Java Edition 1.7.4
This page covers a release version that has a critical issue under certain conditions.
The dedicated server for this version includes a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.[1]
For the pre-release, see Java Edition 1.7.4 (pre-release).
Minecraft 1.7.4


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| Release date |
December 10, 2013 | ||||
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1.7.4[2] is a minor update to Java Edition that was released on December 10, 2013,[3] which added a new Mojang splash screen, Twitch broadcasting,[4] and the chicken jockey. While it was not the last update to 1.7, it was the last one before the snapshots of 1.8 started. This is the final version released in 2013.
A pre-release for 1.7.4 was released on December 9, 2013;[5][6] the full release of 1.7.4 differs from this pre-release, fixing a couple of bugs.
Additions
Mobs
- Consists of a baby zombie riding and controlling a chicken.
- Because the zombie is riding a chicken, it cannot take fall damage.
- As it is a baby zombie, it does not burn up if exposed to daylight.
- Extremely rare - every baby zombie spawned has a very small chance of spawning as a chicken jockey.
Baby zombie villager chicken jockeys consist of a baby zombie villager riding a chicken.
Zombie pigmen chicken jockeys can spawn in the Nether.
Gameplay
- New 'Notch' shader.
General
Native broadcasting to Twitch
- Microphone can be recorded too.
- Twitch chat integration in the game.
Twitch related settings
- Broadcast settings:
- Quality, framerate, bandwidth, send metadata, mic volume, system volume, compression, enable chat, and user filter (for the twitch chat).
Changes
Mobs
- Sheep with the custom name "jeb_" change their color, fading between all 16 wool colors.[7]
- Commonly referred to as "rainbow sheep", "disco sheep", or "Jeb sheep".
- Color changes are visual effects only; does not affect wool drops.
Gameplay
- The Sharpness enchantment now affects the "attack damage" attribute.
Rideable entities
- When dismounting entities, players are no longer moved as far.
Tab key
- If all auto-completable options begin the same, tab fills up the beginning - example:
/gamerule doMcompletes to/gamerule doMob.
General
Mojang splash screen
- The logo has been changed so now it's red instead of red-orange, has 2 square corners, and the rounded corners are rounder. The text is now black instead of orange, the font weight is lighter (bold instead of black), and the face appears to be a custom hybrid of Insignia and Code pro.
- The Mojang splash screen can no longer be changed in resource packs.
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Mojang's old wordmark.
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Mojang's new wordmark.
- Servers now have an icon which is the face of the owner's skin.
- Config screen is modified and layout is changed.
Fixes
From released versions before 1.7.4
- MC-190 – Misaligned textures on south and east faces for non-full blocks
- MC-5002 – Some texts can't be translated in a language file
- MC-10250 – The Ender Dragon's death animation glitches upon world reload
- MC-11129 – Unicode font text shadow in fullscreen mode
- MC-12413 – Furnace GUI - "full" arrow texture always drawn on leftmost column
- MC-12598 – In inventory, right-click done after a left-click will be ignored if done within double-click-time interval
- MC-12964 – Server performance issue: chunk coordinates use a bad hash function
- MC-14323 – Minimizing other windows open, resizes Minecraft window
- MC-15100 – Minecraft "flashes white" when going to the main menu
- MC-16259 – Enchantments not showing stats in tooltip
- MC-19021 – Music discs cannot be renamed in Resource Packs
- MC-22467 – Unable to make a tamed wolf sit after shooting yourself
- MC-23132 – Click or right-click stuck on OS X
- MC-26102 – OS X fullscreen is not supported
- MC-29340 – Tab causes line leftovers
- MC-29469 – Unable to take screenshot in GUI or active chat line
- MC-30537 – Flower duplication glitch
- MC-31006 – Adventuring time — list of visited biomes resets on login
- MC-31388 – Right-clicking a flower pot that has certain plants in it while holding another plant replaces the one in the flower pot with the one you're holding
- MC-31622 – Wrong render distance beyond 8 and more chunks settings
- MC-32053 – Weird glass texture
- MC-33035 – Loading text in Polish (and other languages with Unicode font) isn't showing properly
- MC-34573 – Font file of Unicode Page C2 (Korean) shows character '숼'(U+C23C) at the position of '쉴'(U+C274)
- MC-35643 – Items with enchantment effect cause blocks and potion effects indicator to not render
- MC-35658 – Water too transparent
- MC-35797 – Background rendering issues when picking up enchanted items / caption of containers white
- MC-35897 – Damaged armor, tools & weapons placed in certain inventory slots cause other slots to go black
- MC-36159 – Graphical glitch on beacon effects in inventory screen
- MC-36383 – Translucent parts of stained glass not visible in 3rd person mode
- MC-36395 – Weird rendering of transparent blocks on the 0-axis[8]
- MC-36482 – Upon exiting (shift-click) minecart, the range and criteria is drastically off, up to 8 blocks away
- MC-36705 – Block held in 3rd person rendered incorrectly
- MC-36772 – Enchanted items have big enchant around whole item
- MC-36800 – see the sun in lava
- MC-37106 – All the textures are flipped/mirrored on north/east sides of blocks
- MC-37358 – Records do not get played in full but rather will be stopped playing
- MC-40255 – Falling invisible slime causes "blue screen"
- MC-41135 – Players become invisible+immune for PvP damage, after being killed and relogging instead of respawning
- MC-41165 –
SetSlotpacket can no longer set item under cursor - MC-41508 –
Hopper: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not a JSON Object: "\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000"
Release fixes
These fixes occurred between the 1.7.4 pre-release and the full release of 1.7.4.
- Fixed some serverlist entries getting stuck on "Pinging..." (MC-36761).
- Fixed stair rendering (MC-3929).
- Fixed quartz block rendering.
- Fixed Twitch streaming GUI always reporting 1234 kbps instead of the real value.
References
- ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
- ↑ https://mcupdate.tumblr.com/post/69579395178/minecraft-173-174
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.7.4 has been released! Get it via the launcher!" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), December 10, 2013
- ↑ "Twitch Minecraft Integration Announced at Minecon" (Archive) by Jared Rea – Twitch Blog, November 2, 2013.
- ↑ "We've pre-released a new version of Minecraft, 1.7.4, to fix some crashes. Full release tomorrow maybe." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), December 9, 2014
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.7.4 Pre-release" (Archive) by Dinnerbone – Mojang.com, December 6, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1seluj/rainbow_sheep_anyone_know_how_long_this_has_been/
- ↑ "Also just fixed MC-36395" – @TheMogMiner (Ryan Holtz) on X (formerly Twitter), November 19, 2013