12w16a

This article is about the Java Edition. For other editions, see Version history.

12w16a is the second snapshot released for 1.3.1.

Additions[edit]

Demo mode
- Added a demo mode for non-premium users (won’t be available until the full update)
  - In the language files, new text was added for the demo mode
  - The demo mode will last for 6 in-game days (about 1 hour and 40 minutes) according to the language files
  - It also teaches the player how to use the controls and how to begin playing
Bonus chest
- Added bonus chest option to create world screen
  - When enabled, starts the user off with a chest surrounded by torches nearby containing tools, items, and blocks helpful to starting a survival game, bonus chests may contain:
    - Wood
    - Wood planks
    - Sticks
    - Stone and/or wooden pickaxe
    - Stone and/or wooden axe
    - Bread
    - Apples
Commands
- Added option to enable single-player commands to create world screen
  - Added several new commands: /gamemode, /toggledownfall, /time, /give, /xp, /kill
  - Typing / then pressing Tab ↹ will show a list of available commands
  - These commands are enabled in previously generated creative mode-worlds
  - While using commands, the world around the player is frozen, unlike in multiplayer

Language files
- Updated language files
Controls
- Items can now be deleted from the hotbar by shift-clicking while on the Creative mode item selection screen