Java Edition 1.3

This article is about a pre-release. For the full version, see Java Edition 1.3.1.
Minecraft 1.3
Pre-release for 1.3.1
Java Edition 1.3.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 1.3 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

July 26, 2012

Type

Pre-release

Pre-release for

1.3.1

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server (.exe)

Protocol version

39

Minimum Java version

Java SE 5

1.3 is the first and only pre-release for Java Edition 1.3.1, released on July 26, 2012.[1]

Unlike most versions, which have such content automatically stripped out, this version contains unused (but obfuscated) code for many unimplemented features, such as a biome previewer, prototype villages, and content relating to unimplemented entities and some aspects of world generation.

Changes

Items

Blaze Powder, Boat, Bone Meal, Cactus Green, Charcoal, Coal, Cocoa Beans, Magma Cream, Diamond, Flint, Gold Nugget, Nether Wart, Raw Beef, Redstone Repeater, Rose Red, Rotten Flesh, and Steak

  • Realigned their textures.

Gameplay

Heads-up display

  • The block-breaking animation is now shown in F1 mode.

Superflat

  • Respawning in superflat is no longer random.

Fixes

5 bugs fixed

  • Fixed melon stem block misalignment.
  • Fixed a crash bug.
  • Fixed the chest armor slot being inaccessible in Creative mode's survival inventory tab.
  • Fixed rotated wooden logs mined using Silk Touch enchanted tools dropping as rotated wooden logs.
  • Fixed being unable to place slabs in the small gaps between another slab and the side of another block.

Trivia

  • This is the earliest pre-release available in the Minecraft launcher. Although earlier pre-releases are not available in the launcher, they are archived.

References

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