Java Edition 1.4.5

1.4.5 is a version of Minecraft (Java Edition) that was released on November 20, 2012, to fix some of the bugs and crashes in Java Edition 1.4.4. It is compatible with 1.4.4 servers.

A pre-release of 1.4.5 was released on November 16, 2012, though the full release is identical to this pre-release.

Fixes
74 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.4.5
 * – Wolves will teleport to player when player goes far enough from where the wolves are and the chunk unloads.
 * – Random floating gravel.
 * – Lag on some superflat maps.
 * – Pickup sound after following arrow into portal.
 * – Wolf attacks once, then stops attacking.
 * – When the player builds a 1x1 tower, sometimes they would glitch through a block and fall down.
 * – [Multiplayer only] When using water on mob heads, for some players the head appears to be a skeleton.
 * – Die suffocated on the wall.
 * – Blocks are not shaded when selected in beacon GUI.
 * – Pet dog / cat randomly falls on certain blocks and dies.
 * – Invisibility on riding entities not working properly.
 * – Animals getting stuck in blocks and die.
 * – Chunks won't load after.
 * – Players falling through half-slabs.
 * – Entities of players and mobs stay after leaving/exploding.
 * – Cave sounds being cut off.
 * – Getting hurt by skeletons when in peaceful.
 * – Slimes having choppy movement.
 * – Extreme frame-rate drop.
 * – Wither skeletons not spawning in pre-generated fortresses.
 * – Arrows shot into bottom of block cannot be picked back up.
 * – Partial transparent entity.
 * – Memory leak when running a small server.
 * – Zombies would be invisible to the player.
 * – Teleporting using a Command Block and pressure plates occasionally stick a player into a block.
 * – Client crash when logging in to 1.4.2 server.
 * – Wood block doesn't break.
 * – Command Blocks losing command data on multiplayer.
 * – Back from the Nether glitch.
 * – Maps in item frame in multiplayer.
 * – After the server has had 24 hours of runtime, it would start spamming "Console stack trace :: Invalid argument".
 * – Minecraft sound glitch.
 * – Can place blocks but cannot break solid blocks.
 * – Issue with dropping frames in 1.4.2.
 * – Bug that does not allow players to play on their server.
 * – FPS fluctuation after going into the Nether on a custom superflat.
 * – Blocks drop when you place a torch on them and mine them for a few seconds.
 * – Cannot exit nether portal in nether while open trap doors are adjacent to the portal.
 * – Zombie fall damage is irregular.
 * – Sound bug with arrows in water.
 * – Shooting a bow while in a boat causes the shot to be way off.
 * – Spider jockey skeleton takes damage in daylight, but does not appear to be on fire.
 * – Can't click in creative menu to get an item from it, must use keyboard.
 * – Enchanted items should appear enchanted when dropped on the ground.
 * – Command blocks teleporting wrong.
 * – Ender Chests still have the old collision box and bounding box.
 * – Tamed wolves won't get up.
 * – Double Digit Maps erase info on earlier maps.
 * – Spawners (edit: and possibly other blocks) disappear when torches are removed.
 * – When using 'pick block' on leaves, even though are already leaves in hotbar, you will get a new leaves block in the first empty slot.
 * – In a Superflat world, the player would overstep the ground, and would then have to fly and break the soil to pass up.
 * – When the player re-opens their game, it puts them in another location from where they were when they closed the game.
 * – Roughly every 24 hours, Minecraft server enters a state where players cannot connect.
 * – Dispensers are firing towards one side depending on the direction.
 * – Stacking anvil graphical glitch.
 * – On SMP When using a shovel to destroy dirt/sand no block lag, without a shovel block lags.
 * – Boats can pass through walls.
 * – Weird random flames from torches/spawners are appearing.
 * – Spawning baby wolves from wild ones.
 * – Spawning baby villagers creates farmer baby villagers only.
 * – Entering IPv6 server crashes the client.
 * – Last page of missing.
 * – Flying bug with damage.
 * – Entities teleporting to and from origin in multiplayer.
 * – Potion bubbles glitch when you're in minecart.
 * – Enchanted pickaxe works better than shovel.
 * – 1285 Out of Memory ### GL ERROR ###.
 * – Skeleton will always pick up items.
 * – Rail turnout bug.
 * – Spawner flame remaining.
 * – In full screen mode the panorama background on the menu screen is not shown.
 * – Firework crackline effect sound not playing when multiple rockets explode.
 * – Firework crackline effect sound not playing when multiple rockets explode.

Other fixes
 * Fixed LAN servers not connecting correctly.

Reupload
1.4.5 was re-released 4 days after its initial prerelease to fix.