Java Edition Beta 1.7

Beta 1.7
Edition	computer
Release date	June 30, 2011
Downloads	Client (.json)
See also other instances of 1.7	Java Edition Classic server Java Edition Beta Java Edition Bedrock Edition Education Edition New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Beta 1.7 is an update that added pistons as well as other changes.

Additions

• Piston

• Sticky Piston

• Added shears
  • Used to pick up leaf blocks.
  • Used to obtain wool from a sheep without harming it. Yields more wool than killing it.
    • Sheep no longer drop wool from punching them, they must be sheared or killed.

• Silverfish skin was added (for Beta 1.8).

Changes

• Flint and steel or redstone dust is now required to trigger TNT.

• Fences can be stacked.

• Redstone wire now will connect to a redstone repeater.

• Cobblestone
  • Texture changed from File:Cobblestone Revision 3.png

• File:Bricks Revision 3.png Bricks
  • Texture changed from File:Bricks Revision 2.png

• When pressing F3 in-game, a value ("F") from 0 to 3 will appear to indicate direction.

• The gray textures in the breaking animation have been replaced with opacity.

• Squid can now despawn.

• Single slabs now use the bottom half of the full block's texture.

• Cobweb now requires shears or a sword to be broken properly, and drops 1 string when destroyed.

• The bed side texture has been moved in the texture pack file, as well as the cake texture.

Fixes

1 bug fixed

• Fixed clay generation.

Gallery

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  Pistons in Beta 1.7