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1.2 releases
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Java Edition

Version(s)
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition 1.2.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Java Edition 1.1.

Mobs

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New

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Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Ocelot and Cat
Spawn in jungle biomes. 1–3XP (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)
  • Can be tamed using fish.
  • Ocelots turn into cats if tamed.
  • Follow and teleport to the player if they get too far away.
  • Cats scare off nearby creepers.
Iron Golems
Defend villages by attacking hostile mobs.

Changed

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Name Image Changed
Cave spiders Now swim quickly.
Creepers No longer strafe to the player's left but now simply stop in front of the player when they are about to explode.
Villagers Now breed if there are enough empty houses in a village.
Pig (Baby variant) Saddles can no longer be put on baby pigs. Saddled baby pigs from previous versions can update to this version and still be ridden.
Wolf Can now be bred through the use of any type of meat such as chicken (raw or cooked), pork (raw or cooked), beef (raw or cooked), and rotten flesh if tamed and at full health.
Zombies
  • Can break down doors on Hard difficulty and in Hardcore mode.
  • Have a rare chance to drop an iron ingot, iron helmet, iron shovel, or iron sword.
  • Navigate to the nearest shadow or body of water for safety when they catch fire.
  • Chase and attack villagers.
Skeletons
  • Have a rare chance to drop a bow or an enchanted bow.
  • Navigate to the nearest shadow or body of water for safety when they catch fire.
Snow golems Melt and die in the Nether.
Zombie pigmen
  • Have a rare chance to drop a golden helmet, gold ingot, or golden sword (which may be enchanted).
  • Swim faster in water.

Blocks

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New

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Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Redstone lamp

Invicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone with description: GlowstoneInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone Dust
Invicon Redstone Lamp.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Lamp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Lamp with description: Redstone Lamp
 Any Gives off a light level of 15 when powered by redstone.
Jungle log
Make up jungle trees. Axe Can be crafted into jungle planks.
Jungle leaves
Shears Can drop jungle saplings.
Jungle sapling
Dropped by jungle leaves. Any Can grow into jungle trees.
Spruce wood planks
Birch wood planks
Jungle wood planks
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Spruce Log or 
Birch Log or 
Jungle Log
Axe Used in many crafting recipes.
Cut sandstone and chiseled sandstone

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sandstone
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sandstone Slab
Invicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone Slab with description: Sandstone SlabInvicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone Slab with description: Sandstone Slab
Invicon Chiseled Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Sandstone with description: Chiseled Sandstone
 Pickaxe Decoration blocks.
Chiseled stone bricks
Creative mode inventory. Pickaxe Decoration block.

Changed

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Name Image Changed
Grass Placing blocks on grass now replaces the grass.
Ladder
  • Re-added collision box.
  • Crafting recipe now yields 3 ladders instead of 2.
Lava Now has a faint rumbling sound effect, and large particles that hop out of the lava produce a popping sound.
Cobweb Now completely absorb all fall damage.
Stairs and
Slab
Crafting recipe for slabs now yields 6 instead of 3.
Vines Can now be climbed like ladders.
Wool
Slightly lowered saturation of every color, changing from to .

Items

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New

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Name Image Obtaining Uses
Fire charge
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Blaze Powder +
Coal or 
Charcoal +
Gunpowder
Bottle o' enchanting
Creative mode inventory. Spawns experience orbs when splashed.
Ocelot spawn egg
Creative mode inventory. Spawns ocelots when used.

Gameplay

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Changed

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Name Changed
Controls When the hotbar is full, using pick block replaces the held item.
Debug screen
  • Added items:
    • lc: Largest section height
    • b: Current biome
    • bl: Block brightness
    • sl: Sky brightness
    • rl: Raw brightness
Multiplayer Now that biome data saves to chunks, multiplayer servers no longer send clients the world seed, instead the seed displays as "0" to the client.
Third person view
  • Now has a slight delay on the speed at which the head moves on the player.
    • Makes it possible to see the sides of the player's head.
Death screen Has a slight delay before buttons become active, to avoid accidentally clicking buttons when killed.

Biomes

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New

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Name Image Description Structures
Jungle
A common and dense biome full of jungle trees made up of jungle logs and jungle leaves. Jungle trees

Structures

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New

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Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Jungle tree

Found throughout jungle biomes None None Are comprised of a trunk of jungle logs with jungle leaves on top, and are covered in vines.
Desert well
Found rarely in desert biomes None None Are comprised of sandstone with a block of water in the middle.

See also

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Minecraft update guides
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