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Java Edition guides/Beta 1.3 releases
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Beta 1.3.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Beta 1.2.x releases
Blocks
New
Name
Image
Obtaining
Tool Required
Uses
Cobblestone Slab
Pickaxe
Allows players to walk upward without jumping.
Wooden Slab
Pickaxe
Allows players to walk upward without jumping.
Despite its appearance, it is fireproof and requires a pickaxe to mine.
Seamless Stone Slab
Unobtainable.
Pickaxe
Unused block. Crashes the game if the cursor is hovered over it. The double slab version of this was a precursor to Smooth Stone .
Sandstone Slab
Pickaxe
Allows players to walk upward without jumping.
Bed
Axe
Allows players to skip the night.
Redstone Repeater
Pickaxe
Allows redstone signals to be delayed.
Allows redstone signals to be carried over longer distances.
Crying Obsidian
Exists only as a texture.
N/A
Originally intended to be used to set the player's spawn.
Changed
Name
Image
Changed
Stone Slab
Now crafted with stone instead of cobblestone.
Pressure Plates
Now crafted with 2 blocks instead of 3.
Items
Changed
Name
Image
Changed
Gunpowder
Renamed from "Sulphur" to "Gunpowder".
Non-mob entities
Changed
Name
Image
Changed
Painting
Added a new painting depicting a skull on fire.
The original painting is based on a Minecraft screenshot.
See also
Sources