Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)

Minecraft 1.5.2

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	April 25, 2013
Type	Pre-release
Pre-release for	1.5.2
Downloads	Client (.json)
Protocol version	61
Minimum Java version	Java SE 5
◄◄  1.5.1 1.5.2 1.6.1 ►► 1.5.2 (pre-release)

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Pre-release 1.5.2 is the first and only pre-release for Java Edition 1.5.2, released on April 25, 2013. Despite the version number being identical, this version differs in code to the full release.

This pre-release was later reuploaded, and this reupload became the full release of 1.5.2.

Fixes

10 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.5.2

• MC-22 – Jukebox audio volume doesn't decrease.
• MC-1123 – SMP: Anvils charge level for nothing when using languages other than English.
• MC-1407 – Tamed wolves and cats despawn.
• MC-4253 – Endermen are rendered hostile if they take environmental damage.
• MC-8112 – Pick-block and furnaces.
• MC-8260 – Achievement "hot topic" uses faceless furnace icon.
• MC-11229 – Using the anvil for free.
• MC-12133 – Arrows visually float when shot into a block.

Other fixes

• FPS issues when using high-resolution textures.
• Realms-related fixes.

Trivia

• This version was released on the same day as Java Edition 13w17a.