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{{Infobox guide
|name = Adventure Update
|edition = Java
|vers=
* {{vl|je Beta 1.8|Beta 1.8}}
* {{vl|je Beta 1.8.1|Beta 1.8.1}}
|next = Adventure Update: Part II
|prev = Beta 1.7 releases
}}
This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the [[Minecraft:Adventure Update]]: Part I ({{JE}} Beta 1.8.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with Beta 1.7.x releases and the Adventure Update: Part II (''Java Edition'' 1.0.x releases).

== Mobs ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Mobs}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Cave Spider]]
|[[File:Cave Spider JE1 BE1.png|128px]]
|[[Minecraft:Mineshaft]]s
|
* {{Drop|Item|String|0-2}}
* {{xp|5}} (when killed by a [[Minecraft:player]] or tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]])
|
* Spawns from [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s found in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s.
* Can poison players.
* Smaller than normal spiders, letting it fit through 1-block wide spaces.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Enderman]]
|[[File:Enderman JE2.png|128px]]
|Dark environments in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|
* {{Drop|Item|Ender Pearl|0-1}}
* {{xp|5}} (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)
|
* If a player "stares" at it, it attacks the player.
* Has the ability to teleport, and periodically do so while attacking.
* In this version, it doesn't teleport away before being hit by an arrow.
* In this version, it burns from daylight.
* Can pick up most full blocks.
* It is harmed when in contact with water.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Silverfish]]
|[[File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.gif|128px]]
|[[Minecraft:Stronghold]]s
|{{xp|5}} (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)
|
* Spawns when [[Minecraft:monster egg]]s are broken. These can be found in strongholds.
* Attacking one causes nearby monster eggs to break and spawn other silverfish.
* Can enter stone, cobblestone or stone brick blocks, turning them into monster eggs.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Mobs}}
|-
|General
|{{Animate|Pig JE2 BE1.png;White Sheep JE1.png;Squid JE1 BE1.png;Wolf JE1 BE1.png;Zombie JE1.png;Spider JE2 BE1.png;Zombified Piglin JE2.png|84px}}
|
* Animals no longer despawn which makes it possible to capture them. [[Minecraft:Breeding]], however, has not been implemented yet.
* [[Minecraft:Arrow]]s that hit a [[Minecraft:mob]] visually "stick" into the mob rather than just disappear.
* Passive mobs randomly flee if attacked by the player or other mobs (such as [[Minecraft:wolves]]).
* Now drop experience when killed by a player or a tamed wolf.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Chicken]]
|[[File:Chicken JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
* Changed bounding box height from 0.4 blocks to 0.7 blocks.
* Now drops 1 [[Minecraft:raw chicken]].
* If on fire, it drops [[Minecraft:cooked chicken]] instead.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Cow]]
|[[File:Cow JE3.png|84px]]
|
* Now drops 1-3 [[Minecraft:raw beef]].
* If on fire, it drops 1-3 [[Minecraft:steak]] instead.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Pig]]
|[[File:Pig JE2 BE1.png|84px]]
| The snout now protrudes from its head.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Skeleton]]
|[[File:Skeleton JE3 BE1.png|84px]]
|
* Now fire arrows slightly slower to be consistent with the change of the bow.
* Their arrows are shot with more force.
* They now hold bows more realistically. Previously, it looked like they were holding a regular 3D item.
* Skeleton arrows originate from about their eyes to the bow, instead of above the head.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Zombie]]
|[[File:Zombie JE1.png|84px]]
|Now drop [[Minecraft:rotten flesh]] instead of [[Minecraft:feather]]s.
|}

== Blocks ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Blocks}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Stone Bricks]]
|{{Animate|Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|
{{Crafting
|A2 = Stone
|A3 = Stone
|B2 = Stone
|B3 = Stone
|Output = Stone Bricks,4
}}
|Pickaxe
|Building material.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mossy Stone Bricks|Mossy]] and [[Minecraft:Cracked Stone Bricks]]
|[[File:Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png|84px]] [[File:Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|Generate in strongholds. They cannot be obtained via [[Minecraft:crafting]] or [[Minecraft:smelting]].
|Pickaxe
|Building material.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Monster Egg]]s
|{{Animate|Stone JE2 BE1.png;Cobblestone JE3 BE2.png;Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|Stone brick monster eggs generate in strongholds.
|Any (does not drop any items)
|
* Spawn a silverfish when broken.
* Silverfish can enter regular blocks of stone, cobblestone, or stone bricks and turn them into the respective monster egg variant.
* In this version, they can only be obtained via [[Minecraft:commands]].
|-
|[[Minecraft:Brick Slab]]s and [[Minecraft:Brick Stairs|Stairs]]
|[[File:Brick Slab JE1.png|84px]] [[File:Brick Stairs (N) JE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2 = Bricks
|B2 = Bricks
|C2 = Bricks
|Output = Brick Slab,3
}}
{{Crafting
|A1 = Bricks
|A2 = Bricks
|A3 = Bricks
|B2 = Bricks
|B3 = Bricks
|C3 = Bricks
|Output = Brick Stairs,4
}}
|Pickaxe
|Allow players to walk upward without jumping.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Stone Brick Slab]]s and [[Minecraft:Stone Brick Stairs|Stairs]]
|[[File:Stone Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png|84px]] [[File:Stone Brick Stairs (N) JE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2 = Stone Bricks
|B2 = Stone Bricks
|C2 = Stone Bricks
|Output = Stone Brick Slab,3
}}
{{Crafting
|A1 = Stone Bricks
|A2 = Stone Bricks
|A3 = Stone Bricks
|B2 = Stone Bricks
|B3 = Stone Bricks
|C3 = Stone Bricks
|Output = Stone Brick Stairs,4
}}
|Pickaxe
|Allow players to walk upward without jumping.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Glass Pane]]
|[[File:Glass Pane (EW) JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2 = Glass
|A3 = Glass
|B2 = Glass
|B3 = Glass
|C2 = Glass
|C3 = Glass
|Output = Glass Pane,16
}}
|Pickaxe
|
* Can be used as a transparent decorative block.
* In this version, it drops itself when mined.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Iron Bars]]
|[[File:Iron Bars (EW) JE3.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2 = Iron Ingot
|A3 = Iron Ingot
|B2 = Iron Ingot
|B3 = Iron Ingot
|C2 = Iron Ingot
|C3 = Iron Ingot
|Output = Iron Bars,16
}}
|Pickaxe
|Can be used as a transparent decorative block.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Fence Gate]]
|[[File:Oak Fence Gate JE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|A2 = Stick
|A3 = Stick
|B2 = Oak Wood Planks
|B3 = Oak Wood Planks
|C2 = Stick
|C3 = Stick
|Output = Oak Fence Gate
}}
|Axe
|
* While closed, mobs and players cannot jump over it.
* In this version, it cannot be opened by redstone signals.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Vines]]
|[[File:Vines (N) JE1.png|84px]]
|Generates on [[Minecraft:oak tree]]s in swamps.
|Shears
|
* Can be placed on the side of any block that fills its whole cube and blocks entity movement.
* It spreads downward and on the sides of nearby blocks.
* In this version, it cannot be climbed yet.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mushroom Block]]s
|{{Animate|Brown Mushroom Block (ESU) JE1 BE1.png;Red Mushroom Block (ESU) JE1 BE1.png;Mushroom_Block_JE1_BE1.png;Mushroom Stem (ESU) JE1 BE1.png|84px}}
|Can only be found as part of [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s.
|Axe
|
* Drop mushrooms of the same color.
* Not obtainable without commands in this version.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Melon Stem|Melon]] and [[Minecraft:Pumpkin Stem]]s
|{{Animate|Stem Age 0 JE1.png;Stem Age 1 JE1.png;Stem Age 2 JE1.png;Stem Age 3 JE1.png;Stem Age 4 JE1.png;Stem Age 5 JE1.png;Stem Age 6 JE1.png;Stem Age 7 JE1.png|84px}}
|Created by planting the corresponding seeds on farmland.
|Any
|Mature stems randomly grow melons or pumpkins on adjacent farmland blocks.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Melon]]
|[[File:Melon JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
* Fully grown melon stems generate a melon on adjacent farmland.
{{Crafting
|A1 = Melon Slice
|A2 = Melon Slice
|A3 = Melon Slice
|B1 = Melon Slice
|B2 = Melon Slice
|B3 = Melon Slice
|C1 = Melon Slice
|C2 = Melon Slice
|C3 = Melon Slice
|Output = Melon
}}
|Sword
|Drops melon slices when broken.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Blocks}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Chest]]
|[[File:Chest.gif|84px]]
|
* Chests now have a unique block model.
* Now play an animation and make sounds when opened or closed.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Grass]] and [[Minecraft:Fern]]
|{{Animate|Grass JE1.png;Fern JE1.png|84px}}
|Can be collected with shears.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Leaves]]
|{{Animate|Oak_Leaves_JE3_BE4.png;Spruce_Leaves_JE1_BE2.png;Birch_Leaves_JE1_BE2.png|84px}}
|Leaves placed by players no longer decay.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Moss Stone]]
|[[File:Mossy Cobblestone JE2 BE1.png|84px]]
|Changed texture.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Stone Pressure Plate]] and [[Minecraft:Wooden Pressure Plate]]
|{{Animate|Oak_Pressure_Plate_JE2.png;Stone Pressure Plate JE2.png|84px}}
|Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.
|}

== Items ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Items}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Raw Chicken]]
|[[File:Raw Chicken JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|Obtained by killing [[Minecraft:chicken]]s.
|
* Restores {{Hunger|2}} and 1.2 saturation.
* Has a 30% chance of inflicting the {{EffectLink|Hunger}} effect.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Cooked Chicken]]
|[[File:Cooked Chicken JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Smelting
|Raw Chicken
|Cooked Chicken
}}
|Restores {{Hunger|6}} and 7.2 saturation.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Raw Beef]]
|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|Obtained by killing [[Minecraft:cow]]s.
|Restores {{Hunger|3}} and 1.8 saturation.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Steak]]
|[[File:Steak JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Smelting
|Raw Beef
|Steak
}}
|Restores {{Hunger|8}} and 12.8 saturation.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Ender Pearl]]
|[[File:Ender Pearl JE1.png|84px]]
|Obtained by killing [[Minecraft:endermen]].
|In this version, it has no uses and cannot be thrown.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Melon Seeds]]
|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|B2=Melon Slice
|Output = Melon Seeds,4
}}
* Found in mineshaft chests.
|Can be planted on farmland to grow melons.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Melon Slice]]
|[[File:Melon Slice JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|Obtained by breaking [[Minecraft:melon]]s.
|Restores {{Hunger|2}} and 1.2 saturation.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Pumpkin Seeds]]
|[[File:Pumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting
|B2=Pumpkin
|Output = Pumpkin Seeds,4
}}
* Found in mineshaft chests.
|Can be planted on farmland to grow pumpkins.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Rotten Flesh]]
|[[File:Rotten Flesh JE1.png|84px]]
|
* Now drops from [[Minecraft:zombie]]s and [[Minecraft:zombie pigmen]].
* Replaces [[Minecraft:feather]]s and [[Minecraft:cooked porkchop]]s as the drops of those mobs.
* Has an 80% chance of inflicting the {{EffectLink|Hunger}} effect.
|Restores {{Hunger|4}} and 0.8 saturation.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Items}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Food]]
|
|
* Eating food now restores hunger instead of health.
* All food items (except mushroom stew) are now stackable.
* Now takes 1.6 seconds to consume, accompanied with an animation.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Bow]]
|[[File:Bow_JE2_BE1.png|84px]]
|
* Behavior has been overhauled; it needs to be charged in order to fire.
** Arrows from bows now deal damage in accordance with the charging time.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Golden Apple]]
|[[File:Golden_Apple_JE1_BE1.png|84px]]
|
* Now restores {{hunger|10}} hunger instead of {{health|20}} health.
* Now gives the player the [[Minecraft:Regeneration]] status effect for 30 seconds.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mushroom Stew]]
|[[File:Mushroom_Stew_JE1_BE1.png|84px]]
|Now restores {{hunger|8}} hunger instead of {{health|10}} health.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Shears]]
|[[File:Shears_JE1_BE1.png|84px]]
|Can now collect [[Minecraft:grass]] and [[Minecraft:vines]].
|}

== Non-mob entities ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Non-mob entities}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Experience orb]]s
|[[File:Experience Orb Value -32768-2.png|84px]]
|Can be obtained by gathering experience orbs from defeating mobs and players.
|
|Adds to the player's total experience when collected.
|}

== Structures and terrain features ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Structures}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Village]]
|[[File:Village Beta 1.8.png|256px]]
|
* [[Minecraft:Plains]]
* [[Minecraft:Desert]]s
|No
|None
|Clusters of buildings made from oak wood and cobblestone connected by pathways. Villages are uninhabited, as villagers have not been implemented yet.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Huge Mushroom]]s
|{{Animate|Huge Brown Mushroom JE1 BE1.png;Huge Red Mushroom JE1 BE1.png|256px}}
|Grown by players by using [[Minecraft:bone meal]] on small [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s.
|No
|None
|The giant forms of [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Ravine]]
|[[File:Water in Ravine.png|256px]]
|Underground
|No
|None
|Long and tall cracks that carve a large empty space into the earth.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Mineshaft]]
|[[File:Abandoned Mineshaft Chest.png|256px]]
|Underground
|Chests are randomly scattered throughout the structure.
|[[Minecraft:Cave spider]]s from spawners, other monsters from natural spawning.
|Maze-like tunnel systems filled with wooden supports and minecart rails.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Stronghold]]
|[[File:Stronghold library Beta 1.8.png|256px]]
|Underground
|Chests can be found in multiple different types of rooms.
|[[Minecraft:Silverfish]] from monster eggs, other monsters from natural spawning.
|
* Large subterranean fortresses made from stone bricks and other materials.
* In this version, the End portal room hasn't been implemented yet.
|}

== Biomes ==
An entirely new terrain generator has been added. [[Minecraft:Biome]]s are generally larger and more distinct, and the terrain is overall flatter (with the exception of extreme hills).

=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Biomes}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Forest]]
|[[File:Forest pre 1.7.png|250px]]
|Very similar to beta forests.
|
* [[Minecraft:Oak tree]]s
* [[Minecraft:Birch tree]]s
|-
|[[Minecraft:Plains]]
|[[File:Plains pre 1.7.png|250px]]
|Larger than before.
|[[Minecraft:Village]]s
|-
|[[Minecraft:Desert]]
|[[File:Desert pre 1.7.png|250px]]
|Larger than before.
|
* [[Minecraft:Cacti]]
* [[Minecraft:Village]]s
|-
|[[Minecraft:Swamp]]
|[[File:Swamp1.8.jpg|250px]]
|A flat biome with vine-covered trees and large shallow lakes.
|[[Minecraft:Oak tree]]s
|-
|[[Minecraft:Extreme hills]]
|[[File:ExtremeHills pre 1.7.png|250px]]
|A biome with bluish grass and very tall mountains.
|[[Minecraft:Oak tree]]s
|-
|[[Minecraft:Taiga]]
|[[File:Taiga pre 1.1.png|250px]]
|A cold forest with spruce trees. Snow does not generate.
|[[Minecraft:Spruce tree]]s
|-
|[[Minecraft:River]]
|[[File:River pre 1.7.png|250px]]
|A long and thin canal of water.
|
|-
|[[Minecraft:Ocean]]
|[[File:Ocean pre 1.7.png|250px]]
|
* Large bodies of water now generate as a proper biome.
* Deeper and vaster than before.
* Floor is now made up of sand, dirt, and clay.
* Clay is now more commonly found due to this.
|
|}

== Gameplay ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Gameplay}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Creative]] mode
|A new game mode in which the player can fly, cannot take damage, can break any block instantly, and has an inventory containing an infinite supply of most blocks and items.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Flying]]
|A new ability available in Creative mode, activated by double-tapping the {{control|jump}} key.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Sprinting]]
|Double-tapping the {{control|forward}} key allows you to move faster at the cost of losing [[Minecraft:hunger]].
|-
|[[Minecraft:Hunger]]
|Food no longer instantly heals, but instead fills up a hunger bar. When at least 9 of the 10 "shanks" are filled, health slowly regenerates. Sprinting and regenerating health drains hunger.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Experience]]
|Killing mobs gives you experience points. Experience doesn't have a use yet.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Effect]]s
|Temporary alterations that can affect mobs and players. Most of these are unobtainable, except for:
* {{EffectLink|Regeneration}}: restores health over time. Obtained by eating a [[Minecraft:golden apple]].
* {{EffectLink|Poison}}: damages the affected entity over time but doesn't kill. Inflicted by [[Minecraft:cave spider]]s.
* {{EffectLink|Hunger}}: makes the hunger bar drain faster. Inflicted by eating [[Minecraft:raw chicken]] (30% chance) or [[Minecraft:rotten flesh]] (80% chance).
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Gameplay}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Controls]]
|
* Holding the left mouse button with a weapon now only swings once.
* Holding the right mouse button to place blocks is slightly slower than before.
* {{key|Shift}}+clicking the output item in a crafting square crafts all the items at once, and automatically places them in the inventory.
* Player list in multiplayer, defaults to {{key|Tab}}.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Cloud]]s
|
* Height raised to the top of the map.
* Can no longer phase through blocks.
* Movement now syncs with the game's time.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Damage]]
|Unarmed damage has been decreased from {{hp|2}} to {{hp|1}} (reverting to the behavior from before [[Minecraft:Beta 1.5]]).
|-
|[[Minecraft:Daylight cycle]]
|
* No longer requires chunk updates and is a smooth transition.
* A few tweaks to sunrise and sunset.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Farming]]
|Changed to be less volatile.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Heads-up display|HUD]]
|
* Armor bar moved to above hearts, due to addition of the hunger bar.
* The version tag is shown outside of the debug screen again.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Lighting]]
|
* Implemented [[Minecraft:Light#Rendered brightness|dynamic lighting]]; the brightness color on a block is given a tint based on the most prominent source of light.
* Block light sources (such as [[Minecraft:torch]]es or [[Minecraft:lava]]) emit a yellow-orange light, while skylight has a blue tint during nights.
* Ambient light value for the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] has been changed from 0.05 to 0.0.
|-
|[[Minecraft:Multiplayer]]
|The 'Multiplayer join screen' has been improved, mainly with a [[Minecraft:server list]].
|-
|[[Minecraft:Weather]]
|[[Minecraft:Rain]] and [[Minecraft:snow]] now render faster.
|}

== Achievements ==
{{Achievements/JE
|id=1
|title=Sniper Duel
|fancy=1
|Bow
|Kill a [[Minecraft:skeleton]] with an arrow from more than 50 meters
|Monster Hunter
}}

== See also ==
{{Navbox guides|java}}

[[Minecraft:es:Guías de Java Edition/Adventure Update: Parte I]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Guias da Edição Java/Adventure Update: Part I]]

Minecraft:Java Edition guides/Adventure Update: Part I - Revision history

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