Minecraft:Java Edition 17w06a

17w06a is the first Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12, released on February 8, 2017.<ref>Template:Snap</ref> This is the first snapshot released in 2017.

Additions

Blocks

Template:Animate Minecraft:Concrete

• Comes in the 16 traditional dye colors.
• Created when concrete powder comes into contact with still or flowing Minecraft:water.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Concrete powder

• Comes in the 16 traditional dye colors.
• Gravity affected (like Minecraft:sand and Minecraft:gravel).
• When it touches water, it turns into a concrete block.
• Crafted with 4 Minecraft:sand, 4 Minecraft:gravel and one of any Minecraft:dye to get 8 concrete powder blocks. The recipe is shapeless.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Glazed terracotta

• Comes in the 16 traditional dye colors.
• Smelting any colored stained clay in a furnace produces the glazed terracotta of that color (not for regular Minecraft:hardened clay).
• Can be placed in 4 directions: north, south, west, and east.
  • When placed down while facing the right directions, a repeating pattern can be created. For example, the white glazed terracotta creates the pattern of a sun when 4 are placed down correctly.

General

Minecraft:Creative

• Added "Minecraft:Saved Toolbars" tab.
  • Save toolbars in Creative mode with Template:Key/Template:Key and load them with Template:Key.
  • Can save up to 9 toolbars.
  • If an empty toolbar is saved, it clears the bookmarked toolbar and puts back the 'informational paper' in the respective slot.

Changes

Blocks

File:BannersBeforeAndAfter.png

A comparison of banner colors before and after 17w06a. Image by Jeb.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Minecraft:Wool and Minecraft:carpets

• New color and palette texture.

Minecraft:Banners

• New colors and palette texture.

Minecraft:Magma blocks

• Are now able to burn infinitely, like Minecraft:Netherrack.

Minecraft:Beds

• Now player can sleep when a neutral Minecraft:zombie pigman is near.

Mobs

Minecraft:Sheep

• New color palette for wool on body.

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Paintings

• When player is placing a painting, game now tries to create the largest possible painting in the available space.

General

Creative

• "Materials" tab merged with "Miscellaneous" tab.

Trivia

• 17w06a was previously deleted from the Minecraft:launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
• This is the last version to use the achievements system.
• This is the last version which supports Java 6 and Java 7.