Download Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot Released Version is : 12w17a Mojang have released another weekly Minecraft 1.3 dev snapshot, we have decided to run a development server allowing players the chance to take a sneak peek at new features for the future release of Minecraft 1.3, we will keep this server up to date with each new development snapshot release. The following game features have been added to Minecraft 1.3so far: Editable Books - Book and Quill, crafted using a Book, Feather, and Ink Sac. When a Book and Quill is made, it can be right-clicked to open a screen that allows you to type the book. Pressing "Done" will save whatever was typed and allow you to edit the book again later, yet will not "sign" it. When "signing" a book, it will allow you to choose a title up to 16 characters long and disable editing of the book. The Book and Quill then becomes a Written Book, with the icon changing along with the label. Wooden slabs for each of the four shades of wood added These new slabs no longer act like stone An axe should be used to break them They are no longer immune to fire and lava New block IDs 125 for double wooden slabs and 126 for single wooden slabs. Wooden slabs created in older versions of Minecraft are still stone-like and fireproof and will not change to the new slabs when placed or mined. Leather is now required to craft Books. Silk touch can now retrieve Ice blocks and Glass Panes. Ice no longer turns into water in the Nether. In the menu, Chat Options were added. Added chat opacity, letting the chat be semi-transparent. Added chat disabling, removing the chat for SMP servers. Added chat colors option. Added "Only Commands" mode to chat. /help added. Tools now have infinite durability in Creative mode. Minecart and boats are destroyed in one hit in Creative mode. Various Bug fixes, some regarding entity collision, the pick block function, and chat. Livestock, such as chickens, can now be "walked through" instead of pushing the player around in crowded pens Flying through water in Creative mode is no longer slow You can no longer have a Bonus Chest in Hardcore mode. Server Commands now appear in italics in SMP. Saplings now have their proper names. Download Links Minecraft 1.3 Server: Download Minecraft 1.3 Server Download Links Minecraft 1.3 Client: Download Minecraft 1.3 Client MinecraftServer.com Minecraft 1.3 Dev Servers: dev.Minecraftserver.com:25588 (Requires Minecraft Client version 1.3) Updating to the Minecraft 1.3 Snapshot: When updating, make sure you have made a back-up of your current minecraft.jar in case you want to play Minecraft 1.2.5 again. This is how: (Windows) - Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard. - In the prompt menu type in '%appdata%' (Without the ''). - Open .minecraft and go to the folder named 'bin'. - Select minecraft.jar and copy, now paste it somewhere you can find it, or paste it in the same folder and rename it. - Run Minecraft as you normaly would to update. To play Minecraft 1.2.5 again: (Windows) - Press the Windows sign and r on your keyboard. - In the prompt menu type in '%appdata%' (Without the ''). - Open .minecraft and go to the folder named 'bin'. - Delete or rename the file 'minecraft.jar'. - Place back now place the copy you made earlier back into the folder and name it minecraft (The extension is .jar and thus is not needed as part of the name) - Start Minecraft as you normaly would and click Not now when asked to update. Join us on dev.minecraftserver.com:25588
