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{{Infobox guide
|edition=java
|name=World of Color Update
|vers=
* {{vl|je 1.12|}}
* {{vl|je 1.12.1|}}
* {{vl|je 1.12.2|}}
|prev= Exploration Update
|next= Update Aquatic
}}

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the [[Minecraft:World of Color Update]] ({{JE}} 1.12.''x'' releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the [[Minecraft:Exploration Update]] (''Java Edition'' 1.11.''x'' releases).

== Mobs ==
=== New ===
{| {{Simple Guide table|New Mobs}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Parrot]] 
|{{Animate|Red Parrot.png;Blue Parrot.png;Green Parrot.png;Cyan Parrot.png;Gray Parrot.png;Dancing Red Parrot.gif;Dancing Blue Parrot.gif;Dancing Green Parrot.gif;Dancing Cyan Parrot.gif;Dancing Gray Parrot.gif|128px}}
|All [[Minecraft:jungle]] biomes
|
* {{Drop|Item|Feather|1|2}}
* {{xp|1|3}} (when killed by a [[Minecraft:player]] or tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]])
|
* Passive mob, tamable with seeds.
* Normally flies around, but sits when tired.
* Dances if a [[Minecraft:jukebox]] is playing music nearby.
* Feeding it a [[Minecraft:cookie]] cause the parrot to die.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Illusioner]] 
|[[File:Illusioner JE1.png|128px]] 
|Can only spawn by using the {{cmd|summon Illusioner}} command.
|
* {{Drop|Item|Bow}}
* {{xp|5}} (when killed by a [[Minecraft:player]] or tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]])
|
* New illager type.
* Affects players with [[Minecraft:Blindness]] for 20 seconds, then summons duplicates of itself.
|}

=== Changed ===
{| {{Simple Guide table|Changed Mobs}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Sheep]] 
|{{Animate|White Sheep JE2 BE5.png;Orange Sheep JE3.png;Magenta Sheep JE3.png;Light Blue Sheep JE3.png;Yellow Sheep JE3.png;Lime Sheep JE3.png;Pink Sheep JE3.png;Gray Sheep JE3.png;Light Gray Sheep JE3.png;Cyan Sheep JE3.png;Purple Sheep JE3.png;Blue Sheep JE3.png;Brown Sheep JE3.png;Green Sheep JE3.png;Red Sheep JE3.png;Black Sheep JE3.png|128px}}
|Changed color texture to match [[Minecraft:wool]] colors.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Shulker]] 
|{{Animate|White Shulker.png;Orange Shulker.png;Magenta Shulker.png;Light Blue Shulker.png;Yellow Shulker.png;Lime Shulker.png;Pink Shulker.png;Gray Shulker.png;Light Gray Shulker.png;Cyan Shulker.png;Blue Shulker.png;Brown Shulker.png;Green Shulker.png;Red Shulker.png;Black Shulker.png|128px}}
|
* Changed color texture to match [[Minecraft:wool]].
** Purple shulker is unchanged.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Wither]] 
|[[File:Wither JE1 BE1.png|128px]] 
|Can no longer break down [[Minecraft:end gateway block]]s.
|}

== Blocks ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Blocks}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Concrete]] 
|{{Animate|White Concrete.png;Orange Concrete.png;Magenta Concrete.png;Light Blue Concrete.png;Yellow Concrete.png;Lime Concrete.png;Pink Concrete.png;Gray Concrete.png;Light Gray Concrete.png;Cyan Concrete.png;Purple Concrete.png;Blue Concrete.png;Brown Concrete.png;Green Concrete.png;Red Concrete.png;Black Concrete.png|84px}} 
|Created when [[Minecraft:concrete powder]] comes into contact with still or flowing [[Minecraft:water]].
|Pickaxe
|Can be used as a decorative block.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Concrete powder]] 
|{{animate|White Concrete Powder.png;Orange Concrete Powder.png;Magenta Concrete Powder.png;Light Blue Concrete Powder.png;Yellow Concrete Powder.png;Lime Concrete Powder.png;Pink Concrete Powder.png;Gray Concrete Powder.png;Light Gray Concrete Powder.png;Cyan Concrete Powder.png;Purple Concrete Powder.png;Blue Concrete Powder.png;Brown Concrete Powder.png;Green Concrete Powder.png;Red Concrete Powder.png;Black Concrete Powder.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|Sand
|Sand
|Sand
|Sand
|Matching Dye
|Gravel
|Gravel
|Gravel
|Gravel
|Output=Matching Concrete Powder,8
}} 
|Shovel
|
* Can be used as a decorative block.
* Can be turned into [[Minecraft:concrete]] if it comes into contact with water.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Glazed terracotta]] 
|{{Animate|White Glazed Terracotta.png;Orange Glazed Terracotta.png;Magenta Glazed Terracotta.png;Light Blue Glazed Terracotta.png;Yellow Glazed Terracotta.png;Lime Glazed Terracotta.png;Pink Glazed Terracotta.png;Gray Glazed Terracotta.png;Light Gray Glazed Terracotta.png;Cyan Glazed Terracotta.png;Purple Glazed Terracotta.png;Blue Glazed Terracotta.png;Brown Glazed Terracotta.png;Green Glazed Terracotta.png;Red Glazed Terracotta.png;Black Glazed Terracotta.png|84px}} 
|
{{Smelting
|Matching Stained Terracotta
|Matching Glazed Terracotta
}}
|Pickaxe
|
* Can be used as a decorative block.
* Can be useful in redstone mechanisms, as blocks pushed by [[Minecraft:piston]]s don't stick to it on the side.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Bed]]s for all colors
|{{Animate|White Bed JE2 BE2.png;Orange Bed JE2 BE2.png;Magenta Bed JE2 BE2.png;Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png;Yellow Bed JE2 BE2.png;Lime Bed JE2 BE2.png;Pink Bed JE2 BE2.png;Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png;Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2.png;Cyan Bed JE2 BE2.png;Purple Bed JE2 BE2.png;Blue Bed JE2 BE2.png;Brown Bed JE2 BE2.png;Green Bed JE2 BE2.png;Black Bed JE2 BE2.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|A2=Matching Wool
|B2=Matching Wool
|C2=Matching Wool
|A3=Any Planks
|B3=Any Planks
|C3=Any Planks
|Output= Matching Bed
|description=Wool color must match. Planks do not need to match.
}}
{{Crafting
|White Bed
|Matching Colored Dye
|Output= Matching Dyed Bed
|description=White beds can be re-dyed using dyes.{{only|java}}
|foot=1
}}
|Axe
|Can be used to set the player's spawn point and to skip the night.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Blocks}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Wool]]s, [[Minecraft:banner]]s and [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es
|{{Animate|White Wool.png;Orange Wool.png;Magenta Wool.png;Light Blue Wool.png;Yellow Wool.png;Lime Wool.png;Pink Wool.png;Gray Wool.png;Light Gray Wool.png;Cyan Wool.png;Purple Wool.png;Blue Wool.png;Brown Wool.png;Green Wool.png;Red Wool.png;Black Wool.png|84px}}

{{Animate|White Banner.png;Orange Banner.png;Magenta Banner.png;Light Blue Banner.png;Yellow Banner.png;Lime Banner.png;Pink Banner.png;Gray Banner.png;Light Gray Banner.png;Cyan Banner.png;Purple Banner.png;Blue Banner.png;Brown Banner.png;Green Banner.png;Red Banner.png;Black Banner.png|63px}}

{{Animate|White Shulker Box.png;Orange Shulker Box.png;Magenta Shulker Box.png;Light Blue Shulker Box.png;Yellow Shulker Box.png;Lime Shulker Box.png;Pink Shulker Box.png;Gray Shulker Box.png;Light Gray Shulker Box.png;Cyan Shulker Box.png;Blue Shulker Box.png;Brown Shulker Box.png;Green Shulker Box.png;Red Shulker Box.png;Black Shulker Box.png|84px}} 
|
* Changed textures.
** Purple shulker box is unchanged.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Bed]]
|[[File:Red Bed (N) JE2.png|84px]]
|
* Renamed to "Red Bed".
* Can now only be crafted using red wool.
* Changed texture.
* Now has a 3D model in the inventory.
* Beds are made bouncy, though they do not completely reduce all fall damage.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Hardened clay]] 
|[[File:Terracotta JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|Renamed to terracotta.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Button]]s, [[Minecraft:lever]]s, [[Minecraft:redstone torch]]es, [[Minecraft:torch]]es, and [[Minecraft:tripwire hook]]s
|
|Can now be placed on [[File:Jack o'Lantern (S) JE2.png|16px]] [[Minecraft:jack o'lantern]]s.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fence]]s, [[Minecraft:cobblestone wall]]s, [[Minecraft:glass pane]]s, and [[Minecraft:iron bars]]
|
|Now connect to the back and underside of [[Minecraft:stairs]].
|}

== Items ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Items}}
|-
|Parrot [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]
|[[File:Parrot Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|Available in the creative inventory.
|Spawns [[Minecraft:parrot]]s.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Knowledge book]]
|[[File:Knowledge Book JE1.png|84px]]
|Only available with commands.
|Unlocks recipes for the player that uses it.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Items}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Map]]
|[[File:Map.png|84px]]
|Dyed blocks, such as [[Minecraft:banner]]s and [[Minecraft:terracotta]], now have unique colors.
|}

== Non-mob entities ==
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Non-mob entities}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecart with TNT]] 
|[[File:Minecart_with_TNT_JE1_BE1.png|128px]]
|No longer instantly explode when hit with fire charges; instead, they explode as if primed by an activator rail.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Painting]]
|[[File:Painting JE1 BE1.png|128px]]
|Now tries to place the largest possible variant in the available space it has.
|}

== Sounds ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Sounds}} 
|-
|Xylophone
|If [[Minecraft:bone block]] is under the note block.
|{{sound||Note block xylophone scale.ogg}}
|-
|Bell
|If [[Minecraft:block of gold]] is under the note block.
|{{sound||Note block bell scale.ogg}}
|-
|Flute
|If [[Minecraft:clay]] is under the note block.
|{{sound||Note block flute scale.ogg}}
|-
|Chime
|If [[Minecraft:packed ice]] is under the note block.
|{{sound||Note block chime scale.ogg}}
|-
|Guitar
|If [[Minecraft:wool]] is under the note block.
|{{sound||Note block guitar scale.ogg}}
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Sounds}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fishing rod]]
|
* Casting.
* Reeling.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Eye of ender]]
|
* Throwing an eye of ender.
* An eye of ender exploding or popping back into item form.
* Putting eye of ender in end portal frames (dinging sound).
|-
|[[Minecraft:End portal]]
|Completing the end portal and having the portal spawn.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Boat]] 
|Boat paddles.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Player]] 
|
* Player drowning.
* Player burning.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Toasts]]
|
* Completing a challenge advancement.
* Toast notifications.
|}

== Gameplay ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Gameplay}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Recipe book]] 
|
* Catalogs recipes that are unlocked when the criteria are met.
* When a recipe is clicked, it appears in the crafting grid, and can be crafted if materials are available.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Gameplay}} 
|-
|[[Minecraft:Advancement]]s
|
* Replaces [[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|achievements]].
* Can be customized via JSON files.
* There are currently 5 tabs, accessed with {{keys|L}}.
|} 

== Other ==
=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Others}}
|- 
|Java
|Support for Java 6 and 7 was dropped in this version, so [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_8 Java 8] or later is now required.
|}

== See also ==
{{Navbox guides|java}}

[[Minecraft:es:Guías de Java Edition/World of Color Update]]
[[Minecraft:ja:ガイド/Java Edition/色彩の世界アップデート]]
[[Minecraft:zh:Java版指南/多彩世界更新]]