Minecraft: Java Edition · Game update

Minecraft 1.7.2: The Update that Changed the World

1.7.2 rebuilt world generation with a dozen new biomes and rewrote the network stack on Netty. It also added stained glass, two new wood types, a large set of flowers and the first NBT aware commands.

Released
Server needs
Java 8
Protocol
4
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What is new in Minecraft 1.7.2

The additions people noticed first, then everything else by area.

  • Eight new biomes plus mesa, savanna and roofed forest
  • Stained glass and stained glass panes in 16 colours
  • Acacia and dark oak wood sets
  • Networking rewritten on the Netty library
  • New commands: summon, setblock, tellraw, achievement
  • Fishing reworked with treasure, junk and two enchantments

Blocks and items

  • Acacia and dark oak logs, planks, stairs and slabs
  • Stained glass and stained glass panes in 16 colours
  • Packed ice, podzol, coarse dirt and red sand
  • Twelve new flowers including peony, lilac, rose bush and sunflower
  • Raw and cooked salmon, clownfish and pufferfish
  • Potion of Water Breathing, brewed from a pufferfish
  • Minecart with Command Block, obtainable only by command
  • Infested stone brick variants

Mobs

  • Witches now spawn anywhere the light level is low
  • Witches drink Water Breathing potions when underwater
  • Zombies and skeletons can spawn with Unbreaking enchanted gear
  • Baby zombies and baby pigmen fit through one block gaps
  • Creepers can be ignited with flint and steel

World and biomes

  • New biomes: mesa, savanna, roofed forest, birch forest, deep ocean
  • Cold taiga, mega taiga and extreme hills plus added
  • Rare variants: ice plains spikes, flower forest, sunflower plains, jungle edge
  • Mesa biomes generate bands of coloured clay
  • AMPLIFIED world type added
  • Structure data for villages, fortresses and strongholds saved to .dat files

Gameplay

  • Fishing yields treasure and junk as well as fish
  • Fishing rod enchantments Lure and Luck of the Sea
  • Nether portals can be built from 4x5 up to 23x23
  • Fog reduced from 75 to 25 percent of view distance
  • Achievements and statistics are now stored per world

Commands and technical

  • New commands: summon, setblock, testforblock, setworldspawn
  • New commands: tellraw, achievement, setidletimeout
  • Blocks and items can be referenced by name, not only numeric id
  • Commands can set NBT data on blocks and entities
  • Scoreboard objectives can track statistics and achievements

Running a Minecraft 1.7.2 server

What the release means for whoever runs the server.

  • Java 6 was the original minimum; run it on Java 8
  • Protocol 4; clients on earlier versions cannot connect
  • Network code rewritten on Netty; handshake and ping packets changed
  • Statistics and achievements moved into the world save
  • Structure data files added under the world data folder
  • Resource pack limit raised to 50 MB; servers can offer a default pack

Before you update a world: take a backup. A world opened in 1.7.2 cannot be opened in an older version again. How backups work here.

1.7.2 on FadeHost

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Patches after 1.7.2

The fix releases that followed, oldest first.

Minecraft 1.7.4

· Java 8

1.7.4 was a bug fix release that also added Twitch broadcasting and the chicken jockey. It closed 40 reported issues, mostly rendering and inventory bugs.

What 1.7.4 changed

Minecraft 1.7.5

· Java 8

1.7.5 was a Realms focused release that also brought several server side performance improvements. It closed four issues, including a spawner crash and chicken jockey lag in multiplayer.

  • Several server side performance improvements
  • Fixes a crash from stacked riding mobs in spawners
  • Fixes chicken jockeys causing multiplayer lag
  • Five new Realms mini games added

Minecraft 1.7.6

· Java 8

1.7.6 replaced the skin system so skins and capes are served through servers instead of direct downloads. It also laid the groundwork for player name changes and made resource pack handling a per server setting.

  • New skin system; skin changes no longer need a client restart
  • Technical support for player name changing added
  • Server resource packs get prompt, enabled or disabled settings
  • Minimum field of view lowered from 70 to 30
  • Breaks compatibility with 1.7.2 to 1.7.5 servers

Minecraft 1.7.7

· Java 8

1.7.7 was a same day hotfix for 1.7.6 that fixed crashes on some multiplayer servers. It was re-uploaded the next day to remove a bogus outdated server message.

  • Fixes crashes on some multiplayer servers caused by 1.7.6
  • Re-uploaded on 10 April 2014 to drop a false outdated server message

Minecraft 1.7.8

· Java 8

1.7.8 fixed crashes and skin loading problems left over from 1.7.7. It also closed a server crash that hit players who stayed connected for more than a day.

  • Fixes skin loading failures from 1.7.7
  • Fixes a server crash when a player stayed connected past 24 hours
  • Fixes missing chunks in worlds saved after updating
  • Fixes server banlist parsing
  • Six issues fixed

Minecraft 1.7.9

· Java 8

1.7.9 fixed the remaining skin problems from 1.7.8 and sped up name conversion. It also loosened the new skin restrictions so custom NPC skins stayed possible.

  • Fixes further skin issues left by 1.7.8
  • Improved name conversion speed
  • Skin restrictions loosened so NPC skins remain possible
  • Fixes multiplayer packet ordering
  • Four issues fixed

Minecraft 1.7.10

· Java 8

1.7.10 split Realms into its own library so Realms features could ship without a game update. It also fixed a memory leak from large TNT chains and a case sensitivity bug in server player data.

What 1.7.10 changed

Questions about 1.7.2

When was Minecraft 1.7.2 released?

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.7.2, The Update that Changed the World, was released on October 25, 2013.

What Java version does a Minecraft 1.7.2 server need?

Java 8. On FadeHost the server starts with the right Java for its Minecraft version on its own, so there is nothing to install or switch.

What did Minecraft 1.7.2 add?

1.7.2 rebuilt world generation with a dozen new biomes and rewrote the network stack on Netty. It also added stained glass, two new wood types, a large set of flowers and the first NBT aware commands.

Can players on another version join a 1.7.2 server?

Players on 1.7.4 and 1.7.5 can: the network protocol (4) is the same. Any other version has to match the server, unless a Paper server runs plugins such as ViaVersion and ViaBackwards.

Can I update my world to Minecraft 1.7.2?

Yes. Take a backup, switch the server to 1.7.2 and start it: the world is converted on the first boot. A world opened in 1.7.2 cannot be opened in an older version again, so keep the backup until you are sure.

How do I start a Minecraft 1.7.2 server?

Create a server on FadeHost and pick 1.7.2 in the software list: Vanilla and Forge are there for this version. It is online in about a minute. The free tier runs a 2 GB server at no cost, and a paid server is sized to the RAM you need.

The release after

Minecraft 1.7.4

December 10, 2013

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