Java Edition 1.6.2

Minecraft 1.6.2
Edition	Java Edition
Release date	Original: July 8, 2013; Reupload: July 9, 2013
Development versions	Pre-releases (1) ; 1.6.2 (pre-release); ;
Downloads	Original client; Reupload client (.json); Server (.exe)
Protocol version	74
Resource pack format	1
Minimum Java version	Java SE 6
Other instances; of 1.6.2	Java Edition Beta; Bedrock Edition;
	◄◄ 1.6.1 1.6.4 ► 1.7.2 ►►

1.6.2^[1] is a minor update to Java Edition that was fully released on July 8, 2013,^[2]^[3] which mainly fixed bugs present in 1.6.1. While it was not the last update to 1.6, it was the last one before the snapshots of 1.7.2 started.

A pre-release version of 1.6.2 was released on July 5, 2013.^[2] The server version of 1.6.2 is identical to the last reupload of the pre-release server version. The full release client is different from the pre-release client. The 1.6.2 release client was re-uploaded on July 9, 2013, to fix issues with the default italics font.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Mobs[edit | edit source]

Baby zombies and baby zombie pigmen

Now spawn naturally.
Baby zombies and baby zombie pigmen can also be rarely spawned from a spawn egg.

Horses

Now remembers who tamed them.

Pigman

Texture file was removed.

Non-mob entities[edit | edit source]

Minecarts

A player in a minecart no longer turns with the minecart.

Fixes[edit | edit source]

71 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.7.4

MC-149 – Powered pistons drop as items in creative.
MC-1545 – Player's and Horses head while riding having strange behavior when looking at the skin in the inventory.
MC-5770 – When putting a sign in front of water it keeps running.
MC-7486 – Trapped Chest looks like Regular Chest in inventory/item frame.
MC-12569 – Sitting in minecart is higher than it should be.
MC-12962 – Attacking wild Wolves with any kind of projectiles (arrows, snowballs, potions) will cause any nearby tamed Wolves to attack their owner.
MC-13167 – Reloading a world while player is in moving Minecart or riding a horse is glitchy in F5 mode.
MC-13632 – Horses can be pushed into blocks and then take suffocation damage.
MC-13695 – Ctrl+Click = Right Click on Mac not working.
MC-13754 – Unable to tie mobs to fence with less than 2 leads.
MC-13949 – Leads attached to mobs drop as items when right clicked in creative.
MC-14126 – Binding "sneak" to any mouse button and trying to mount an entity crashes the game.
MC-14157 – Numlock enter not recognized as return.
MC-14355 – Can't hit mobs while jumping on horses.
MC-14359 – Direct connect does not remember port.
MC-14415 – Rope part of the leash turns invisible in some angles.
MC-15024 – Hay blocks can not be crafted back into wheat.
MC-15161 – Gliding crosshair when on a saddled horse.
MC-15547 – "Nether-Fortress-Only" mobs no longer spawning in previously generated fortresses.
MC-16145 – Potion of weakness tooltip.
MC-16170 – Unarmored horses appear as wearing diamond armor.
MC-16222 – Baby zombies are far too fast.
MC-16264 – "Ghost" horse armor - Can only be fixed by totally restarting Launcher. Shutting down client isn't enough.
MC-16267 – Cannot change horse armor like player armor by clicking with another armor piece on slot.
MC-16330 – Dispensed renamed container minecarts do not remember their name.
MC-16467 – Attribute modifiers randomly run out when given via items.
MC-16761 – Sprint does not happen straight away.
MC-17673 – Distorted fonts when using a converted texture pack on startup.
MC-17867 – "Resource packs" translation missing on crowdin.net.
MC-17876 – Health Boost extra health vanishes on login.
MC-17908 – Tamed wolf's health depleted upon world loading.
MC-18247 – Health Boost and Absorption potions names do not show correctly.
MC-18365 – Breaking sound and particles appear when placing water/lava into another source block.
MC-18435 – Objective health doesn't show the correct health when you wear armor.
MC-18578 – Water sounds when placing water from a bucket to water source reproduce twice.
MC-18627 – The "clear" command is causing a player in creative mode to be unable to move items in their inventory.
MC-18645 – Game crashes with a single frame compass.
MC-18661 – Strength Potions being nerfed unintentionally [Not related to other strength issues].
MC-18666 – Taking dragon damage causes the player to leave GUI of an object.
MC-18676 – Comparator/hopper chaos.
MC-18713 – If a team name has "-" in it, the argument for seeing if anyone is in the team doesn't work.
MC-18730 – Superflat customization screen have format errors in Australian English/string is missing at crowdin.net.
MC-18828 – /clear command causes problems with animations of held items.
MC-18845 – Scoreboard "Health" out of sync (rounds down).
MC-18976 – Health boost resets additional health every 30 seconds.
MC-18997 – Crash at launch of game with invalid language selection.
MC-18999 – Using /kill sets health to 2 billion.
MC-19029 – Instant health effect set to a 29, 61, 93...253 value kills any player without any death message.
MC-19082 – Signs placed on fences don't have text.
MC-19275 – Wearing armor with attribute and then holding identical armor removes the worn armor's effects.
MC-19509 – Health regenerates slower on peaceful when riding an entity.
MC-19537 – Blocks don't break while swimming.
MC-19585 – Trying to jump on an unsaddled Horse, then equipping it with a saddle makes the Horse jump automatically.
MC-19592 – 1.5.2 clients show server 1.6.1 as 1.3 in Multiplayer screen.
MC-19602 – Servers have connection errors.
MC-19605 – the /playsound command does not work with @a when >1 player passes the query.
MC-20050 – Minecraft 1.6.1 demo has crashed.
MC-20169 – Missing library starting the game.
MC-21145 – Demo crashes when unable to find 'name' of a bound mouse button.
MC-21172 – Resource pack crashes.
MC-21436 – Nested colors in json chat don't work.
MC-21965 – Mob's name is not translated in death messages (fixed only on LAN).
MC-22375 – Game unplayable/development console getting spammed with stacktrace.
MC-22401 – Cannot pick block lead in creative.
MC-22454 – Item frame with clock breaks upon entering world.
MC-22459 – Chat and Scoreboard showing the team name instead of player names.
MC-22468 – Only baby zombies spawn.
MC-22879 – Tame wolves try to kill horses.
MC-23928 – Default vanilla font has certain broken characters when italic, such as /\()xkQ48%^
MC-28614 – Hopper: java.util.UnknownFormatConversionException: Conversion = '1'

From the current version, hotfixed

MC-23928 – Default vanilla font has certain broken characters when italic, such as /\()xkQ48%^

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Minecraft 1.6.2" – MCUpdate, July 8, 2013.
↑ ^a ^b "Minecraft 1.6.2 Release" (Archive) – Mojang.com, July 5, 2013.
↑ "1.6.2 is out and available through the Minecraft launcher. Enjoy!" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), July 8, 2013

Navigation[edit | edit source]

[1] "Minecraft 1.6.2" – MCUpdate, July 8, 2013.

[:0-2] "Minecraft 1.6.2 Release" (Archive) – Mojang.com, July 5, 2013.

[3] "1.6.2 is out and available through the Minecraft launcher. Enjoy!" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), July 8, 2013

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