Update 0.12.1

Update 0.12.1 is an update that is upcoming for Minecraft Pocket Edition. It is also widely called 'The Nether Update'.

Release Date
The Update was initially planned for the 29th of July but was pushed back due to technical difficulties. It may be sometime in or September.

Beta Builds
The 0.12.1 Beta Builds have been released, and the current version is Build 12.

ADDITIONS
General
 * Hunger
 * The Nether
 * Nether Portals can be upto 23 x 23 blocks.
 * Controller Support
 * Experience Points
 * Enchanting
 * Will require Lapis Lazuli
 * Weather
 * More Difficulty Modes-
 * Peaceful
 * Easy
 * Normal
 * Hard
 * More Movement
 * Sprinting
 * Sneaking (Crouching)
 * Critical Hits
 * Scored by attacking mid-air.

Blocks

 * Enchantment Table
 * Version Exclusive: The book appears to glow, has luminosity
 * Anvils
 * Brewing Stand
 * Quartz Ore
 * Nether Brick Fence
 * Flower Pots
 * Soul Sand

Items

 * Potions
 * Mob Heads
 * Version Exclusive:  Icons are not in 3D.
 * Golden Carrots
 * Glistering Melon
 * Golden Apples
 * Nether Wart
 * Spider Eye
 * Ghast Tear
 * Fermented Spider Eye
 * Poisonous Potatoes
 * Blaze Rod
 * Golden Nuggets

Generated Structures

 * Nether Fortresses

Passive

 * Ocelots
 * Tamable using Fish

Neutral

 * Iron Golems
 * Snow Golems
 * Version Exclusive:  Snow Golem's head appears as a Jack O' Lantern
 * Can still be created using a Pumpkin
 * Version Exclusive:  Snow Golem's pumpkin face can be removed using Shears
 * The 2nd Layer of the face ( Golem.jpg ) will be displayed.

Hostile

 * Wither Skeletons
 * Blaze
 * Ghasts
 * Zombie Villager
 * Baby Zombie Villager
 * Version Exclusive: Villagers retain their profession and clothes, which appear tattered
 * Charged Creepers
 * Spawns when lightning strikes within 5 blocks of a Creeper

General

 * Version Exclusive:  Players can move health, experience and hunger bars to their choice.
 * Nether Reactor blocks will still exist but will be rendered useless.
 * Option to disable auto-jump
 * Buttons for Sneaking and Jumping
 * Button for taming Ocelots.
 * Third Person (Front Mode) View

Blocks/Items

 * Updated Boat icon showing paddles
 * Different Boat icons for different wood types
 * Version Exclusive:  Snow now obeys gravity
 * Blocks related to Nether Reactor will only be decorational
 * Player can interact with interactive blocks in Creative Mode
 * Leather is now used in Book recipes
 * Doors can be stacked upto 64
 * Water, Lava and Ladders now have sounds
 * Quartz Pillars can be placed horizontally
 * Packed Ice has new texture

World Generation

 * Version Exclusive:  Leaves in Taiga Biomes appear frost covered

Mobs

 * Magma Cubes and Ghasts now spawn naturally in the Nether
 * Slimes have particle effects when jumping
 * Mobs drop experience when killed
 * Mobs sizzling effect when extinguished
 * Hostile Mobs can wear armor and hold items

Villagers

 * Can use doors
 * Farmer Villagers can plant Seeds
 * Villagers can now breed

Food

 * Food will effect the hunger bar instead of the health bar

For Brewing Purposes

 * Gunpowder
 * Redstone Dust
 * Glowstone Dust
 * Magma Cream
 * Sugar
 * Rabbit's Foot

Other

 * Slimeball
 * Bottle 'O Enchanting
 * Apples
 * All Minerals, Food, Armor
 * Other Items (Sticks, String, etc.)
 * Enchanted Books

Spawn Eggs

 * Ghast Spawn Egg
 * Blaze Spawn Egg
 * Ocelot Spawn Egg

Gallery
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