Java Edition 12w36a

12w36a is the fourth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.4.2. This version is not available in the launcher, but has been archived elsewhere.

Blocks

 * Mob heads
 * 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.