planks|wood]], [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:iron ingot]]s, and [[Minecraft:diamond]]s.
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|+Durability
|-
!Material
!Before
!After
|-
|Wood
|33
|59
|-
|Stone
|65
|131
|-
|Iron
|129
|250
|-
|Diamond
|1025
|1561
|}

* Gold tools can mine blocks like stone and wood much more quickly than their diamond counterparts, with the same durability and restrictions as before this version.

=== Mobs ===
'''{{Animate|Orange Sheep JE1.png; Magenta Sheep JE1.png; Light Blue Sheep JE1.png; Yellow Sheep JE1.png; Lime Sheep JE1.png; Pink Sheep JE1.png; Gray Sheep JE1.png; Light Gray Sheep JE1.png; Cyan Sheep JE1.png; Purple Sheep JE1.png; Blue Sheep JE1.png; Green Sheep JE1.png; Brown Sheep JE1.png; Red Sheep JE1.png; Black Sheep JE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Sheep]]'''
* Can now be dyed.
* Gray, light gray, and black variants can now spawn naturally.
* Drop correspondingly colored [[Minecraft:wool]].

'''[[Minecraft:Skeleton]]s'''
* Now drop bones.

''' [[Minecraft:Spider]]s'''
* Can now climb up walls.

=== World generation ===
'''[[Minecraft:Forest]]s'''
* [[Minecraft:Birch]]es generate alongside [[Minecraft:oak]]s.

'''[[Minecraft:Taiga]]s'''
* [[Minecraft:Spruce]]s generate instead of [[Minecraft:oak]]s.

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Controls]]'''
* Screenshots can be taken using the {{key|F2}} key without having to first hold down the {{key|F1}} key.

'''[[Minecraft:Mod]]s'''
* Included the FastRender mod by Scaevolus.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|25613462411415552|The FasterRender mod by @Scaevolus is included in beta 1.2, please let us know if it helps!|January 13, 2011|}}</ref>

== Removals ==
* Splashes about Alpha’s price and state.

== Fixes ==
'''12 bugs fixed'''
* Paintings now work in [[Minecraft:multiplayer]].
* Disconnecting while riding no longer keeps the player in the world.
* A bunch more state is properly synced in multiplayer.
* Included PowerPC color and audio fixes by Scaevolus.
* Fixed a horrible chunk reload loop in singleplayer.
* Fixed most lighting bugs in newly generated multiplayer maps.
* [[Minecraft:Falling sand]] behaves better in multiplayer.
* Game no longer crashes when loading world that was saved in newer versions.
* Fixed a few crashes on load level bugs.
* [[Minecraft:Jack o'lantern]] now has correct tooltip.
* [[Minecraft:Bricks]] now have the correct tooltip.
* Sheep now visibly lose their wool when hit in multiplayer.

== Bugs == 
'''3 bugs reported'''
* Powered redstone does not update properly when a new power source is added.
* Rails always face north even if there are rails next to it.
* Performance reduced, causing random lag spikes to happen in the game.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
b1.2redstonebug.png|Showing the redstone update bug, also the first known instance of {{bug|MC-184}}
Minecraft Webpage Beta 1.2.png|The ''Minecraft'' webpage with this version
Torchesglitch.png
</gallery>

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