Minecraft:Java Edition 12w23a

12w23a is the ninth Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.1, released on June 7, 2012.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>

Changes

Blocks

File:End Portal JE3.gif End portal block

• The End sky texture has changed, which also changes how the end portal block itself looks.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Stairs

• Now have the correct hitbox.

File:Tripwire Hook (S) JE1.png Minecraft:Tripwire

• Now activated by most Minecraft:entities, including arrows (but not an Minecraft:eye of ender or a Minecraft:bottle o' enchanting).
• The max distance has been increased to 40 Minecraft:blocks.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Wooden pressure plates

• Now detect Minecraft:arrows.

Non-mob entities

File:Oak Boat JE1.png Minecraft:Boats

• Now can accelerate to faster than previous speeds.
• Easier to control.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Creative inventory

• Added Minecraft:end portal frame to the Creative inventory.

Minecraft:Enchanting

• Enchantment levels are slightly exponential again.
  • It now takes 825 Minecraft:experience to reach level 30.
  • The first 16 levels are linear, while level 17+ require more points per level to the maximum level of 30 (although one can still have more than 30 XP levels to spend).

Minecraft:Multiplayer

• The Minecraft:player can now see the cracking effect on blocks when other players mine blocks in Minecraft:multiplayer.

Minecraft:Texture packs

• Packs that are in folders and not in a zip file are recognized as a texture pack.
• Pack image is displayed for folder-based texture packs.

World generation

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• Texture changed from Template:Pximg to Template:Pximg

General

Minecraft:Controls

• Pressing Template:Key no longer reloads Minecraft:chunks.

Fixes

7 bugs fixed

• Fixed a bug when Minecraft:pistons pushed a wire.
• Minecraft:Villagers procreate again.
• Minecraft:Weather transitions are back.
• Minecraft:Slime and Minecraft:magma cube jumping animations have been fixed.
• Armor and tool Minecraft:enchantments now show to other Minecraft:players on Minecraft:multiplayer.
• Players are now able to skip the credits again.
• Minecraft:Pumpkins now face the correct direction on the player's head.