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{{Infobox version&lt;br /&gt;
|title=Minecraft 13w03a&lt;br /&gt;
|image=13w03a Banner.png&lt;br /&gt;
|image2=Java Edition 13w03a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|edition=java&lt;br /&gt;
|type=Snapshot&lt;br /&gt;
|parent=1.5&lt;br /&gt;
|date=January 17, 2013&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;13w03a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the fifth [[Minecraft:snapshot]] for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5]], released on January 17, 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20130119145655/http://www.mojang.com/2013/01/minecraft-snapshot-13w03a/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which adds [[Minecraft:dropper]]s, [[Minecraft:minecarts with hoppers]], and the {{cmd|testfor}} command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
13w03a was reuploaded twice. The first time was later on January 17, 2013, to fix an issue with [[Minecraft:dropper]]s duplicating [[Minecraft:item]]s,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;DropperInfo&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and it was soon reuploaded for a second time half an hour later fixing the inability to break [[Minecraft:block]]s by punching, and random crashes when breaking blocks and items.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;-3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{tweet|Dinnerbone|291950737754296320|If you experienced crashing with breaking blocks, re-re-download the snapshot. Sorry...|17 Jan 13}}&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:Dropper (E) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Dropper]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Places items in containers in front of them.&lt;br /&gt;
** If there is no container it will eject the item without using it.&lt;br /&gt;
** A [[Minecraft:dispenser]] &amp;quot;shoots&amp;quot; items at the [[Minecraft:player]], while a dropper &amp;quot;throws&amp;quot; items at them.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;DropperInfo&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{tweet|Dinnerbone|291942193969639425|Sneaky ninja re-upload of 13w03a to fix an item corrupting issue with the Dropper. Redownload the snapshot!|17 Jan 13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafted using [[Minecraft:cobblestone]], a [[Minecraft:hopper]], and a piece of [[Minecraft:redstone]]:&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|ignoreusage=1&lt;br /&gt;
|A1=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|B1=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|C1=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|A2=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|B2=Hopper&lt;br /&gt;
|C2=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|A3=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|B3=Redstone&lt;br /&gt;
|C3=Cobblestone&lt;br /&gt;
|Output=Dropper&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Non-mob entities ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Minecart with hopper]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting recipe is a [[Minecraft:hopper]] on top of a [[Minecraft:minecart]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Can only be emptied by passing over a hopper.&lt;br /&gt;
* Can pick up items it passes over.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Command format ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;/testfor&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Command to test for players. &lt;br /&gt;
* Uses comparators to get an analog redstone signal indicating the amount of found players.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Minecraft Realms]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Strings related to Realms have been added to the localization files.&lt;br /&gt;
* At this point, it is named &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Minecraft Online&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* It is not accessible, and it is currently unknown if any proper code related to Realms exists in this version.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Changes ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Pillar quartz block]]s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now be placed in any orientation – placement works like with wooden logs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Command block]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Comparator]]s fed by command blocks will now indicate whether the last run command was run successfully.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Detector rail]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Comparators powered by them now give out a signal depending on the fullness of the container on the rail.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Locked chest]]s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now have their crash fixed causing their texture to be changed again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Water]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* It is now possible to form a source block above another source block. This prevents players from ruining oceans or rivers with [[Minecraft:bucket]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Mobs ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Skeleton]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now shoot faster when their target is closer.&lt;br /&gt;
* They shoot players even from one block away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now call other zombies to attack in a group (radius scales with difficulty).&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal more damage if low on health (also scales with difficulty).&lt;br /&gt;
* When on fire, they can set players on fire.&lt;br /&gt;
* Now become aggressive and come towards the [[Minecraft:player]] when shot from further away.&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;
* When blown up using activator rails, they no longer destroy rails and supporting blocks.&lt;br /&gt;
* Still blows up redstone materials.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Options]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added some new chat options in multiplayer menu: &lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Focused Height&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Unfocused Height&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Width&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;br /&gt;
* Moved the texture packs button (no longer appears on the main menu). &lt;br /&gt;
** Players can now change texture packs in-game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Fixes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{fixes|fixedin=13w03a|prefix=Snapshot|otherissuescount=1&lt;br /&gt;
|;old&lt;br /&gt;
|547|Arrows don&amp;#039;t land properly.&lt;br /&gt;
|592|Dying stacked leather armor duplicates the armor.&lt;br /&gt;
|916|Water does not form source blocks properly on top of existing source blocks.&lt;br /&gt;
|1570|Levers have random orientation when placed.&lt;br /&gt;
|2582|Powered/activator rail on slope stays powered/activated.&lt;br /&gt;
|2711|Jukebox crashes when breaking with no record inside.&lt;br /&gt;
|2989|Block &amp;quot;resets&amp;quot; when right clicked with a food item.&lt;br /&gt;
|3169|Wither In Peaceful spawns very glitchy.&lt;br /&gt;
|3449|Block breaking resets when the item you&amp;#039;re holding changes.&lt;br /&gt;
|4770|Chat Shown: commands only broken - displays all chats but prevents me from submitting commands with &amp;quot;cannot send chat message&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|;dev&lt;br /&gt;
|5719|Clicking on items in inventory is delayed or does not work.&lt;br /&gt;
|5737|World generating in stripped parts.&lt;br /&gt;
|5744|Daylight sensor emits power in the nether even though there&amp;#039;s no day or night there.&lt;br /&gt;
|6757|Game crashes trying to render blocks 55, 64, 71, 95 as items.&lt;br /&gt;
|6833|Doubled up TNT minecarts creates huge lag (&amp;quot;Nuclear minecarts&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
|6900|Locked chest crashes game.&lt;br /&gt;
|7019|Minecart with TNT explodes prematurely before derailing.&lt;br /&gt;
|7111|Melon and Pumpkin seed stems use the fully grown texture scaled down to the right size.&lt;br /&gt;
|7119|Cake uses inside texture on all sides when placed.&lt;br /&gt;
|;previous&lt;br /&gt;
|7084|Game crashes when looking into a chest that contains items that crash the game.&lt;br /&gt;
|7085|Debug file &amp;quot;stitched_items.png&amp;quot; overlays textures on itself.&lt;br /&gt;
|7108|Hoppers grab/put items from/into chests that aren&amp;#039;t connected.&lt;br /&gt;
|7125|Hopper doesn&amp;#039;t get the correct powered state when placed.&lt;br /&gt;
|7141|More items going into a hopper than it can hold can duplicate the items.&lt;br /&gt;
|7143|The game crashes after several seconds in the End with &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;NullPointerException&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
|7277|Texturepack-Textures won&amp;#039;t load (Mac OSX).&lt;br /&gt;
|7301|Single hopper does not properly grab items form double trapped chests.&lt;br /&gt;
|7323|TNT Minecart explodes after derailing even if it was already activated.&lt;br /&gt;
|7342|Death message shows java entity name (w/ fireballs).&lt;br /&gt;
|7349|TNT minecart &amp;quot;Ticking Entity&amp;quot; crash.&lt;br /&gt;
|;hotfix&lt;br /&gt;
|7620|Dropper duping glitch.&lt;br /&gt;
|7622|Snapshot Crash when trying to break sugar cane.&lt;br /&gt;
|7623|Thrown splash potion doesn&amp;#039;t show &amp;quot;potion&amp;quot; inside it.&lt;br /&gt;
|7625|Can&amp;#039;t break blocks with nothing in hand.&lt;br /&gt;
|7775|Minecart with TNT and activator track have no names.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Others&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Fixed &amp;quot;&amp;lt;player&amp;gt; was knocked into the void by &amp;lt;player&amp;gt;&amp;quot; failing to show.&amp;lt;/onlyinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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