Java Edition 1.4.4

1.4.4 was a minor update to Minecraft that was released on November 14, 2012, primarily to fix bugs from 1.4.2.

A pre-release version of 1.4.4 was released on November 8, 2012, though the full release of 1.4.4 is identical to this pre-release.

Items

 * Music disc
 * Implemented the music disc "wait".
 * This music disc was originally added to the game's files in Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 named "where are we now", but could not be implemented due to issues with the spaces in its name, so it has been renamed to "wait".

Command format

 * Used to give specific enchantments to tools and weapons.
 * Used to give specific enchantments to tools and weapons.

General

 * Debug screen
 * + now shows the hitbox around entities.
 * At this point, the hitbox is white and opaque and does not have an outline.

Blocks

 * Cobwebs
 * When in creative mode, flying through cobwebs does not slow the player down, but walking through them will.


 * Walls
 * Now have a bigger hitbox; previously they shared the fence hitbox.


 * Water
 * Water now completely negates all fall damage.

Mobs

 * Baby mobs
 * Spawnable by right-clicking a mob with a corresponding spawn egg.


 * Creepers
 * Can now drop music disc "11" when killed by a skeleton.


 * Squid
 * Now die when they are not underwater.

General

 * Distance effects
 * Wall block collision boxes no longer lose precision at extreme coordinates.
 * This is almost certaintly due to the fix for.

Fixes

 * Other issues
 * Random falling damage due to lag fixed.
 * Falling damage when riding minecarts fixed.
 * Enchanted book exploit fixed.
 * Slimes have correct collision box.
 * Signs no longer lose their text client-side on servers.