Java Edition 1.4.5

1.4.5 was a minor update to Minecraft (Java Edition) that was released on November 19, 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.