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{{redirect|Beta 1.4|beta versions of Bedrock Edition 1.4.0|Bedrock Edition 1.4.0/Development versions}}
{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft Beta 1.4
|image=Beta 1.4.png
|image2=Beta 1.4 menu.png
|edition=java
|date=March 31, 2011
|clientdl=
[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-beta/b1.4/b1.4-1507.jar Original client] ([https://meta.omniarchive.uk/versions/v1/b1.4-1507.json .json])<br>
{{dl|f6dbca5223ea2a7e89806e93d0b18162b2d58c20|client|title=Reuploaded client}} ({{dl|5e4feaa9d732740383fcaa78226c1c00ade89031|json|name=b1.4}})
|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.4/b1.4.jar Server]
|exedl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.4/b1.4.exe .exe]
|prevparent=Beta 1.3
|prev=Beta 1.3_01
|next=Beta 1.4_01
|nextparent=Beta 1.5
}}
{{relevant guide|Java Edition guides/Beta 1.4 releases}}

'''Beta 1.4''' is a version of [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta]] released on March 31, 2011,<ref>{{twon|4279964053|The 1.4 update and the April Fools joke|March 31, 2011}}</ref> which added [[Minecraft:wolves]], [[Minecraft:cookie]]s, [[Minecraft:locked chest]]s, and a new ''Minecraft'' logo as well as other changes and fixes.

Beta 1.4 was reuploaded an hour and a half after release to remove debug code.<ref>[https://gist.github.com/Pokechu22/f87c3586fd09b987d1f215fc531c2878 diff_1.4-1_b1.4-2.diff] – Gist</ref>

== Additions ==
{{Additions table|Locked chest
|Cookie
}}

=== Blocks ===
'''[[File:Chest (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Locked chest]]'''
* Randomly generates in the world if the date is set to April 1.
* Originally linked to the [[Minecraft:Minecraft store]], but the page now redirects to the official download page for ''Minecraft''.
* Can only be broken with explosions.

=== Items ===
'''[[File:Cookie JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cookie]]'''
* New [[Minecraft:food]] [[Minecraft:item]], which restores {{hp|1}}.
* Can be stacked up to 8, making it the first stackable food item.
* Crafted with [[Minecraft:wheat]] and [[Minecraft:cocoa beans]].
{{Crafting table
|A2=Wheat
|B2=Cocoa Beans
|C2=Wheat
|Output=Cookie,8}}

=== Mobs ===
'''{{Animate|Wolf JE1 BE1.png; Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE1 BE1.png; Angry Wolf JE1 BE1.png|42px}} [[Minecraft:Wolves]]'''
* Neutral mobs.
* Common in [[Minecraft:taiga]] biome.
* Players can tame them using [[Minecraft:bone]]s.
** Once tamed, a wolf does not accept any more bones.
** The number of bones required is random: each bone has a 1⁄3 chance of taming the wolf.
* Tamed wolves defend their owners against attackers and can assist in combat.
* When wolves are hit by the [[Minecraft:player]] or the player's tamed wolves, they become angry.
* A tamed wolf's tail rises and lowers depending on its [[Minecraft:health]].
* [[Minecraft:Raw porkchops]] can be given to wolves.
* When killed, they drop nothing.
* Has {{hp|10}}.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="5" |Sounds 
|-
! Name
! Sound
! Description
! Volume
! Attenuation<br>distance
|-
| Wolf barks
| [[File:Wolf idle1.ogg]] [[File:Wolf idle2.ogg]] [[File:Wolf idle3.ogg]]
| Randomly
| 0.4
| 16
|-
| Wolf pants
| [[File:Wolf panting.ogg]]
| Randomly while tamed
| 0.4
| 16
|-
| Wolf whines
| [[File:Wolf whine.ogg]]
| Randomly while with {{Health|9}} health or less
| 0.4
| 16
|-
| Wolf growls
| [[File:Wolf growl1.ogg]] [[File:Wolf growl2.ogg]] [[File:Wolf growl3.ogg]]
| Randomly while angry
| 0.4
| 16
|-
| Wolf dies
| [[File:Wolf death.ogg]]
| When a wolf dies
| 0.4
| 16
|-
| Wolf hurts
| [[File:Wolf hurt1.ogg]] [[File:Wolf hurt2.ogg]] [[File:Wolf hurt3.ogg]]
| When a classic wolf is damaged
| 0.4
| 16
|}

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Missing textures and models|Missing content]]'''
* [[File:Missing Texture JE1.png|32px]] Added the missing texture.
** Used if a texture is absent from the game files.
** Only visible through modding (including removing an image file from the jar).
** Previously the game would just outright crash if a texture was absent.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[Minecraft:Bed]]'''
* Sleeping in a bed now resets spawn position, though does not work for most users.
** At the moment the spawn point unintentionally only changes if "Leave bed" is clicked and the function is limited to multiplayer.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|54832115665207296|Bed respawn point only works in SMP, and only if you click leave bed.|April 4, 2011}}</ref>

'''[[Minecraft:Ladder]]s'''
* Sneaking while climbing hangs on to the [[Minecraft:ladder]].

'''[[Minecraft:Wheat crops]]'''
* Now grow more quickly.

=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Sheep]]'''
* Can now spawn with pink or brown [[Minecraft:wool]] (very rarely, however).

'''[[Minecraft:Spider]]s'''
* No longer trample [[Minecraft:crops]].
* Have their walking sounds removed.

=== World generation ===
'''[[Minecraft:Monster room]]'''
* Added [[Minecraft:cocoa beans]] to chests.

=== Gameplay ===
'''[[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|Achievement]]s'''
* Lots of infrastructure has been implemented.
** Among these are opening the [[Minecraft:inventory]], mining [[Minecraft:Log|wood]], and building a [[Minecraft:crafting table]].

'''[[Minecraft:Controls]]'''
* The new default hotkey for the [[Minecraft:inventory]] is {{key|E}}.

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Multiplayer]]'''
* Servers can now have a new world seeded with an option in the server.properties file.

'''[[Minecraft:Options]]'''
* GUI scale may now be changed in <code>options.txt</code> located in the <code>.minecraft</code> folder.

'''[[Minecraft:Statistics]]'''
* Lots of infrastructure for statistics lists have been implemented.

'''[[Minecraft:Title screen]]'''
* Changed ''Minecraft'' logo from [[File:Java Edition logo 6.png|x20px]] to [[File:Java Edition logo 7.png|x20px]].

== Fixes ==
'''4 bugs fixed'''
* [[Minecraft:Zombie]]s and [[Minecraft:spider]]s now hurt the player in all instances.
** Before this version, zombies and spiders only hurt the [[Minecraft:player]] if they were 1 block above their location.{{more info|who was above who's location?}}
* Client-sided [[Minecraft:slime]] spawn on [[Minecraft:multiplayer]] has been fixed.
* Arm no longer swings when player cannot place a block.
* Opening and closing the [[Minecraft:inventory]] quickly while swinging no longer removes the character 'swinging' animation, which previously made destroying blocks faster (Multiplayer only).

== Reupload ==
Beta 1.4 was reuploaded around an hour and a half after its initial release. The later version removed a small unused section of code added in the initial version which tracks the player's walking distance in memory, presumably testing code accidentally left in the game for [[Minecraft:Beta 1.5]], which added [[Minecraft:statistics]] – namely, a statistic that tracks how many meters the player has walked.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Locked Chest Message.gif|The prompt which the locked chest would bring up when used.
Beta Debug Screen.jpg|Debug screen
Wolves in working.png|Early wolf design
Wolf sitting.png|Ditto
Herobrine house.png
Herobrine mine.png
Herobrine on MinecraftAM.png
</gallery>
=== Videos ===
{{yt|c9Lp9p5yjuo}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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