12w36a

12w36a

Type	Snapshot
Release date	September 6, 2012
Snapshot for	1.4.2
Download	Client Server .exe
◄◄ 1.3.2 ◄ 12w34b 12w37a ► 1.4.4 ►►

This article is about the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation).

12w36a is the fourth snapshot released for 1.4.2.

Additions

Wither skeletons

• Only spawns in the Nether.
• Gives players "Wither" effect when hitting them.
• Carry and rarely drop stone swords when killed by players.
• Drops bones and coal.
• Has a high chance to spawn from an skeleton egg if the player is in the Nether
• Wither skeletons can replace skeletons on spider jockeys.
  • Spawned by using a spider spawn egg in the Nether.

Paintings

• Added one new painting depicting the creation of a wither.

Carrot on a stick.

• Used to maneuver pigs.
• Can also attract pigs similarly to wheat.
• Main purpose is to control saddled pigs while ridden.

Nether star

• Used as a crafting ingredient for the beacon block

Mob heads

• Five types in this version:
  • Skeleton skull
  • Wither skeleton skull
  • Zombie head
  • Creeper head
  • Player head
• Wither skeleton skulls are dropped very rarely by wither skeletons.
• Other heads are only available via the creative inventory.
• Can be used as hats

Carrots and potatoes

• They can now be found in villages.
• Carrots can be used to breed pigs.

Changes

Wither

• Place 4 pieces of soul sand in a vertical T-shape and place 3 wither skeleton skulls on top to create it.
• Drops one nether star upon death.
• When spawned in the Overworld, the sky will get darker.
• Gives players "wither II" effect when hitting them.
• Its name is now displayed correctly above its HP bar.

Beacon

• New model and textures.
• Can now be crafted by surrounding a nether star with 3 blocks of obsidian on the bottom and 5 blocks of glass around the top.

Golden Carrot

• Retextured the golden carrot.

Chickens

• Now use seeds instead of wheat to breed.
• They follow the player when a seed is in hand.

Pigs

• They can be bred with carrots.

Zombies and skeletons

• Zombies and skeletons that pick up items will now always drop them after dying.
• Saddled pigs will now always drop saddles on death.
• Minor changes to dyeing.

Leather armor

• Now uses two overlayed textures, one being the color.
• Minor changes to the leather dyeing – the colors will attempt to maintain intensity and not dilute as much

Zombies and zombie pigman

• The zombie and zombie pigman models and textures have changed.
  • No visual difference, except that it breaks old texture packs.

Fixes

? bugs fixed