Java Edition 12w50a

12w50a

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	December 13, 2012
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	1.4.6
Downloads	Client (.json) Server (.exe)
Protocol version	51
Minimum Java version	Java SE 5
◄◄  1.4.5 1.4.6 1.4.7 ►► ◄  12w49a 12w50a 12w50b ►

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12w50a is the second snapshot for Java Edition 1.4.6, released on December 13, 2012, which added new Christmas chest textures and the Thorns enchantment.

Additions

Blocks

Chests

• Added 3 new textures: xmaschest.png, largexmaschest.png, and skis.png.
  • xmaschest.png changes the chest texture to resemble a red gift.
  • largexmaschest.png changes the large chest texture to resemble a green gift.
    • Chests use these textures on December 25.
  • skis.png is a unused dummy file. Dinnerbone said he added this file as a red herring.

Items

Tools

• Added tool highlight when switching items in the hotbar.
  • Renamed items display the changed name.
  • To disable it, player needs to open options.txt and change heldItemTooltips to false.

Mobs

Villagers

• Enchanted books are now available through villager trading.

World generation

Dungeons

• Enchanted books can be found in dungeons with special enchantments normally not obtainable.

Gameplay

Enchanting

• Added Thorns enchantment for armor.
  • When a player wearing such armor gets hit by a mob, the mob receives damage.

Changes

Items

General

• Item entities are rendered as 3D objects in the world when in fancy graphics mode.
  • This includes items placed in item frames.
• Items now show their enchantments when dropped on the ground.

Firework rocket

• Tweaked the effect the item gives and sounds.

Gameplay

Creative

• Removed the firework rocket from the Creative inventory.

Enchanting

• Efficiency now has no effect when using tools on the wrong block types.
• Protection is no longer as effective as all the other Protection-type enchantments combined.
• Unbreaking can be applied to anything with durability using enchanted books.

General

Controls

• Pressing ⎈ Control + Q by default (Or the "Drop" button if changed in controls), the player drops a full stack instead of one item.

Notices

• Added a notice/warning for users still playing on PowerPCs or Java 5 (Java 1.5).
  • Mojang plans to drop support for Java 5 by version 1.6. This is due to the most recent versions of LWJGL no longer supporting Java 5, with PowerPC also no longer supported by Apple to be made compatible with Java 6 or newer.

Fixes

14 issues fixed

• MC-255 – Graphical issue with trading.
• MC-312 – Item textures of spawn eggs and firework stars not aligned properly when stacked.
• MC-674 – Items different only in damage cannot be swapped.
• MC-1626 – Z-fighting in beacon block bottom.
• MC-1959 – Placing double slabs ignore damage values.
• MC-1969 – minecarts cant travel through nether portals.
• MC-3593 – Lightning does not flash.
• MC-4499 – Beacon tiers do not work at y=0.
• MC-4510 – Enchantment not showing in item frame.

From the previous development version

• MC-4193 – Firework star duplication glitch.
• MC-4199 – Deaths not logged to console.
• MC-4200 – The Nether and the End generating random blocks clientside in multiplayer.
• MC-4203 – Enchanted Books: Unenchantable item can receive any enchantment.
• MC-4433 – Falling sand spawners failing to save properly, and causing crashes.

Trivia

• 12w50a is the first correctly labeled snapshot released on the 50th week of a year, as 11w50a is labeled incorrectly as 11w49a.