Java Edition 12w05a

12w05a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.2.1, released on February 2, 2012, which makes minor changes to mobs.

Blocks

 * Dead bushes
 * Can be obtained by breaking them using Shears

Mobs

 * Creepers
 * Now have new AI: they now stalk the player.


 * Ghasts
 * Updated hit box to incorporate their whole body, prior to this ghasts could only be injured by hitting their tentacles and lower body.


 * Ocelots
 * Are now easier to tame, and tamed ocelots can now be told to sit.


 * Villagers
 * Will try to detect village houses and live in them.

World generation

 * Abandoned mineshafts
 * Now bridge over ravines.

General

 * Enchanting
 * No longer requires experience in creative mode.


 * Languages
 * Updated language files.


 * Sounds
 * Lava sounds now function.

Reupload
12w05a was reuploaded later on February 2, 2012, to fix a bug where the game would crash when right-clicking a sitting cat empty-handed, as well as fixing racist translation griefings.