Java Edition 1.1/Development versions
This is a list of Java Edition 1.1 development versions.
11w47a
11w47a is the first snapshot for Java Edition 1.1, released on November 24, 2011,[1] which fixed a bug and optimized the game. This is the first snapshot released in 2011, the first snapshot for Java Edition in general, and the first to use this naming format.
Changes
Optimizations
- Subtle code optimizations.
Fixes
1 bug fixed
- Fixed a bug with double doors where one may not open correctly.
11w48a
11w48a is the second snapshot for Java Edition 1.1, released on December 1, 2011,[2] which modifies farmland, apple drop chances, and void fog.
Changes
Blocks
- Farmland can now only be trampled if the player jumps/falls on it; walking no longer affects it.
- Mobs can similarly trample farmland by jumping on it, but not by walking.
Items
- Now have a 1⁄200 (0.5%) chance of dropping from oak leaves.
World generation
- Void fog has been removed in Creative mode.
- Changed temperature value from 0.3 to 0.05, making taigas generate with snow again.
11w49a
11w49a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.1, released on December 8, 2011,[3] which adds spawn eggs and different languages.
Additions
Items
- Creative-exclusive item which can spawn the following mobs:
General
Language files
- Added multiple languages.
- New setting:
spawn-npcs
Changes
Mobs
- Can now eat grass blocks and short grass to regrow their wool.
- As a counterbalance, shearing sheep now yields 1–3 wool instead of 2–4.[4]
General
- Renamed the "Save and quit to title" button to "Save and Quit to Title".
Gameplay
- Formatting code
§kno longer make obfuscated text switch color randomly between
#5555FF and
#555555.
Fixes
4 bugs fixed
- Farmland is no longer destroyed by items and particles.
- Corrected a
setTileEntitymultiplayer bug. - Corrected a powered rail bug.
- Corrected a redstone update bug.
11w50a
11w50a (mislabeled as 11w49a in-game) is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 1.1, released on December 15, 2011,[5] which adds new splashes and makes more music discs obtainable in Survival, more specifically dropped by creepers. This is the final snapshot released in 2011.
Additions
General
- Added 15 new splash texts.
Changes
Items
- The music discs "blocks", "chirp", "far", "mall", "mellohi", "stal", "strad", and "ward" can now be obtained when a skeleton kills a creeper.
Mobs
- Baby sheep now eat faster.
General
Debug features
- Pressing B no longer changes the player's gamemode.
12w01a
12w01a is the fifth and final snapshot for Java Edition 1.1, released on January 5, 2012,[6] which adds beaches and the superflat world type as well as more language translations. This is the first snapshot released in 2012.
Additions
General
Language files
- Added 18 new translations.
- Removed 4 translations.
- New setting:
level-type
World generation
- Completely flat world composed of grass blocks, dirt, and bedrock; also generates villages.
- Re-added world types after being removed in Infdev.
- The "World Type" button now functions.
- Currently the only types are "Default" and "Superflat".
DesertHills
- Hills variant of desert.
Extreme Hills Edge
- Generates at edges of extreme hills.
ForestHills
- Hills variant of forests.
TaigaHills
- Hills variant of taigas.
Changes
Blocks
- Updated the fence gate collision and hit box to align with fences.
- Removed collision box from ladders, meaning they are no longer solid and cannot be stood on.
Items
- Reordered spawn eggs in the creative inventory.
- Changed spawn eggs colors to better represent their respective mobs they spawn.
World generation
- Slightly smoothed color transitions between biomes.
- Added proper color transitions for the darkened swamp biomes into other biomes.
- Changed biomes to be slightly more varied, examples of which being hills in forests and deserts.
- A single chest is generated in each blacksmith building.
General
- Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds.
- Decreased randomness of enchantment tables.
Notes and references
- ↑ "So... here's the first one: http://assets.minecraft.net/11w47a/minecraft.jar Note that this is practically identical to version 1.0.1" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), November 24, 2011
- ↑ "I've been a little off lately, but here's the weekly Minecraft snapshot: assets.minecraft.net/11w48a/minecraft.jar (+minecraft_server.jar)" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), December 1, 2011
- ↑ "Minecraft Development Snapshot Week 49" (archived) – Mojang.com, December 8, 2011.
- ↑ "I decreased the amount of wool from 2-4 to 1-3 since wool regrows again" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), December 8, 2011
- ↑ "Minecraft Dev Snapshot Week 50" (archived) – Mojang.com, December 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 12w01a" (archived) – Mojang.com, January 5, 2012.
