Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease

Minecraft Beta 1.9 Prerelease

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	September 22, 2011
Type	Pre-release
Pre-release for	1.0.0
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	18
Minimum Java version	Java SE 5
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Beta 1.9 Prerelease is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.0.0, released on September 22, 2011, which adds nether fortresses, 6 new blocks including nether bricks and some variants, 5 new mobs including villagers and blazes, 4 new items including ghast tears, the mushroom island biome and some minor changes.

Initially a pre-release for Beta 1.9, Mojang instead opted to delay the release of this update until MINECON 2011 and release it under the name "Minecraft 1.0.0". 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 Pad

• Appear grayscale in the inventory and have no in-game name.
• Are non-solid.
• Can only be placed in swamplands.
  • Cannot be placed by aiming at the water surface; instead, players must target the side of a block placed above the water level.

Mycelium

• Generates in mushroom islands.

Nether Brick

• Generates in nether fortresses.

Nether Brick Fence

Nether Brick Stairs

Nether Wart

Items

Blaze Rod

• Drops from blazes.

Ghast Tear

• Drops from ghasts.

Gold Nugget

• Drops from zombie pigmen.
• Used to craft gold ingots.

Mobs

Blaze

• Spawns in nether fortresses.

Magma Cube

• Spawns in the nether.

Mooshroom

• Spawns in mushroom islands.

Snow Golem

Villager

• Spawn in villages.
• Had the word "TESTIFICATE" displayed over their heads.
• Trading is currently not implemented.
• No sound files have been implemented for them, yet.
• Share the same AI as pigs, however, don't flee when attacked.

World generation

Biomes

• Added the mushroom island biome.
• Re-added tundras as ice plains. They now generate with sparse trees and flatter terrain.
• Added the frozen ocean biome.

Structures

• Added nether fortresses.

Features

• Roses generate naturally once again.

Changes

Items

Arrows

• No longer visually stay stuck in mobs when hit.

General

Swampland

• Grass, leaves, and water blocks are now tinted darker.

Jumping

• When the player jumps, their experience increases by a number between 1 and 100 experience.
• Continuous jumping by holding down the jump key is no longer possible.

Performance

• Performance improvements.