Alpha 1.2.4

Alpha 1.2.4

Server version	0.2.6
Release date	November 30, 2010
Download	Client
Other editions numbered "1.2.4"	Java Edition
◄◄ Alpha 1.2.0 ◄ Alpha 1.2.3_04 Alpha 1.2.4_01 ► Beta 1.0 ►►

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

Alpha 1.2.4 was the third part of the bug fix update.

Additions

• Added proper hurt animations and sounds to mobs and players.

Changes

• The SMP join server screen now remembers the latest entered IP.
• Creepers now animate before exploding
  • Explosions animate properly.
• Increased chunk saving frequency on the server.
• You can now see sneaking players. Names of sneaking players aren’t visible through walls, and are visible a much shorter distance.
• Buttons, levers, and pressure plates animate properly when activated

Fixes

8 bugs fixed

• Leaving sneak mode no longer rapidly plays all the step sounds that it silenced during the sneak.
• Swords and other weapons now deal damage properly.
• Fixed dead players logging in as invisible ghosts
• Made arrows visible and deal damage.
• No more infinite free arrows.
• Hoes now produce proper seeds.
• Server logging now appends to server.log rather than overwriting it.
• Fixed minecarts and pigs moving twice as fast as they should when ridden.

Server 0.2.6_01

0.2.6_01 was released for servers later on November 30, 2010, to fix a bug where players no longer received snowballs when entering a server.