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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox version&lt;br /&gt;
|title=12w49a&lt;br /&gt;
|image=12w49a Banner.png&lt;br /&gt;
|image2=Java Edition 12w49a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|edition=java&lt;br /&gt;
|type=Snapshot&lt;br /&gt;
|parent=1.4.6&lt;br /&gt;
|date=December 7, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;12w49a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the first [[Minecraft:snapshot]] for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.4.6]], released on December 7, 2012,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20121209202854/http://www.mojang.com/2012/12/minecraft-snapshot-12w49a&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which added nether brick slabs, enchanted books and fireworks.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Additions ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Nether Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Nether brick slab]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New kind of [[Minecraft:slab]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Made by using 3 [[Minecraft:nether bricks]] blocks in a horizontal line.&lt;br /&gt;
* Came from a suggestion at [[Minecraft:Minecon 2012]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG9RNyRhIow&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;t=1499&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Items ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Firework Rocket JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Firework rocket]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New kind of shootable projectible.&lt;br /&gt;
** Sound effects will come soon.&lt;br /&gt;
* Fireworks are customizable by crafting.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Firework Star JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Firework star]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Used for crafting [[Minecraft:firework rocket]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Enchanted Book JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Enchanted book]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Used for [[Minecraft:enchanting]] items.&lt;br /&gt;
** In this snapshot due to a bug, any item could be given any enchantment in Survival mode using an [[Minecraft:anvil]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Changes ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;General &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* When holding {{ctrl|sneak}}, the player can place blocks and items (like [[Minecraft:redstone]], [[Minecraft:repeater]]s, and [[Minecraft:lever]]s) directly onto blocks such as [[Minecraft:crafting table]]s, [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, and [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Cobweb]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Can be harvested utilizing [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] shears.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Items ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Shears]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now have the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] enchantment by using the [[Minecraft:anvil]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Mobs ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Ghast]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* The blast radius of [[Minecraft:fireball]]s a specific ghast shoots can be customized with an editor.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Removals ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== General ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects/Historical effects|Distance effects]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Falling block]] behavior has changed - they are no longer capable of infinitely producing dropped items at high coordinate values.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Fixes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{fixes|fixedin=12w49a|prefix=Minecraft&lt;br /&gt;
|;old&lt;br /&gt;
|96|using the number keys to move an item out of a furnace does not give [[Minecraft:XP]].&lt;br /&gt;
|256|Mobs can still revert [[Minecraft:farmland]] to [[Minecraft:dirt]] even if mobGriefing gamerule is set on false.&lt;br /&gt;
|498|Setting an [[Minecraft:enderman]] on fire with flint and steel, or lava, will not make it teleport away.&lt;br /&gt;
|721|Animals on [[Minecraft:fire]] do not flee.&lt;br /&gt;
|1140|Boats always get placed in the same direction and not based on how they get placed.&lt;br /&gt;
|1240|Endermen cannot dodge flame arrow. When the arrow is shot the Enderman moves out of the way but is still set on fire.&lt;br /&gt;
|1311|When entering the Nether, the game auto-selects the first item on the toolbar.&lt;br /&gt;
|1847|[[Minecraft:Leaves]] have the incorrect tool tip.&lt;br /&gt;
|2145|&amp;quot;Drowning&amp;quot; in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.&lt;br /&gt;
|2504|Enchant command cannot enchant with ID 0 (Protection).&lt;br /&gt;
|3332|The XP level-up sound, which appears every 5 levels, does not play.&lt;br /&gt;
|3490|[[Minecraft:Minecart]]s and falling entities flicker.&lt;br /&gt;
|3501|Passive mob spawn eggs are not consumed upon use.&lt;br /&gt;
|3565|Endermen do not open their mouth when attacked by other mobs.&lt;br /&gt;
|4069|Pressing {{key|F3+B}} displays hitboxes rendering invisibility potions useless.&lt;br /&gt;
|4117|The wither can sometimes destroy its own star due to the posthumous detonation of wither skulls.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/onlyinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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