Java Edition 12w06a

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Minecraft 12w06a
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12w06a is the fifth snapshot for Java Edition 1.2.1, released on February 9, 2012,[1] which adds new sounds and modifies block placement rules and mob AI.

Additions

General

Sounds

  • Cats now meow, cry, howl, purr and hiss.
  • Doors now make banging sounds when zombies hit them.

Changes

Blocks

Doors

  • Doors have been changed to properly detect if they are open or closed. Double doors in existing maps are not affected.
  • Placing two pressure plates directly in front of doors and stepping on them opens doors correctly.
    • When stepping on a single pressure plate, only the door on that side opens.
    • When stepping on both pressure plates, both doors open.

Redstone

Mobs

General

  • Added rare item drops for mobs.
  • Improved movement when mobs are in water.
  • Most mobs now move slower.
  • When a player is targeted by a hostile mob, it continues to track the player despite being attacked by other mobs.

Cave spiders

  • Now swim extremely fast with the water stream toward the player, but seem to be almost not moving against the water stream.

Skeletons

  • Now have a rare chance to drop a bow, which may be enchanted.

Snow golems

  • Now take damage from rain and water.

Villagers

  • AI has been improved.
  • Now socialize with each other and other passive mobs.
  • Now go inside shelter when it is raining.
  • Now run away from zombies.

Zombies

  • AI has been improved.
    • On Hard difficulty and Hardcore, zombies now break down wooden doors.
    • On Normal and Easy difficulty, zombies attack but don't break down wooden doors.
    • Now chase and attack villagers.
    • Now attack doors when attempting to escape sunlight.
  • Now have a rare chance to drop an iron ingot, iron helmet, iron shovel, or iron sword.

Zombie pigmen

General

Debug keys

  • Pressing F1 to hide the HUD additionally disables hitbox outlines on blocks and the block breaking animation.

Fixes

6 bugs fixed

  • Creepers no longer explode after death.
  • Villagers can no longer open iron doors.
  • Ocelots, zombies, wolves, and skeletons no longer spin in circles on non-full-height blocks.
  • Cobwebs prevent the player from receiving fall damage.
  • Monster spawners now show correct mobs in multiplayer.
  • Players can no longer ineract with entities through blocks in Creative mode.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 12w06a" (archived) by Jens Bergensten – Mojang.com, February 9, 2012.

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