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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox guide&lt;br /&gt;
|edition = Java&lt;br /&gt;
|vers=&lt;br /&gt;
* {{vl|je 1.3.1|}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{vl|je 1.3.2|}}&lt;br /&gt;
|next = Pretty Scary Update&lt;br /&gt;
|prev = 1.2 releases&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the {{JE}} 1.3.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;x&amp;#039;&amp;#039; releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Java Edition&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1.2.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;x&amp;#039;&amp;#039; releases.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mobs ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Changed ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Mobs}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|All mobs&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Mobs can now spawn on top of all upside down slabs and stairs.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Pig JE2 BE1.png|128px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Drop 1–3 porkchops instead of 0–2.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Silverfish]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Silverfish.gif|128px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Now spawn more silverfish from nearby [[Minecraft:infested block]]s more often, when suffering from Poison potions.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Creeper]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Creeper JE3 BE1.png|128px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Now have increased knockback effect.&lt;br /&gt;
* Now do more or less damage depending on difficulty:&lt;br /&gt;
** Easy: ~50% less damage.&lt;br /&gt;
** Normal: same damage as before.&lt;br /&gt;
** Hard: 33 1⁄3% more damage.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Endermen]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Enderman JE2.png|128px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Now stop in front of the player. &lt;br /&gt;
* Now teleports behind the player when the player swings their sword.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Animate|Farmer.png; Librarian.png; Priest.png; Blacksmith.png; Butcher.png|128px}}&lt;br /&gt;
|Now get a random profession when spawned from spawn eggs.&lt;br /&gt;
|} &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Blocks ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== New ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Blocks}} &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Emerald ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Emerald Ore JE2 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Generates in [[Minecraft:extreme hills]].&lt;br /&gt;
|Pickaxe (iron or better) &lt;br /&gt;
|Drops [[Minecraft:emerald]]s, which can be used for villager trading or crafted into a [[Minecraft:block of emerald]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Block of emerald]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Block of Emerald JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|A1=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|A2=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|A3=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|B1=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|B2=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|B3=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|C1=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|C2=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|C3=Emerald&lt;br /&gt;
|Output = Block of Emerald}} &lt;br /&gt;
|Pickaxe (iron or better)&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be used as a decorative block.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Ender chest]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ender Chest JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|A1= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|B1= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|C1= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|A2= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|B2= Eye of Ender&lt;br /&gt;
|C2= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|A3= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|B3= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|C3= Obsidian&lt;br /&gt;
|Output= Ender Chest&lt;br /&gt;
|type= Decoration block&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Pickaxe&lt;br /&gt;
** Drops itself when mined with a tool enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], otherwise drops eight [[Minecraft:obsidian]].&lt;br /&gt;
|Can store items per player, and which contents can be accessed from anywhere in all dimensions.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Tripwire hook]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Tripwire Hook JE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|B1= Iron Ingot&lt;br /&gt;
|B2= Stick&lt;br /&gt;
|B3= Any Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|Output = Tripwire Hook,2&lt;br /&gt;
|Type=Redstone&lt;br /&gt;
}} &lt;br /&gt;
|Any&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be used with [[Minecraft:tripwire]]s to activate [[Minecraft:redstone]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Tripwire]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File: Tripwire.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Obtained from killing [[Minecraft:spider]]s and breaking [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s, and generates naturally in [[Minecraft:jungle temple]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
|Any&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* The block form of [[Minecraft:string]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Used to activate tripwire hooks.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Cocoa pod]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Animate|Cocoa Age 0 (S) JE1.png; Cocoa Age 1 (S) JE1.png; Cocoa Age 2 (S) JE1.png|84px}}&lt;br /&gt;
|Generates naturally on [[Minecraft:jungle tree]]s, and created by placing [[Minecraft:cocoa beans]] on [[Minecraft:jungle log]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
|Any&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* The block form of [[Minecraft:cocoa beans]].&lt;br /&gt;
* When fully grown, drops additional cocoa beans when broken.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Sandstone stairs]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sandstone Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|A1 = Sandstone&lt;br /&gt;
|A2 = Sandstone&lt;br /&gt;
|A3 = Sandstone&lt;br /&gt;
|B2 = Sandstone&lt;br /&gt;
|B3 = Sandstone&lt;br /&gt;
|C3 = Sandstone&lt;br /&gt;
|Output = Sandstone Stairs,4&lt;br /&gt;
}} &lt;br /&gt;
|Pickaxe&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be used as a decorative block.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Birch, spruce and jungle [[Minecraft:stairs]] and [[Minecraft:slab]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Animate|Birch Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png;Spruce Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png;Jungle Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png|84px}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Animate|Birch Slab JE1.png;Spruce Slab JE1.png;Jungle Slab JE1.png|84px}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|A1 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|A2 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|A3 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|B2 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|B3 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|C3 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|Output = Birch Stairs,4;Spruce Stairs,4;Jungle Stairs,4&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|A2 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|B2 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|C2 = Birch Planks;Spruce Planks;Jungle Planks&lt;br /&gt;
|Output = Birch Slab,2;Spruce Slab,2;Jungle Slab,2&lt;br /&gt;
}} &lt;br /&gt;
|Axe&lt;br /&gt;
|Decorative building blocks.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Wood]] &lt;br /&gt;
|{{Animate|Oak Wood (UD) JE1.png; Birch Wood (UD) JE1.png; Spruce Wood (UD) JE1.png; Jungle Wood (UD) JE1.png|84px}}&lt;br /&gt;
|Only obtainable by third party programs.&lt;br /&gt;
|Axe&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be used as a decorative block.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Changed ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Blocks}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Wooden slab]]s and [[Minecraft:wooden stairs]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Oak Slab JE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Oak Stairs JE5 BE5.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Added all wood types.&lt;br /&gt;
** Wooden slabs crafted after the update act like wood.&lt;br /&gt;
** Adjusted hitbox.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE3 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be triggered by arrows.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Log]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Oak Log (UD) JE2.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now be placed in 3 different directions.&lt;br /&gt;
** Placement works similar to piston placement.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Furnace]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Furnace JE2 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now be fueled by wooden tools.&lt;br /&gt;
* Now return an empty bucket when using lava buckets as fuel.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Ice]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ice JE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Now disappears instead of melting when placed in the Nether, regardless of light.{{verify|wording implied that}}&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now be obtained using Silk Touch-enchanted tools.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Glass pane]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Glass Pane JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Can now be obtained using Silk Touch-enchanted tools.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Dispenser]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Dispenser JE2 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Minecart]]s &amp;amp; [[Minecraft:boat]]s are now placed if there&amp;#039;s rails/water in place respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* Now suck in or place water or lava in front of them instead of dispensing buckets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Gravel]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Gravel JE4 BE2.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Changed texture.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Lever]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Wall Lever (S) JE2-L1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be placed on the underside of blocks.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Piston]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Piston (U) JE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Now take 2 redstone ticks (4 game ticks) to extend.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:TNT]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:TNT JE2 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Now does different amounts of damage depending on difficulty:&lt;br /&gt;
** Peaceful: no damage.&lt;br /&gt;
** Easy: ½ less damage.&lt;br /&gt;
** Normal: same damage as before.&lt;br /&gt;
** Hard: ⅓ more damage.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Nether wart]] &lt;br /&gt;
|{{animate|Nether Wart Age 0 JE1.png;Nether Wart Age 1-2 JE1.png;Nether Wart Age 3 JE1.png|84px}}&lt;br /&gt;
|Can now be grown in the Overworld and in the End.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Sign]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Oak Sign JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Now stack up to 16.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafting now gives 3 signs instead of 1.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Monster spawner]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Spawner JE2.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Added NBT data to further customize spawned mobs.&lt;br /&gt;
** Only changeable using map editors or mods.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Door]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Oak Door JE3 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Now show their damage when being broken by zombies.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|All [[Minecraft:slab]]s &amp;amp; [[Minecraft:stairs]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Are now placed upside-down when placed against the upper half of a block&amp;#039;s side.&lt;br /&gt;
** When placed upside down, rails, pressure plates, levers, doors, torches, redstone torches, repeaters, redstone dust and beds can be placed on them - redstone dust behaves like on glowstone - It transmits power horizontally and upwards, but not downwards. Redstone torches don&amp;#039;t power redstone placed on slabs/stairs above them.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Items ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== New ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Items}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Emerald]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Can be obtained by mining [[Minecraft:emerald ore]].&lt;br /&gt;
|Used to trade with villagers.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Book and quill]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Book and Quill JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
{{Crafting&lt;br /&gt;
|Book&lt;br /&gt;
|Ink Sac&lt;br /&gt;
|Feather&lt;br /&gt;
|Output= Book and Quill&lt;br /&gt;
|type= Miscellaneous&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Right-click to read or write in and edit up to 50 pages.&lt;br /&gt;
* Clicking &amp;#039;Done&amp;#039; saves the text edited into the book.&lt;br /&gt;
* Clicking &amp;#039;Sign&amp;#039; chooses a title to finalize the book.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Changed ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Items}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Tool]]s&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Breaking a block that can be [[Minecraft:instant mining|instantly mined]] by hand while holding a block-breaking tool no longer reduces the tool&amp;#039;s [[Minecraft:durability]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:String]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:String JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Can now be placed as tripwire.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Cocoa beans]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed texture.&lt;br /&gt;
* Can be planted &amp;amp; grown on jungle wood now.&lt;br /&gt;
* Can be grown instantly using [[Minecraft:bone meal]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Cookie]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Cookie JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Gives a full hunger point now.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Book]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Changed crafting recipe: 3 pieces of paper and one piece of leather in any shape.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Bucket]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Bucket JE1 BE1.png|84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Stacks up to 16 now.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Structures ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== New ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Structures}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Desert village]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:SandstoneHouse.png|256px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Deserts&lt;br /&gt;
|Can generate blacksmith buildings with 1 chest.&lt;br /&gt;
|Villagers&lt;br /&gt;
|Desert village variant made from sandstone instead of cobblestone and wood.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Desert pyramid]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Desert pyramid JE1 BE1.png|256px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Deserts&lt;br /&gt;
|4 chests&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Built out of various kinds of sandstone and wool.&lt;br /&gt;
* Includes hidden chest room and TNT trap, with loot including rotten flesh, bones, iron ingots and gold ingots, diamonds and emeralds.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Jungle pyramid]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jungle pyramid JE1 BE1.png|256px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Jungles&lt;br /&gt;
|2 chests&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Built out of various kinds of cobblestone.&lt;br /&gt;
* Contains multiple tripwire traps triggering dispensers filled with arrows.&lt;br /&gt;
* Loot chests include bones, rotten flesh, gold ingots, iron ingots, diamonds and emeralds.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== World types ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== New ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|{{Simple Guide table|New World types}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Minecraft:Large biomes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Large Biomes Button.png|248px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* Generate as default worlds, but biomes are 16× bigger.&lt;br /&gt;
* Beaches look similar to their appearance in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.7.3]] and prior.&lt;br /&gt;
|Same as in a default world.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Navbox guides|java}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Minecraft:es:Guías de Java Edition/Lanzamientos 1.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Minecraft:ja:ガイド/Java Edition/1.3 リリース]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Minecraft:pt:Guias da Edição Java/Versões estáveis da 1.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Minecraft:ru:Обзоры версий Java Edition/Полные выпуски 1.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Minecraft:uk:Керівництва з Java Edition/Випуски 1.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Minecraft:zh:Java版指南/1.3版本]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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