Java Edition 12w36a

12w36a is the fourth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.4.2.

Blocks

 * Mob heads

Mob heads can be collected Talk to you later Bye killing the mob it is from or from the inventory. Also this should not be able to be eroded Talk to you later Bye anyone


 * Five types in this version:
 * Skeleton skull
 * Wither skeleton skull
 * Zombie head
 * Creeper head
 * Player head
 * Wither skeleton skulls are dropped very rarely by wither skeletons.
 * Other heads are only available via the creative inventory.
 * Can be used as hats


 * Paintings
 * Added one new painting depicting the creation of a wither.

Items

 * Carrot on a stick
 * Used to maneuver pigs.
 * Can also attract pigs similarly to wheat.
 * Main purpose is to control saddled pigs while ridden.


 * Nether star
 * Used as a crafting ingredient for the beacon block.

Mobs

 * Wither skeletons
 * Only spawns in the Nether.
 * Gives players "Wither" effect when hitting them.
 * Carry and rarely drop stone swords when killed by players.
 * Drops bones and coal.
 * Has a high chance to spawn from a skeleton egg if the player is in the Nether
 * Wither skeletons can replace skeletons on spider jockeys.
 * Spawned by using a spider spawn egg in the Nether.

Blocks

 * Beacons
 * New model and textures.
 * Can now be crafted by surrounding a nether star with 3 blocks of obsidian on the bottom and 5 blocks of glass around the top.

Items

 * Carrots
 * They can now be found in villages.
 * Carrots can be used to breed pigs.


 * Golden Carrot
 * Retextured the golden carrot.


 * Leather armor
 * Now uses two overlayed textures, one being the color.
 * Minor changes to the leather dyeing – the colors will attempt to maintain intensity and not dilute as much.


 * Potatoes
 * They can now be found in villages.

Mobs

 * Blazes
 * Spawn a bit less often in nether fortresses (chance decreased from 43.5% to 35.7%).


 * Chickens
 * Now use seeds instead of wheat to breed.
 * They follow the player when a seed is in hand.


 * Magma cubes
 * Are slightly rarer in nether fortresses (chance decreased from 13% to 10.7%).


 * Pigs
 * They can be bred with carrots.
 * Can no longer be bred with wheat.
 * If saddled will now always drop their saddle on death.


 * Skeletons
 * Picked up items will now always drop them after dying.


 * Wither
 * Place 4 pieces of soul sand in a vertical T-shape and place 3 wither skeleton skulls on top to create it.
 * Drops one nether star upon death.
 * When spawned in the Overworld, the sky will get darker.
 * Gives players "wither II" effect when hitting them.
 * Its name is now displayed correctly above its HP bar.


 * Zombies
 * Model and texture changed.
 * No visual difference, except that it breaks old texture packs.
 * Picked up items will now always drop them after dying.


 * Zombie pigmen
 * Appear a lot less often in nether fortresses (chance decreased from 43.5% to 17.9%).
 * Model and texture changed.
 * No visual difference.