Java Edition 12w50a

12w50a is the second snapshot released for 1.4.6.

Blocks

 * Chests
 * Added 3 new textures:
 * xmaschest.png,
 * largexmaschest.png
 * skis.png
 * xmaschest.png changes the chest texture to resemble a red gift.
 * largexmaschest.png changes the large chest texture to resemble a green gift.
 * skis.png is unused, dummy file. Dinnerbone said he added this file as a red herring.
 * Chest will use these textures on December 25


 * Cobwebs
 * Can be harvested utilizing Silk Touch shears.

Items

 * Shears
 * Can now have the Silk Touch enchantment by using the anvil.


 * Tools
 * Added tool highlight when switching items in the hotbar
 * Renamed items will display the changed name
 * To disable it, open options.txt and change  to.

Mobs

 * Villagers
 * Added Enchanted Books through villager trading.

World generation

 * Dungeons
 * Enchanted Book can be found in dungeons with special enchantments normally not obtainable.

Gameplay

 * Enchanting
 * Added Thorns enchantment for armor.
 * When hit by a mob, the mob will receive damage.

Items

 * General
 * Item entities are rendered as 3D objects in the world when in Fancy graphics mode.
 * This includes items placed in Item Frames.
 * Items now show their enchantments when dropped on the ground.


 * Firework rocket
 * Tweaked the effect the item gives and sounds.

Gameplay

 * Creative
 * Removed Firework Rocket in Creative inventory.


 * Enchanting
 * Protection enchantment is no longer as effective as all the other Protection enchantments combined.
 * Unbreaking enchantment can be applied to anything with durability using Enchanted Books.

General

 * Controls
 * Pressing + by default (Or your "Drop" button if changed in controls), the player drops a full stack instead of one item.


 * Notice
 * Added a notice/warning for users still playing on PowerPCs or Java 5 (Java 1.5)
 * Mojang plans to drop support for Java 5 by Minecraft 1.6. This is due to the most recent versions of LWJGL no longer supporting Java 5, with PowerPC also no longer supported by Apple to be made compatible with Java 6 or newer.

Fixes
14 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.4.6
 * – Graphical issue with trading.
 * – Item textures of Spawn Eggs and Firework Stars not aligned properly when stacked.
 * – Items different only in damage cannot be swapped.
 * – Z-Fighting in Beacon Block bottom.
 * – Placing double slabs ignore damage values.
 * – minecarts cant travel through nether portals.
 * – Lightning doesn't flash.
 * – Beacon tiers don't work at y=0.
 * – Enchantment not showing in item frame.

From the previous snapshot
 * – Firework star duplication glitch.
 * – Deaths not logged to console.
 * – The Nether and The End generating random blocks clientside in multiplayer.
 * – Enchanted Books: Unenchantable item can receive any enchantment.
 * – Fallingsand spawners failing to save properly, and causing crashes.