Java Edition 12w50a

12w50a is the second snapshot for Java Edition 1.4.6, released on December 13, 2012, which added new Christmas chest textures and the Thorns enchantment.

Blocks

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

Items

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

Mobs

 * Villagers
 * Enchanted books are now available through villager trading.

World generation

 * Dungeons
 * Enchanted books 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 the firework rocket from the Creative inventory.


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

General

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


 * Notices
 * 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 version 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.

Trivia

 * 12w50a is the first correctly labeled snapshot released on the 50th week of a year, as 11w50a is labeled incorrectly as 11w49a.