Proto:Minecraft: Java Edition/Beta/Beta 1.9/Beta 1.9 Prerelease 1

This is a sub-page of Proto:Minecraft: Java Edition/Beta/Beta 1.9.

This update was originally supposed to be for a part of the beta as a prerelease update for 1.9. This was later changed so it was part of the official Minecraft release as "Minecraft 1.0.0" at MINECON 2011. However, this decision was made after a few development versions tagged as Beta 1.9 were already sent out, so the name Beta 1.9 was kept for all of the development versions in the gap between Beta 1.8.1 and Minecraft 1.0.0, other than the release candidates.

Additions

Blocks

Lily Pads

A short, flat non-solid block that can only be found naturally growing on water in swamps.

Mycelium

A block that naturally generates on mushroom islands.

Nether Bricks

A block that naturally generates with nether fortresses.

Nether Brick Fence

A block that naturally generates with nether fortresses.

Nether Brick Stairs

A block that naturally generates with nether fortresses.

Nether Wart

A non-solid block that naturally generates in farms inside nether fortresses.

Items

Blaze Rod

An item that blazes drop. Currently does not have any use.

Ghast Tear

An item that ghasts drop. Currently does not have any use.

Gold Nugget

An item that can be both dropped by zombie pigmen and used to craft gold ingots.

Nether Wart

An item that can be placed on soul sand and farmed. Currently does not have a use outside farming, and can only be placed in the nether.

Mobs

Blaze

A mob that naturally spawns inside nether fortresses.

Magma Cube

A mob that naturally spawns inside the nether.

Mooshroom

A mob that naturally spawns on mushroom islands.

Snow Golem

A mob that can be summoned using two snow blocks and one pumpkin.

Villager

A mob that naturally spawns inside villages, which previously had no use. They can't be traded with at this point and use the same AI coding as pigs. They also have a name tag that reads "TESTIFICATE".

World generation

Biomes

The mushroom island biome, where mooshrooms and mycelium spawn, has been added.

Structures

Nether fortresses, where blazes and nether wart spawn among other loot, has been added.

Changes

Blocks

Monster Spawner

Monster spawners have a new texture.

Infdev	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 1 through 1.14

Items

Arrows no longer visually stick on mobs when they're hit. However, they still remain on players.

General

Debug feature

Jumping now increases your experience.

World generation

To do: Get a screenshot of swamps before 1.0.

The swampland biome now has darker grass, leaves, and water.