Minecraft:Java Edition 12w01a

12w01a is the fifth and final Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.1, released on January 5, 2012,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which adds Minecraft:beaches and the Minecraft:superflat world type as well as more language translations. This is the first snapshot released in 2012.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Language files

• Added:
  • Afrikaans
  • Arabic
  • Catalan
  • Greek
  • Pirate English
  • Venezuelan Spanish
  • Basque
  • Georgian
  • Latvian
  • Malay
  • Romanian
  • Slovak
  • Serbian (Cyrillic)
  • Thai
  • Klingon
  • Ukrainian
  • Chinese Traditional (Taiwan; Mandarin)
• Removed:
  • Latin American Spanish
  • Maltese
  • Austrian German

Minecraft:Server.properties

• New setting:
  • level-type

World generation

• Completely flat world composed of Minecraft:grass blocks, Minecraft:dirt, and Minecraft:bedrock; also generates Minecraft:villages.

Minecraft:World types

• Re-added world types after being removed in Infdev.
• The "World Type" button now functions.
  • Currently the only types are "Default" and "Superflat".

Minecraft:Biomes

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  • Re-added beaches as biomes, after being removed in Beta 1.8.

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  • Hills variant of Minecraft:desert.

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  • Generates at edges of Minecraft:extreme hills.

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  • Hills variant of Minecraft:forests.

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  • Hills variant of Minecraft:taigas.

Changes

Blocks

File:Oak Fence Gate JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Fence Gates

• Updated the fence gate collision and hit box to align with Minecraft:fences.

File:Ladder (S) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Ladders

• Removed collision box from ladders, meaning they are no longer solid and cannot be stood on.

Items

Minecraft:Spawn Eggs

• Reordered spawn eggs in the Minecraft:creative inventory.
• Changed spawn eggs colors to better represent their respective Minecraft:mobs they spawn.
  • File:Blaze Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Blaze
  • File:Cave Spider Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Cave Spider
  • File:Chicken Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Chicken
  • File:Cow Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Cow
  • File:Creeper Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Creeper
  • File:Enderman Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Enderman
  • File:Ghast Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Ghast
  • File:Magma Cube Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Magma Cube
  • File:Mooshroom Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Mooshroom
  • File:Pig Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Pig
  • File:Sheep Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Sheep
  • File:Silverfish Spawn Egg JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Silverfish
  • File:Skeleton Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Skeleton
  • File:Slime Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Slime
  • File:Spider Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Spider
  • File:Villager Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Villager
  • File:Wolf Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Wolf
  • File:Zombie Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Zombie
  • File:Zombie Pigman Spawn Egg JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Zombie Pigman

World generation

Minecraft:Biomes

• Slightly smoothed color transitions between biomes.
• Added proper color transitions for the darkened swamp biomes into other biomes.
• Changed biomes to be slightly more varied, examples of which being hills in forests and deserts.

File:OakHouse.png Minecraft:Villages

• A single chest is generated in each blacksmith building.

General

Minecraft:Brewing

• Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds.

Minecraft:Enchanting

• Decreased randomness of Minecraft:enchantment tables.

Trivia

• This is the first snapshot to feature META-INF folder.

Gallery

• File:Superflatbug 1.png
• File:Superflatbug 4.png