Java Edition Beta 1.7

Minecraft Beta 1.7
Edition	computer
Release date	June 30, 2011
Downloads	Client (.json)
See also other instances of 1.7	Java Edition Classic server Java Edition Beta Java Edition Bedrock Edition Education Edition New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Beta 1.7 is an update that added pistons as well as other changes.

Additions

Piston

Sticky Piston

Items

Shears

• New tool.
• Used to pick up leaf blocks.
• Used to obtain wool from a sheep without harming it.
  • Yields more wool than killing sheep.

Mobs

Sheep

• No longer drop wool from punching them, they must be either sheared or killed.

Silverfish

• Skin was added (for Beta 1.8).

Changes

Blocks

General

• The gray textures in the breaking animation have been replaced with opacity.

File:Bricks (Beta 1.7 through Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4).png Bricks

• Texture changed from File:Bricks (Alpha v1.0.11 through Beta 1.6.6).png.

Cobblestone

• Texture changed from File:Cobblestone Revision 3.png.

Cobwebs

• Now requires shears or a sword to be broken properly, and drops 1 string when destroyed.

Fences

• Can now place any block on the top.

Redstone dust

• Now will connect to a redstone repeater.
• Now is required to trigger TNT.

Slabs

• Single slabs now use the bottom half of the full block's texture.

Items

Flint and steel

• Now required to trigger TNT.

General

Controls

• When pressing F3 in-game, a value ("F") from 0 to 3 will appear to indicate direction.

Texture packs

• The bed side texture has been moved in the texture pack file, as well as the cake texture.

Fixes

2 bugs fixed

• Fixed clay generation.
• Squid can now despawn.

Gallery

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  Pistons in Beta 1.7