Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6

1.7.6 is a minor update to Template:JE that was released on April 9, 2014,<ref name=blog>Template:Cite</ref> which implemented a new player skin system and support for player name changing. It is incompatible with 1.7.2–1.7.5 servers. It was replaced the same day by 1.7.7 to fix a major bug, and then again the next week by 1.7.8 and 1.7.9.

Changes

General

Minecraft:Minecraft Realms

• Improved 'configure' screen.
  • Can now OP players from the config screen.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Easier to invite and uninvite players.
  • New button to close and unclose realm.

Name changing

• Support for name changing.
  • Only the support for changing names, actually being able to change name came on February 4, 2015.<ref>Template:Cite</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Minecraft:Options

• The server resource packs option is now per-server, and has three settings: prompt, enabled, and disabled.
• The minimum setting for the FOV option is now 30 instead of 70.

Minecraft:Skins

• Skins and capes are now distributed through servers.
• Skins server outages occur less frequently and have less impact.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• Skin changes no longer require client restarting, at worst re-logging updates the skin for everybody.
• Server-altered skins and capes are not possible - only signed URLs are stored server-side.
• Duplicate skins no longer need to be downloaded twice.
• Server traffic is barely affected.

Reupload

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Trivia

• As a result of the old skin server being shut down, 1.7.6 is the oldest version of the game where skins still work without the use of modifications or third-party programs.