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{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft Beta 1.9 Prerelease
|vernum=1.9-pre1
|image=Beta 1.9 Prerelease.png
|image2=Beta 1.9 Prerelease menu.png
|edition=Java
|type=Pre-release
|parent=1.0.0
|date=September 22, 2011
|clientdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-beta/b1.9/pre/b1.9-pre1.jar Client] ([https://meta.omniarchive.uk/versions/v1/b1.9-pre1.json .json])
|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.9/pre/b1.9-pre1.jar Server]
|prevparent=Beta 1.8.1
|next=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2
|nextparent=1.0.1
}}
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'''Beta 1.9 Prerelease''' is the first pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.0.0]], released on September 22, 2011,<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|116880362793222144|Minecraft Beta 1.9 prerelease can be found here, http://assets.minecraft.net/1_9-pre/minecraft.jar (server jar also available)|September 22, 2011}}</ref> which adds [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es, 6 new blocks including [[Minecraft:Nether bricks]] and some variants, 5 new mobs including [[Minecraft:villager]]s and [[Minecraft:blaze]]s, 4 new items including [[Minecraft:ghast tear]]s, the [[Minecraft:mushroom island]] biome, and makes some minor changes.

While initially a pre-release for Beta 1.9, Mojang instead opted to delay the release of this update until [[Minecraft:MINECON 2011]] and release it under the name "Minecraft [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.0.0|1.0.0]]". This decision was made after a few development versions labelled as Beta 1.9 were already released, so the Beta 1.9 name was kept for all of the development versions in the gap between [[Minecraft:Beta 1.8.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.0.0|''Minecraft'' 1.0.0]], excluding the release candidates ([[Minecraft:Java Edition RC1|RC1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition RC2|RC2]]).

== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Nether Bricks JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether bricks|Nether brick]]'''
* Generates in [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es.

'''[[File:Nether Brick Stairs (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether brick stairs]]'''
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:Nether brick]].
{{Crafting table
|A1= Nether Bricks
|A2= Nether Bricks
|B2= Nether Bricks
|A3= Nether Bricks
|B3= Nether Bricks
|C3= Nether Bricks
|Output= Nether Brick Stairs,4
}}

'''[[File:Nether Brick Fence (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether brick fence]]'''
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:Nether brick]].
{{Crafting table
|A1=Nether Bricks
|A2=Nether Bricks
|B1=Nether Bricks
|B2=Nether Bricks
|C1=Nether Bricks
|C2=Nether Bricks
|Output=Nether Brick Fence,6
}}

'''[[File:Mycelium JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Mycelium]]'''
* Generates in [[Minecraft:mushroom island]]s.
* Unobtainable without inventory editors.

'''[[File:Lily Pad JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lily pad]]s'''
* Appear grayscale in the inventory and have no in-game name.
* Are non-solid.
* Generate in [[Minecraft:swampland]]s.
* Can only be placed on [[Minecraft:water]].

=== Items ===
'''[[File:Blaze Rod JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Blaze rod]]'''
* Drops from [[Minecraft:blaze]]s.
* Has no function.

'''[[File:Ghast Tear JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ghast tear]]'''
* Drops from [[Minecraft:ghast]]s.
* Has no function.

'''[[File:Gold Nugget JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Gold nugget]]'''
* Drops from [[Minecraft:zombie pigmen]].
* Crafted from a [[Minecraft:gold ingot]].
{{Crafting Table
|B2=Gold Ingot
|Output=Gold Nugget,9}}

'''[[File:Nether Wart (item).png|32px]] {{Animate|Nether Wart Age 0.png; Nether Wart Age 1-2.png; Nether Wart Age 3 JE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Nether wart]]'''
* Is found in [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es.
* Can only be placed on [[Minecraft:soul sand]].
* Has no function.

=== Mobs ===
'''[[File:Blaze (pre-texture update).gif|32px]] [[Minecraft:Blaze]]'''
* Is a [[Minecraft:hostile mob]]. 
* May spawn naturally in [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es in groups of 2 or 3.
* May also spawn from [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s in [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]].
* A blaze attacks by floating upward and shooting [[Minecraft:Small Fireball|fireballs]] at its target in volleys of three at a time. 
* It can also attack its target in melee range with its spinning rods.
* Immune to [[Minecraft:fire]] damage.
* Weak to [[Minecraft:water]] and [[Minecraft:snowball]]s.

'''[[File:Magma Cube JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Magma cube]]'''
* Is a [[Minecraft:hostile mob]] found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]]. 
* Behaves similarly to a [[Minecraft:slime]], but is fireproof, jumps higher and less often, and deals more [[Minecraft:damage]].

'''[[File:Red Mooshroom JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Mooshroom]]'''
* Spawns in [[Minecraft:mushroom island]]s.
* Can be milked using [[Minecraft:bucket]]s to get [[Minecraft:milk]].
* Can be milked using [[Minecraft:bowl]]s to get [[Minecraft:mushroom stew]].
* Shearing a mooshroom drops 5 [[Minecraft:red mushroom]]s and turns the mooshroom into a [[Minecraft:cow]], emitting a smaller version of the [[Minecraft:Particles (Java Edition)#largeexplode|explosion]] particle. 
** The mushrooms do not grow back.

'''[[File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow golem]]'''
* Is a buildable [[Minecraft:passive mob]]; created by placing two [[Minecraft:Snow Block|snow blocks]] and a [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin|pumpkin]] on top.
* Throws [[Minecraft:snowball]]s at monsters, which provokes them into attacking it.
* It produces a trail of [[Minecraft:snow]].

'''{{Animate|Farmer.png; Librarian.png; Priest.png; Blacksmith.png; Butcher.png; Nitwit.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Villager]]s'''
* Spawn in [[Minecraft:village]]s.
* Have 5 main professions (numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, 4); other profession numbers appear as a green-robed unnamed villager.
* Have the word "TESTIFICATE" displayed over their heads.
* Share the same AI as [[Minecraft:pig]]s; however, they do not flee when attacked.

=== World generation ===
'''{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean|id=legacy-frozen-ocean|text=Frozen ocean}}'''
* Generates rarely across the edges of ice plains.
* Identical to the [[Minecraft:ocean]] biome but with snowfall, ice, lower temperature and slightly greater height variation.

'''{{BiomeLink|Frozen river}}'''
* Generates where rivers form in ice plains.
* Identical to the [[Minecraft:river]] biome but with snowfall, ice and lower temperature.

'''{{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains|text=Ice plains}}'''
* Generates in large blobs that are 4x larger than a normal biome.
* Contains sparse oak trees where [[Minecraft:Short Grass|grass]] generates underneath.

'''{{BiomeLink|Snowy Mountains|text=Ice mountains}}'''
* An unused variant of ice plains that is completely inaccessible without modding.
* Has the same terrain as extreme hills.

'''{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields|text=Mushroom island}}'''
* Generates in 1 in 100 spaces in oceans.
* Has a surface of [[Minecraft:mycelium]] blocks with [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s scattered across.
* No hostile mobs spawn in it.
* While mostly generating in the middle of oceans, mushroom islands can also rarely generate connected to other land and even be fully landlocked.

'''{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Field Shore|text=Mushroom island shore}}'''
* A variant of the mushroom island biome that generates where oceans and mushroom islands meet.
* No hostile mobs spawn in them.
* Has the same base height as oceans but has a much flatter sea bed.

'''{{EnvLink|Nether fortress}}'''
* Is a large [[Minecraft:structure]] found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], consisting of bridges, corridors, and towers.
* Two blaze [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s generate in every Nether fortress, and are located on small platforms surrounded by nether brick fences with a three-block staircase leading up to it.

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Particles (Java Edition)|Particles]]'''
* Added {{code|dripWater}} and {{code|dripLava}}.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Monster Spawner JE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Monster spawner]]'''
* Texture changed from [[File:Monster Spawner JE1.png|32px]].

'''[[File:Lava JE14.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lava]]'''
* When flowing lava hits a water source directly from above, it creates [[Minecraft:stone]].
** Previously, lava would flow through the water.
* If lava is above a ceiling that is a single block thick, particles of lava will drip through, provided the player is within 13 blocks of the ceiling.

'''[[File:Rose JE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Rose]]s'''
* Generate naturally once again.

'''[[File:Water JE11.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Water]]'''
* If water is above a ceiling that is a single block thick, particles of the water will drip through, provided the player is within 13 blocks of the ceiling.

=== Items ===
'''{{Animate|Chainmail Armor JE1 BE1.png; Diamond Armor JE1 BE1.png; Golden Armor JE1 BE1.png; Iron Armor JE1 BE1.png; Leather Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Armor]]'''
* Armor level no longer decreases as the durability goes lower.
* Armor durability increased.
* Armor no longer reduces some types of damage:
** [[Minecraft:Explosion]]
** [[Minecraft:Fire]]
** [[Minecraft:Projectiles]]

'''[[File:Gold Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Gold ingot]]'''
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:gold nugget|gold nuggets]].
{{Crafting Table
|A1=Gold Nugget
|A2=Gold Nugget
|A3=Gold Nugget
|B1=Gold Nugget
|B2=Gold Nugget
|B3=Gold Nugget
|C1=Gold Nugget
|C2=Gold Nugget
|C3=Gold Nugget
|Output=Gold Ingot
}}

'''[[File:Pumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin seeds]]'''
* 2 to 4 pumpkin seeds now have a {{frac|10|75}} chance of generating in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] chests.

=== Mobs ===
'''[[File:Enderman JE2.png|82px]] [[Minecraft:Enderman]]'''
* Now, [[Minecraft:arrow]]s, [[Minecraft:snowball]]s, [[Minecraft:egg]]s, and other ranged attacks do not hit them because they teleport away before impact.
* Enderman now teleport away and become [[Minecraft:neutral]] if they are in [[Minecraft:water]].
* Amount of blocks able to be carried by endermen is now limited (see [[Minecraft:Enderman#Moving blocks|here]] for the list of blocks).
* Endermen no longer have any sounds.

'''[[File:Ghast JE1 BE1.gif|40px]] [[Minecraft:Ghast]]'''
* Ghasts are now affected by [[Minecraft:light]] and no longer appear with the same brightness anywhere.
* Now drop 0-1 [[Minecraft:ghast tear]]s.

'''[[File:Skeleton JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Skeleton]]'''
* Model changed from [[File:Skeleton JE3 BE1.png|32px]].

=== Non-mob entities ===
'''[[File:Arrow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Arrow]]s'''
* No longer visually stay stuck in [[Minecraft:mob]]s upon impact.

=== World generation ===
'''General'''
* Landmasses now generate at half scale, resulting in smaller continents and less distance between them.

'''{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}'''
* Slightly reduced height variation from 0.5 to 0.4.

'''{{BiomeLink|Swamp}}'''
* [[Minecraft:Grass Block|Grass]], [[Minecraft:leaves]], and [[Minecraft:water]] blocks are now [[Minecraft:tint]]ed darker.

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Jumping]]'''
* When the [[Minecraft:player]] jumps, their [[Minecraft:experience]] increases by a number between 1 and 100 experience.
* Continuous jumping by holding down the jump key is no longer possible.

== Technical ==
=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Options|Performance]]'''
* Performance improvements.

'''Level format'''
* {{nbt|long|SizeOnDisk}} in [[Minecraft:Java Edition level format#level.dat format|level.dat]] is no longer updated. It is still initialized to 0 for new worlds.
** This causes the [[Minecraft:Select World]] screen to always display a size of 0.00 MB for worlds created in this version and never update for worlds migrated from previous versions.</onlyinclude>

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