Java Edition 1.7.9

1.7.9 is an update released to fix some further issues with skins in 1.7.8, and to improve the speed it converts names.

Changes

 * Naming
 * Improved name conversion speed.
 * Skin system
 * Added support for the new skin system.
 * Loosened restrictions so NPCs and similar are still possible for now.
 * Servers still have to send signed blobs from our servers to show skins, but there are no more timeout & "is it for this player" checks.

Fixes
5 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.7.2


 * – Piston Arm Graphic Glitch in End
 * – Very quick spinning of entire view

From the 1.7.x release versions


 * - 1.7.5 Minecraft Realms OP Bug
 * – Outdated Server. Pretending to be 1.7.7 / 1.7.8
 * – "Add player" packets and "Remove player" packets being sent out of order