Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World

The Update that Changed the World<ref name=mojang>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=mcupdate>Template:Citation</ref> is the name for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2, a major update released on October 25, 2013. It added many new features such as a new terrain generator, many new Minecraft:biomes and biome variations, Minecraft:stained glass, Minecraft:red sand, new Minecraft:tree types, a new spawn system, new fish, and a new fishing system with rewards, many new Minecraft:flowers, many more customization options, custom-size Minecraft:Nether portals up to 23×23, Minecraft:minecarts with command blocks, and many new Minecraft:commands.

Development began two months after 1.6.2 was released. Fourteen development snapshots were released, from 13w36a to 13w43a. Several iterations of the Minecraft:launcher were released during this time period, from 1.2.3 to 1.2.8. Also during the development period, 1.6.4 was released. Near the end of the snapshot cycle for the 1.7.2 update, Mojang focused primarily on fixing bugs, rather than adding new features.

The official name for the update, "The Update that Changed the World",<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> was only announced three days prior to the 1.7.2 release on the Minecraft:MCUpdate tumblr blog<ref name=mcupdate/> (which was displayed in the old launcher).

Mojang released the 1.7 pre-release on October 22, 2013, the 1.7.1 pre-release on October 23, and the 1.7.2 pre-release on October 25, shortly before the official release of the update.

Notable features

Template:Main Template:Additions table New Minecraft:blocks

• File:Tall Grass JE1.png Minecraft:Double Tallgrass (now Tall Grass)
  • Found naturally in the Overworld.
  • Can also spawn by using Minecraft:bone meal on a grass block.
• File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Grassless Dirt
  • Found naturally in Minecraft:savanna M, Minecraft:mesa plateau F, and Minecraft:mega taiga.
  • Will not allow grass and mycelium to spread on to it.
  • Doesn't drop itself when broken; only gives regular dirt.
  • Would later become Minecraft:coarse dirt.
• File:Large Fern JE1.png Minecraft:Large Fern
  • Found naturally in Minecraft:taiga and Minecraft:mega taiga biomes.
  • Can also spawn by using Minecraft:bone meal on a Minecraft:fern.
• File:Packed Ice JE1 BE2.png Minecraft:Packed Ice
  • Found naturally in Minecraft:ice plains spikes.
  • Unlike Minecraft:ice, packed ice will not melt under light sources.
• File:Podzol JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Podzol
  • Found in Minecraft:mega taiga biomes.
  • Will not allow grass and mycelium to spread on to it.
• File:Red Sand JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Red Sand
  • Found in Minecraft:mesa biomes.
  • Can be used in lieu of Minecraft:sand in most recipes.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Stained Glass
  • Crafted using eight Minecraft:glass surrounding a matching Minecraft:dye.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Stained Glass Panes
• New acacia wood type, found in the Minecraft:savanna biome:
  • File:Acacia Sapling JE1.png Minecraft:Acacia Sapling
  • File:Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png Minecraft:Acacia Leaves
  • File:Acacia Log (UD) JE3.png Minecraft:Acacia Log
  • File:Acacia Planks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Acacia Planks
    • File:Acacia Slab JE1.png Minecraft:Acacia Slab
    • File:Acacia Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Acacia Stairs
• New dark oak wood type, found in the Minecraft:roofed forest biome:
  • File:Dark Oak Sapling JE1.png Minecraft:Dark Oak Sapling
  • File:Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png Minecraft:Dark Oak Leaves
  • File:Dark Oak Log (UD) JE3.png Minecraft:Dark Oak Log
  • File:Dark Oak Planks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Dark Oak Planks
    • File:Dark Oak Slab JE1.png Minecraft:Dark Oak Slab
    • File:Dark Oak Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Dark Oak Stairs
• New flowers, most can be found in Minecraft:flower forests:
  • File:Allium JE1.png Minecraft:Allium
  • File:Azure Bluet JE1.png Minecraft:Azure Bluet
  • File:Blue Orchid JE1.png Minecraft:Blue Orchid
    • Found exclusively in Minecraft:swamps.
  • File:Lilac JE1.png Minecraft:Lilac
  • File:Oxeye Daisy JE1.png Minecraft:Oxeye Daisy
  • File:Peony JE1.png Minecraft:Peony
  • File:Poppy JE1.png Minecraft:Poppy (replaced Rose)
  • File:Rose Bush JE1.png Minecraft:Rose Bush
  • File:Sunflower JE1.png Minecraft:Sunflower
    • Found exclusively in Minecraft:sunflower plains.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Tulips in red, orange, white, and pink variants

New Minecraft:items

• File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png Clownfish (now Tropical Fish)
  • Obtained from Minecraft:fishing.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 0.2 hunger saturation.
• File:Pufferfish (item) JE4 BE1.png Pufferfish
  • Obtained from Minecraft:fishing.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 0.2 hunger saturation, but will inflict Hunger III for 15 seconds, Minecraft:Nausea for 15 seconds, and Minecraft:Poison II for 60 seconds.
  • Can be used to brew potion of Water Breathing.
• File:Raw Salmon JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Raw Salmon and its File:Cooked Salmon JE1 BE1.png cooked variant
  • Obtained from Minecraft:fishing.
  • Raw salmon restores Template:Hunger and gives 0.4 hunger saturation.
  • Cooked salmon restores Template:Hunger and gives 9.6 hunger saturation.
• New Minecraft:potions:
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Water Breathing
    • Brewed by using a pufferfish.

New non-mob entities

• File:Minecart with Command Block JE1.png Minecraft:Minecart with Command Block
  • Only available through commands.
  • Activates a command while in motion via activator rails.
  • Command activation can be tested using a Minecraft:redstone comparator.

File:Minecraft 1.6 and 1.7 biome map comparison.png

Comparison between biome maps of Minecraft 1.6 and 1.7.

New Minecraft:world generation

• World generation was changed significantly, with smaller oceans providing for more areas of land, and less dense and more interconnected caves.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• New biomes:
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Birch Forest
    • Generates with Minecraft:birch trees, Minecraft:grass, and Minecraft:flowers.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Birch Forest Hills
    • A hillier version of birch forests.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Cold Beach (now Snowy Beach)
    • A snowy version of Minecraft:beaches.
    • Generates with Minecraft:sand and Minecraft:snow.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Cold Taiga (now Snowy Taiga)
    • Now its own separate variant of taiga biomes.
    • Generates with Minecraft:spruce trees, Minecraft:snow, and Minecraft:fern.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Cold Taiga Hills
    • A hillier version of cold taiga.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Deep Ocean
    • A deeper version of the ocean, with a depth into y-levels hovering around 30s.
    • Generates with Minecraft:water and Minecraft:gravel.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Extreme Hills+ (now Windswept Forest)
    • A more forested version of extreme hills.
    • Generates with Minecraft:oak trees, Minecraft:spruce trees, Minecraft:snow, Minecraft:stone, Minecraft:emerald ore, and stone monster eggs.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Flower Forest
    • Generates with Minecraft:oak trees and a huge variety of Minecraft:flowers.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Ice Plains Spikes (now Ice Spikes)
    • Features Minecraft:ice spikes and Minecraft:ice patches.
    • Generates with Minecraft:packed ice, Minecraft:snow blocks, Minecraft:snow, and Minecraft:ice.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Jungle Edge (now Sparse Jungle)
    • A sparser version of the jungle, with less trees around.
    • Generates with Minecraft:jungle trees, jungle bushes, cocoa pods, Minecraft:melons, and Minecraft:vines.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mega Taiga (now Old Growth Pine Taiga)
    • A larger version of taiga biomes with huge Minecraft:spruce trees.
    • Generates with huge spruce trees, Minecraft:podzol, grassless dirt, moss stone, Minecraft:ferns, Minecraft:dead bushes, and Minecraft:mushrooms.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mega Taiga Hills
    • A hillier version of mega taiga.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mesa (now Badlands in Minecraft:Java Edition)
    • A dry biome with rows of differently colored hardened clay.
    • Generates with hardened clay, stained clay, Minecraft:red sand, Minecraft:cacti, and Minecraft:dead bushes.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mesa (Bryce) (now Eroded Badlands)
    • Has a unique formation of hardened clay meant to resemble Template:Wikipedia in Template:Wikipedia, Template:Wikipedia.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mesa Plateau
    • A plateau variant of mesas.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mesa Plateau F (now Wooded Badlands)
    • A forested version of mesas with Minecraft:oak trees, Minecraft:grass, and grassless dirt.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Roofed Forest (now Dark Forest)
    • A more tightly packed forest, with trees covering a lot of areas that creates potential dark spots for Minecraft:hostile mobs to spawn in and stay during the day.
    • Generates with Minecraft:dark oak trees, Minecraft:oak trees, Minecraft:birch trees, Minecraft:huge mushrooms, Minecraft:rose bushes, Minecraft:peonies, and Minecraft:lilacs.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Savanna
    • Originally removed in the Minecraft:Adventure Update, savannas are dry biomes similar to Minecraft:plains, but with no Minecraft:rainfall.
    • Generates with Minecraft:acacia trees, Minecraft:oak trees, and double tallgrass.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Savanna Plateau
    • A plateau variant of savannas.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Stone Beach (now Stony Shore)
    • Often generates near an extreme hills biome and a body of water.
    • Generates with Minecraft:stone and Minecraft:gravel.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Sunflower Plains
    • A variant of Minecraft:plains with Minecraft:sunflowers.
• Mutated version of biomes were added, with various differences compared to regular biomes:
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Birch Forest M (now Old Growth Birch Forest) & Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Birch Forest Hills M
    • Compared to birch forests, they have taller Minecraft:birch trees.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Cold Taiga M, Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Jungle M, Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Jungle Edge M, Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mesa Plateau M, Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mesa Plateau F M, Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Roofed Forest M, Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Swampland M, & Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Taiga M
    • Compared to their original biomes, they are more mountainous.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Desert M
    • Compared to deserts, they have patches of lakes.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Extreme Hills M & Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Extreme Hills+ M (both now Windswept Gravelly Hills)
    • Compared to extreme hills, they generate with Minecraft:gravel instead of Minecraft:grass blocks and Minecraft:stone.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Mega Spruce Taiga (now Old Growth Spruce Taiga) & Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Redwood Taiga Hills M
    • Compared to mega taiga, the huge spruce trees have more leaves than before.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Savanna M (now Windswept Savanna) & Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Savanna Plateau M
    • Compared to savannas, they have huge, sometimes floating, mountains that generate as high as y=220.
• Some biomes received changes:
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Extreme Hills now has Minecraft:snow at y-levels over 95, and can generate up to y=150.
    • Generation is now more varied, with the addition of flat valleys, as opposed to previous generation with endless high peaks.
    • Additionally, large patches of stone and dirt also generates.
    • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Extreme Hills Edge no longer generates.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Jungles now generate with Minecraft:melons and are much rarer to find.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Oceans now take up less space and generates only Minecraft:gravel on the seafloor.
    • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Frozen Oceans no longer generates.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Rivers now generate Minecraft:gravel in disks.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Swamplands now have more fluctuating grass colors depending on temperature, and in shallow parts will have staggered dirt blocks with lily pads in between.
  • Template:BiomeSprite Minecraft:Taigas are no longer a snowy biome with the implementation of cold taigas, and will instead produce Minecraft:rainfall.
    • Existing taiga biomes will keep any Minecraft:snow and Minecraft:ice on the ground, but will not regenerate upon being removed.

New structures

• File:Acacia Tree JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Acacia tree
• File:Dark Oak Tree JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Dark oak tree
• File:Forest Rock JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Forest rock
  • Found in Minecraft:mega taiga biomes.
• File:Ice World Spikes JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Ice spike
  • Found in Minecraft:ice plains spikes.
• File:Mega Spruce Tree.png Mega spruce tree

New Minecraft:gameplay

• AMPLIFIED world type
  • A new world type option that scales all world generation rules all the way to the world height limit.
• 6 new achievements
• 4 new statistics
• File:Enchanted Book.gif Minecraft:Enchanting
  • Minecraft:Lure
    • Decreases the wait time when Minecraft:fishing.
    • Also increases the chances of getting fish and decreases the chances of junk/treasure.
  • Minecraft:Luck of the Sea
    • Increases the chance of getting treasure and decreases the chances of junk.

Other additions

• 7 new commands: Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd

Notable changes

• Treasures can be caught by fishing
• Achievements and statistics are now per world/server
• Fog is less noticeable on lower render distances
• Re-added pre-1.6.1 boat controls
• Weighted pressure plates are no longer limited to items
• Unbreaking from enchantment tables is no longer limited to tools
• Hitting a mob with a sword while it is flashing red and inflicting no damage, as a result, does not decrease the durability of the sword
• Witches now spawn outside of witch huts
• Render Distance and Max Framerate are now sliders
• The server list can now be refreshed by pressing F5
• Achievements earned are announced to everyone
• When a mob or player takes fall damage, particles appear

Further revisions

• The Minecraft:2013 Music Update brought music from Minecraft:C418's Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Beta.
• 1.7.4 brought players Twitch.tv broadcasting and the Minecraft:Chicken jockey.
• 1.7.5 brought minigames to Minecraft:Realms servers.
• 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8 and 1.7.9 brought internal changes necessary for future player name and skin infrastructure.
• 1.7.10 saw Realms extracted to its own library, so that updates to Realms would no longer require version upgrades.