Java Edition 13w41a

13w41a is the tenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.7.2 which adds stained glass and their pane variants.

Blocks

 * Stained glass
 * Crafted the same way as stained clay, but with glass
 * Comes in 16 different colors.


 * Stained glass panes
 * Crafted the same way as regular glass panes, but with stained glass.
 * Comes in 16 different colors.

General

 * Splashes
 * Added splash screen: "Now contains 32 random daily cats!" in reference to Random_Guy_32 from Twitter.

Blocks

 * Glass panes
 * Now connect to each other and glass.
 * Are rendered differently, and are 2 pixel thick boxes.


 * Ice
 * Fixed transparency.
 * Are now visible through other ices.


 * Iron bars
 * Now connect to each other and glass
 * Are rendered differently, and are 2 pixel thick boxes


 * Locked chest
 * Removed the block fully, instead, it replaced the ID for stained glass.


 * Water
 * Fixed transparency.
 * Are now visible through other waters.

Gameplay

 * Nether portals
 * Fixed transparency.
 * Are now visible through other nether portals.

General

 * Network Code
 * Rewrite of the network code.
 * Uses Netty now.
 * Most packets won't change.
 * Handshake and ping procedure is being redone.
 * There is a packet length header.


 * Server list
 * Reworked the list.
 * Added server icons.
 * Lists the current players on a server when you hover over the player number.
 * Added support for multi-line MOTD comments.
 * Removed support for MOTD comments going offscreen.
 * Reset the protocol version.


 * Video settings
 * Changes to the menu.

Trivia

 * 13w41b has the same protocol version as 13w41a.
 * 13w41a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.