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"field": "<ul class=\"hlist\"><li>\n* (link to Java Edition Beta 1.3 article, displayed as Beta 1.3) \n* (link to Java Edition Beta 1.3_01 article, displayed as Beta 1.3_01)</li></ul>",
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"footer": "<span style=\"display:inline-block; padding:0 .4em;\">[[java Edition guides/Beta 1.2 releases|◄ Beta 1.2 releases]]</span><span style=\"display:inline-block; padding:0 .4em;\">[[java Edition guides/Beta 1.4 releases |Beta 1.4 releases ►]]</span>"
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Beta 1.3.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Beta 1.2.x releases
Blocks
New
| Name |
Image |
Obtaining |
Tool Required |
Uses
|
| Bed
|
|
|
Axe
|
Allows players to skip the night.
|
| Redstone Repeater
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
- Allows redstone signals to be delayed.
- Allows redstone signals to be carried over longer distances.
|
| Cobblestone Slab
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
Allows players to walk upward without jumping.
|
| Sandstone Slab
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
Allows players to walk upward without jumping.
|
| Wooden Slab
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
- Allows players to walk upward without jumping.
- Despite its appearance, it is fireproof and requires a pickaxe to mine.
|
| Seamless Stone Slab
|
|
Unobtainable.
|
Pickaxe
|
Unused block. Crashes the game if the cursor is hovered over it. The double slab version of this was a precursor to Smooth Stone.
|
| Crying Obsidian
|
|
Exists only as a texture.
|
N/A
|
Originally intended to be used to set the player's spawn.
|
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Stone Slab
|
|
Now crafted with stone instead of cobblestone.
|
| Pressure Plates
|

|
Now crafted with 2 blocks instead of 3.
|
Items
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Gunpowder
|
|
Renamed from "Sulphur" to "Gunpowder".
|
Non-mob entities
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Painting
|
|
- Added a new painting depicting a skull on fire.
- The original painting is based on a Minecraft screenshot.
|
See also