Minecraft 1.6 - New Launcher (Windows) Minecraft 1.6 - New Launcher (MAC/OSX) Minecraft 1.Alternative download options for Minecraft: Java Edition New Respiration enchantment (easier to see underwater)ĭownload links Windows users: Remember to click 'Save As' because this is not a rar, it's an exe.New horses mob (based on Mo Creatures mod).This is starting from Minecraft 1.6 (snapshot 13w16). You MUST have the new launcher to play the latest versions of the game. Old launcher is NOT Minecraft 1.6+ compatible One huge, very important piece of information. Fixes game freezing bugs and full screen crashes.Multiple Minecraft accounts (pick username).Automatically downloads sound files (sound packs).

Ability for Mojang to add new code libraries to help increase performance and stability.New Minecraft Launcher - Screenshot Why a new launcher? Nathan explained these very well, and the case for a new launcher is a no brainer. Starting in Minecraft 1.6, the game will run on Java 6 (rather than Java 5) and the OpenGL version 2.0 will be used. Whatever setup you like, you can keep them all safely sealed in jars and swap them in using the launcher. Alternatively, you might have a jar of an old version of Minecraft for a mod that's not updated yet, another for the latest released version and another for the latest snapshot. So you might have a jar for Mo's Creatures and another with Optifine and Biomes o Plenty. Even better, you can create several jar's with all your favourite mods and texture packs spread out. You won't need to worry about renaming the old jar and calling the new one minecraft.jar. So if you want to play an older version of Minecraft you can simply select the jar and away you go. One of the other big improvements with the new launcher is the ability to select different jar's from the menu. These include updating LWJGL, Minecraft API support, automatic snapshot updates and security improvements. The 13w16a snapshot (part of Minecraft 1.6) contains major improvements to the Minecraft launcher and UI. Minecraft 13w16a is available to download now.

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