Java Edition 1.7.6-pre1

1.7.6-pre1 is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.7.6.

General

 * Skin
 * Skins and capes are now distributed through servers.
 * Skins server outages will occur less frequently and have less impact.
 * Skin changes will no longer require client restarting, at worst re-logging will update the skin for everybody.
 * Server-altered skins/capes are not possible - only signed URLs are stored server-side.
 * Duplicate skins no longer need to be downloaded twice.
 * Server traffic will barely be affected.
 * Name Changing
 * Added support for name changing.
 * The ability to actually change account names will not come until 1.8.
 * Options
 * The Server Resource Packs option is now per-server, and has three settings: Prompt, Enabled, and Disabled.
 * The minimum setting for the FOV option is now 30 instead of 70.

Fixes
5 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.7.6
 * – Holes in bedrock and Replaced any block using Arbitrary tnt and flame bows
 * - Save-all causes lagspikes on larger maps
 * - Broadcast settings - report to Mojang, links to previous bug reporting facility
 * - "replace" directive in sounds.json does not work
 * - Almost instant motion sickness due to distorted rendering

Trivia

 * 1.7.6-pre1 is the first pre-release which uses the new naming convention, version-pren. Previous versions incremented the minor version number instead of the pre-release counter.
 * This version was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.