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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Alpha v1.0.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Infdev releases.
Mobs
New
| Name |
Image |
Habitat |
Drops |
Note
|
| Cow
|
|
Surface
|
|
Can be milked.
|
| Slime
|
|
Underground
|
|
- Comes in 3 sizes.
- Larger slimes split into smaller slimes when killed.
|
| Chicken
|
|
Surface
|
|
Lays eggs.
|
| Spider Jockey
|
|
Dark places
|
|
The first composite mob.
|
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Hostile mobs
|
  
|
Now have unique sounds instead of sharing the player's sounds.
|
Blocks
New
| Name |
Image |
Obtaining |
Tool Required |
Uses
|
| Redstone Ore
|
|
Generates deep underground.
|
Pickaxe (iron or better)
|
Drops redstone dust.
|
| Redstone Dust
|

|
A block form of redstone dust.
|
Any
|
Transmits redstone power.
|
| Redstone Torch
|

|
|
Any
|
Powers redstone components.
|
| Lever
|
|
|
Any
|
Toggles redstone components on and off.
|
| Button
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
Temporarily powers redstone components when pressed.
|
| Stone Pressure Plate
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
Powers redstone components while stepped on.
|
| Wooden Pressure Plate
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
Powers redstone components while stepped on.
|
| Iron Door
|
|
|
Pickaxe
|
Can only be opened by a redstone signal.
|
| Ice
|
|
Generates in winter mode worlds.
|
Pickaxe
|
- Covers the water in winter worlds.
- Water exposed to snowfall will freeze.
|
| Snow
|
|
Generates in winter mode worlds.
|
Shovel
|
- Covers the ground in winter worlds.
- Flat surfaces exposed to snowfall will accumulate snow.
|
| Snow Block
|
|
|
Shovel
|
A building block only obtainable in winter mode.
|
| Cactus
|
|
Generates on sand.
|
Any
|
- Grows more cactus on top of itself.
- Damages entities that touch it.
|
| Reeds
|
|
Generate on grass next to water.
|
Any
|
- Grow more reeds on top of themselves.
- Can be crafted into paper.
|
| Clay block
|
|
- Generates in and around water.
|
Shovel
|
Drops clay.
|
| Jukebox
|
|
|
Axe
|
Can play music discs.
|
| Fence
|
|
|
Axe
|
Cannot be jumped over.
|
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Bookshelf
|
|
Is now craftable:
|
| Bricks
|
|
- Texture changed.
- Are now craftable:
|
| Sign
|
|
Can now be placed on walls.
|
| Lava
|
|
Can now set fire to nearby flammable blocks.
|
| Monster spawner
|
|
No longer drops itself when mined.
|
| Furnace
|
|
Lit furnaces now drop normal furnaces instead of lit furnaces when mined.
|
Items
New
| Name |
Image |
Obtaining |
Uses
|
| Redstone Dust
|
|
Drops from redstone ore.
|
Transmits redstone power.
|
| Snowball
|
|
Drops from snow and snow blocks mined with a shovel.
|
Can be thrown or crafted into snow blocks.
|
| Leather
|
|
Drops from cows.
|
Can be crafted into leather armor.
|
| Milk bucket
|
|
Obtained by using a bucket on a cow.
|
Does not yet have a use.
|
| Paper
|
|
|
Can be crafted into books.
|
| Book
|
|
|
Can be crafted into bookshelves.
|
| Clay
|
|
Drops from clay blocks.
|
Can be cooked into bricks or crafted into clay blocks.
|
| Brick
|
|
|
Used to craft brick blocks.
|
| Slimeball
|
|
Drops from slimes.
|
Does not yet have a use.
|
| Egg
|
|
Chickens randomly lay eggs.
|
Does not yet have a use.
|
| Music disc
|

|
Found in dungeon chests.
|
Can be played in a jukebox.
|
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Leather armor
|
  
|
- Now crafted with leather instead of wool.
- Renamed from "cloth" armor to "leather" armor.
|
| Arrow
|
|
Now crafted with flint instead of iron ingot.
|
| Wooden and cobblestone stairs
|

|
Inventory icon is now a (bugged) 3d model instead of a flat texture.
|
| Wooden door
|
|
Has a new inventory icon.
|
Non-mob entities
New
Structures
Changed
| Name |
Image |
Changed
|
| Oak tree
|
|
Can now sometimes generate in larger and more complex shapes.
|
Gameplay
New
| Name |
Description
|
| Executable client
|
Before this version, Minecraft was only playable through a browser.
|
| Cave sounds
|
Added cave ambience.
|
See also