Java Edition 13w17a

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Minecraft 13w17a
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13w17a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.6.1, released on April 25, 2013.[1]

Additions

Blocks

Hardened clay

  • Obtained by smelting a clay block.

Gameplay

Tooltips

Changes

Blocks

Carpets

  • Crafting recipe now gives three carpet blocks.

Mobs

Zombies

  • Now have a low chance to spawn more zombies when they take damage.
    • This is an early version of the function; in the future, this will mainly apply to spawning zombies out of sight in enclosed spaces.[2]

World generation

Lakes

  • No longer generate in deserts.
    • Water lakes only generate on the edge of desert and desert hills biomes; lava lakes still will, however.

Gameplay

Tooltips

  • Shows what category a block/item is in.

Fixes

9 issues fixed

From the launcher

  • MC-13692 – Launcher Beta - OS X with Retina Display is pixelated.
  • MC-14606 – New Minecraft Launcher unable to play/download snapshot.

From released versions before 1.6.1

  • MC-22 – Jukebox audio volume doesn't decrease.
  • MC-1407 – Tamed wolves and cats despawn.
  • MC-7134 – Silverfish breaking blocks when "mobGriefing" is set to false.
  • MC-8112 – Pick-block and furnaces bug.
  • MC-8260 – Achievement "Hot Topic" uses faceless furnace icon.
  • MC-12133 – Arrows visually float when shot into a block.

From the 1.6.1 development versions

  • MC-14618 – Custom language-pack removal.

Trivia

  • This snapshot, being the third for 1.6.1, was released in the same week of the year as the third snapshot for 1.3.1, 12w17a.
  • This version was released on the same day as Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release).

References

Sources