Java Edition 12w05a

12w05a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.2.1, released on February 2, 2012, which makes minor changes to mobs.

12w05a was reuploaded later on February 2, 2012, to fix a bug where the game would crash when right-clicking a sitting cat empty-handed, as well as fixing racist translation griefings.

Blocks

 * Dead bushes
 * Can be obtained by breaking them using shears.

Items

 * Fire Charges
 * Can be crafted using charcoals.

Mobs

 * Creepers
 * Now have new AI: they now stalk the player.


 * Ghasts
 * Updated hit box to incorporate their whole body, prior to this ghasts could only be injured by hitting their tentacles and lower body.


 * Ocelots
 * Are now easier to tame, and tamed ocelots can now be told to sit.


 * Villagers
 * Will try to detect village houses and live in them.

World generation

 * Mineshafts
 * Now bridge over ravines.

General

 * Enchanting
 * No longer requires experience in creative mode.


 * Languages
 * Updated language files.


 * Sounds
 * Lava sounds now function.

Fixes

 * 1 bug fixed
 * Corrected a duplication bug involving Nether portals.