Java Edition 13w05a

13w05a is the seventh snapshot released for 1.5.

Blocks

 * Snow
 * Fully implemented multiple snow heights.
 * Drops one snowball for every layer of snow.
 * Each level of snow has its own height collision.
 * The topmost layer of snow does not have collision, so the player is always slightly sunken in the snow.
 * Visually, four layers of snow is the same height as a slab. However, five layers of snow have the same collision height as a slab.
 * Crafting recipe is 3 snow blocks in a row to create 6 snow layers.
 * For each thin layer of snow crafted, the player loses exactly half the snowballs required to produce it.

Blocks

 * Beacons
 * Increased range.
 * Effects are infinite upwards with the beam.
 * 1 layer: 41 blocks diameter (previously 33).
 * 2 layers: 61 blocks (previously 49).
 * 3 layers: 81 blocks (previously 65).
 * 4 layers: 101 blocks (previously 81).


 * Comparator
 * Now uses the 8s bit on block 149 to represent its powered state, rather than a separate block ID, 150.
 * Block 150 is deprecated.


 * Stairs
 * Improved lighting.
 * No longer prevent sprinting.

Items

 * Bonemeal
 * Everything now randomly takes 2-3 uses to fully grow.

Command format

 * Scoreboard
 * Added team mechanics including custom name colors, friendly fire options and objective tracking per team instead of per player.
 * Added a new display type – displays value below nametags.
 * Added a new criterion – health, ranging from 0 to 20.

Fixes
23 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.5
 * – Spawn Protection not working properly.
 * – command doesn’t produce any messages.
 * – Hash size breaks redstone.
 * – Can't sprint going up stairs.
 * – SpawnPotentials list working incorrectly.
 * – URL parser does not detect 4 letter TLDs.
 * – Wither doesn’t generate health when in minecart.
 * – Gamerule doMobLoot doesn’t affect xp drops.

From the 1.5 snapshots
 * – Comparator outputs “pulse” when side signal is on.
 * – The delay of the comparator is inconsistent.
 * – Comparators causes block updates while idle.
 * – Comparator is miscounting Hopper's contents.
 * – Comparators trying to lock Repeaters even if their output is 0 (graphical).
 * – SRV is no longer used to lookup servers.
 * – High-res texture pack items have garbage on edges.
 * – Mining activator rail isn’t boosted by pickaxe.
 * – TNT defuses when travelling between dimensions.

From the previous snapshot
 * – Scoreboard vanishes when changing dimensions.
 * – Right-clicking with a helmet in hand crashes the game.
 * – Dispenser will put on stacks of armor.
 * – Scoreboard system doesn’t accept @a.
 * – Giant Mushrooms still grow instantly from bonemeal.
 * – Furnace Minecarts drop a minecart and TNT.