Java Edition 1.1

Minecraft 1.1

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	January 12, 2012
Development versions	Snapshots (5) (View all)
Downloads	Client (.json) Server (.exe)
Protocol version	23
Other instances of 1.1	Java Edition Classic server Java Edition Alpha Java Edition Beta New Nintendo 3DS Edition
◄◄ 1.0.0 ◄ 1.0.1 1.2.1 ►►

1.1 is a major update to Minecraft (Java Edition) released on January 12, 2012, which adds spawn eggs, support for multiple languages, the Superflat world type, and beaches. It is the first update to begin using snapshots, and to add 56 languages, and the first major release that did not introduce any new blocks. There were no minor versions to 1.1.

Additions

Items

Spawn eggs

• Spawns mobs when used.
• 20 types of spawn eggs, each spawning their respective mob:
  • The types were blaze, cave spider, chicken, cow, creeper, enderman, ghast, magma cube, mooshroom, pig, sheep, silverfish, skeleton, slime, spider, squid, villager, wolf, zombie, and zombie pigman.
• Are a creative-exclusive item.

World generation

Biomes

• Beaches
  • Re-added beaches after being removed in Beta 1.8.
    • Are now separate biomes instead of generated structures.

• Desert Hills
  • Hills variant of Desert.

• Extreme Hills Edge
  • Generates at edges of Extreme Hills.

• Forest Hills
  • Hills variant of Forests.

• Taiga Hills
  • Hills variant of Taigas.

World types

• Re-added world types to the Create World menu.
  • Types are Default and Superflat.
• Superflat world type
  • Generates completely flat worlds composed of bedrock, dirt, and grass blocks.
  • Villages can generate.

General

Languages

• Added 56 new translations.
  • Includes constructed and fictional languages such as Pirate Speak, Klingon, and Quenya.

Server.properties

• New settings:
  • level-type
  • spawn-npcs
  • generate-structures

Changes

Blocks

Farmland

• Farmland is no longer trampled when walked upon.

Fence gates

• The collision box on fence gates now matches that of fences.
• Fence gates can now be opened and closed using redstone.

Ladders

• Removed collision box from ladders.

Melons and pumpkins

• Can now grow onto dirt instead of only farmland.

Oak leaves

• Oak leaves now have a ¹⁄₂₀₀ chance of dropping apples.

Items

Bows

• Bows are now enchantable, with four new possible enchantments specific to bows: Power, Punch, Infinity, and Flame.

Golden apples

• Golden apple recipe has been changed to use gold nuggets instead of gold blocks.
• Golden apples now restore and provide Regeneration I for 5 seconds.

Music discs

• All music discs except for disc 11 can now be dropped when a creeper is killed by a skeleton.

Wheat

• The distance that wheat attracts mobs has increased from 2–3 blocks to 8–9 blocks.

Mobs

Mob AI

• Added the infrastructure for improved mob AI.
  • Allowed for more complicated behavior than before.
  • These behaviors themselves have not been implemented yet.

Magma cubes

• Can now drop magma cream upon death.

Sheep

• Sheep now can eat grass and tall grass, which regrows their wool.
• Baby sheep now eat faster than before.
• Sheep now drop 1–3 wool per shearing rather than 2-4.

Non-mob entities

Arrows

• Arrows that are burning now set entities on fire when hit.

World generation

Biomes

• Biomes have more varied elevations of land in previously flatter biomes.
  • These biomes include Desert, Forest, and Taiga.
• Smoothed color transitions between biomes.
  • Swampland grass, foliage, and water smoothly transition into other biomes.
• Taigas now contain snow and ice.

Villages

• Blacksmith buildings in villages now have a chest that contains loot.

Gameplay

Brewing

• Reduced brewing time from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.

Enchanting

• Narrowed the various possibility of enchantment levels.

The Void

• Removed the void fog in creative mode.

General

Servers

• Non-operator users are auto-kicked in multiplayer servers if they spam in chat too much.
• Operators are not notified of the kick; they must assume that the user was auto-kicked.

Fixes

3 bugs fixed

• Fixed "Sniper Duel" achievement not working.
• Fixed powered rails not depowering.
• Fixed powered rails not updating when placed.

Video

An official video documenting some of the 1.1's major features was released on Mojang's official YouTube channel on January 12, 2012. The video was made by Hat Films, who have made update trailers and videos for Mojang in the past.