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

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

Download : Minecraft Snapshot 12w34b

• Added item frames
• Added cobblestone walls (yes, mossy too)
• Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps. Maps can also be cloned
• Stairs now auto-arrange into corners. This is a test and may change based on feedback
• Mobs can travel through portals
• Leather clothes can be dyed
• Removed the “wip block” from the creative menu
• Added two new crops and associated items
• F3+P will toggle the auto-pause when the window loses focus (it’s for debugging, mainly)
• F3+H will toggle detailed item descriptions (also for debugging)
• Added arrow-sensitive wooden buttons
• Trapdoors can be placed in top-most position (based on cross-hair aim)
• Fixed item frame crashes
• Fixed nether portal stuff
• Changed recipes for buttons
• Minor armor gfx changes
• Tweaked the “hidden feature” (still not ready for release)

Download

• Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w34b/minecraft.jar
• Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w34b/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)