Minecraft:Pretty Scary Update

File:Pretty Scary Update logo.png

Pretty Scary Update logo.

The Pretty Scary Update is the name for Template:El 1.4.2, a major update officially released on October 25, 2012.<ref name="AnimalSufficationBug">Template:Tweet</ref> Among the main changes were a number of new Minecraft:mobs and variants (Minecraft:witches, Minecraft:bats, Minecraft:zombie villagers, Minecraft:wither skeletons), wearable and placeable Minecraft:heads, a new boss (the Minecraft:wither), the Minecraft:command block, the Minecraft:anvil, the Minecraft:beacon, new Minecraft:food (Minecraft:potatoes, Minecraft:carrots and Minecraft:pumpkin pies), carrots on sticks for controlling pigs, the Minecraft:Nether star, and new decoration items (such as Minecraft:item frames, Minecraft:flower pots and cobblestone walls).

The official name of the update was revealed at PAX Prime 2012 during the Minecraft panel, then later with snapshot Template:Verlink.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/09/minecraft-snapshot-12w36a/</ref> Minecraft:Dinnerbone first revealed the 1.4 release date with snapshot Template:Verlink, where he stated that he was fully into the "Prepare for release" mode.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-snapshot-12w40a/</ref>

Development on the Pretty Scary Update began the week after Template:Verlink, which was released on August 1, 2012. 15 development snapshots for 1.4 from Template:Verlink to Template:Verlink were released. During the development period, 1.3.2 was released. The 1.4 Pre-release was unveiled on October 19, 2012, so that modders could start preparing their mods before the launch on October 24, 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-snapshot-12w42b-preprerelease/</ref>

Minecraft:Mojang found a mob suffocation bug after this was released, and was forced to delay the launch by a day. The 1.4.1 Prerelease was unveiled on October 23, 2012,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-1-4-1-pre-release/</ref> and the release was pushed back a day.

Mojang then found yet another bug, and fixed "a severe memory leak in the server". This, as well as correct rendering of Minecraft:fences and cobblestone Minecraft:stairs, came in the 1.4.2 Prerelease, released on October 24, 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-1-4-2-pre-release/</ref> 1.4.2 was the first official release of 1.4, available through the launcher on October 25, 2012.

A bug was introduced whereby a player could not achieve the The End? achievement.

The Pretty Scary Update was originally intended to include the Minecraft:Modding API, however it was pushed to a later version.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Lighting bugs present in 1.3.2 were partially fixed. Dinnerbone first introduced changes in snapshots Template:Verlink. Dinnerbone tweeted to revert and push this to 1.5.<ref name="Lighting Fix 1.5">Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
Other changes postponed to 1.5 include redstone changes<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and a rendering overhaul.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/08/weekly-chunk-paxmineconsnapshot/</ref>

Notable features

Blocks

• Template:Animate Minecraft:Anvils
  • Crafted using three blocks of iron and four Minecraft:iron ingots.
  • Any use of the anvil will gradually wear off the block.
    • Upon reaching its final stage, the anvil will break.
  • Can be used to repair tools without removing their enchantments, at the cost of levels.
  • Can also be used to combine tools and their enchantments.
  • Items can also be renamed.
  • Can also be dropped on players or mobs.
• File:Beacon JE4 BE1.png Minecraft:Beacon
  • Crafted using a Minecraft:nether star surrounded by five Minecraft:glass and three Minecraft:obsidian.
  • Requires a pyramid structure composed of either iron, gold, diamond, or emerald.
    • The more tiers to the pyramid, the more status effects become available.
  • When placed on top of the pyramid structure, it shoots out a beam of light.
  • Entering its GUI shows a list of status effect depending on how many pyramid tiers are available, and will activate those effects upon inserting either an Minecraft:iron ingot, Minecraft:gold ingot, Minecraft:diamond, or Minecraft:emerald.
• File:Cobblestone Wall (ewU) JE1.png File:Mossy Cobblestone Wall (ewU) JE1.png Minecraft:Walls
  • Crafted using six cobblestone or moss stone.
  • Acts similarly to Minecraft:fences in that players and most mobs cannot go above them.
• File:Impulse Command Block JE1.png Minecraft:Command Block
  • Available only by using Minecraft:commands.
  • Will output a command when powered on by redstone.
• File:Flower Pot JE1.png Minecraft:Flower Pot
  • Crafted using three Minecraft:bricks.
  • Used to display Minecraft:mushrooms, Minecraft:saplings, Minecraft:grass, Minecraft:fern, Minecraft:dead bush, Minecraft:dandelions, and roses.
• File:Oak Button (item) JE1.png Minecraft:Wooden Button
  • Crafted using one wood plank.
  • Acts similar to Minecraft:stone buttons, but can be activated when hit by an arrow.
• New Minecraft:mob heads, all but one are unobtainable in Minecraft:Survival:
  • File:Creeper Head (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Creeper Head
  • File:Player Head (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Player Head
  • File:Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Skeleton Skull
  • File:Wither Skeleton Skull (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Wither Skeleton Skull
    • The only mob head obtainable in Minecraft:Survival.
    • Obtained as rare drops from Minecraft:wither skeletons
    • Used to summon the Minecraft:wither.
  • File:Zombie Head (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Zombie Head

Items

• File:Carrot JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Carrot
  • Found in Minecraft:villages.
  • Can also be obtained as rare drops from Minecraft:zombies.
  • Is a crop that can be planted to produce more.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 4.8 hunger saturation.
• File:Golden Carrot JE3 BE1.png Minecraft:Golden Carrot
  • Obtained by crafting a carrot surrounded by eight Minecraft:gold nuggets.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 14.4 hunger saturation, the most saturation in the game.
  • Can also be used to brew potion of Night Vision.
• File:Carrot on a Stick JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Carrot on a Stick
  • Crafted using a Minecraft:fishing rod and a Minecraft:carrot.
  • Used to control the movement of Minecraft:pigs when riding them with a Minecraft:saddle.
• File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Nether Star
  • Obtained as a drop from Minecraft:withers.
  • Used to craft a Minecraft:beacon.
• File:Potato JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Potato and its File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png baked variant
  • Found in Minecraft:villages.
  • Can also be obtained as rare drops from Minecraft:zombies.
  • Is a crop that can be planted to produce more of itself.
  • Potatoes restore Template:Hunger and gives 0.6 hunger saturation.
  • Baked potatoes restore Template:Hunger and give 7.2 hunger saturation.
• File:Poisonous Potato JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Poisonous Potato
  • Obtained as a rare drop from a potato crop.
  • Restores Template:Hunger and gives 1.2 hunger saturation, but has a 60% chance of inflicting Minecraft:Poison for 5 seconds.
• File:Pumpkin Pie JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Pumpkin Pie
  • Crafting using a Minecraft:pumpkin, an Minecraft:egg, and Minecraft:sugar.
  • Restores Template:Hunger and gives 4.8 hunger saturation.
• New Minecraft:potions:
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Night Vision
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:golden carrot.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Invisibility
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:fermented spider eye on a potion of Night Vision.
• Minecraft:Spawn eggs:
  • File:Bat Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Bat Spawn Egg
  • File:Witch Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Witch Spawn Egg

Paintings

Picture	Name	Size	Artist
File:Wither (painting texture) JE1 BE1.png	Wither	2×2	Mojang (Minecraft:Jens Bergensten)

Entities

• File:Bat JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Bat
  • Ambient mob that spawns in low light levels.
  • Hangs on the ceiling and flies off when close to the player.
• File:Witch Revision 2.png Minecraft:Witch
  • Spawns in Minecraft:witch huts.
  • Throws splash potions of Poison, Slowness, Weakness, and Instant Damage at the player.
  • Will drink a potion of Instant Health and Fire Resistance to defend itself.
  • Has 80% immunity against splash potion effects.
  • Drops Minecraft:sticks, Minecraft:glowstone dust, Minecraft:redstone dust, Minecraft:gunpowder, Minecraft:sugar, Minecraft:spider eyes, or Minecraft:glass bottles when killed.
• File:Wither JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Wither
  • A new boss mob summoned by playing four Minecraft:soul sand in a T-shape, and three Minecraft:wither skeleton skulls on top of it.
  • Upon summoning, the wither slowly charges up and is invincible. After a few seconds, the area around the wither explodes and it starts attacking players and non-undead mobs.
  • Its heads can fire wither skulls that explode upon impact.
    • When hit, players and mobs are inflicted with the Wither status effect.
  • It can also break any nearby blocks.
  • Any kills made by the wither regenerates its health.
  • At half-health, the wither will put up a shield to reflect any projectiles, meaning close combat is required to finish it off.
  • Drops a Minecraft:nether star when killed.
• File:Wither Skeleton JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Wither Skeleton
  • Spawns in Minecraft:nether fortresses.
  • Carries a Minecraft:stone sword that they use to attack the player.
    • When hit, the player is inflicted with Wither status effect.
  • Drops Minecraft:bones, Minecraft:coal, a Minecraft:stone sword, and rarely a Minecraft:wither skeleton skull when killed.
• File:Zombie Villager.png Minecraft:Zombie Villager
  • A zombified version of a Minecraft:villager.
  • Spawns when a zombie kills a villager, with a 50% chance on Normal difficulty, and a 100% chance on Hard difficulty.
  • Can be cured by using a splash potion of Weakness and a Minecraft:golden apple.
• File:Baby Zombie Revision 1.png Minecraft:Baby Zombie and their villager variant
  • A smaller, more miniature version of the Minecraft:zombie that runs faster compared to regular zombies.

Non-mob entities

• File:Item Frame Revision 1.png Minecraft:Item Frame
  • Crafted using a piece of Minecraft:leather surrounded by Minecraft:sticks.
  • Used to display any item or blocks.

Structures

• File:Swamp hut JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Witch hut
  • Found in Minecraft:swamps.
  • A Minecraft:witch can be found around the vicinity.

Gameplay

• New Minecraft:effect:
  • File:Wither (effect) JE1 BE1.png Wither
    • Damage is inflicted to players and mobs.
    • Unlike Poison, Wither can kill a player or mob.

Other additions

• 5 new Minecraft:commands: Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, and Template:Cmd.
• New command target selectors.
• New sounds for Minecraft:mobs, walking on blocks, placing blocks, climbing Minecraft:ladders, and more.

Notable changes

• New Minecraft:debug screen features.
• Minecraft:Superflat world is now customizable.
• Changed portal mechanics.
• New Minecraft:NBT tags to spawn mobs.
• Boss mobs now show their name above their health bar.
• New Minecraft:map mechanics.
• Minecraft:Villagers are now more self aware.
• Minecraft:Zombies and Minecraft:skeletons can now spawn with Minecraft:armor, and zombies now have a chance of turning a villager into a Minecraft:zombie villager, instead of the villager dying.
• Minecraft:Zombie pigmen now have a chance to be able to pick up items.

Further revisions

• 1.4.4 addressed bugs while also adding the music disc "where are we now" as "wait" and making "11" obtainable from Minecraft:creepers killed by Minecraft:skeletons for the first time.
• 1.4.5 addressed many further bugs.
• 1.4.6 was released in December, and notably introduced fireworks, Minecraft:enchanted books, and the Minecraft:Thorns enchantment.
• 1.4.7 addressed crashes and bugs introduced in 1.4.6.

Trailer

Template:Main A trailer by Minecraft:Hat Films documenting some of the Pretty Scary Update's major features was released on Mojang's official Minecraft:YouTube channel on October 26, 2012. Template:Yt

Trivia

• This version was released exactly 11 years before 23w43a, which coincidentally changed the model, animations and textures of Minecraft:bats.

Gallery

• Pretty Scary Update logo
  Pretty Scary Update logo
• Promotional image (released alongside the update)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-pretty-scary-update</ref>
  Promotional image (released alongside the update)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-pretty-scary-update</ref>