Snapshot 13w05a Ready For Testing!

By Sacheverell Jan 31, 2013
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A new Snapshot is out and about, ready for your testing pleasure! Here's what is on offer this week:

Snapshot Features:
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Added team based functionality to scoreboards
Adjusted balancing of bone meal
Implemented multiple snow heights
Drops more snowballs
4th height fork as slab
Crafting recipe for snow

Wait, that's not a very big list of features at all, especially considering how meaty the last few Snapshots have been! Well, that can only mean one thing: since this Snapshot is mostly bug-fixes and minor tweaks, the launch of the 1.5 Redstone Update is nearly upon us! Keep an ear to the ground, but in the meantime, give this Snapshot a test run!

Download Links:
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Snapshot Client: Download

Snapshot Server: Download

As always, be sure to report any and all bugs found at the official Minecraft bug tracker!

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Chiffmonkey
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Posted Jan 31, 2013
So... the redstone update doesn't include propper logic gates... fail.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Yay! I wonder when Jeb's stair lighting fix will be added though...

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Can't wait for the 1.5 update to come out, going to have so much potential with redstone people like hypixel and sethbling.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Interesting. So, if I'm understanding this right, snow can come in slabs now and it takes 4 slabs to reach the height of a block?

Or am I getting that wrong because then you would have a negative return crafting slabs.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Ok, I'm gonna sound stupid but what does this "4th height fork as slab" mean? Is that in reference to snow?

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
What does "4th height fork as slab" mean???

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Quote from Marko413

Interesting. So, if I'm understanding this right, snow can come in slabs now and it takes 4 slabs to reach the height of a block?

Or am I getting that wrong because then you would have a negative return crafting slabs.

No, it stacks 8 times before it's a full block

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Good one... but that was very disappointment as in slow to release about more bugfixes and few add features and improvements.

Actually I don't want to wait in 1.5 pre-release today, if not make it more lucky features of biomes (such as palm tree on the beach) items, blocks and more.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
i can barely wait!! especially for the item hoppers, nether quartz, and basically all the features that are being added. now when i build an auto farm, i won't have to use a big water stream!!

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
AWESOME

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
So how do the snow heights work? I just generated a new world, went to a snow biome, and all the snow was normal. I then did /toggledownfall and let it snow for a bit, and the snow on the ground still looks the same.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Dang!!! they fixed the Comparator quirk

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
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So how do the snow heights work? I just generated a new world, went to a snow biome, and all the snow was normal. I then did /toggledownfall and let it snow for a bit, and the snow on the ground still looks the same.

It's not a weather feature (yet, assuming it might be added).

You can craft snow layers by placing three snow blocks at the bottom of a crafting bench, much like most other slabs. Putting the snow down will place it normally, unless you place it on top of other snow, in which case it will "add" on top of that snow.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Quote from 5thHorseman

So how do the snow heights work? I just generated a new world, went to a snow biome, and all the snow was normal. I then did /toggledownfall and let it snow for a bit, and the snow on the ground still looks the same.

Give yourself one of the snow cover blocks and try placing it on top of the snow cover blocks on the ground.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
*waits patiently for 1.5*

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Adjusted balancing of bone meal

Thank you!

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Quote from Random_Guy_32

It's the "Redstone, minecarts and the usual random minor features"-Update. Terrain changes shouldn't really be expected.

Maybe other features of items, blocks and normal biome/terrain are really boring, not only in upcoming about 1.6 or something future major updates whatsoever.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Nice
Thanks !

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Oh, and the bone meal changes are way better this time, Thanks guys. I think the random nature of the trees growing with bone meal is a good change with in my short bit of testing it taking 3-7 meal for a tree to grow. It's MUUUUCH better that crops now only take 2 for potatoes and wheat and 3 for carrots. I think the changes make sense, even though I liked bone meal how it was, this is an ok way to nerf it a little but not make it totally crazy like the 7 per crop business.

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Posted Jan 31, 2013
Quote from 5thHorseman

So how do the snow heights work? I just generated a new world, went to a snow biome, and all the snow was normal. I then did /toggledownfall and let it snow for a bit, and the snow on the ground still looks the same.

I haven't tested it myself, but to consolidate what other testers are saying about snow:

Falling snow doesn't currently stack higher than 1 layer. It is unclear whether this is a bug or by design.
Craft 3 snow blocks across (like slabs), you get 6 snow sheets
Laying a single snow sheet looks and behaves like natural-falling snow
Stacking snow sheets: 4 high looks a half-slab, 8 high looks like a full block
BUT, player walking height on snow is (layers - 1). So 1 layer (like normal snowfall), you are just walking on the underlying block. 5 layers, you are walking on layer 4 (half-slab height). 8 layers, you are walking on layer 7 (soul sand height)
Breaking layered snow gives you snowballs equal to the number of layers you placed
Doing the math: 12 snowballs can be crafted into 3 snowblocks, which can be crafted into 6 snowsheets, which (after placing and breaking), become 6 snowballs. 50% return on investment.
An 8-high snow layer looks like a snow block, but besides the difference in walking height, layered snow will disappear if the block under is broken
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