#13w16a

[danvataylor]

13w16a!

Back to the good old days of snapshots. I will default to these when they come out. A Planet Minecraft posting is also up: http://www.planetminecraft.com/server/danvas-snapshot-server/ .

Have fun peeps!

[rincewindsapprentice]

I just figured out something you can do with the carpet.

Since you can place it on top of dispensers, you could hide arrow traps underneath floors!

No one would be able to see it coming.

[the-minecraft-blog]

Some screenshots from the new Minecraft snapshot: 13w16a.

Horses are confirmed as awesome and lots of fun. They're really fast and really cool. Also carpet blocks are very nifty, and will definitely be a useful decoration.

The new launcher allows you to try out the snapshot without having to change your version, as it's separate from the current launcher, so just use the new launcher to play the snapshot, then use the regular one when you want to play 1.5.1 again.

[pitforge-blog]

Minecraft Snapshot 13w16a (horses!)

This snapshot in bullet point form:

Added horses, based on the work of John Olarte (DrZhark), of Mo’ Creatures fame

Added hay bales

Added leashes

Added carpets

The “Respiration” enchantment now also helps seeing underwater

New launcher

To get the snapshot, use the new launcher available in the link below. To return to 1.5.1, simply start the old launcher and play as normal.

Windows: http://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/MinecraftDev.exe

Mac/OSX: http://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/MinecraftDev.dmg

Linux/Other: http://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/MinecraftDev.jar

Source: Mojang