Minecraft Version History
Additions
Mobs
Baby zombies and baby zombie pigmen
Now spawn naturally.
Baby zombies and baby zombie pigmen can also be rarely spawned from a spawn egg.
Changes
Mobs
Horses
Now remembers who tamed them.
Pigman
Texture file was removed.
Fixes
72 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.6.2
MC-149 – Powered pistons drop as items in creative.
MC-1545 – Player's and Horses head while riding having strange behavior when looking at the ...
Release Date: 2013-07-08
Additions
Blocks
Hay Bale
Can be placed in all orientations
Crafted with wheat in a 3×3 arrangement
Carpets
Crafted with 2 colors of wool in a horizontal line, yields 3 carpets
Can be placed on any block (even translucent ones)
Hardened Clay
Obtained by smelting a clay block in a furnace
Stained Clay
Comes in 16 colors, one for each dye.
Similar to wool.
Made by surrounding any dye with hardened clay
Block of ...
Release Date: 2013-07-01
Minecraft 1.5
Minecraft 1.5 has been deemed the Redstone Update since this update added a number of new redstone related blocks and a new decorative block - block of quartz. There was also a new texture pack format added, lighting engine optimization, and a added a scoreboard system.
In version 1.5.0, a preview for Minecraft Realms was added to the game menu. A scoreboard system was also added which is intended for map makers and admins to track, edit, and display certain in-game ...
Release Date: 2013-05-13
Fixes
24 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.5
MC-22 – Jukebox audio volume does not decrease
MC-502 – IllegalStateException::Entity is already tracked!
MC-605 – Lighting glitch with inventory interfaces
MC-748 – Bad ping when offline
MC-1035 – Small Light Bug when sand falls / Falling sand and gravel turns purple or black
MC-1123 – SMP: Anvils charge level for nothing when using languages other than ...
Release Date: 2013-05-02