Minecraft 1.5.1 Snapshot: Dragon Griefing, Better Book Enchantment, Painting Fix & More! 13w11a

I take a look at the new snapshot update available this week for Minecraft 1.5.1, and run down the list of new features & fixes added. Among them are better book enchantments thanks to combining,...

Download : Minecraft Snapshot 13w11a


1.5 is barely out of the oven and we already have a new snapshot ready? This is not a 1.6 snapshot, but rather a 1.5.1 bugfix snapshot… We hope to be able to release the 1.5.1 update next week. The fixes are,

[MC-250] Ender Dragon can still grief stuff like cobblestone and chests even if the gamerule mobGriefing is set on false.
[MC-1794] White stitching on polygon edges / White lines or black dots between blocks
[MC-4577] Unable to combine enchanted books for a higher level enchant.
[MC-8193] Hopper doesn't try to place items from other slots if unable from first.
[MC-8943] Fire doesn't show on 8 layered snow and hopper
[MC-11089] Long scoreboard objective titles can be offset screen
[MC-11109] Breaking a Container with Items that is connected via a solid block with a Comparator does not update the Comparator
[MC-11217] Falling Block entities start visually falling from 1 block higher than they were placed
[MC-11236] Paintings popping out / cannot place new ones
… and a few Minecraft Realms changes
Get the snapshot here:
Client | Server



Minecraft 1.5 Review by Unhost



Download : Minecraft Redstone Update Pre-release


The change log is as follows…

Added Redstone Comparator (used in Redstone logic)
Added Hopper (collects items and moves them to containers)
Added Dropper (similar to Dispensers, but always drops the item)
Added Activator Rail (activates TNT Minecarts)
Added Daylight Sensor
Added Trapped Chest
Added Weighed Pressure Plate
Added Block of Redstone
Added Nether Brick (item)
Added Nether Quartz and ore
Added Block of Quartz, with half blocks and chiseled variants
New command: /scoreboard
New command: /effect
Containers and mobs can have custom names
Inventory management has been changed, for example you can drag-place items over slots
Texture packs now have separate images for each block and item, and can have animations
Nether Quartz Ore now spawns in the Nether
Smooth lighting now has three settings (none, minimal, maximum)
More detailed death messages
Some hostile mobs now are harder in Hard difficulty
Many, many, bug fixes
Removed Herobrine

Download Pre-release here





Minecraft 1.5 Snapshot: Huge Lag Fix, 1.6 News, Rapid Redstone Revamp

The things changed in this snapshot are:

Notable change: Dispensers and droppers will now only fire once when they receive a redstone signal. To fire again, the signal must be turned off and on again. (Previously a dispenser would fire whenever it had a signal and a nearby block changed.)
[MC-711] Redstone and components stay powered after unloading chunks
[MC-846] Dispenser and Dropper shooting out when updated
[MC-3458] Server crashes if spaces are input on the console
[MC-6223] Night Vision Potions that are edited to last longer create a potentially seizure-inducing flashing sky background.
[MC-8022] Furnace interface occasionally closes when adding fuel, deleting all items in the furnace
[MC-8597] Named Mobs Don't have Named Babies
[MC-10357] Getting into a minecart with a mob in it crashes minecraft
[MC-10946] 2 Hoppers funneling unstackable items into a 3rd Hopper at the same time cause the 3rd Hopper to not funnel items into a container
[MC-10948] Dispensers continually shoot/use certain items like water buckets and flint&steel
[MC-10950] Comparators still giving off power when hopper inventory is empty
[MC-10956] Animals can breed over distances up to almost 8 blocks when only seperated by fences
[MC-10995] Message "THIS TOO" in console
[MC-11019] Full hoppers feeding into full hoppers causes the forward hopper to stall
[MC-11044] Adding items to brewing stand using dropper does not change state of comparator



Donwload Minecraft Snapshot 13w06a






Psst. Hey you. Wanna test out some fixes? Yeah, I knew you would. They’re good fixes too, very efficient. Let me walk you through them!
Some lighting optimizations, no bug fixes yet sorry :(
[Bug MC-69] – Pigs constantly jumping, when player control them on half slabs and stairs.
[Bug MC-220] – Z-fighting of iron bars / glass panes with the block below / above
[Bug MC-415] – Leaves replace transparent blocks
[Bug MC-997] – Clouds have a transparency when you are above/in them but not when you're underneath them.
[Bug MC-1524] – Baby mob collision boxes are too large.
[Bug MC-2512] – Village lamp post floating torches
[Bug MC-2666] – Corner Fence Has Incorrect Collision Box
[Bug MC-4268] – Wither skeletons have wrong hitbox
[Bug MC-6019] – Double Trapped chest, makes two sounds when opening and closing.
[Bug MC-6753] – No sound from some trapped chests
[Bug MC-7039] – Villager trade menu missing name
[Bug MC-7652] – Placing a block East of the Hopper makes the inside appear black
[Bug MC-8198] – Piston pushing piston bugs / piston duplicating piston
[Bug MC-8776] – Comparators do not update their output signal
[Bug MC-8998] – Team option "friendlyfire" is not saved to disk; resets upon map reload
[Bug MC-9140] – Scoreboard name duplication
[Bug MC-9259] – FallingSand support for block IDs > 128
 Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/13w06a/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/13w06a/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)

Download : Minecraft Snapshot 13w02b





Here’s a bug-fix snapshot for the week!

Many, many fixes!
Notable: The stitcher should now make sure to create textures that have sizes in powers of two (fixes all-white textures)
Get the snapshot here:

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/13w02b/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/13w02b/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)