Proto:Minecraft: Java Edition/Beta/Beta 1.9/Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4

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Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 is the fourth pre-release for Java Edition 1.0.0. It was released on October 13, 2011.

Additions

Blocks

End Portal Block

The block now functions properly, and is used to bring players into the End.

End Portal Frame

Functionality was added for the End portal frame. It can be repaired with Eyes of Ender to create a portal to the End. Its texture has been updated since the last update.

End Stone

A block that can naturally generate in the End. Its texture has been updated since the last update.

Items

Glistening Melon

An item that can be crafted and used as a brewing ingredient. It is now used for the Potion of Healing instead of a ghast tear.

Ghast Tear

This item is now used for brewing the Potion of Regeneration.

Splash Potions

• An item that can be used to put another player/mob under various effects.
• A potion can be changed into a splash potion when brewed with gunpowder.
• It has an Area of Effect when thrown.

Mobs

Ender Dragon

• A mob that is the first boss mob in the game as of this update.
• This mob only spawns once in the End and never again.

World Generation

The End

• The End is a new dimension.
• It replaces the previously planned Sky Dimension, in terms of world type.
• The dimension is only one island floating in a black void.
• Endermen and the Ender Dragon spawn here.

Obsidian Pillars

These pillars spawn in the End dimension. They have no use as of yet.

End Portal

• The End portal is a portal that naturally generates in strongholds.
• The portal takes at most 12 Eyes of Ender to activate.

General

Enchanting

• Enchanting is now fully implemented.
• Currently, only the enchantments Aqua Affinity, Blast Protection, Efficiency, Feather Falling, Fire Aspect, Fire Protection, Fortune, Knockback, Projectile Protection, Protection, Respiration, Sharpness, Silk Touch, Smite, and Unbreaking have been added, and only swords, axes, pickaxes, shovels, armor, can be enchanted.

server.properties

• New settings:
  • debug
  • enable-query
  • enable-rcon
  • query.port
  • rcon.password
  • rcon.port

Changes

Blocks

Buckets

Placing fluids (water or lava) with a bucket treats other fluid source blocks like solid blocks, allowing the player to place them on top of each other without an adjacent wall.

Gameplay

Status Effects

A swirl effect now shows up on players that are under the effect of a status effect.

Sun and Moon

• The Sun and Moon now rise in the east and set in the west, based on the top of maps being North, but introduce a horrible game-breaking new change; they're now...round. This thankfully would be reverted in Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6.
• There are now moon phases, akin to the actual Moon.

General

Texture Packs

The player can now reload the texture pack by pressing F3 and T at the same time.

Version Number

The version number no longer displays.

Bug Fixes

• Enchanting is now server-side instead of being only a client-side change.
• The Shift + Click crash bug with enchanting tables and brewing stands has been fixed.
• Critical hits now appear in multiplayer.
• Glass towers stretching to the top of the map no longer appear over strongholds.
• All minecart with furnace bugs, except the lighting bug, have been fixed.

Reupload

This version was reuploaded to fix the incorrect version number, which still displayed as "Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3".