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1.12 (also referred to as the World of Color Update) was a Minecraft update, released on June 7, 2017.[1][2]
Minecraft World of Color Update trailer
| Java Edition version history |
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| ◄ 1.11 • 1.12 • 1.13 ► |
Additions[]
General[]
- Advancements - The replacement system for achievements that can be customized via JSON files and has a tab-based UI.
- Narrator - Reads text in the chat, activated by pressing Ctrl+B.
- Recipes for items can be unlocked, allowing a player to craft an item without putting the ingredients in their special combination.
- Functions - list of commands found in the save directory.
- Menu screen - clicking the copyright text will allow a player to see the credits.
Gameplay[]
- Toolbars in Creative - Ctrl+1–9 saves the current hotbar to a list called toolbars; Lshift+1–9 loads in from the hotbar.
Commands[]
/recipe <give|take> [player] <name>
- Unlocks/locks a certain recipe for a player in crafting.
/function <function>
- Runs a function, which is a text file containing commands.
/reload
- Reloads functions and more.
doLimitedCraftingfor/gamerule
- If enabled, limits players to only using crafting recipes discovered.
@sselector- Executes the command from the command's executor.
Mobs[]
- Parrot - A flying bird mob found in jungle biomes.
- Illusioner - A hostile mob that creates copies, or illusions, of itself. It does not spawn naturally.
Blocks[]
- Concrete powder - A block that is affected by gravity and turns into concrete when it touches water. It can also come in the 16 different dye colors.
- Glazed terracotta - A block which has 16 different patterns depending on the dye color used to make it.
Items[]
- Knowledge Book - currently only obtainable with the command
/give @p knowledge_book.- It contains a list of item IDs that will unlock the specified items' recipes for any player that consumes it.
Changes[]
General[]
- Achievements have been removed, and replaced with advancements.
- Materials tab merged with the Miscellaneous tab in Creative mode.
- Minecraft now uses Java 8, and it is now required to run the game.[3]
- As a result, the splash text "Now Java 6!" has been changed to "Now Java 8!"
Gameplay[]
- Creative mode - The "miscellaneous" tab was merged with the "materials" tab which is now on the bottom-left in order to make way for the "toolbars" tab.
Mobs[]
Blocks[]
- Wool and banners - Colors have been modified to be more vibrant.
- Beds - Un-angered Zombified Piglins will no longer stop players from sleeping.
- Beds can now be dyed in the 16 different colors. They will also reduce fall damage upon landing and will bounce a player, a bit less than slime blocks.
- Paintings - now they try to take up as much space as possible when placed.
- Magma blocks - they now burn indefinitely when lit on fire, similar to Netherrack.
- Beacons - beam colors are now darker and they now display their name when hovering over them.
- Enchantment tables - Now display their name when hovering over them.
- Hardened clay - Now called terracotta.
- Note block - New sounds.
- Block of gold: bell
- Bone block: xylophone
- Clay block: flute
- Packed ice: chime
- Wool: guitar
Items[]
- Maps - Dyeable blocks such as terracotta and banners display their own color.
Snapshots and subsequent updates[]
There were eleven snapshots and seven pre-releases for 1.12.
1.12.1[]
Released on August 3, 2017, this version fixed 3 bugs and updated the game credits.
1.12.2[]
1.12.2 was released on September 18, 2017, and is the first version to have the official name Minecraft: Java Edition. It also fixed 9 bugs.
Trivia[]
- Mojang Studios staff had already begun work on 1.12 features in December 2016,[4] and they had come up with a theme for the update as well.[5]
- A contest was held on Reddit in early 2017, where users could submit pictures of "colorful builds" which could be featured in the next Minecraft trailer.[6]
Gallery[]
Mojang's marketing image for the "World of Color" release.
The menu screen in 1.12.2.