Java Edition 1.7.6-pre1

1.7.6-pre1 is the first pre-release for 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
 * Support for name changing
 * Only the support for changing names, actually being able to change names will come after 1.8 release
 * 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