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{{distinguish|Adventure Update}}
{{Infobox theme
| date = November 14, 2016
| image = ExplorationUpdateJava.png
| version = [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11]]
| prevparent = [[Minecraft:Frostburn Update]]
| nextparent = [[Minecraft:World of Color Update]]
}}
[[File:Exploration Update logo.png|thumb|Exploration Update logo.]]
{{relevant guide|Java Edition guides/Exploration Update}}

The '''Exploration Update''' is the name for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11]], a major update released on November 14, 2016.<ref name="1.11-pre1-blog">https://web.archive.org/web/20161114170041/http://www.mojang.com/2016/11/seek-out-the-exploration-update-111-on-pc-mac-now/</ref> The official name for the update, the ''Exploration Update'', was revealed on September 24, 2016, during the Opening Ceremony at [[Minecraft:MINECON 2016]].<ref>{{ytl|z27f6WkDWwk|MINECON 2016 Day 1 @ 2:32:27|Minecraft|September 24, 2016|t=2h32m27s}}</ref> During the "Casual Chat with Jens" panel at MINECON, he suggested that the name "Expedition Update" was more suitable to the theme of the update compared to the "Exploration Update".<ref>{{ytl|5b1kMBSb-tQ|MINECON 2016 Day 2 @ 4:31:22|Minecraft|September 25, 2016|t=4h31m22s}}</ref>

The main features of the update were announced on the second day of MINECON 2016, during "The Minecraft 1.11 Change Log" on September 25, 2016.<ref>{{ytl|Vm6oplvyyh0|MINECON 2016 The Minecraft 1.11 Change Log|Minecraft|September 25, 2016}}</ref> However, snapshots for the update initially began around two months prior to the reveal of the main features, with the features being added in a snapshot just a few days after MINECON.

Mojang released the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11-pre1|first (and only) pre-release]] for the Exploration Update on November 8, 2016.

== Additions ==
{{main|Java Edition 1.11}}
{{Additions table|Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Stray Spawn Egg Revision 2
|Husk Spawn Egg Revision 2
|Elder Guardian Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Donkey Spawn Egg Revision 2
|Mule Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Zombie Horse Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Zombie Villager Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Observer
|White Shulker Box
|Light Gray Shulker Box
|Gray Shulker Box
|Black Shulker Box
|Brown Shulker Box
|Red Shulker Box
|Orange Shulker Box
|Yellow Shulker Box
|Lime Shulker Box
|Green Shulker Box
|Cyan Shulker Box
|Light Blue Shulker Box
|Blue Shulker Box
|Shulker Box
|Magenta Shulker Box
|Pink Shulker Box
|Shulker Shell
|Enchanted Book[&7Curse of Vanishing]
|Enchanted Book[&7Curse of Binding]
|Ocean Explorer Map
|Woodland Explorer Map
|Totem of Undying
|Evoker Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Vex Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Vindicator Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Llama Spawn Egg Revision 1
|title=Exploration Update}}
; New [[Minecraft:block]]s
* [[File:Observer JE3.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Observer]]
** Crafted using six [[Minecraft:cobblestone]], two [[Minecraft:redstone dust]]s, and a [[Minecraft:Nether quartz]].
** Used to give a redstone signal when it detects a block update.
* {{Animate|White Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Light Gray Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Gray Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Black Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Brown Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Red Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Orange Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Yellow Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Lime Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Green Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Cyan Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Light Blue Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Blue Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Purple Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Magenta Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png; Pink Shulker Box JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Shulker Box]]
** Crafted using a chest with two [[Minecraft:shulker shell]]s enclosed on top and at the bottom.
** Allows the player to access storage on the go by keeping any inventory it has when broken.
** Can be dyed to any of the available colors.

; New [[Minecraft:item]]s
* [[File:Shulker Shell JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Shulker Shell]]
** Obtained as drops from [[Minecraft:shulker]]s.
** Used to craft a [[Minecraft:shulker box]].
* [[File:Totem of Undying JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Totem of Undying]]
** Obtained as drops from [[Minecraft:evoker]]s.
** Holding it in the main hand or offhand resurrects the player upon being killed.
*** Absorption and Regeneration is granted upon activation.
*** Cannot prevent deaths when falling through the void.
* {{Animate|Woodland Explorer Map JE1 BE1.png; Ocean Explorer Map JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Explorer Map]]
** Obtained by trading with cartographer villagers.
** Used to locate [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]s (blue) or [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s (brown).
** The map shows the outline of land and where the location is and it is filled in as the player approaches the vicinity.
* [[Minecraft:Spawn egg]]s:
** [[File:Donkey Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Donkey Spawn Egg
** [[File:Elder Guardian Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Elder Guardian Spawn Egg
** [[File:Evoker Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Evoker Spawn Egg
** [[File:Husk Spawn Egg JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Husk Spawn Egg
** [[File:Llama Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Llama Spawn Egg
** [[File:Mule Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Mule Spawn Egg
** [[File:Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg
** [[File:Stray Spawn Egg JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Stray Spawn Egg
** [[File:Vex Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Vex Spawn Egg
** [[File:Vindicator Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Vindicator Spawn Egg
** [[File:Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg
** [[File:Zombie Horse Spawn Egg JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Zombie Horse Spawn Egg

; New [[Minecraft:mob]]s
* [[File:Creamy Llama Revision 1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Llama]]
** Spawns in extreme hills biomes.
** Attacks when provoked by a player or mob.
** Can be tamed similar to [[Minecraft:horse]]s, but does not permit the usage of a saddle to be able to ride them freely.
** Using a [[Minecraft:lead]] on a llama causes other nearby llamas to follow and form a caravan.
** Can be bred using [[Minecraft:hay bale]]s.
** Drops [[Minecraft:leather]] when killed.
* [[File:Evoker JE1 BE1.png|24px]] [[Minecraft:Evoker]]
** Found in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.
** Attacks any players and [[Minecraft:villager]]s nearby.
** Summons [[Minecraft:evoker#evoker fang|fang]]s and [[Minecraft:vex]] to deal with the player.
** When near a blue-dyed [[Minecraft:sheep]] in a 16-block radius, it converts their color into red.
** Drops [[Minecraft:emerald]]s and a [[Minecraft:totem of undying]] when killed.
* [[File:Vex JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Vex]]
** Summoned by [[Minecraft:evoker]]s.
** Attacks any players and [[Minecraft:villager]]s nearby.
** Are able to phase through blocks to attack their opponents.
* [[File:Vindicator JE1 BE1.png|24px]] [[Minecraft:Vindicator]]
** Found in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.
** Attacks any players and [[Minecraft:villager]]s nearby.
*** Vindicators named "Johnny" or have the <code>Johnny</code> byte tag enabled become aggressive to all but other [[Minecraft:illager]]s.
** Primarily attacks using an [[Minecraft:iron axe]] that can disable [[Minecraft:shield]]s.
** Drops [[Minecraft:emerald]]s and rarely an [[Minecraft:iron axe]] when killed.
* 2 new [[Minecraft:villager]] professions:
** [[File:Librarian.png|24px]] [[Minecraft:Cartographer]]
*** A white-robed villager (librarian) that can sell [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s.
** [[File:Nitwit.png|24px]] [[Minecraft:Nitwit]]
*** Cannot trade with the player at all.

; New non-mob entities
* [[File:Evoker Fangs JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:evoker#evoker fang|Evocation Fangs]]
** Summoned by [[Minecraft:evoker]]s.
** Causes {{health|6}} hearts of damage to players and mobs.
** Does not harm any [[Minecraft:illager]]s unless it was spawned by the player.

; New [[Minecraft:Generated structures|structures]]
* [[File:Woodland Mansion.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Woodland mansion]]
** Found in [[Minecraft:roofed forest]]s.
** Consists of three floors that are procedurally-generated.
** [[Minecraft:Evoker]]s and [[Minecraft:vindicator]]s can be found here.

; New [[Minecraft:gameplay]]
* [[File:Enchanted Book.gif|32x32px]] [[Minecraft:Enchanting]]
** [[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]]
*** Items and armor pieces enchanted with Curse of Vanishing disappear upon the player using them getting killed.
** [[Minecraft:Curse of Binding]]
*** Armor pieces enchanted with Curse of Binding cause the player to be unable to take off the armor piece until its durability is gone or the player dies.
**** It's also possible to enchant items such as [[Minecraft:mob head]]s or [[Minecraft:carved pumpkin|pumpkins]] in which the only way to remove them is by dying.

; Other additions
* The command {{cmd|locate}}

== Further revisions ==
*[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.1|1.11.1]] added [[Minecraft:iron nugget]]s and the [[Minecraft:Sweeping Edge]] enchantment, among numerous changes and bug fixes.
**[[Minecraft:Firework rocket]]s can now cause [[Minecraft:damage]] to [[Minecraft:entities]] that are within their [[Minecraft:explosion]] radius.
**[[Minecraft:Firework rocket]]s can now boost [[Minecraft:player]]s while flying with [[Minecraft:elytra]].
*[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.2|1.11.2]] was released soon thereafter to fix a crash involving [[Minecraft:chicken jockey]]s.

== Trailer ==
{{main|Minecraft: The Exploration Update - 1.11 now live on PC & Mac!}}
{{yt|PsDOKrQBwLI}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Exploration Update logo.png|Exploration Update logo
ExplorationUpdateFull.jpg|Exploration Update artwork
Exploration Update.png|Exploration Update image
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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