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World of Color Update official artwork
There is a guide for this update!
 
See Java Edition guides/World of Color Update for a guide to all of the new features introduced in World of Color Update.

The World of Color Update is the name for Java Edition 1.12, a major update released on June 7, 2017.

The official name for the update, the World of Color Update, was revealed on March 13, 2017, in a Reddit post by Owen Jones.[1]

The first pre-release, 1.12-pre1, was released on May 10, 2017. This was followed by the second pre-release on May 11, the third on May 17, the fourth on May 18, the fifth on May 19, the sixth on May 29, and the seventh on May 31.

Additions

World of Color block and item additionsInvicon White Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for White Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Concrete with description: White ConcreteInvicon White Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for White Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Concrete Powder with description: White Concrete PowderInvicon White Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for White Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Glazed Terracotta with description: White Glazed TerracottaInvicon Light Gray Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Concrete with description: Light Gray ConcreteInvicon Light Gray Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Concrete Powder with description: Light Gray Concrete PowderInvicon Light Gray Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Glazed Terracotta with description: Light Gray Glazed TerracottaInvicon Gray Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Concrete with description: Gray ConcreteInvicon Gray Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Concrete Powder with description: Gray Concrete PowderInvicon Gray Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Glazed Terracotta with description: Gray Glazed TerracottaInvicon Black Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Black Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Concrete with description: Black ConcreteInvicon Black Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Black Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Concrete Powder with description: Black Concrete PowderInvicon Black Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Black Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Glazed Terracotta with description: Black Glazed TerracottaInvicon Brown Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Concrete with description: Brown ConcreteInvicon Brown Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Concrete Powder with description: Brown Concrete PowderInvicon Brown Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Glazed Terracotta with description: Brown Glazed TerracottaInvicon Red Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Red Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Concrete with description: Red ConcreteInvicon Red Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Red Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Concrete Powder with description: Red Concrete PowderInvicon Red Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Red Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Glazed Terracotta with description: Red Glazed TerracottaInvicon Orange Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Concrete with description: Orange ConcreteInvicon Orange Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Concrete Powder with description: Orange Concrete PowderInvicon Orange Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Glazed Terracotta with description: Orange Glazed TerracottaInvicon Yellow Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Concrete with description: Yellow ConcreteInvicon Yellow Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Concrete Powder with description: Yellow Concrete PowderInvicon Yellow Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Glazed Terracotta with description: Yellow Glazed TerracottaInvicon Lime Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Concrete with description: Lime ConcreteInvicon Lime Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Concrete Powder with description: Lime Concrete PowderInvicon Lime Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Glazed Terracotta with description: Lime Glazed TerracottaInvicon Green Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Green Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Concrete with description: Green ConcreteInvicon Green Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Green Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Concrete Powder with description: Green Concrete PowderInvicon Green Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Green Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Glazed Terracotta with description: Green Glazed TerracottaInvicon Cyan Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Concrete with description: Cyan ConcreteInvicon Cyan Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Concrete Powder with description: Cyan Concrete PowderInvicon Cyan Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Glazed Terracotta with description: Cyan Glazed TerracottaInvicon Light Blue Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Concrete with description: Light Blue ConcreteInvicon Light Blue Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Concrete Powder with description: Light Blue Concrete PowderInvicon Light Blue Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Glazed Terracotta with description: Light Blue Glazed TerracottaInvicon Blue Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Concrete with description: Blue ConcreteInvicon Blue Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Concrete Powder with description: Blue Concrete PowderInvicon Blue Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Glazed Terracotta with description: Blue Glazed TerracottaInvicon Purple Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Concrete with description: Purple ConcreteInvicon Purple Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Concrete Powder with description: Purple Concrete PowderInvicon Purple Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Glazed Terracotta with description: Purple Glazed TerracottaInvicon Magenta Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Concrete with description: Magenta ConcreteInvicon Magenta Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Concrete Powder with description: Magenta Concrete PowderInvicon Magenta Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Glazed Terracotta with description: Magenta Glazed TerracottaInvicon Pink Concrete.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Concrete in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Concrete with description: Pink ConcreteInvicon Pink Concrete Powder.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Concrete Powder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Concrete Powder with description: Pink Concrete PowderInvicon Pink Glazed Terracotta.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Glazed Terracotta in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Glazed Terracotta with description: Pink Glazed TerracottaInvicon Knowledge Book.png: Inventory sprite for Knowledge Book in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Knowledge Book with description:Invicon Parrot Spawn Egg Revision 1.png: Inventory sprite for Parrot Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Parrot Spawn Egg with description: Parrot Spawn EggInvicon White Bed.png: Inventory sprite for White Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Bed with description: White BedInvicon Light Gray Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Bed with description: Light Gray BedInvicon Gray Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Bed with description: Gray BedInvicon Black Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Black Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Bed with description: Black BedInvicon Brown Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Bed with description: Brown BedInvicon Orange Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Bed with description: Orange BedInvicon Yellow Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Bed with description: Yellow BedInvicon Lime Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Bed with description: Lime BedInvicon Green Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Green Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Bed with description: Green BedInvicon Cyan Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Bed with description: Cyan BedInvicon Light Blue Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Bed with description: Light Blue BedInvicon Blue Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Bed with description: Blue BedInvicon Purple Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Bed with description: Purple BedInvicon Magenta Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Bed with description: Magenta BedInvicon Pink Bed.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Bed in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Bed with description: Pink Bed
A comparison of banner colors before and after 17w06a. Image by Jeb[2]
New blocks
New items
  • Knowledge Book
    • Only available through commands.
    • Used to unlock recipes to players who may have limited crafting recipes available.
  • Spawn egg:
    • Parrot Spawn Egg
New mobs
  • Illusioner
    • Only available through commands.
    • Will attack any players and villagers nearby.
    • Will summon duplicates of itself and inflict players with Blindness.
  • Parrot
    • Spawns in jungles.
    • Flies around but sits when tired.
    • Can be tamed using seeds.
    • Can imitate sounds of nearby hostile mobs.
    • Will dance when music is being played in a jukebox.
    • Comes in five different colors: Red, Blue, Green, Cyan, and Gray.
    • Drops feathers when killed.
      • Using a cookie on the parrot will instantly kill them.
New gameplay
  • Advancement
    • Replaces the previous achievement system added since Java Edition Beta.
    • Is a data-based system that can be customized via JSON files.
    • Has five tabs with the ability to add more:
      • Minecraft: The heart and story of the game.
      • Adventure: Adventure, exploration, and combat.
      • Nether: Bring summer clothes.
      • The End: Or the beginning?
      • Husbandry: The world is full of friends and food.
    • Advancements are capable of providing players rewards, such as experience points.
    • A number is shown indicating how much a player has towards completing a specific advancement.
    • Some advancements are indicated as a goal or a challenge.
      • Completing a challenge advancement rewards experience and plays a unique jingle.
  • Recipe book
    • Shows a list of recipes that can be done through a crafting table.
    • Can be activated by clicking on the green-colored book.
    • When a recipe is clicked on, the materials required are placed on the crafting table.
Other additions
  • Narrator – says what is typed in chat out loud (⎈ Control + B to turn on).
  • 4 new commands: /advancement (replacing /achievement), /function, /recipe, /reload
  • New function system that loads a list of commands upon usage.
  • The hotbar can now be saved and loaded in Creative mode (C + number to save and X + number to load).
  • New sounds.

Notable changes

Further revisions

  • 1.12.1 updated the game credits and fixed a security issue.
  • 1.12.2 changed the name from Minecraft to Minecraft: Java Edition.

Trailer

A trailer documenting some of the World of Color Update's creations was released on Mojang's official YouTube channel on June 7, 2017.

  • World of Color Update artwork
    World of Color Update artwork

References

  1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/5z5c7f/submit_your_colourful_builds_and_get_featured_in/
  2. ↑ "Here's another example of the palette, this time with exactly the same texture in both pictures" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), January 24, 2017

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