Minecraft Beta 1.7.4_01
Minecraft Beta 1.7.4_01
Minecraft Beta 1.7.4_01 is the first major version of Main Page, released on July 20, 2021. This update adds blast furnaces, mesh blocks, spike traps, among others.
Additions
Blocks
- Basalt
- Stone variant that can be found deep underground.
- Drops cobbled basalt when harvested.
- Block of Steel
- A compact block of steel ingots.
- Cobbled Basalt
- A cobblestone variant acquired from mining basalt.
- Cobbled Granite
- A cobblestone variant acquired from mining granite.
- Cobbled Limestone
- A cobblestone variant acquired from mining limestone.
- Cobblestone Pressure Plate
- A pressure plate variant of cobblestone. Activates when a player is standing on it.
- Dirt Path
- A block created by right-clicking grass with a shovel.
- Fence Gate
- A block used as a door for fences.
- Gold Bricks
- Used for decoration.
- Granite
- Stone variant that can be found in parts of the world.
- Drops cobbled granite when harvested.
- Mossy Stone
- A variant of stone that spreads to nearby blocks.
- Lapis Lazuli Bricks
- Used for decoration.
- Limestone
- Stone variant that can be found in parts of the world.
- Drops cobbled limestone when harvested.
- Mesh Block
- A block that allows dropped items to pass through.
- Nether Coal Ore
- An ore exclusive to the nether. Drops nether coal when mined.
- Sandstone Bricks
- Brick variant of sandstone. Used for decoration.
- Spike Trap
- A block that damages mobs and players that step on it.
- Can be toggled with a redstone signal.
- Stone Bricks
- Brick variant of stone. Used for decoration.
- Wet Sponge
- A block that can generate on the ocean floor.
- Can be dehydrated in a furnace.
Items
- Nether Coal
- A new fuel source used for the furnace and blast furnace.
- Can smelt much more items than regular coal.
- Steel Armor
- A new set of armor involving steel ingots.
- Has the highest durability out of all other armor tiers.
- Steel Ingot
- A durable material made by blasting iron ingots in a blast furnace.
- Used for crafting steel tools, armor and blocks of steel.
- Steel Tools
- A new set of tools involving steel ingots.
- Has the highest durability out of all other tools, but mines only as fast as iron tools.
Changes
- Fence
- Can connect to wooden blocks.
- Can be placed on any surface, from the bottom and sides of blocks.
- Pressure plates can be placed on it.
- Diamond tools
- Have slightly less durability, but now as efficient as gold tools.
- Dry Sponge
- Renamed to dry sponge.
- Can now soak water, as it used to during classic.
- Rehydrates after use.
Miscellaneous changes
- Some items are no longer enlarged when dropped.
- Some blocks can be mined efficiently with the right tools.
- Stairs now drop themselves instead of their respective block.
Bug fixes
- Changed the download server to a working proxy, so all classic sounds will properly again.
- Fixed outdated login authentication. Servers will no longer need to be in offline mode for players to log in, but that also means unauthenticated accounts can no longer connect to servers.
- Including some more fixes.