Java Edition 12w23a

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Minecraft 12w23a

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12w23a is the ninth snapshot for Java Edition 1.3.1, released on June 7, 2012.^[1]

Changes

Blocks

End portal block

The End sky texture has changed, which also changes how the end portal block itself looks.

Stairs

Now have the correct hitbox.
- Outline still displayed as a full block.

Tripwire

Now activated by most entities, including arrows (but not an eye of ender or a bottle o' enchanting).
The max distance has been increased to 40 blocks.

Wooden pressure plates

Now detect arrows.

Non-mob entities

Boats

Now can accelerate to faster than previous speeds.
Easier to control.

Gameplay

Creative inventory

Added end portal frame to the Creative inventory.

Enchanting

Enchantment levels are slightly exponential again.
- It now takes 825 experience to reach level 30.
- The first 16 levels are linear, while level 17+ require more points per level to the maximum level of 30 (although one can still have more than 30 XP levels to spend).

Multiplayer

The player can now see the cracking effect on blocks when other players mine blocks in multiplayer.

Texture packs

Packs that are in folders and not in a zip file are recognized as a texture pack.
Pack image is displayed for folder-based texture packs.

World generation

End sky

Texture changed from to

General

Controls

Pressing F no longer reloads chunks.

Fixes

7 bugs fixed

Fixed a bug when pistons pushed a wire.
Villagers procreate again.
Weather transitions are back.
Slime and magma cube jumping animations have been fixed.
Armor and tool enchantments now show to other players on multiplayer.
Players are now able to skip the credits again.
Pumpkins now face the correct direction on the player's head.

References

↑ "Minecraft Snapshot Week 23" (archived) – mojang.com.