Java Edition 1.2.4

1.2.4 is a minor update to Minecraft (Java Edition) released on March 22, 2012, which adds new planks and sandstone blocks, improves chat editing, and fixes bugs.

Blocks

 * Oak Planks JE4 BE1.png Wood Planks
 * Renamed from Wooden Planks.


 * Birch Planks JE1 BE1.png Birch Wood Planks
 * Spruce Planks JE1 BE1.png Spruce Wood Planks
 * Jungle Planks Revision 1.png Jungle Wood Planks


 * "Sandstone" (carved)
 * Uses a modified version of the unused sandstone texture from 1.2.1.
 * Has the same name as the normal sandstone.

Blocks

 * Wool
 * Slightly removed saturation out of every color.


 * Sandstone JE2 BE1.png Sandstone
 * Texture changed from Sandstone JE1.png

Mobs

 * Cats
 * When in a standing position, cats will now purposely go and sit on nearby chests, active furnaces, and beds.
 * This prevents players from using them.


 * Pigs
 * Baby pigs can no longer be ridden.

Gameplay

 * Chat
 * Added chat history and improved chat editing.
 * Links are now clickable in chat.
 * When clicked, a warning screen appears that asks players if they want to continue.
 * Players can copy and paste links in chat.
 * The mouse wheel can be used to scroll up/down for history.
 * and keys can also be used
 * Up/down keys scroll through recently sent messages.
 * When typing a player's name, pressing will automatically fill in the rest of the username.
 * Text can now be copied and pasted.
 * Similar to how the formatting code displays random characters in chat,, ,  and  creates bold, striked, underlined and italic text respectively, while  resets any set states
 * These cannot be typed using vanilla clients
 * Pressing acts as a command key: it opens the chat with a  in place.
 * Pressing or  will move the insertion point (text pointer) in the respective direction, allowing text to be modified.


 * Out of Memory screen
 * Added "Back" and "Quit" buttons


 * Debug screen
 * Added a "minimal" debug menu
 * The same as the regular menu, except without the graph/profiler.
 * Accessible by.


 * Inventory
 * Re-added armor outlines in the armor slots in the inventory.

Fixes

 * 25 bugs fixed


 * Made placing half blocks on existing half blocks (to make a full block) easier.
 * Limited framerate on menu screens; no longer uses 100% CPU.
 * Fixed fatal crash for converted worlds to anvil, when there’s blocks at max height.
 * Fixed signs clearing text while being edited in multiplayer.
 * Fixed a crash when logging in while there are blocks at the maxmum height level at spawn.
 * Fixed TNT ghost blocks in multiplayer.
 * Fixed chest minecarts dropping enchanted items.
 * Fixed crashes on invalid server addresses when joining a server.
 * Fixed entities being uninteractable if they existed at login in multiplayer.
 * Fixed duplication exploit with paintings.
 * Fixed furnaces and dispensers dropping enchanted items.
 * Fixed the "flickering" of chat as it vanishes off the screen.
 * Fixed text rendering over items in the container screens.
 * Fixed exploit with jungle saplings (turns other saplings into jungle ones).
 * Fixed launcher opening minecraft dir if the path contains a space.
 * Fixed an off-by-one lighting bug.
 * Fixed block transmuting (turning one block into another via pistons).
 * Fixed placing mushrooms in daylight, where they cannot survive.
 * Fixed redstone lamps dropping powered block items when destroyed while on.
 * now works even when has been used.
 * Fixed turning half-blocks into full-blocks while you’re standing on them.
 * Fixed seed displaying in debug when the seed is unknown in multiplayer.
 * Fixed villager texture changing client-side per profession.
 * Fixed falling off ledge corners while holding shift.
 * Glass blocks can be picked up using Silk Touch enchanted tools again.