1.9 pre 4 is out
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:18 am
"Beta 1.9 pre-4! http://assets.minecraft.net/1_9-pre4/minecraft.jar (and minecraft_server). PS. @notch's dragon is not available yet! =) "
Changes
Spikes added (pic?)
Glistering Melon added (Glister is the old English version of glitter)
Moon Now has phases
Round Sun and Moon
now the sun rises in the east
Enchantment Table now has a tooltip name on creative mode
New Stuff in Strongholds http://i.imgur.com/cKrK4.png
New block that is not sponge in The End Realm. It has the properties of stone
The Eyes of Ender now fly up in the direction of the nearest stronghold http://i.imgur.com/f1LiE.png
The potion of swiftness now leaves a visible effect on the player
The "End" Dimension can now be reached by using Eye of the Enders on all the "weird" blocks and you get teleported to a world with obsidian pillars, endermen, and not sponge(new block) http://i.imgur.com/zm2v3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/XtN6a.png
The end appears to be a large floating island instead of an infinitely generating zone
*Sleeping in beds in the End produces violent, fiery explosions, just like the Nether
currently no way to leave the End other than dying
The sun now rises on the right side of the map. Putting north at the top. And clouds float west
not in the game, but in the .JAR there is an enderdragon entry in the /mob sub-folder with textures (pics?)
Your current level is displayed in the center of the screen http://i.imgur.com/BKUSR.png
can no longer enchant the flint and steel
lighting in the rain is back
looks like experience has been slightly modified to give you more per action. eg) Way more XP for killing Zombie Pigmen. Might be an overall increase for testing purposes.
blue particle effect (like crits) to tell you enchantments are working
it looks like there are no enchantment costs above 5 skill pts
Nether Portals will not light in the End
You can no longer place a water source on a spot where there already is a water source. It will be placed next to it instead as another water source
Spiders appear to be more animated. The legs move more and not all at once.
Ender Dragon Textures http://imgur.com/a/6Tjam#XZbMr
server now has Rcon and Query support
character gives off a bubbly animation after it eats a golden apple
Signs can be Placed with greater freedom of rotation
torch on chest glitch? I know there was a glitch to do this earlier but maybe now it's easier? Confirmation?
Green particle effects on you when you're poisoned (pic?)
Enchantments
Sword of featherfall I (does not negate fall damage) (maybe more damaging to chickens?)
Bane of arthropods I (more damage to spiders)
pickaxe of Efficiency I/II (mines slightly faster)
sword with Smite I on it. (It glows blue instead of the normal pink) (More damaging to Skeletons and Zombies)
Sharpness I
Respiration I/II/III (Maybe it let's you breathe longer underwater or sprint longer?)
Projectile Protection I/II/III/IV (No health damage from arrows, still armour damage. Needs verification)
Protection I/II/IV (Protection II armor gives you absolutely no damage in lava while armor slowly deteriorates)
Fire Aspect I (lights enemy on fire.)
Efficiency I/II
Unbreaking I/II (You have a chance of not wasting a use of the tool)
Fire Protection I/II
Blast Protection I
sword of looting I (Mobs seem to be dropping much more loot than average)
pickaxe of fortune I video
(chance of doubling drop upon mining ore) (works on coal and diamonds, but not iron or gold. Seems to work only if the block would drop a different item type upon being mined.) (Pickaxe of Fortune doesn't work on iron/gold, since you could endlessly re-plant the harvested ore block)
Axe of Silk Touch I (Silk touch makes it so you get the block that you break. For instance breaking a glowstone block gives you a glowstone block instead of dust)
Aqua Affinity I (may increase duration of underwater breathing)
Potions
(May be some layover from 1.9pre3)
Water Bottle+Glistering Melon = Mundane Potion + Fermented Spider Eye = Potion of Weakness 1:30
Water Bottle+Nether Wart = Awkward Potion + Glistering Melon = Potion of Healing (Instant Health) + Glowstone Dust = Potion of Healing (Instant Health II)
Water Bottle+Nether Wart = Awkward Potion + Ghast Tear = Potion of Regeneration 0:45 + Glowstone Dust = Potion of Regeneration II 0:22
Weaponized potions. You can turn potions into splash potions by brewing gunpowder into a potion and it's in a different shaped flask. Instead of drinking it, you throw it like a grenade. http://i.imgur.com/aGKl8.png http://i.imgur.com/bsTFr.png
It's there if you want it, but the 'official' release is still 1.8.1
