Minecraft:Adventure Update

File:Adventure Update.png

Adventure Update logo.

The Adventure Update is the name of two major themed updates for Template:El, and focused on aspects such as combat, exploration, and adventure. The first part was released as Beta 1.8 on September 14, 2011 which focused on the new Minecraft:hunger feature, terrain and structure generation, and a new mob. The second part was released as official release 1.0.0 on November 18, 2011, adding Minecraft:potions, Minecraft:enchantments, and the new Minecraft:End dimension with an entirely optional final boss.

It was announced on June 10, 2011 by Minecraft:Notch, and was initially planned to be implemented in Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.7.<ref>Template:WON</ref> An early version of the Adventure Update was playable by fans at Minecraft:Mojang's booth at PAX Prime 2011, which was held between August 26 and 28.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Because of the size of the update, the first part of the update was pushed back to Beta 1.8,<ref>Template:WON</ref> which became available on September 14, 2011 and the rest of the update being part of Minecraft 1.0, which was released on November 18, 2011. The first pre-release of Minecraft Beta 1.8 was leaked before Beta 1.8's official release, and Minecraft:Notch approved this leak on his Twitter.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Notable features

Dimensions

• 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.
    • It's possible for Minecraft:mobs and Minecraft:players to fall from the island and into the Minecraft:Void.
  • Minecraft:Endermen and the Minecraft:ender dragon can be found here.

Blocks

• File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Brewing Stand
  • Crafted using a Minecraft:blaze rod and three Minecraft:cobblestone.
  • Used to brew Minecraft:potions.
• File:Enchanting Table JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Enchanting Table
  • Crafted using a Minecraft:book, two Minecraft:diamonds, and four Minecraft:obsidian.
  • Used to enchant tools, weapons, and armor.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:End Portal Frame
• File:End Portal.png End Portal
• File:End Stone JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:End Stone
  • Found abundantly in Minecraft:The End dimension.
• File:Cauldron JE1.png Minecraft:Cauldron
  • Crafted using seven Minecraft:iron ingots.
  • Can be used to store water, even in the Minecraft:Nether.
• File:Dragon Egg JE1.png Minecraft:Dragon Egg
  • A decorative block that can only spawn once upon the Minecraft:ender dragon's defeat.
  • Using the item causes it to teleport away.
  • Can be obtained by letting it fall on a block with less than 1 height, such as a Minecraft:torch.
• File:Oak Fence Gate JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Fence Gate
  • Connects to Minecraft:fences.
  • Used to stop mobs and other players from jumping over.
• File:Glass Pane (EW) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Glass Pane
• File:Iron Bars (EW) JE1.png Minecraft:Iron Bars
• File:Lily Pad JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Lily Pad
  • Can be used to stand on water.
  • Also breaks any Minecraft:boats.
• File:Melon JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Melon
  • Obtained by growing Minecraft:melon seeds.
  • Drops itself when broken with Minecraft:Silk Touch, otherwise drops Minecraft:melon slices.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Monster Egg (now Infested Block)
  • When broken without Minecraft:Silk Touch, a Minecraft:silverfish spawns.
  • Attacking a silverfish causes nearby monster eggs to hatch additional silverfish.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Mushroom Block
• File:Mycelium JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Mycelium
  • Found in Minecraft:mushroom fields.
  • Mushrooms can be placed here regardless of light level.
  • Drops itself when broken with Minecraft:Silk Touch, otherwise drops Minecraft:dirt.
• File:Vines JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Vines
  • Generates on Minecraft:oak trees in Minecraft:swamps.
  • Propagates to adjacent blocks.
  • Drops itself when using Minecraft:shears, otherwise drops nothing.
• New brick blocks:
  • File:Brick Stairs (N) JE1.png Minecraft:Brick Stairs
  • File:Brick Slab JE1.png Minecraft:Brick Slab
• New stone brick blocks:
  • File:Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Bricks
    • File:Stone Brick Stairs (N) JE3 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Brick Stairs
    • File:Stone Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Brick Slab
  • File:Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Mossy Stone Bricks & File:Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Cracked Stone Bricks
    • Can only be found in Minecraft:strongholds.
• New Nether brick blocks, all can only be found in Minecraft:Nether fortress:
  • File:Nether Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Nether Bricks
  • File:Nether Brick Stairs (N) JE3 BE1.png Minecraft:Nether Brick Stairs
  • Nether Brick Fence Minecraft:Nether Brick Fence

Items

• File:Blaze Rod JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Blaze Rod
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:blazes.
  • Can be used to craft Minecraft:blaze powder and Minecraft:brewing stands.
• File:Blaze Powder JE1.png Minecraft:Blaze Powder
  • Obtained by crafting a single blaze rod.
  • Can be used to brew potion of Strength.
  • Can also be used to craft Minecraft:magma cream and an Minecraft:eye of ender.
• File:Ender Pearl JE1.png Minecraft:Ender Pearl
  • Obtained as drops from 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 a 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:Fermented Spider Eye JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Fermented Spider Eye
  • When used in a Minecraft:brewing stand, it can reverse the effect of potions.
  • Can also be used to brew potion of Weakness.
• File:Ghast Tear JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Ghast Tear
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:ghasts
  • Can be used to brew potion of Regeneration.
• File:Glass Bottle JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Glass Bottle
  • Obtained by crafting three Minecraft:glass blocks.
  • Can be filled with water, either from the source or from a cauldron.
• File:Glistering Melon Slice JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Glistering Melon Slice
  • Obtained by crafting a Minecraft:melon slice surrounded by eight Minecraft:gold nuggets.
  • Can be used to brew potion of Healing.
• File:Gold Nugget JE1.png Minecraft:Gold Nugget
  • Obtained by crafting a Minecraft:gold ingot.
  • Can also be obtained as drops from zombie pigmen.
  • Used to craft Minecraft:gold ingots and Minecraft:glistering melons.
• File:Magma Cream JE1.png Minecraft:Magma Cream
  • Obtained by crafting a Minecraft:blaze powder with a Minecraft:slimeball.
  • Can be used to brew potion of Fire Resistance.
• File:Melon Slice JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Melon Slice
  • Obtained by breaking Minecraft:melons without Minecraft:Silk Touch.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 1.2 hunger saturation.
• File:Melon Seeds JE2.png Minecraft:Melon Seeds
• File:Nether Wart (item) JE1.png Minecraft:Nether Wart
  • Found in special rooms within Minecraft:Nether fortresses.
  • Can be farmed using Minecraft:soul sand in the Minecraft:Nether.
  • Is an essential ingredient for potion brewing.
• File:Pumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Pumpkin Seeds
• File:Raw Chicken JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Raw Chicken and its File:Cooked Chicken JE1 BE1.png cooked variant
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:chickens.
  • Raw chicken restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 1.2 hunger saturation, but has a 30% chance of inflicting Minecraft:Hunger for 30 seconds.
  • Cooked chicken restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 7.2 hunger saturation.
• File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Raw Beef and its File:Steak JE1 BE1.png cooked variant
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:cows.
  • Raw beef restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 1.8 hunger saturation.
  • Steak restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 12.8 hunger saturation.
• File:Rotten Flesh JE1.png Minecraft:Rotten Flesh
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:zombies and zombie pigman, replacing their drop of Minecraft:feathers and Minecraft:cooked porkchops respectively.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 0.8 hunger saturation, but has a 80% chance of inflicting Minecraft:Hunger for 30 seconds.
• File:Spider Eye JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Spider Eye
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:spiders and Minecraft:cave spiders.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 3.2 hunger saturation, but inflicts Minecraft:Poison for 5 seconds.
  • Can be used to brew potion of Poison
  • Can also be used to craft a Minecraft:fermented spider eye.
• File:Water Bottle JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Water Bottle
  • Obtained by using a Minecraft:glass bottle on a water block or from Minecraft:cauldrons filled with water.
  • Used to brew Minecraft:potions.
• New Minecraft:potion items, which are brewed using a Minecraft:brewing stand:
  • Using Minecraft:gunpowder as a brewing ingredient for a potion turns it into a Minecraft:splash potion.
  • File:Water Bottle JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Awkward Potion
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:Nether wart.
    • Is the base ingredient for every brewing recipe.
  • File:Water Bottle JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Mundane Potion
    • Brewed using any other ingredients aside from Minecraft:Nether wart and Minecraft:glowstone.
    • Can be used to brew potion of Weakness.
  • File:Water Bottle JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Thick Potion
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:glowstone dust.
    • Has no other uses.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Harming
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:fermented spider eye on a potion of Healing or potion of Poison.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Healing
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:glistering melon slice.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Fire Resistance
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:magma cream.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Poison
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:spider eye.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Regeneration
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:ghast tear.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Slowness
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:fermented spider eye on a potion of Swiftness
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Strength
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:blaze powder.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Swiftness
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:sugar.
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Weakness
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:fermented spider eye.
• New Minecraft:music discs, all unobtainable in Minecraft:Survival mode:
  • File:Music Disc Blocks JE1 BE1.png C418 - blocks
  • File:Music Disc Chirp JE1 BE1.png C418 - chirp
  • File:Music Disc Far JE1 BE1.png C418 - far
  • File:Music Disc Mall JE1 BE1.png C418 - mall
  • File:Music Disc Mellohi JE1 BE1.png C418 - mellohi
  • File:Music Disc Stal JE1 BE1.png C418 - stal
  • File:Music Disc Strad JE1 BE1.png C418 - strad
  • File:Music Disc Ward JE1 BE1.png C418 - ward
  • File:Music Disc 11 JE1 BE1.png C418 - 11

Mobs

• File:Blaze JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Blaze
  • Spawns from spawners found in the Minecraft:Nether fortress.
  • Hovers in the air and shoots out fireballs that can set entities and blocks on fire.
  • Drops Minecraft:blaze rods when killed.
• File:Cave Spider JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Cave Spider
  • Spawns from spawners found in Minecraft:mineshafts.
  • On Normal or Hard difficulty, cave spiders can inflict players with Minecraft:Poison upon attacking.
  • Drops Minecraft:string and Minecraft:spider eyes when killed.
• File:Ender Dragon.gif Minecraft:Ender Dragon<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Reddit</ref>
  • 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.
  • When killed, it spawns an Minecraft:exit portal made of Minecraft:bedrock, Minecraft:torches, and a Minecraft:dragon egg.
  • It also drops Template:Xp,000 XP, the most out of any mob in the game.
• File:Enderman JE2.png Minecraft:Enderman
  • Spawns occasionally in the Minecraft:Overworld in dark environments.
  • Spawns more frequently in Minecraft:The End.
  • A neutral mob that becomes aggressive if the player attacks it or stares at it for too long.
  • Has the ability to teleport around, dodging projectiles and doing so when there is sunlight.
  • Harmed when coming in contact with water.
  • Drops Minecraft:ender pearls when killed.
• File:Magma Cube JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Magma Cube
  • Spawns in the Minecraft:Nether
  • Acts similar to the Minecraft:slime in that they split into smaller groups when killed.
• File:Red Mooshroom JE1.png Minecraft:Mooshroom<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Spawns in mushroom islands.
  • Using a bowl gives Minecraft:mushroom stew.
  • Similarly to Minecraft:cows, using a bucket gives a Minecraft:milk bucket.
  • Using Minecraft:shears drops Minecraft:red mushroom and converts the mooshroom back to a normal cow.
  • Drops Minecraft:leather and Minecraft:raw beef when killed.
  • Can be bred with Minecraft:wheat.
• File:Silverfish JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Silverfish
  • Spawns when a monster egg in a Minecraft:stronghold is broken.
  • Also spawns from a spawner at the End portal room in a Minecraft:stronghold.
• File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Snow Golem<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Reddit</ref>
  • Summoned by placing two snow blocks on top of each other, and a pumpkin on top.
  • Attacks any hostile mobs by using snowballs.
  • Drops Minecraft:snowballs when killed.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Villager<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Spawns in Minecraft:villages.
  • Currently has no use.

Non-mob entities

• File:Experience Orb Value -32768-2.png Minecraft:Experience Orb
  • Drops from killing mobs.
  • Attracts to the player to add to their total Minecraft:experience.
• File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.gif Minecraft:End Crystal
  • Found on top of Minecraft:End pillars in Minecraft:The End.
  • Heals the Minecraft:ender dragon.
  • Explodes if destroyed; also damages the ender dragon if it was being healed by the crystal.

World generation

• Biome generation was given a major overhaul, now being fractal-based.
• New biomes:
  • Template:BiomeLink (now Windswept Hills)
    • Generates with mountains and Minecraft:oak trees.
  • Template:BiomeLink (now Snowy Plains)
    • Generates with Minecraft:snow and Minecraft:oak trees.
  • Template:BiomeLink (has since been removed)
    • Generates similarly to extreme hills, but with snow on top.
  • Template:BiomeLink
    • Cuts through regions of biomes.
  • Template:BiomeLink
    • Generates similarly to rivers, but with ice on top.
  • Template:BiomeLink
    • A large, vast biome, made of water.
    • The bottom floor is abundant with Minecraft:sand, Minecraft:dirt, and Minecraft:clay.
  • Template:BiomeLink
    • Generates similarly to oceans, but with ice on top.
  • Template:BiomeLink
    • A rare biome found in the middle of the ocean.
    • Generates with Minecraft:mycelium, Minecraft:huge mushrooms and Minecraft:mooshroom.
    • No hostile mobs uniquely generate here.
  • Template:BiomeLink
  • Template:BiomeLink
• Some biomes received some changes:
  • Template:BiomeLink were changed to include Minecraft:oak trees with Minecraft:vines and Minecraft:lily pads.
  • Template:BiomeLink and Template:BiomeLink were made to generate larger than before.
  • Template:BiomeLink biomes were made more flatter
• Other biomes were removed from the game entirely:
  • Template:BiomeLink
  • Template:BiomeLink
  • Template:BiomeLink
  • Template:BiomeLink
  • Template:BiomeLink
  • Template:BiomeLink (unused)

Structures

• File:EnderDragonPortal JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Exit portal
  • Generates upon the Minecraft:ender dragon's defeat and allows the player to return to the Minecraft:Overworld.
  • Contains the Minecraft:dragon egg.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Huge mushroom
• Minecraft:Ravines
  • Huge and tall cracks in the overworld that exposes the underground from above.
• File:Old Mineshaft.png Minecraft:Mineshaft
  • A maze-like system with Minecraft:rails, wooden planks and fences supporting the structure, and occasionally torches.
  • Contains chests with loot, and Minecraft:cave spider spawners surrounded by cobwebs.
• File:Nether Fortress Bridge JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Nether fortress
  • A huge elevated structure in the Minecraft:Nether made of Minecraft:Nether bricks.
  • Zombie pigman, Minecraft:magma cubes, and Minecraft:blazes (from spawners) can be found here.
  • Minecraft:Nether wart rooms can also generate here.
• 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 throughout Minecraft:The End, with a Minecraft:End crystal on the top.
• File:StrongholdPortalRoom JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stronghold
  • An underground structure made of Minecraft:stone bricks.
  • Can only be located by using an Minecraft:eye of ender.
  • Minecraft:Silverfish and the Minecraft:End portal can be found here.
• File:OakHouse.png Minecraft:Villages
  • An above-ground structure found in Minecraft:plains.
  • Populated with Minecraft:villagers.

Gameplay

• File:EnvSprite creative.png Creative mode
  • Originally only present in Minecraft:Java Edition Classic, creative mode allows players to easily create and destroy blocks with an infinite use for any blocks.
  • Players are immune to any type of damage, aside from Minecraft:The Void.
  • New to the game is the ability to fly, allowing players to gain or lose altitude for building purposes.
  • Players with the Operator position on a server can switch back and forth between survival and creative mode.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• File:Hardcore Heart.svg Hardcore mode
  • Similar to Survival mode, but Minecraft:difficulty is locked to Hard.
  • Upon death, players are prompted to delete their world instead of respawning.
• Items can now be repaired by putting two of the same tool in the crafting grid.
• File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Breeding<ref>Template:Reddit</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Minecraft:Cows, Minecraft:chicken, Minecraft:pigs, and Minecraft:sheep can now follow the player if they're holding Minecraft:wheat, and once used on the mob can be bred to produce a baby.
    • Once bred, the mobs cannot breed again for five minutes.
    • None of the babies drop any experience points if killed.
    • Lambs inherit the wool color of their parents.
• Minecraft:Combat
  • Minecraft:Swords can now initiate a Minecraft:critical attack, which adds considerable amount of damage to a mob.
  • Swords can also now block damage caused by mobs by Template:Ctrl it.
  • Minecraft:Bows now need to be charged before it can fire a projectile.
• File:Hunger (icon).png Minecraft:Hunger
  • Eating Minecraft:food now fills up a hunger bar instead of the player's health.
  • Hunger is essential to regenerating health and for Minecraft:sprinting.
  • Various foods have different hunger values and hunger saturation.
  • Food items can now stack, with the exception of Minecraft:cake and Minecraft:mushroom stew.
• File:Sprinting Steve.png Minecraft:Sprinting
  • Allows the player to move faster at the cost of Minecraft:hunger.
  • At Template:Hunger hunger points, the player cannot sprint.
• File:Experience Orb Value -32768-2.png Minecraft:Experience
  • Obtained by killing mobs.
  • Used for Minecraft:enchantments.
• File:Enchanted Book.gif Minecraft:Enchantments
  • Obtained by using the Minecraft:enchanting table on a tool, weapon, or armor.
  • Some enchantments have greater levels that increases the effect that they have on tools.
  • Enchantments include:
    • Minecraft:Unbreaking
      • Used on any tool, weapon, or armor to increase the durability of items.
    • Minecraft:Protection
      • Used on any armor to decrease damage dealt by mobs.
    • Minecraft:Blast Protection
      • Used on any armor to decrease damage dealt by explosions.
    • Minecraft:Fire Protection
      • Used on any armor to decrease damage dealt by fire.
    • Minecraft:Projectile Protection
      • Used on any armor to decrease damage dealt by any projectile.
    • Minecraft:Aqua Affinity
      • Used on Minecraft:helmets to mine faster underwater.
    • Minecraft:Respiration
      • Used on Minecraft:helmets to increase breathing time underwater.
    • Minecraft:Feather Falling
      • Used on Minecraft:boots to decrease damage dealt from falling.
    • Minecraft:Efficiency
      • Used on Minecraft:pickaxes, Minecraft:shovels, and Minecraft:axes to increase mining speed.
    • Minecraft:Silk Touch
      • Used on Minecraft:pickaxes, Minecraft:shovels, and Minecraft:axes to drop the mined block itself instead of its normal drop (e.g. Minecraft:stone instead of Minecraft:cobblestone).
    • Minecraft:Sharpness
      • Used on Minecraft:swords to increase damage inflicted on mobs.
    • Minecraft:Smite
      • Used on Minecraft:swords to increase damage inflicted on Minecraft:undead mobs.
    • Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods
      • Used on Minecraft:swords to increase damage inflicted on arthropod mobs.
    • Minecraft:Knockback
      • Used on Minecraft:swords to knock mobs further away from the player.
    • Minecraft:Looting
      • Used on Minecraft:swords to increase mob drops.
• New status Minecraft:effect mechanic, most are obtained via Minecraft:brewing:
  • File:Fire Resistance JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Fire Resistance
    • Grants immunity to Minecraft:fire and Minecraft:lava.
  • File:Instant Damage JE1.png Minecraft:Instant Damage
    • Instantly applies damage to a player or mob.
    • Heals undead mobs.
  • File:Instant Health JE1.png Minecraft:Instant Health
    • Instantly grants health to a player or mob.
    • Damages undead mobs.
  • File:Hunger JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Hunger
    • Decreases the player's hunger bar over time.
  • File:Poison JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Poison
    • Inflicts continuous damage on players and mobs.
    • At one heart, no more additional damage is given.
  • File:Regeneration JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Regeneration
    • Health of players and mobs increases over time.
    • If the player is damaged, health continues to increase, regardless if the player does not have enough Minecraft:hunger to naturally regenerate their health.
  • File:Slowness JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Slowness
    • Decreases the movement speed of players and mobs.
  • File:Speed JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Speed
    • Increases the movement speed of players and mobs.
  • File:Strength JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Strength
    • Increases the damage inflicted on mobs and other players.
  • File:Weakness JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Weakness
    • Decreases the damage inflicted on mobs and other players.
  • Other status effects added but were left unused until future updates:
    • File:Blindness JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Blindness
      • Lowers the visibility for which a player or mob can see.
    • File:Haste JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Haste
      • Increases the mining speed.
    • File:Invisibility JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Invisibility
      • Causes players and mobs to become invisible.
    • File:Jump Boost JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Jump Boost
      • Increases the jump height that a player or a mob can jump up to.
    • File:Night Vision JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Night Vision
      • Allows players and mobs to see in darkness and underwater.
    • File:Mining Fatigue JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Mining Fatigue
      • Decreases the mining speed.
    • File:Resistance JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Resistance
      • Increases resistance from damage inflicted on players and mobs.
    • File:Water Breathing JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Water Breathing
      • Allows the player to dive underwater without losing oxygen.

Other additions

• 11 new achievements
• New sound effects, including: chest sound, door/gate sound, bow sound, explosion sound, egg sound, eating sound, sound when XP orbs are collected, sound of bones cracking after fall damage is taken, sound of a tool breaking.
• Template:Key+clicking the output item in a crafting square crafts all the items at once, and automatically places them in the inventory.
• Added an unused Minecraft:world type option.
• Improved sunrise and sunset.
  • Clouds now change color during sunrise and sunset to match the sky color.
  • Horizon, specifically the haze, changes color more vividly during sunset and sunrise.
• New improved Minecraft:lighting
  • Minecraft:Day/night cycles no longer require chunk updates and is a smooth transition
  • The lighting on a block is given a tint based on the most prominent source of light
    • Red from non-sunlight light sources
    • Blue from moonlight
    • Total darkness keeps the same black tint
    • Sunlight gives the same white tint
  • Non-sky based light now gives a very subtle 'flicker'.
• 4 new entries in control list:
  • The keybinds for "Attack", "Use Item", and "Pick Block" can now be remapped.
  • Player list in multiplayer, keybind defaults to Template:Key.
  • The 'Multiplayer join screen' has been improved, mainly with a Minecraft:server list.

Notable changes

• Score is stated on death based on the total experience orbs held by the player.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• Minecraft:Shears can now collect grass and Minecraft:vines.
• User-placed leaf blocks no longer decay in the absence of a log.
• Cloud height raised to the top of the map, so clouds can no longer phase through blocks.
• Cloud movement syncs with the game's time.
• Rain and snow both render faster.
• Both wooden and stone Minecraft:pressure plates can now be placed on Minecraft:fences.
• File:Inactive Redstone Wire (unconnected) JE1.png Minecraft:Redstone Dust when placed on one place now exhibit a "•" shape.
• Bows now have durability.
• Minecraft:Armor received a major redesign to how they behave.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  • Armor can no longer reduce certain damage types that can be covered using enchantments.
  • Armor now has more durability.
• Mob changes:
  • Passive mobs flee if attacked by the player or other mobs (such as Minecraft:wolves).
  • The snout on Minecraft:pigs now protrudes from their head.
  • Minecraft:Arrows that hit a Minecraft:mob visually "stick" into the mob rather than just disappear.
    • Skeleton arrows originate from about their eyes to the bow, instead of above the head.
  • Animals no longer despawn, making it possible to capture them.
  • Minecraft:Skeletons now hold full-size bows.
• Main menu changes
  • The main menu's background is now a Minecraft:panorama.
  • The version tag is now displayed on the bottom-left rather than the top-left.
  • New sliders for Field of View and Brightness.
• Changes with debug-view (Template:Key).
  • Mobs are no longer visibly labeled with their entity ID.
  • The world's numeric seed is displayed in a field below player position.
  • Changing fog by hotkey now requires debug-view to be open in addition with pressing Template:Key.
• Changes to block mining were made:
  • Minecraft:Axes mine Minecraft:fences, wooden Minecraft:doors, wooden Minecraft:pressure plates and Minecraft:crafting tables faster.
  • Minecraft:Pickaxes mine Minecraft:obsidian and Minecraft:redstone ore faster.
• Several blocks and items received new textures/models:
  • File:Block of Diamond JE3 BE2.png Minecraft:Block of Diamond
  • File:Block of Gold JE4 BE2.png Minecraft:Block of Gold
  • File:Block of Iron JE3 BE2.png Minecraft:Block of Iron
  • File:Chest.gif Minecraft:Chest, now an entity model
  • File:Cooked Porkchop JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Cooked Porkchop
  • File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Dirt
  • File:Glowstone JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Glowstone
  • File:Grass Block JE5.png Minecraft:Grass Block
  • File:Gravel JE3 BE2.png Minecraft:Gravel
  • File:Mossy Cobblestone JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Mossy Cobblestone
  • File:Netherrack JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Netherrack
  • File:Oak Planks JE4 BE2.png Minecraft:Planks
  • File:Stone JE4.png Minecraft:Stone

Further revisions

Beta 1.8

• Beta 1.8.1 converted the support beams in mineshafts from Minecraft:planks to oak Minecraft:fences and fixed two bugs.

1.0.0

• 1.0.1 was server-exclusive and fixed some bugs and crashes on servers.

Trailer

Template:Main A trailer by Minecraft:Hat Films documenting some of its major features was released on Minecraft:Mojang's official Minecraft:YouTube channel on September 6, 2011. Template:Yt

Trivia

• The Adventure Update and Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs are the only Java Edition major updates to be split into 2 parts.
• The Adventure Update was the only update that was split in between 2 developmental stages.
• The Adventure Update was both the last Beta version and the first full-release of Minecraft.

Gallery

• Adventure Update logo.
  Adventure Update logo.
• A preview screenshot of Minecraft:NPC Villages released by Notch.
  A preview screenshot of Minecraft:NPC Villages released by Notch.
• A preview screenshot of Minecraft:Strongholds.
  A preview screenshot of Minecraft:Strongholds.
• Another preview screenshot of Strongholds.
  Another preview screenshot of Strongholds.
• A preview screenshot of Minecraft:Endermen.
  A preview screenshot of Minecraft:Endermen.
• Another preview screenshot of Endermen.
  Another preview screenshot of Endermen.
• Mountain generation test.
  Mountain generation test.
• River generation test.
  River generation test.