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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Dangerous version|multiple=true|version=development|&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Due to major texture storage changes in this snapshot, certain unused or invalid blocks (like [[Minecraft:locked chest]]s) no longer have a texture to use and will [[Minecraft:crash]] the game if rendered into view.&lt;br /&gt;
* Mining an empty jukebox creates an invisible &amp;quot;Air&amp;quot; item. Interacting with the item will crash the game and likely delete the chunk the jukebox was in.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{bug|MC-2711||resolution=fixed}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox version&lt;br /&gt;
|title=Minecraft 13w02a&lt;br /&gt;
|image=13w02a Banner.png&lt;br /&gt;
|image2=Java Edition 13w02a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|edition=java&lt;br /&gt;
|type=Snapshot&lt;br /&gt;
|parent=1.5&lt;br /&gt;
|date=January 10, 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|clientdl=&lt;br /&gt;
[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-release/1.5/pre/13w02a.jar Client] ([https://meta.omniarchive.uk/versions/v1/13w02a.json .json])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-release/1.5/pre/13w02a-whitetexturefix.jar Experimental client] ([https://meta.omniarchive.uk/versions/v1/13w02a-whitetexturefix.json .json])&lt;br /&gt;
|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-release/1.5/pre/13w02a.jar Server]&lt;br /&gt;
|exedl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-release/1.5/pre/13w02a.exe .exe]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Versions using legacy download site]]&lt;br /&gt;
|prevparent=1.4.7&lt;br /&gt;
|prev=13w01b&lt;br /&gt;
|next=13w02b&lt;br /&gt;
|nextparent=1.5.1&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;onlyinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;13w02a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the third [[Minecraft:snapshot]] for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5]], released on January 10, 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20130112233704/http://www.mojang.com/2013/01/minecraft-snapshot-13w02a/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
An experimental version of 13w02a was released by [[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]] on [[Minecraft:Mojira]] to try to fix an issue with white textures.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-6764?focusedCommentId=35251#comment-35251 MC-6764 (comment 35251)] – Nathan Adams on Mojira, January 11, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Additions ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Activator Rail JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Activator rail]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Used to trigger [[Minecraft:minecarts with TNT]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Need to be powered by [[Minecraft:redstone]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Transmit power up to 8 activator rails far.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafted the same way as normal [[Minecraft:rail]]s except without a stick in the middle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Block of quartz]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New building block.&lt;br /&gt;
* Made by using 4 pieces of [[Minecraft:nether quartz]] in a square.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Chiseled Quartz Block (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Chiseled quartz block]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New building block.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting recipe is 2 [[Minecraft:quartz slab]]s vertically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pillar quartz block]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New building block.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting recipe is 2 blocks of quartz vertically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Quartz Slab JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Quartz slab]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New slab block.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting recipe is the same except that it is made out of any quartz block.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Quartz Stairs (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Quartz stairs]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* New stair block. &lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting recipe is the same except that it is made out of any quartz block.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Non-mob entities ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Minecart with TNT]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Triggered by [[Minecraft:activator rail]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting recipe is a [[Minecraft:TNT]] block on top of a [[Minecraft:minecart]] (allowing for creation in the 2&amp;amp;times;2 inventory).&lt;br /&gt;
* When it derails, it explodes instantly, ignoring the usual timer delay.&lt;br /&gt;
* Explodes even more violently the faster it goes.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Creative mode, when left clicked while moving, the minecart with TNT explodes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Gameplay ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Death messages]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now includes the cause of death, the player the deceased player was fighting at time of death, and the name of the item used to kill.&lt;br /&gt;
* For death messages for fall damage, a complicated system was introduced.&lt;br /&gt;
** There are now two types of messages, &amp;quot;[player] &amp;lt;first&amp;gt;&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[player] &amp;lt;first&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;last&amp;gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*** &amp;lt;first&amp;gt; can be:&lt;br /&gt;
**** fell [off a ladder/off some vines/out of the water/fell from a high place]&lt;br /&gt;
**** was [shot/pummeled/blown/fireballed/knocked] [off a ladder/off some vines/out of the water/from a high place]&lt;br /&gt;
**** was [shot/pummeled/blown/fireballed/knocked] [off a ladder/off some vines/out of the water/from a high place] by [player/mob]&lt;br /&gt;
*** &amp;lt;last&amp;gt; can be:&lt;br /&gt;
**** into a pool of lava&lt;br /&gt;
**** fell out of the world&lt;br /&gt;
**** into a patch of fire&lt;br /&gt;
**** into a patch of cacti&lt;br /&gt;
**** got finished off by [player/mob]&lt;br /&gt;
**** got finished off by [player/mob] using [item]&lt;br /&gt;
**** got finished off using [item]&lt;br /&gt;
** There are 352 different death messages for falling. (Technically there are 416 because the verb &amp;quot;blown&amp;quot; exists twice in the en_US.lang file.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Changes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{info needed section|&lt;br /&gt;
* ID changes for empty minecarts and minecart with furnace/chest&lt;br /&gt;
* NBT changes for standard minecarts and displaying of custom blocks within}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Anvil]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Improved naming of containers.&lt;br /&gt;
** Renamed chests, trapped chests, dispensers, furnaces, brewing stands, and enchantment tables display the new name in their GUI where the normal name used to appear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Hopper]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Is now controllable by [[Minecraft:redstone]] – players can power it to disable item forwarding.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added a proper icon.&lt;br /&gt;
* Is no longer considered wooden (cannot be used as a fuel in a furnace, etc.).&lt;br /&gt;
* New crafting recipe uses [[Minecraft:iron ingot]]s rather than [[Minecraft:stone]].&lt;br /&gt;
* The redstone signal emitted when a [[Minecraft:redstone comparator]] is placed against it directly has changed.&lt;br /&gt;
** 1 item gives a signal strength of 1, a 1/3 of a stack (21 for items which stack to 64) gives a signal strength of 2.&lt;br /&gt;
** The number of full stacks x 3 = signal strength.&lt;br /&gt;
** E.g. 2 stacks of an item/block give a signal strength of 6, while 2 potions also give a signal strength of 6 (because a potion occupies one stack).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Lava]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed textures.&lt;br /&gt;
* Now flows more quickly in [[Minecraft:the Nether]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Enclosed hidden lava [[Minecraft:spring]]s now generate in the Nether.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Redstone comparator]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Updated texture.&lt;br /&gt;
* When fed by containers, they now start giving out a signal as soon as 1 item is in the container, allowing for empty container detection.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Slab]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* The final [[Minecraft:seamless Stone Slab|&amp;quot;seamless&amp;quot; stone slab]] (and, by extension, [[Minecraft:smooth stone]]) has been removed as a result of the addition of quartz slabs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Trapped chest]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now in &amp;quot;Decoration Blocks&amp;quot; tab in [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Items ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Fireball]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* The texture of fireballs has been accidentally changed from [[File:Fire Charge JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Ghast_Fireball_13w02a.png|32px]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{bug|MC-6758}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Mobs ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;General &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Improved naming of [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
** Mobs spawned from renamed eggs have the name of the egg and the names appear in the [[Minecraft:Server#Death messages|death message]].&lt;br /&gt;
** Mobs can now display their custom name as nametag using [[Minecraft:NBT]] data. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Skeleton]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Improved aiming.&lt;br /&gt;
* Now shoots from 15 blocks away, instead of 10.&lt;br /&gt;
* Accuracy changes with [[Minecraft:difficulty]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== World generation ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Mineshaft]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the chests to [[Minecraft:minecarts with chests]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Gameplay ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Language]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Updated language files.&lt;br /&gt;
** Language files can now be updated via the background downloader (no need for a new Minecraft release).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Missing textures and models]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the missing texture from {{pximg|Missing Texture JE1.png|64px}} to {{pximg|Missing Texture JE2.png|64px}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Is now present in the [[Minecraft:texture atlas]]es &amp;lt;samp&amp;gt;[[Minecraft:stitched_terrain.png]]&amp;lt;/samp&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;samp&amp;gt;[[Minecraft:stitched_items.png]]&amp;lt;/samp&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Texture pack]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures now use one file per block/item, which are stitched together at runtime – texture sizes don&amp;#039;t need to be consistent.&lt;br /&gt;
* Any block and item can be animated by putting the frames underneath each other in the right .png – player can use an optional .txt to specify frame order and duration.&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures for animated blocks or items (water, lava, fire, nether portal, compass and clock) are no longer procedurally generated, and now have their own texture files.&lt;br /&gt;
* Existing texture packs are &amp;quot;automagically&amp;quot; converted.&lt;br /&gt;
* Vanilla textures are used if texture files are missing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Fixes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{fixes|fixedin=13w02a|prefix=Snapshot&lt;br /&gt;
|;old&lt;br /&gt;
|737|Map scaling breaks the map sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
|1086|[FIXED] Command block/Repeater acting weirdly.&lt;br /&gt;
|1642|Minecart noise gets stuck on long cart rides. Bumping, choppy sound.&lt;br /&gt;
|1972|Redstone torch sometimes update instantly (not the North/South quirk).&lt;br /&gt;
|2257|Minecraft VERY slow to join/update a server, takes LONG time to login (30 seconds/ 1 min).&lt;br /&gt;
|2526|Rain animation glitches through the ceiling.&lt;br /&gt;
|2806|Anvils will sometimes hit the edge of a block and break instead of being placed.&lt;br /&gt;
|3597|Floating minecart tracls when pushed by one-pulse piston.&lt;br /&gt;
|3662|Pistons and other Non-Solid blocks.&lt;br /&gt;
|4752|Failed to save player profile.&lt;br /&gt;
|5691|1.4.6 - Windows 8 64x - Mouse: View issues/Accuracy error?&lt;br /&gt;
|6131|Crash upon reloading texture pack.&lt;br /&gt;
|6699|Reading Bytes in Minecraft code has a possible flaw.&lt;br /&gt;
|;dev&lt;br /&gt;
|5722|Destroying a Daylight Sensor by hand works as quick as with a pickaxe, but only using a pickaxe the item drops.&lt;br /&gt;
|5777|Game stop reading clicks when you are clicking very fast.&lt;br /&gt;
|5788|Inactive detector rail outputs redstone through block.&lt;br /&gt;
|5874|Shift left double-click doesn&amp;#039;t work.&lt;br /&gt;
|;previous&lt;br /&gt;
|5998|Item duplication by using the hopper.&lt;br /&gt;
|6125|Adding an item to the chest decreases output signal level.&lt;br /&gt;
|6165|Comparators cannot determine if a container is empty.&lt;br /&gt;
|6202|Cacti grow extremely quickly.&lt;br /&gt;
|6265|Hoppers can be used as fuel in furnaces.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/onlyinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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