Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3

1.3 is the first and only pre-release for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.1, released on July 26, 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/0/www.mojang.com/2012/07/the-weekly-chunk-minecraft-1-3-prerelease/</ref>

Unlike most versions, which have such content automatically stripped out, this version contains unused (but obfuscated) code for many unimplemented features, such as a biome previewer, prototype villages, and content relating to unimplemented entities and some aspects of world generation.

Changes

Items

Realigned textures of these items:

File:Blaze Powder JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Blaze Powder

• Changed texture from File:Blaze Powder JE1.png

File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Boat

• Changed texture from File:Oak Boat (item) JE1.png

File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Bone Meal

• Changed texture from File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png

File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Cactus Green

• Changed texture from File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png

File:Coal JE3 BE2.png Minecraft:Coal & Minecraft:Charcoal

• Changed texture from File:Coal JE2 BE1.png

File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png Minecraft:Cocoa Beans

• Changed texture from File:Cocoa Beans JE2.png

File:Magma Cream JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Magma Cream

• Changed texture from File:Magma Cream JE1.png

File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Diamond

• Changed texture from File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png

File:Flint JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Flint

• Changed texture from File:Flint JE1 BE1.png

File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Gold Nugget

• Changed texture from File:Gold Nugget JE1.png

File:Nether Wart (item) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Nether Wart

• Changed texture from File:Nether Wart (item) JE1.png

File:Raw Beef JE2.png Minecraft:Raw Beef

• Changed texture from File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png

File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Redstone Repeater

• Changed texture from File:Redstone Repeater (item) JE1.png

File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Rose Red

• Changed texture from File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png

File:Rotten Flesh JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Rotten Flesh

• Changed texture from File:Rotten Flesh JE1.png

File:Cooked Porkchop JE1.png Minecraft:Steak

• Changed texture from File:Steak JE1 BE1.png

Gameplay

Minecraft:Heads-up display

• The block-breaking animation is now shown in F1 mode.

Minecraft:Superflat

• Respawning in superflat is no longer random.

Fixes

5 bugs fixed

• Fixed melon stem block misalignment.
• Fixed a crash bug.
• Fixed the chest armor slot being inaccessible in Creative mode's survival inventory tab.
• Fixed rotated wooden logs mined using Silk Touch enchanted tools dropping as rotated wooden logs.
• Fixed being unable to place slabs in the small gaps between another slab and the side of another block.

Trivia

• This is the earliest pre-release available in the Minecraft:Minecraft launcher. Although earlier pre-releases are not available in the launcher, they are archived.