Java Edition 1.7.10

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The dedicated server for this version has a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.[1]
Minecraft 1.7.10
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1.7.10[2] is a minor update to Java Edition released on June 26, 2014,[3] which made it possible for additional features to be added to Realms without the need for a Minecraft version upgrade. It is compatible with 1.7.6–1.7.9 servers.

Additions

General

Minecraft Realms

  • Player activity monitor.
  • The ability to upload one's own worlds.
  • Access to more server settings:
    • PVP: On/Off.
    • Difficulty: Peaceful/Easy/Normal/Hard.
    • Spawn protection: Off/1-16.
    • Gamemode: Creative/Adventure/Survival.
    • Spawn animals: On/Off.
    • Spawn monsters: On/Off.
    • Spawn NPCs: On/Off.
    • Command blocks: On/Off.

Changes

General

Minecraft Realms

  • All Realms-related modules were moved into a separate library.
    • Future additional features to Realms will not require new releases of Minecraft.
  • Improvements to the user interface.

Fixes

7 issues fixed

From releases before 1.7.2

  • MC-3256 – Memory leak when starting large TNT chain reactions.
  • MC-19992 – Minecraft server stores player data in case sensitive filename.

From 1.7.2

  • MC-39077 – Server/client performance single host.

From 1.7.4

  • MC-46398 – Command Blocks Realms not servers.

From 1.7.9

  • MC-55580 – Minecraft Realms: User will still have Operator rights after re-inviting them.

From the same release

  • MC-59612 – No Realms version visible - Not on screen, not in crash report.
  • MC-62821 – Realms envelope icon hitbox is not aligned to icon.

Trivia

  • This version was released on the same day as 14w26c.
  • 1.7.10 is the first Java Edition release version to roll from single-digit to double-digit revision numbers, and the first Java Edition version since Alpha v1.0.10, four years prior.

References

  1. ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Minecraft 1.7.10" – MCUpdate.
  3. ↑ "Minecraft 1.7.10 on Thursday! More Realms!" (archived) by Daniel Kaplan – Mojang.com, June 24, 2014.

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