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{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft 1.2
|image=Java Edition 1.2.png
|edition=Java
|type=Pre-release
|parent=1.2.1
|date=February 29, 2012
|clientdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-release/1.2/pre/1.2-pre.jar Client]
|jsondl=[https://archive.org/download/Minecraft-JSONs/1.2.json .json]
|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-release/1.2/pre/1.2-pre.jar Server]
|prevparent=1.1
|prev=12w08a
|next=1.2.1
|nextparent=1.2.2
}}<onlyinclude>

'''1.2''' is the first and only pre-release for [[Java Edition 1.2.1]], released on February 29, 2012,<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://www.mojang.com/2012/02/minecraft-1-2-preview/|title=Minecraft 1.2 Preview|website=Mojang.com|author=Jens Bergensten|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> which adds [[chiseled stone bricks]].

== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
; [[File:Chiseled Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Chiseled stone bricks]]
* New type of stone bricks.
* Creative-exclusive block.

; [[File:Chiseled Sandstone (side texture) JE0.png|32px]] [[File:Cut Sandstone (side texture) JE0.png|32px]] [[Sandstone]]
* Two new textures have been added to the {{code|terrain.png}} file. They look similar to [[sandstone]] but instead they contain hieroglyphics. These blocks have not been added to the game yet.

=== Mobs ===
; [[File:Iron Golem JE1 BE1.png|24px]] [[Iron Golem]]s
* Now have sounds.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
; [[Ladder]]s
* Crafting recipe now produces 3 ladders instead of 2.

; [[Redstone lamp]]s
* Changed the textures of [[Lit Redstone Lamp]].

; [[Slab]]s
* Crafting recipe now produces 6 slabs instead of 3.
* Can now be placed upside-down when placed against the bottom of a block.

=== General ===
; Controls
* Removed camera controls accidentally added in [[12w08a]].

; [[Debug screen]]
* Pressing {{key|F3}} now displays what [[biome]] the player is currently in.
* Raw, sky & block brightness values called rl, sl & bl respectively.

== Fixes ==
;21 bugs fixed
* Nerfed [[iron golem]] spawn rate.
* Fixed bug with updating [[powered rail]] when placing [[redstone]].
* Fixed [[stairs]] being placed upside down when placed on [[snow]].
* Fixed not being able to put torches on upside-down stairs, probably normal stairs too.
* Fixed [[jukebox]]es not playing above level 128.
* Fixed not being able to grow huge mushrooms above level 128.
* Fixed bug with growing trees above level 128 with [[bone meal]].
* Fixed crash bug with iron golem building.
* When building an iron golem, the block above them is no longer destroyed.
* Fixed tamed [[wolves]] still attacking sheep.
* Fixed some language bugs.
* Fixed some [[Anvil file format|Anvil]] bugs.
* Fixed the client not properly handling biome values greater than 22.
* Fixed [[mob]]s spawning half as quick due to the code checking in invalid spawning places half of the time due to the new world height.
* Fixed [[lava]] lakes generating over [[bedrock]].
* Fixed iron golem's texture being white or invisible.
* Fixed the iron golem model.
* Fixed [[villager]]s being restless at night.
* Fixed [[nether wart]] dropping from [[soul sand]].
* Fixed lag from iron golems.
* Iron golems no longer drown.

== Trivia ==
* 1.2 is the first version to be released on a leap day.
* 1.2 is also the first pre-release to be released on a leap day.</onlyinclude>

== References ==
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