Java Edition Beta 1.7.3



Beta 1.7.3 is a version of Java Edition Beta released on July 8, 2011, to fix some of the bugs and crashes in Beta 1.7.2.

Fixes
10 bugs fixed


 * Corrected a block duplication bug when using pistons.
 * Corrected a redstone torch duplication bug when using pistons.
 * Corrected a client crash when placing a sign in front of the piston, powering the piston and then removing the block beneath the sign.
 * Ice blocks are now pushed without causing water streams breaking everything.
 * Powered rails are no longer being powered magically without a power source.
 * Pistons connected to the end of a piston transistor via redstone are now properly closed when the power goes out.
 * Doors no longer create purple particles.
 * Modified clients can no longer edit texts of placed signs in multiplayer.
 * Changed so that paintings pushed by pistons will pop off.
 * Removed Farther Lands.

Trivia

 * This was the last version before the game started getting official pre-releases.
 * This was also the last version to feature the old pre-Beta 1.8 terrain generator with the random terrain.
 * Due to the above, this was also the last version where the player could visit the Far Lands.
 * It was also the last version where the world got more jittery the farther out the player went from X/Z 0.
 * This was also the last version to include a dirt background in the title screen.
 * This is the version that the Minecraft Panorama Has been made. The seed is 2151901553968352745, It was discovered by people from Minecraft@home.