Minecraft:Ender Update

The Ender Update is the name of the update for Minecraft:Pocket Edition, Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition, Minecraft:Gear VR Edition, Minecraft:Apple TV Edition, Minecraft:Fire TV Edition, and Minecraft:New Nintendo 3DS Edition that added Minecraft:the End dimension and the Minecraft:ender dragon. It marked the end of the alpha phase for Pocket Edition and the beta phase for Windows 10 Edition and making their release official, while also being the first release for Apple TV and Fire TV.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Link</ref>

The update released as version 1.0.0 on December 19, 2016.<ref name="mojang">Template:Link</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> For New Nintendo 3DS Edition, it was released as version 1.7.10 on September 19/20, 2018.

The official name for the update, the Ender Update, was revealed on November 11, 2016, in a blog post on the Mojang website.<ref name="mojang"/>

Notable features

New Minecraft:dimension

• Minecraft:The End
  • A new dimension to serve as the game's ending.
  • Can only be accessed through the Minecraft:End portal, found in the Minecraft:stronghold.
  • Composed of a floating island made of only Minecraft:End stone, Minecraft:obsidian, and Minecraft:bedrock, and various surrounding outer islands composed of End stone and Minecraft:chorus plants.
    • It's possible for mobs and players to fall from the island and into the Minecraft:Void.
  • Minecraft:Endermen, Minecraft:shulkers, End cities and ships, Minecraft:elytra, and the Minecraft:ender dragon can be found here.

New Minecraft:blocks

• File:Chorus Plant JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chorus Plant & File:Chorus Flower JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chorus Flower
  • Found in the outer islands of Minecraft:the End.
  • The chorus flower can also be planted to grow more chorus plant and chorus flowers.
  • When mined, the chorus plant drops Minecraft:chorus fruit.
  • Obtaining a chorus flower requires hitting it with a projectile, such as an Minecraft:arrow.
• File:Dragon Egg BE1.png Minecraft:Dragon Egg
  • A decorative block that can only spawn once upon defeating the Minecraft:ender dragon.
  • Using the item causes it to teleport away at a random location.
  • Can be obtained by letting it fall on a block with less than 1 height, such as a Minecraft:torch.
• File:Dragon Head (S) JE1.pngTemplate:Verify Minecraft:Dragon Head
  • Found on the bow of an Minecraft:End ship.
  • Can be worn on the player's head, creating a unique animation when walking or activated with a Redstone signal.
• File:End Gateway BE.png End Gateway
  • Generates as part of the Minecraft:End gateway structure.
• File:End Portal BE.png End Portal
• File:End Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:End Stone Bricks
  • Found in End cities and ships.
  • Can also be crafted using four Minecraft:End stone.
• File:End Rod (U) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:End Rod
  • Found in End cities and ships.
  • Can also be crafted using a Minecraft:blaze rod and a Minecraft:popped chorus fruit.
• File:Ender Chest (S) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Ender Chest
  • Crafted using an Minecraft:eye of ender surrounded by eight Minecraft:obsidian.
  • Can also be found in End cities.
  • Used to access an interconnected inventory across multiple dimensions.
  • Does not drop itself if broken without Minecraft:Silk Touch; only eight obsidian is dropped.
• File:Glass JE3 BE1.png Minecraft:Stained Glass & File:Glass Pane (EW) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stained Glass Panes
  • Only available through third-party modifications.
  • Does not render its appropriate colors due to a rendering issue.
• File:Structure Block JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Structure Block
  • Only available through third-party modifications.
  • Intended to be used to generate structures manually.
• File:Structure Void (held) BE1.png Minecraft:Structure Void
  • Only available through third-party modifications.
  • Intended to be used by developers for structure development
• New purpur blocks, which they can all be found in End cities and ships:
  • File:Purpur Block JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Purpur Block
    • Crafted using four Minecraft:popped chorus fruit.
    • File:Purpur Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Purpur Stairs
    • File:Purpur Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Purpur Slab
  • File:Purpur Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Purpur Pillar

New Minecraft:items

• File:Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chorus Fruit
  • Obtained from mining a Minecraft:chorus plant.
  • Can be eaten at any time, even with full hunger.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 2.4 hunger saturation.
  • Consuming a chorus fruit causes the player to teleport to a random location with 8 blocks on all axes.
    • Can be used to remove all fall damage.
• File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Popped Chorus Fruit
  • Obtained by smelting Minecraft:chorus fruit.
  • Used to craft purpur blocks.
• File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Dragon's Breath
  • Obtained by using a Minecraft:glass bottle on nearby purple particles shot out by the Minecraft:ender dragon.
  • Used to brew lingering potions.
• File:Ender Pearl JE1.png Minecraft:Ender Pearl
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:Endermen.
  • Can be used to teleport to where the pearl lands.
  • Can also be used to craft an Minecraft:eye of ender.
• File:Eye of Ender JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Eye of Ender
  • Obtained by crafting one Minecraft:blaze powder with an Minecraft:ender pearl.
  • When used, it flies to the direction of where the nearest Minecraft:stronghold is.
  • Also can be used to activate the Minecraft:End portal.
• File:Elytra (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Elytra
  • Found on Minecraft:End ships.
  • When worn on the Minecraft:chestplate, it is used to glide similar to aerodynamics of a glider.
  • Negates fall damage when gliding down slowly and gradually.
    • Hitting a block causes damage.
    • Nose-diving into a block still causes fall damage.
  • Flight can be cancelled by Minecraft:jumping.
  • Wearing a Minecraft:cape overlays its texture onto the elytra.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Lingering Potions
  • Brewed by using the corresponding Minecraft:splash potion with Minecraft:dragon's breath.
  • Acts similar to splash potions, but causes a lingering particle effect with its respective potion effect to lay on the ground.
    • Any mobs or players that walk through the particle are given that potion effect.
• File:Shulker Shell JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Shulker Shell
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:shulkers.
  • Has no uses.
• Minecraft:Spawn eggs:
  • File:Endermite Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Endermite Spawn Egg
  • File:Polar Bear Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Polar Bear Spawn Egg
  • File:Shulker Spawn Egg BE1.png Shulker Spawn Egg

New Minecraft:mobs

• File:Endermite.png Minecraft:Endermite
  • Has a 5% chance of spawning whenever a player uses an Minecraft:ender pearl.
  • Behaves similarly to Minecraft:silverfish, although cannot infest stone-related blocks and Minecraft:Endermen are aggressive towards it.
• File:Ender Dragon.gif Minecraft:Ender Dragon
  • A large dragon boss found in Minecraft:the End.
  • Is healed by Minecraft:End crystals, that if being used when the player destroys it, causes considerable damage to the dragon.
  • Can swoop down and knock the player back considerably.
  • Also fires a purple projectile that causes a particle effect that damages players but can be picked up using a glass bottle to get Minecraft:dragon's breath
  • When killed, the Minecraft:exit portal activates, Minecraft:torches are placed, and a Minecraft:dragon egg spawns on the top of the exit portal.
  • It also drops Template:Xp,000 Minecraft:XP, the most out of any mob in the game.
  • It can be respawned by placing Minecraft:End crystals on all four sides, but has less XP compared to its first defeat and does not spawn a dragon egg after defeat.
• File:Polar Bear.png Minecraft:Polar Bear
  • Spawns in Minecraft:ice plains, Minecraft:ice mountains, and Minecraft:ice plains spikes as either an adult or a cub.
  • Becomes aggressive if hit or when the player approaches one while a cub is nearby.
  • Swims faster in water compared to the player.
  • Drops Minecraft:raw fish or Minecraft:raw salmon when killed.
• File:Shulker.png Minecraft:Shulker
  • Spawns in End cities and ships.
  • Upon close proximity to a player, the shulker fires a projectile that inflicts Minecraft:Levitation on impact.
  • Drops Minecraft:shulker shells when killed.

New non-mob entities

• File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.gif File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:End Crystal
  • Found on top of Minecraft:End pillars in Minecraft:the End.
    • Some End crystals are caged up using Minecraft:iron bars.
  • Can also be crafted using seven Minecraft:glass blocks, an Minecraft:eye of ender, and a Minecraft:ghast tear.
  • Heals the Minecraft:ender dragon.
  • Explodes if destroyed; also damages the ender dragon if it was being healed by the crystal.
  • After defeat, the ender dragon can be respawned again by using four crafted End crystals on each side on the Minecraft:exit portal. This also respawns the End crystals on each obsidian pillar.

New structures

• File:Chorus plant.png Chorus plant
• File:EndCityEntrance.png Minecraft:End city
  • Found on the outer islands of Minecraft:the End.
  • Composed of purpur blocks, Minecraft:End stone bricks, Minecraft:glass panes, and Minecraft:End rods.
  • Minecraft:Shulkers, and an Minecraft:ender chest can be found here.
• File:End gateway BE1.png Minecraft:End gateway
  • Generates upon the Minecraft:ender dragon's defeat.
  • Can be used to teleport to and from the outer Minecraft:End islands.
• File:End Ship.png Minecraft:End ship
  • Sometimes generates near an Minecraft:End city in Minecraft:the End
  • Minecraft:Shulkers, the Minecraft:dragon head, a Minecraft:brewing stand with two potions of Healing II, and an Minecraft:elytra can be found here.
• File:EnderDragonPortal JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Exit portal
  • Generates at the center of Minecraft:the End.
  • Is composed of only Minecraft:bedrock at first but generates an exit portal, Minecraft:torches, and a Minecraft:dragon egg when the Minecraft:ender dragon is defeated.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Igloo
  • A structure found in Minecraft:ice plains and Minecraft:cold taigas.
  • Is a dwelling with a Minecraft:bed, Minecraft:crafting table, and Minecraft:furnace.
  • Sometimes spawns with an underground structure that houses a Minecraft:villager, a Minecraft:zombie villager, a brewing stand with a splash potion of Minecraft:Weakness, and a chest with a Minecraft:golden apple, serving as a tutorial for curing zombie villagers.
• File:Obsidian platform.png Minecraft:Obsidian platform
  • The starting platform where players spawn in Minecraft:the End.
• File:Obsidian Pillar JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Obsidian pillar
  • Generates in Minecraft:the End surrounding the exit portal, with a Minecraft:End crystal on the top.
  • Some contain Minecraft:iron bars which makes it hard to shoot a projectile at the End crystal.

New Minecraft:gameplay

• New Minecraft:effect:
  • File:Levitation JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Levitation
    • Occurs upon being hit by a Minecraft:shulker's projectile.
    • Causes players to gradually float up in the air.
    • Upon the effect's expiration, the player falls down, taking potentially lethal damage.

New soundtrack

• In-game music from Minecraft:C418, from albums Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha and Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Beta, were added. They collectively have to be separately downloaded from the Minecraft:Marketplace.
  • 14 new ambient tracks were added.
    • "calm1.ogg" - "Minecraft"
    • "calm2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Clark"
    • "calm3.ogg" - "Minecraft:Sweden"
    • "hal1.ogg" - "Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby"
    • "hal2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Living Mice"
    • "hal3.ogg" - "Minecraft:Haggstrom"
    • "hal4.ogg" - "Minecraft:Danny"
    • "nuance1.ogg" - "Key"
    • "nuance2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Oxygène"
    • "piano1.ogg" - "Minecraft:Dry Hands"
    • "piano2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Wet Hands"
    • "piano3.ogg" - "Minecraft:Mice on Venus"
  • Six pieces of music that play while in Minecraft:Creative mode were added.
    • "creative1.ogg" - "Minecraft:Biome Fest"
    • "creative2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Blind Spots"
    • "creative3.ogg" - "Minecraft:Haunt Muskie"
    • "creative4.ogg" - "Minecraft:Aria Math"
    • "creative5.ogg" - "Minecraft:Dreiton"
    • "creative6.ogg" - "Minecraft:Taswell"
  • Four ambient tracks that play in the Minecraft:Nether were added.
    • "nether1.ogg" - "Minecraft:Concrete Halls"
    • "nether2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Dead Voxel"
    • "nether3.ogg" - "Minecraft:Warmth"
    • "nether4.ogg" - "Minecraft:Ballad of the Cats"
  • Four tracks that play on the Minecraft:main menu were added.
    • "menu1.ogg" - "Minecraft:Mutation"
    • "menu2.ogg" - "Minecraft:Moog City 2"
    • "menu3.ogg" - "Minecraft:Beginning 2"
    • "menu4.ogg" - "Minecraft:Floating Trees"
  • Other piece of music added include:
    • "boss.ogg"
      • Plays during the Minecraft:ender dragon fight.
    • "end.ogg" - "The End"
      • Plays as the ambient track of Minecraft:the End
    • "credits.ogg" - "Alpha"
      • Plays during the Minecraft:credits of the game.

Other additions

• 7 new achievements (added Xbox Live achievements to Windows 10 Mobile version of Minecraft:Pocket Edition)
• 2 new commands: Template:Cmd and Template:Cmd, although /locate only searches for strongholds.

Notable changes

• The Minecraft:Overworld now has a height limit of 256 blocks.
  • This change does not apply to the Minecraft:Nether or Minecraft:the End.

Further revisions

• 1.0.1 was released exclusively on iOS to fix several bugs.
• 1.0.2 fixed even more bugs.
• 1.0.3 added the Candy texture pack, support for the Dutch language, and fixed several bugs from 1.0.2.
• 1.0.4 added villager trading and the Strangers Skin Pack.
• 1.0.5 added command blocks, new commands, and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Skin pack.
• 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, and 1.0.9 added various skin packs and mashup packs.

Gallery

• Image for the Ender Update released by Mojang
  Image for the Ender Update released by Mojang

See also

• Minecraft:Combat Update (Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9)