Minecraft Snapshot 13w11a

1.5 is barely out of the oven and we already have a new snapshot ready? This is not a 1.6 snapshot, but rather a 1.5.1 bugfix snapshot… Mojang team hope to be able to release the 1.5.1 update next week Bug fixes: Ender Dragon can still grief stuff like cobblestone and chests even if the gamerule mobGriefing is set on false. White stitching on polygon edges / White lines...

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Minecraft 1.5.1 2 Official Download

Minecraft 1.5.2 is now live! (Hot) Minecraft 1.5.1 is now live! Changelogs: Fixed a bunch of bugs Improved performance Notable: Crash on Mac OS X on “OpenGL Function Not Supported” Notable: Unable to place paintings Minecraft for Windows Download Minecraft.exe. Place it anywhere you want, then run it. Minecraft for Mac OS X Download Minecraft.zip....

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Minecraft Snapshot 13w16a 2

Mojang was released the first snapshot from the development of 1.6. This snapshot in bullet point form: Added horses, based on the work of John Olarte (DrZhark), of Mo’ Creatures fame Added hay bales Added leashes Added carpets The “Respiration” enchantment now also helps seeing underwater New Minecraft Launcher: Dinnerbone and Grum have been hard at work...

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Minecraft Snapshot 13w16b

Snapshot 13w16b was released in the launcher. Some big crash fixes, and re-enabled crash reporting too New Minecraft Launcher: Dinnerbone and Grum have been hard at work creating a NEW Minecraft launcher, with some pretty sweet features!  To get the snapshot, use the new launcher available in the link below. To return to 1.5.1, simply start the old launcher...

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Minecraft Snapshot 13w18c

Update: 13w18c was released to fix some crashes and nasties. Changelogs: Enchanted Books dont show what tab is it Wrong particle texture when changing texture packs ingame Skins messing up Breaking Item Frames causes a null pointer exception and crash. Internal exception: java.lang.NullPointerException Coal blocks do not burn away Coal Blocks and Note Blocks Game...

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Minecraft Snapshot 13w11a

1.5 is barely out of the oven and we already have a new snapshot ready? This is not a 1.6 snapshot, but rather a 1.5.1 bugfix snapshot… Mojang team hope to be able to release the 1.5.1 update next week Bug fixes: Ender Dragon can still grief stuff like cobblestone and chests even if the gamerule mobGriefing is set on false. White stitching on polygon edges / White lines...

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Minecraft 1.5.1 Pre-release Update

Mojang team finally managed to locate and fix the reported performance issues of 1.5, so now it should be at least similar to the performance of 1.4.7. Mojang team also fixed a number of bugs (as seen in the snapshot release last week), and a couple more. The 1.5.1 patch notes are a bit simplified, though… Fixed a bunch of bugs Improved performance Notable:...

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Minecraft 1.5.1 Official Download

Minecraft 1.5.2 is now live! (Hot) Minecraft 1.5.1 is now live! Changelogs: Fixed a bunch of bugs Improved performance Notable: Crash on Mac OS X on “OpenGL Function Not Supported” Notable: Unable to place paintings Minecraft for Windows Download Minecraft.exe. Place it anywhere you want, then run it. Minecraft for Mac OS X Download Minecraft.zip....

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Minecraft Snapshot 13w16a

Mojang was released the first snapshot from the development of 1.6. This snapshot in bullet point form: Added horses, based on the work of John Olarte (DrZhark), of Mo’ Creatures fame Added hay bales Added leashes Added carpets The “Respiration” enchantment now also helps seeing underwater New Minecraft Launcher: Dinnerbone and Grum have been hard at work...

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Minecraft 1.3.2 Download

A few days ago, it was possible to get the 1.3.2 update for bug-testing: now it is fully live! Be sure to update your Minecraft client from the launcher – it should prompt to update automatically, but if it does not, you can update manually from the launcher itself. Simply press the Options button on the opening screen, then “Force Update” in the menu that pops up. Easy! The...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w39a Download

Please note that the smooth lightning is a bit borken on stairs/slabs. But we are working on it! So here is the 12w39a changelog: Lighting system overhauled. Lots of blocks interact correctly with lighting now (stairs, slabs) Few sound tweaks Fixed witch being white for some More bugfixes & slight tweaks! * The client now comes with both the client-side and the...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w39b Download

Changes discovered so far: Fixes: Block placement issues with lighting. Performance seems to be better. Pumpkin emitting stronger light from the wrong face fixed. * The client now comes with both the client-side and the server-side JAR files. The file called “minecraft.jar” should be in your “.minecraft/bin” folder as usual, and the “minecraft_server.jar” file should...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w40a Download

We’re now fully into the “prepare for release” mode, so we’ve almost only worked on bug fixing and performance. We’ve decided to aim for October 24 for the full Pretty Scary Update. Here’s this week’s changelog: Minor terrain additions for the witch Flatworld configuration now allows you to generate trees, strongholds etc A number of new NBT tags for items (intended for...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w41a Download

The Pretty Scary Update is almost upon us, with just two weeks until our target release date (October 24th). Here is this weeks changelog: Added a new Anvil block for repairing, merging & naming items Added an option for cape-owners to hide their capes ingame Effects given by the Beacon will be less intrusive on the screen Level-up sound now only plays every 5 levels More...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w41b Download

Update logs: Fixed anvils repairing themselves when falling Fixed a few crashes in multiplayer when renaming items Fixed /kill command not working and screenshot message not showing More smaller bugfixes and tweaks! Installation: Close Minecraft. Go to Minecraft.jar. You can find this in Windows at %appdata%/.minecraft/bin. Copy your Minecraft.jar file and back it...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w42a Download

This snapshot has the following changes: Anvil block has been tweaked (it’s cheaper to create, minor visual changes, and you can repair tools using wood/ingots/diamonds) Bats no longer trample crops or trigger pressure plates Redstone repeaters can be “locked” (fixed output) by having a powered repeater connected to its left or right side Added an option to hide a server’s...

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Minecraft Snapshot 12w38b Download

Because the ‘say’ command didn’t work we decided to do a 12w38b snapshot: /say command works again Updated sound engine and added minecart sound effects Various other sound effect changes A few tweaks to the witch mob * The client now comes with both the client-side and the server-side JAR files. The file called “minecraft.jar” should be in your “.minecraft/bin” folder...

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Minecraft Snapshot 13w09b

Here is an update to yesterday’s Snapshot!  Keep an ear to the ground, as the 1.5 pre-release won’t be far off now… Bugfixes Aplenty: crowdin.net: Entry entity.WitherBoss.name is missing – German translation is “Withern” Self-Powered Redstone Lamp / Breaking a repeater with a piston pointing at a block won’t stop the circuit Potatoes are not affected by the...

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