Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.7.3

Beta 1.7.3 is a version of Minecraft:Java Edition Beta released on July 8, 2011,<ref>Template:Tumblr</ref> to fix some of the bugs and crashes in Minecraft:Beta 1.7.2.

Fixes

9 bugs fixed

• Corrected a block duplication bug when using Minecraft:pistons.
• Corrected a Minecraft:redstone torch duplication bug when using pistons.
• Corrected a client crash when placing a Minecraft:sign in front of the piston, powering the piston and then removing the Minecraft:block beneath the sign.
• Minecraft:Ice blocks are now pushed without causing Minecraft:water streams to break everything.
• Minecraft:Powered rails are no longer being powered magically without a power source.
• Pistons connected to the end of a piston transistor via Minecraft:redstone are now properly closed when the power goes out.
• Minecraft:Doors no longer create purple particles.
• Modified clients can no longer edit texts of placed signs in Minecraft:multiplayer.
• Changed so that Minecraft:paintings pushed by pistons will pop off.

Trivia

• This was the last version to:
  • be released before the game started getting official, public pre-releases
  • include a dirt background in the title screen
  • use the unlicensed copy message
  • have a hotkey for controlling fog
  • not include Minecraft:Creative mode accessibly
  • feature the Minecraft:Far Lands, as the bug that caused them was patched in Beta 1.8

Gallery

• Unlicensed copy of the version.
  Unlicensed copy of the version.
• The Minecraft webpage with this version.
  The Minecraft webpage with this version.
• Terrain in this version.
  Terrain in this version.
• File:Fast piston clock detail.png