Java Edition 12w38a

12w38a is the sixth snapshot for Java Edition 1.4.2, released on September 20, 2012.^[1]

Bats

• A passive mob.
• Spawns in dark caves.
• Spawns in Peaceful difficulty.
• Sleeps during the day.
• Hangs on the ceiling when idle, starts flying when players come near.
• A corresponding spawn egg is provided in Creative mode.

Witches

• A hostile mob.
• Its nose slowly bobs up and down when not hostile.
• Throws splash potions of Poison, Slowness, Weakness, and Instant Damage at the player.
• Regenerates health over time.
• Hold a glass bottle and raise their noses when attacking.
• Drink potions of Instant Health and Fire Resistance to defend themselves in combat.
• Rarely drop potions of Instant Health and Fire Resistance.
• Is 85% resistant to damage from magic, including Poison, Instant Damage, and Thorns, but not Strength, Sharpness, or Power.
• Does not spawn naturally (yet), but a spawn egg exists for it in Creative mode.

Target selectors

• Target parameters have been upgraded.
  • These can be added after the @ selector in brackets.
  • x: X coordinate of search center
  • y: Y coordinate of search center
  • z: Z coordinate of search center
  • r: range; 0 means no range limit
  • There is a short syntax for x,y,z,r options, e.g. [,64,] targets y=64
  • m: gamemode; -1 means no gamemode limit
  • c: count; 0 means no count limit; use - to return results from end to start.
    • Example: @p[c=-1] targets the farthest player.

Beacons

• Artwork was changed.
• Beam of light was changed.
• Texture of bedrock under the beacon was removed.

Glass

• New block breaking sounds.

Grass blocks

• New footstep sounds.

Gravel

• New footstep sounds.
• New block placing sounds.

Ladders

• New footstep sounds.

Lava

• Now has constant noise.

Plants

• New block placing sounds.

Sand

• New footstep sounds.
• New block breaking sounds.

Snow

• New footstep sounds.
• New block breaking sounds.

Soul sand

• New footstep sounds.

Stone

• New footstep sounds.
• New block placing sounds.

Torches

• New block placing sounds.

Log

• Now have a different rotation algorithm.
  • Instead of using the player's position, they rotate based on the face they are placed upon, like a lever.
  • This is mainly a test feature.
• New block placing sound.
• New block breaking sound.

Water

• Now has new sounds.
• The water overlay is more saturated blue.
• Flowing water now has constant noise.

Flint and steel

• Has new sounds.

Hoes

• New sounds when a player tills dirt.

Shears

• New sounds when shearing sheep.

Cows, chickens, endermen, pigs, skeletons, slimes, spiders, and zombies

• New mob sounds.

Withers

• Added sound when withers break blocks.

Extreme hills

• Rarely generate stone monster egg blocks underground.

The Nether

• Loads faster when going through a portal.

Creative mode

• Teleportation is now instantaneous.

Experience

• Added a level up sound.
  • Will be changed later for a shorter one.^[2]

Sounds

• Updated and added new sounds by C418.
  • Some new sounds are unintended and are the same as in the Pocket Edition.^[3]

• Added item argument to /clear.
• Added commandBlockOutput to /gamerule.
• Items obtained by /give are now given directly to the player instead of being dropped around them.

4 bugs fixed

• Item frames no longer despawn when the player moves 20 blocks away.
• Fixed entities losing momentum when going through portals.
• Fixed the "Bottomless Pit" superflat preset having the wrong blocks.
• Fixed not receiving a fishing rod when the carrot on a stick is used up.