minecraft

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the World of Color Update (Java Edition 1.12.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Exploration Update (Java Edition 1.11.x releases).

Mobs

New

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Parrot Red ParrotBlue ParrotGreen ParrotCyan ParrotGray ParrotDancing Red ParrotDancing Blue ParrotDancing Green ParrotDancing Cyan ParrotDancing Gray Parrot
  • Passive mob, tamable with seeds.
  • Normally flies around, but sits when tired.
  • They dance if a jukebox is playing music nearby.
  • Feeding it a cookie will cause it to die.
Illusioner Illusioner Revision 1
  • Can only spawn by using the /summon Illusioner command
  • New Illager type.
  • Affect players with Blindness for 20 seconds, then summon duplicates of themselves

Changed

Name Image Changed
Sheep White Sheep JE2 BE5Orange Sheep JE3Magenta Sheep JE3Light Blue Sheep JE3Yellow Sheep JE3Lime Sheep JE3Pink Sheep JE3Gray Sheep JE3Light Gray Sheep JE3Cyan Sheep JE3Purple Sheep JE3Blue Sheep JE3Brown Sheep JE3Green Sheep JE3Red Sheep JE3Black Sheep JE3
  • Changed color texture to match wool colors.
Shulker White ShulkerOrange ShulkerMagenta ShulkerLight Blue ShulkerYellow ShulkerLime ShulkerPink ShulkerGray ShulkerLight Gray ShulkerCyan ShulkerBlue ShulkerBrown ShulkerGreen ShulkerRed ShulkerBlack Shulker
Wither Wither JE1 BE1

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Concrete White ConcreteOrange ConcreteMagenta ConcreteLight Blue ConcreteYellow ConcreteLime ConcretePink ConcreteGray ConcreteLight Gray ConcreteCyan ConcretePurple ConcreteBlue ConcreteBrown ConcreteGreen ConcreteRed ConcreteBlack Concrete Pickaxe
  • Can be used as a decorative block.
Concrete powder White Concrete PowderOrange Concrete PowderMagenta Concrete PowderLight Blue Concrete PowderYellow Concrete PowderLime Concrete PowderPink Concrete PowderGray Concrete PowderLight Gray Concrete PowderCyan Concrete PowderPurple Concrete PowderBlue Concrete PowderBrown Concrete PowderGreen Concrete PowderRed Concrete PowderBlack Concrete Powder
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sand +
Matching Dye +
Gravel
Shovel
  • Can be used as a decorative block.
  • Can be turned into Concrete if it comes into contact with water.
Glazed terracotta White Glazed Terracotta JE2 BE2Orange Glazed Terracotta JE2 BE2Magenta Glazed Terracotta JE2 BE2Light Blue Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Yellow Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Lime Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Pink Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Gray Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Light Gray Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Cyan Glazed Terracotta JE2 BE2Purple Glazed Terracotta JE2Blue Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Brown Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Green Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Red Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1Black Glazed Terracotta JE1 BE1
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Matching Dyed Terracotta +
Any fuel


Pickaxe
  • Can be used as a decorative block.
  • Can be useful in redstone mechanisms, as blocks pushed by pistons don't stick to it on the side.
Beds for all colors White Bed JE2 BE2Orange Bed JE2 BE2Magenta Bed JE2 BE2Light Blue Bed JE2 BE2Yellow Bed JE2 BE2Lime Bed JE2 BE2Pink Bed JE2 BE2Gray Bed JE2 BE2Light Gray Bed JE2 BE2Cyan Bed JE2 BE2Purple Bed JE2 BE2Blue Bed JE2 BE2Brown Bed JE2 BE2Green Bed JE2 BE2Black Bed JE2 BE2
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Matching Wool +
Any Planks

Ingredients Crafting recipe
White Bed +
Matching Colored Dye


Axe
  • Can be used to set the player's spawn point and to skip the night.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Wools, banners and shulker boxes White Wool JE2 BE2Orange Wool JE3 BE3Magenta Wool JE3 BE3Light Blue Wool JE3 BE3Yellow Wool JE3 BE3Lime Wool JE3 BE3Pink Wool JE3 BE3Gray Wool JE3 BE3Light Gray Wool JE3 BE3Cyan Wool JE3 BE3Purple Wool JE3 BE3Blue Wool JE3 BE3Brown Wool JE3 BE3Green Wool JE3 BE3Red Wool JE3 BE3Black Wool JE3 BE3

White BannerOrange BannerMagenta BannerLight Blue BannerYellow BannerLime BannerPink BannerGray BannerLight Gray BannerCyan BannerPurple BannerBlue BannerBrown BannerGreen BannerRed BannerBlack Banner

White Shulker BoxOrange Shulker BoxMagenta Shulker BoxLight Blue Shulker BoxYellow Shulker BoxLime Shulker BoxPink Shulker BoxGray Shulker BoxLight Gray Shulker BoxCyan Shulker BoxBlue Shulker BoxBrown Shulker BoxGreen Shulker BoxRed Shulker BoxBlack Shulker Box

Bed Red Bed (N) JE4
  • Renamed to "Red Bed".
  • Can now only be crafted using red wool.
  • Changed texture.
  • Now has a 3D model in the inventory.
  • Beds are made bouncy, though they do not completely reduce all fall damage.
Hardened clay Terracotta JE1 BE1
Buttons, levers, redstone torches, torches, and tripwire hooks
Fences, cobblestone walls, glass panes, and iron bars
  • Now connect to the back and underside of stairs

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Parrot Spawn Egg Parrot Spawn Egg JE1 BE1
  • Available in the creative inventory.
  • Can be used to spawn parrots.
Knowledge Book Knowledge Book JE1
  • Only available with commands.
  • Can be used to unlock recipes.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Map Map

Non-mob entities

Changed

Name Image Changed
Minecart with TNT Minecart with TNT JE1 BE1
  • No longer instantly explode when hit with fire charges; instead, they explode as if primed by an activator rail.
Paintings Painting JE1 BE1 Will now try to place the largest possible in the available space it has

Sounds

New

Name Trigger Sound
Xylophone If bone block is under the note block.
Bell If block of gold is under the note block.
Flute If clay is under the note block.
Chime If packed ice is under the note block.
Guitar If wool is under the note block.

Changed

Name Changed
Fishing Rod
  • Casting
  • Reeling
Eye of Ender
  • Throwing an eye of ender
  • An eye of ender exploding or popping back into item form
  • Putting ender eye in end portal frames (dinging sound)
End portal
  • Completing the end portal and having the portal spawn (evil sound)
Boat
  • Boat paddles
Player
  • Player drowning
  • Player burning
Toasts
  • Completing a challenge advancement
  • Toast notifications

Gameplay

New

Name Description
Recipe book
  • Catalogs recipes that are unlocked when the criteria are met.
  • When a recipe is clicked, it will appear in the crafting grid, and can be crafted if materials are available.

Changed

Name Changed
Advancements
  • Replaces Achievements.
  • Can be customized via JSON files.
  • There are currently 5 tabs.
Now, it can be open by keyboard keybinding L.

Other

Changed

Name Changed
Java
  • Support for Java 6 and 7 was dropped in this version, so Java 8 or later is now required.