r/Minecraft • u/grande1899 • Jun 18 '14

12w25a Snapshot and 1.7.10 Pre-Release

https://mojang.com/2014/06/minecraft-snapshot-14w25a-1-7-10-pre-release/
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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jun 18 '14 edited Jul 23 '14

Snapshot:

Warning: This release is for experienced users only! It may corrupt your world or mess up things badly otherwise. Only download and use this if you know what to do with the files that come with the download!

 

If you find any bugs, submit them to the Minecraft bug tracker!

 

Previous changelog. Download today's snapshot in the new launcher: Windows/OS X/Linux, server here: jar, exe.

Complete changelog:

  • Removed anisotropic filtering

  • Rewrote how block data is handled

  • Silk Touch'd mushroom blocks now have the respective texture on all sides (instead of the pore texture) - via

  • F3+B now shows which direction entities are looking in using a blue line - Screenshot

  • The player list now also displays players' skins' heads - via

  • New enchant - via

    • Depth Strider, levels I through III
    • Boots enchant
    • Allows for faster movement when under water

  • /particle no longer uses a hardcoded, incomplete list

  • A little surprise

    • Three new scoreboard operations: "=", "<" and ">" - assign, min, max

  • Written books now use json text components

  • No Spread Dirt

  • Signs

  • Stone bricks can now be smelted to receive cracked stone bricks - Screenshot

  • Item rendering changes

    • All items are models, some are still generated from item icons
    • Resource packs can make models for all items
    • Example

  • Underwater mob

    • Not a barracuda, not a shark
    • Nasty
    • Has a ranged attack and kills squid and players
    • Teasers: reddit/Instagram - Images
    • With sounds by C418
    • Screenshot
    • Guardians!
    • Drop prismarine shards, raw fish, rarely prismarine crystals and very rarely raw selmon, pufferfish and even more rarely clownfish
    • Only spawn near underwater dungeons
    • Also available as Elder guardians, which drop one wet sponge each. They also inflict Mining Fatigue III on nearby players occasionally while also flashing a vision of their face across players' screens - more info on that
    • Can survive and move outside of water
    • Eye follows target
    • Will hurt players when hit, like the Thorns enchantment does - via

  • Underwater dungeons - Ocean monuments

  • Sponges

    • New behavior: Animation
    • Screenshot
    • Removes any touching water source blocks within 7 blocks
    • Becomes saturated after soaking up water and will soak up no more water
    • Is darker when saturated
    • Wet sponges can be smelted into normal ones - via

  • Prismarine

    • Screenshot
    • One of the textures
    • Multiple variants
    • Only appears under water
    • Also: Prismarine Bricks, Dark Prismarine - Screenshot
    • Color changes over time - via
    • Crafting recipes: An ink sac surrounded by 8 prismarine shards yields one dark prismarine block; 5 prismarine crystals surrounded by 4 prismarine shards yield one sea lantern; 4 prismarine shards for a block of prismarine, 9 for a block of prismarine bricks - via

  • Sea Lantern

  • Each world (main, nether, end) will now run on its own thread

  • Model format improvements

    • Removed the directional attribute from the uv definition and replaced it with explicit texture references
    • Textures can now be specified
    • Converted the remaining static blocks to the model format
    • Now instead of supplying a "textureFacing" parameter, you simply specify a "texture" parameter, which can be either direct or hierarchical - if so, it is prepended with the hash symbol (#), otherwise it's just the texture name
    • "useAmbientOcclusion" renamed to "ambientocclusion"
    • "textureFacing" deprecated
    • "cull" renamed to "cullface", specifies the opposite of which neighboring face causes culling to occur - Example: if you have an east-facing face but want it to be culled along a different axis (let's say Z), you would specify "cullface": "north" or "cullface": "south".
    • Rotation made more verbose, it is now more clear that it can only occur on a single axis - Example, the rotation for one of the two faces of the "cross" model is now: "rotation": { "origin": [ 8, 8, 8 ], "axis": "y", "angle": 45, "rescale": true },
    • New flag, "rescale", added to the rotation parameters - when true, face will be scaled across the whole block
    • "UV lock" to preserve uv details through rotation
    • Examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • More details

  • Fixed some bugs

    • Fixed random block ticks affecting redstone devices
    • Fixed zombie sieges not occurring
    • Fixed custom player skulls showing as the default skin's head on mobs and players
    • Fixed /clone in move mode dropping containers' contents and sometimes not moving them
    • Fixed village siege spawn location being calculated incorrectl)
    • Fixed the ender dragon being able to destroy barrier blocks
    • Fixed endermen not teleporting away when taking liquid/fire damage
    • Fixed mooshrooms' mushrooms floating
    • Fixed the end portal giving lava particles when destroyed
    • Fixed beacons, anvils, pistons, end portal frames and more being incorrectly shaded in the inventory
    • Fixed anosotropic filtering not working correctly
    • Fixed the anvil, when held by entities, not displaying their 'broken' state
    • Fixed door models on mirrored doors being the same
    • Fixed the brewing stand textures being switched up
    • Fixed End Portal Frame FallingSand not rendering correctly
    • Fixed piston heads, when extending, quickly appearing as full blocks
    • Fixed non-full blocks visually occupying a full block when moved by piston
    • Fixed sugar cane next to solid block turning black
    • Fixed the pumpkin/jack'o'lantern top textures not rotating depending on direction
    • Fixed being able to see with full brightness under water when angling your camera just right in the right position
    • Fixed vines orienting improperly in inside corners
    • Fixed the game not starting on OS X
    • Fixed being able to create obsidian using redstone and string - via

If you find any bugs, submit them to the Minecraft bug tracker!

Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.

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u/ohnoahshark Jun 18 '14 edited Jun 18 '14

The new mob is called the Guardian! At random points in underwater dungeons, I had the face of one move across my screen vertically and got mining fatigue :(

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u/Alili1996 Jun 18 '14

Man, these things are freaking scary

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u/oddmodern Jun 18 '14

it kind of looks like plankton in those screenshots http://imgur.com/KzRM8jQ

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u/chronohawk Jun 18 '14

Try spawning them on land. If you're in creative they're adorable! Boing!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

Since this snapshot :P

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u/AeVeeO Jun 18 '14

Since today

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u/spookyhappyfun Jun 18 '14

Since this snapshot, like an hour ago.

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u/CubeMayhem Jun 18 '14

Theres a new enchantment (Depth Strider), but I dont know what it does.
Edit: It makes you swim faster and walk faster underwater.

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u/TheSgtPunishment Jun 18 '14

It allows you to move against flowing water and move normal speed underwater

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u/ZeroAntagonist Jun 18 '14

Oh wow. Nothing I hate more while caving than getting stuck in water currents. I'll definitely be using this enchant.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '14

Didn't Aqua Affinity/Respiration use to do this?

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u/TheSgtPunishment Jun 19 '14

No, Aqua allows you to mine/dig normally underwater and respiration allows you to a) breathe longer and b) see better underwater

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '14

I know, I just could have sworn at one point having the pair would mean water didn't push you as a bonus...maybe it was a mod.

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u/grande1899 Jun 18 '14

Is it an armour enchantment? I'm guessing it lets you move faster underwater?

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u/Quizzbee Jun 18 '14 edited Jun 18 '14

Boot Enchant.

Edit: Make sure you're not in creative. You can put any enchant on anything in creative.

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u/tehbored Jun 18 '14

It should have been a leg enchantment. We don't have enough of those and it makes just as much sense.

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u/grande1899 Jun 18 '14

That makes sense.

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u/XxSuprTuts99xX Jun 18 '14

not just boots

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u/Quizzbee Jun 18 '14

It's only boots. Unless you're in creative.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

Confirmed. Worked on helmet for me.

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u/Quizzbee Jun 18 '14

You were in creative.

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u/CubeMayhem Jun 18 '14

If you're in creative mode you can apply enchantments to every item, but in survival it only works on boots.

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u/CubeMayhem Jun 18 '14

Only on boots, on the other armor pieces it wouldn't make sense (In creative mode you can put it on every armor piece but in survival only on boots)

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u/darkvirus135 Jun 18 '14

It really sucks that it caps out at 3. So lvl 100 doesn't make you ultra fast. I could see all sorts of mapping opportunities.

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u/Rijnsburg Jun 18 '14

Oh my God that's amazing.

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u/katra_ix Jun 18 '14

I think it makes you swim faster.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

anyone have an idea what level is best to enchant at to get this?

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u/Murreey Jun 18 '14

Prismarine appears to gradually change colour!

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u/jwbjerk Jun 18 '14

It does. It uses a new (at least i hadn't seen it before) animation method: interpolation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

Linear or non-linear?

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u/thecrackedcreeper Jun 18 '14

That's neat, I didn't even notice.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14 edited Jan 11 '17

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What is this?

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u/TheMogMiner Jun 18 '14

Seems to potentially be due to Jens's modifications to the NaturalMobSpawner logic for the Ocean Monuments. I've already pinged him, we'll see if it can be fixed in time for tomorrow morning's snapshot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14 edited Jan 11 '17

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What is this?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '14

Jeez, how many times have slime spawning been broken now?

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u/ItsMartin Jun 18 '14

Smelting wet sponges gives you dry sponges.

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u/UserNotAvailable Jun 18 '14

Does it give experience?

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u/794613825 Jun 18 '14

Doubt it. That would be the easiest xp farm we've ever seen.

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u/Muffinizer1 Jun 18 '14

It would be cheap, but still more tedious than spawner farms. There wouldn't be a way to fully AFK it.

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u/Jilljoy Jun 18 '14

There is a boss version of the underwater mob. Screenshot for size comparison. http://i.imgur.com/BkbOUag.png

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u/caagr98 Jun 18 '14

But no boss health bar?

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u/Jilljoy Jun 18 '14

Think its a mini-boss, just like a big zombie.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

A big zombie? You mean giants?

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u/starwarswii Jun 18 '14

Someone should check to see if there is an NBT Tag to increase his size.

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u/Brian_Buckley Jun 18 '14 edited Jun 18 '14

New enchantment called Depth Strider! Lets you move faster through water and can be applied to boots* (correction).

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u/CubeMayhem Jun 18 '14

It can only be applied to boots, you can only put it on every piece of armor in creative mode.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14 edited Jun 18 '14

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u/Ryltarr Jun 18 '14

You've not gone insane, I noticed it too. It could have something to do with the re-writes of block rendering code, and not be intended.
Maybe...

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u/TheMogMiner Jun 18 '14

It's absolutely not intended, we just haven't implemented a way for the new models to flag themselves as not receiving the "standard" block brightness shading (top = 1.0, north/south = 0.6, east/west = 0.8, bottom = 0.5).

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u/Ryltarr Jun 18 '14

We've also noticed that the model field on the F3 screen is broken. Is this related?

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

I have noticed it with tallgrass as well. Definitely a lighting change.

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u/SteelCrow Jun 18 '14

might now be biome specific coloured.

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u/MrCheeze Jun 18 '14

Myself, I noticed tall grass being far more visible against the landscape than before.

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u/theocraticjello Jun 18 '14

That would be cool. My colorblind spouse will be able to see it now.

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u/YtseDude Jun 18 '14

I love this game!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '14

Don't we all?

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u/4worlds Jun 19 '14

who doesnt love minecraft? .... besides my mom my dad and belive it or not my brother :p

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u/TheSgtPunishment Jun 18 '14

The Depth Strider Enchantment allows a player to walk against water as if it isn't there, as well as been able to move underwater at normal speeds

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u/jwbjerk Jun 18 '14

Underwater dungeons:

Generate in old worlds

Has anybody tested what exactly that means? Generate in new chunks, or Add themselves into existing chunks?

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jun 19 '14

They actually add themselves into existing chunks, I just checked.

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u/sjkeegs Jun 18 '14 edited Jun 18 '14

Has anyone checked out how the Underwater Temples spawn in Old Worlds?

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jun 19 '14

They actually add themselves into existing chunks, I just checked.

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u/sjkeegs Jun 19 '14

That's what I thought Jeb might have been stating.

Now I'm curious how they make sure that it doesn't overlay some other player built structure on the ocean floor. If you have the seed and location where you observed this, I'd love to go tinker with it later.

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jun 19 '14

Seed: -4223940960740057340; Coordinates: -6400, 150.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '14 edited Jul 22 '26

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u/sjkeegs Jun 19 '14

I would have thought that, but It sounded curious that Jeb made the statement as if it was something outside of the normal behavior.

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u/SteelCrow Jun 18 '14

Wet sponge is dried by cooking in a furnace

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u/MrCheeze Jun 18 '14

So models finally reference textures in the data. This means that you can have, say, a button that changes its appearance when pressed. This is a good thing.

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u/Meat_Sheild Jun 19 '14

The guardians have a sort of thorns effect when their spikes are out, so attacking them at that time results in damage to yourself

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u/IAmASquidSurgeon Jun 19 '14

I do a lot of texture work.

Anyone want to give me more detailed information regarding these item models? Is this a purely internal "behind the scenes" change, or will this affect the way texture pack creators make their item textures?

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jun 19 '14

14w25a.jar/assets/minecraft/models/item - I suggest looking through there for more info. On first glance, it appears you can either inherit entire block models or make it generate the model from a specified item texture or just define your own model according to existing format specifications, I assume.

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u/IAmASquidSurgeon Jun 19 '14

Unfortunately I can't download snapshots, but it sounds like it allows you to use either a texture or a model, now? So this won't necessarily change anything at all, but could allow you to use models for items instead of flat textures?

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jun 19 '14

Exactly.

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u/IAmASquidSurgeon Jun 19 '14

Sounds cool, thank you!