Java Edition 12w30a

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Minecraft 12w30a
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12w30a is the fifteenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.3.1, released on July 23, 2012.[1]

Additions

General

Options

  • Snooper settings
    • Allows the player to toggle whether their data are sent to Mojang Studios for analysis and improvements. Shows which data is sent to Mojang Studios.
  • Added "Vertical Synchronization" in video settings.
    • Has to be toggled manually in options.txt.
  • Fullscreen mode setting is now persistent.
    • Has to be toggled manually in options.txt.

Changes

Blocks

Stairs

  • When placed on the upper half of a block's side, stairs are now upside-down. Except of exclusively on the bottom side.

Lava

  • Now replaces air below Y=11.

Mobs

Explosions

  • Depending on difficulty, explosion damage is now scaled.
    • Peaceful: no damage.
    • Easy: ~50% less damage.
    • Normal: same damage as before.
    • Hard: ~33% more damage than before.
    • "In full diamond armor + hard difficulty a creeper can knock you down to 2 hearts."[2]

World generation

The Nether

  • Less laggy.

Command format

/gamemode

  • Invalid numerical game mode IDs are no longer accepted. Previously, specifying an invalid ID would place the target player into Survival mode.

General

Debug screen

  • In F3 mode, the y coordinate now shows both the feet level and the eye level.

Performance

  • Accelerated chunk loading.
  • Decreased lag spike frequency.
  • Made chat work smoothly even when the server is lagging.
  • Decreased unnecessary world updates.
  • Decreased packets sent between client and server.

Explosions

Fixes

19 bugs fixed

  • Fixed existing signs not showing text.
  • Fixed monster spawners all looking like pig spawners.
  • Fixed ⌘ Command + C, ⌘ Command + x and ⌘ Command + V not working on Mac OS X.
  • Fixed sneaking players' nameplates not staying hidden when loading the chunks the sneaking players are in.
  • Fixed multiple chunks often not displaying.
  • Fixed higher server-set view distances instantly kicking joining players.
  • Fixed sections above Y=191 becoming invisible when loading worlds.
  • Fixed not completely generated chunks not updating visually until walking into them.
  • Fixed compasses not pointing to spawn but to X=8 & Z=8 after respawning.
  • Fixed other players' fishing rod lines looking like they start from their feet.
  • Fixed a bug with Unbreaking-enchanted tools and destroying blocks.
  • Fixed being able to move LAN servers in the server list and crashing the game.
  • Fixed opening SP worlds to LAN, saving and quitting it leaving the server running and showing up in the server list.
  • Fixed pushing a minecart with the movement keys causing the camera to shake in the direction pressed.
  • Fixed potion effects losing their graphical effects when traveling between dimensions.
  • Fixed ghast's fireballs getting stuck mid-air when unloading their chunk, might apply to fire charges and blaze's fireballs as well.
  • Fixed the last slot in the opened Creative inventory's hotbar being one pixel too short on all but the Survival inventory tabs, and a few pixels being off on the Survival inventory tab.
  • Fixed blocks disappearing when player is placing them under themselves and jumps.[3]
  • Fixed the client trying to trample crops instead of letting the server dictate trampling.

References

Sources