Java Edition guides/World of Color Update

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the World of Color Update (Java Edition 1.12.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Exploration Update (Java Edition 1.11.x releases).

Mobs[]

New[]

Name	Image	Habitat	Drops	Note
Parrot		All jungle biomes	Feather (1–2) 1–3 (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Passive mob, tamable with seeds. Normally flies around, but sits when tired. They dance if a jukebox is playing music nearby. Feeding it a cookie will cause it to die.
Illusioner		Can only spawn by using the `/summon Illusioner` command	Bow 5 (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	New Illager type. Affect players with Blindness for 20 seconds, then summon duplicates of themselves

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Sheep		Changed color texture to match wool colors.
Shulker		Changed color texture to match wool Purple Shulker is unchanged.
Wither		Can no longer break down End gateway blocks.

Blocks[]

New[]

Name

Image

Obtaining

Tool Required

Uses

Concrete

Created when concrete powder comes into contact with still or flowing water.

Pickaxe

Can be used as a decorative block.

Concrete powder

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Sand + Matching Dye + Gravel	8888888888888888

Shovel

Can be used as a decorative block.
Can be turned into Concrete if it comes into contact with water.

Glazed terracotta

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Matching Dyed Terracotta + Any fuel

Pickaxe

Can be used as a decorative block.
Can be useful in redstone mechanisms, as blocks pushed by pistons don't stick to it on the side.

Beds for all colors

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Matching Wool + Any Planks

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
White Bed + Matching Colored Dye

Axe

Can be used to set the player's spawn point and to skip the night.

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Wools, banners and shulker boxes		Changed textures. Purple Shulker Box is unchanged.
Bed		Renamed to "Red Bed". Can now only be crafted using red wool. Changed texture. Now has a 3D model in the inventory. Beds are made bouncy, though they do not completely reduce all fall damage.
Hardened clay		Renamed to Terracotta.
Buttons, levers, redstone torches, torches, and tripwire hooks		They can now be placed on Jack o'lanterns.
Fences, cobblestone walls, glass panes, and iron bars		Now connect to the back and underside of stairs

Items[]

New[]

Name	Image	Obtaining	Uses
Parrot Spawn Egg		Available in the creative inventory.	Can be used to spawn parrots.
Knowledge Book		Only available with commands.	Can be used to unlock recipes.

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Map		Dyed blocks such as banners and terracotta now have unique colors

Non-mob entities[]

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Minecart with TNT		No longer instantly explode when hit with fire charges; instead, they explode as if primed by an activator rail.
Paintings		Will now try to place the largest possible in the available space it has

Sounds[]

New[]

Name	Trigger	Sound
Xylophone	If bone block is under the note block.
Bell	If block of gold is under the note block.
Flute	If clay is under the note block.
Chime	If packed ice is under the note block.
Guitar	If wool is under the note block.

Changed[]

Name	Changed
Fishing Rod	Casting Reeling
Eye of Ender	Throwing an eye of ender An eye of ender exploding or popping back into item form Putting ender eye in end portal frames (dinging sound)
End portal	Completing the end portal and having the portal spawn (evil sound)
Boat	Boat paddles
Player	Player drowning Player burning
Toasts	Completing a challenge advancement Toast notifications

Gameplay[]

New[]

Name	Description
Recipe book	Catalogs recipes that are unlocked when the criteria are met. When a recipe is clicked, it will appear in the crafting grid, and can be crafted if materials are available.

Changed[]

Name	Changed
Advancements	Replaces Achievements. Can be customized via JSON files. There are currently 5 tabs. Now, it can be open by keyboard keybinding L.

Other[]

Changed[]

Name	Changed
Java	Support for Java 6 and 7 was dropped in this version, so Java 8 or later is now required.