Java Edition 13w23b
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Minecraft 13w23b


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| Release date |
June 7, 2013 | ||||||
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| Downloads |
Original client unavailable | ||||||
| Protocol version |
68 | ||||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||||
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13w23b is the twelfth snapshot for Java Edition 1.6.1, released on June 7, 2013[1] to fix some of the bugs and crashes in the 13w23a snapshot.
13w23b was reuploaded half an hour after release.
Additions
Items
- Now give the new Health Boost effect.
Gameplay
- Added Health Boost effect.
- Also, both the attribute and the potion effect now show the hearts.
Changes
Items
- Normal golden apples now give Regeneration II for 10 seconds.
Mobs
- New mechanics and AI.
- Able to lock onto the player from much further away.
- Mobbing zombies can now move when further than 32 blocks from the player.
- Spawn additional zombies when not being looked at.
Fixes
From released versions before 1.6.1
- MC-13177 – New Client and Server Outputs Increase Loading Time.
From the 1.6.1 development versions
- MC-16418 – Extra Hearts Not Displayed.
- MC-17222 – ALL spawners with ActiveEffects crash the game, breaking hundreds of custom maps and servers.
From the previous development version
- MC-17403 – Golden apples only heal one heart compared to two in version 1.5.2.
Trivia
- This is the last version in which texture packs existed.
References
- ↑ "Incidentally there's been a 13w23b for a while and golden apples were fixed (among other things)" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), June 7, 2013