Pretty Scary Update


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Promotional image (released alongside the update)

The Pretty Scary Update is the name for Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria minecraft version 1.4.2 1.4.2 Official name Pretty Scary Update Release date Oct. 25, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 12w32a 12w34a 12w34b 12w36a 12w37a 12w38a 12w38b 12w39a 12w39b 12w40a 12w40b 12w41a 12w41b 12w42a 12w42b Pre-releases 1.4-pre 1.4.1-pre minecraft , a major update officially released on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Among the main changes were a number of new mobs "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of minecraft and variants ( witches Witch Health points 26 ( × 13) Size Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Light level of 7 or less. When lightning strikes within 3-4 blocks of a villager. Inside Witch Huts. First appearances minecraft , bats Bat Health points 6 () Size Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 0.5 Blocks Spawn Below layer 63 Light level of 3 or less in neighboring blocks Oct. 20 – Nov. 3: light level of 6 or minecraft , zombie villagers Zombie Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 3 () Hard: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn minecraft , wither skeletons Wither Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.4 Blocks Width: 0.7 Blocks Spawn Nether fortresses at light level 7 or less First appearances minecraft ), wearable and placeable heads Mob head Type Wearable items; Solid Block Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 5 Hardness 1 Tool Any tool Renewable Wither skeleton, skeleton, zombie, creeper Yes Player, Dragon No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable minecraft , a new boss (the wither), the command block Command Block Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops None Block entity id command_block minecraft , the anvil, the beacon, new food Foods (or Foodstuffs as considered by the Creative inventory) are consumable items that when eaten restore hunger points and sometimes cause status effects. They are essential to the player s survival, as going without them will minecraft ( potatoes Potato Type Food Restores 1 () Cookable Yes Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Experience Cooked: 0.35 First appearances See History Data values Block dec: 142 hex: 8E bin: 10001110 Item dec: 392 hex: 188 bin: 110001000 Name Block potatoes Item potato minecraft , carrots Carrot Type Food Restores 3 () Cookable No Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data values Block dec: 141 hex: 8D bin: 10001101 Item dec: 391 hex: 187 bin: 110000111 Name Block carrots Item carrot This article is minecraft and pumpkin pies Pumpkin Pie Type Food Restores 8 () Cookable No Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 400 hex: 190 bin: 110010000 Name pumpkin_pie Pumpkin pie is a food item which can be eaten minecraft ), carrots on sticks Carrot on a Stick Type Tools Durability 26 Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See history Data value dec: 398 hex: 18E bin: 110001110 Name PC: carrot_on_a_stick PE: carrotonastick “ Carrots on sticks! Get on your pig and minecraft for controlling pigs and new decoration items (such as item frames Item Frame Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID 18 Network ID 71 Entity ID item_frame Drops Item Frame (1) The item it contains. First appearances See History Data values Computer minecraft , flower pots Flower Pot Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Hardness 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops Itself Block minecraft and cobblestone walls Cobblestone Wall Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 139 hex: 8B bin: 10001011 Name cobblestone_wall Cobblestone walls are decorative blocks. There are 2 types: minecraft ).

The official name of the update was revealed at PAX Prime 2012 during the Minecraft panel, then later with snapshot 12w36a 12w36a Type Snapshot Release date Sep. 6, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.4.2 Download Client Server .exe ◄◄ 1.3.2 ◄ 12w34b 12w37a ► 1.4.4 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see minecraft . Dinnerbone Nathan Adams Real name Nathan Adams Date of birth Jul. 23, 1991 (age 25) 1] Occupation Game developer Nationality British Website dinnerbone.com Known for Bukkit Minecraft Wiki name Dinnerbone Reddit name Dinnerbone @@@#@@@Twitter(twitter.com)###@### name @Dinnerbone Bug minecraft first revealed the 1.4 releaseAnnounce date with snapshot 12w40a 12w40a Type Snapshot Release date Oct. 4, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.4.2 Download Client Server .exe ◄◄ 1.3.2 ◄ 12w39b 12w40b ► 1.4.4 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see minecraft , where he stated that he was fully into the "Prepare for release" mode.

Development on the Pretty Scary Update began the week after 1.3.1 1.3.1 Release date Aug. 1, 2012 Development versions View all Snapshots 12w15a 12w16a 12w17a 12w18a 12w19a 12w21a 12w21b 12w22a 12w23a 12w23b 12w24a 12w25a 12w26a 12w27a 12w30a 12w30b 12w30c 12w30d 12w30e Pre-releases 1.3-pre 1.3.1-pre Download Client minecraft , which was released on Aug. 1, 2012. 15 development snapshots for 1.4 from 12w32a 12w32a Type Snapshot Release date Aug. 9, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.4.2 Download Client Server .exe ◄◄ 1.3.2 12w34a ► 1.4.4 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history minecraft to 12w42b 12w42b Type Snapshot Release date Oct. 18, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.4.2 Download Client Server .exe ◄◄ 1.3.2 ◄ 12w42a 1.4-pre ► 1.4.4 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see minecraft were released. During the development period, 1.3.2 was released. The 1.4 Pre-release was unveiled on Oct. 19, 2012, so that modders could start preparing their mods before the launch on Oct. 24, 2012.

Mojang Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios Links Site Mojang minecraft found a mob suffocation bug after this was released, and was forced to delay the launch by a day. The 1.4.1 Prerelease was unveiled on Oct. 23, 2012, and the release was pushed back a day.

Mojang then found yet another bug, and fixed "a severe memory leak in the server". This, as well as correct rendering of fences Fence Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 15 (Wood) 30 (Nether Brick) Tools Renewable Wood: Yes Nether Brick: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes Nether Brick: No Drops Itself Data values See Data values minecraft and cobble stairs Stairs Transparency Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Sandstone, Quartz, Red Sandstone: 4 Tools Renewable Cobblestone, Stone Brick, Wood, Purpur: Yes All others: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes minecraft , came in the 1.4.2 Prerelease, released on Oct. 24, 2012. 1.4.2 was the first official release of 1.4, available through the launcher on Oct. 25, 2012.

A bug was introduced whereby a player could not achieve the The end? achievement.

The Pretty Scary Update was originally intended to include the Modding API See featuresSpecial attraction mentioned by Mojang developers. For features that are currently being added, see Planned versions. For mentioned features in Console Edition, see Console Edition mentioned features. For mentioned features in Pocket minecraft , however this had been pushed to a later version.

Lighting bugs present in 1.3.2 were only partially fixed. Dinnerbone first introduced changes in snapshots 12w39a/b 12w39b Type Snapshot Release date Sep. 28, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.4.2 Download Client Server .exe ◄◄ 1.3.2 ◄ 12w39a 12w40a ► 1.4.4 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see minecraft . Dinnerbone tweeted to revert and push this to 1.5.
Other changes postponed to 1.5 include redstone changes and a rendering overhaul.

Trivia

  • In the promotional poster, "potatoes" is accidentally misspelled as "potatos".

Videos

Notable Features

The biggest featureSpecial attraction seen in this update was the introduction of a new boss, the Wither Wither Health points 300 ( × 150) 600 ( × 300) Pocket edition only] Armor points 4 () Attack strength Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Height: 3.5 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Spawn minecraft . Other major features were anvils Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item minecraft , beacons Beacon Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency PC, CE: Yes PE: No Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 15 Hardness 3 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops minecraft and command blocks Command Block Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops None Block entity id command_block minecraft .

Notable Additions:

  • Beacons
  • Carrot on sticks
  • Item frames and flower pots
  • Potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin pies
  • Anvils
  • Infections
  • The Wither and wither skeletons
  • Bats and witches
  • Monsters can now pick up items, weapons, and armor.
  • Command blocks

Trailer

A trailer documenting some of the Pretty Scary Update`s major features was released on Mojang`s official @@@#@@@YouTube(youtube.com)###@### channel on 26 Oct., 2012. The trailer was made by Hat Films, who have made update trailers for Mojang in the past.

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