Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha build 1

v0.9.0 alpha build 1 is the first build version released for Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha, and the first build released in 2014.

Additions

File:Old Shattered Savanna BE.png

A shattered savanna in this version.

File:Mcpe wolf.png

Dog.

File:Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha build 1 Development new blocks.png

New blocks.

General

• Added immersive mode for Android.
  • Only Android 4.4 KitKat.
    • Available on other versions with 3rd party-apps.

Gameplay

• Superflat world type.
• Updated create world screen - now includes Superflat, Infinite and 'old' world types.
• Unlimited worlds.
• New falling mechanics for sand and gravel.
• New insta ticking of water and lava.
• Grass and foliage colors for different biomes.
• Minecraft:Water color for swamps.
• Added more spawn eggs in creative.
• New interact button (to make the game easier for new players).

World generation

• Ice patches
• Minecraft:Ice spikes
• Minecraft:Lakes
• Double plants
• Minecraft:Tall Grass
• Minecraft:Trees:
  • Jungle trees (small and large)
  • Mega Jungle trees
  • Mega Spruce trees
  • Acacia trees
  • Template:Version exclusive Fallen trees
  • Template:Version exclusive Oak trees (swamp and large oak variants)
• Minecraft:Huge mushroom
• Minecraft:Forest rock
• Minecraft:Lily pads
• Minecraft:Vines
• Minecraft:Melons
• Minecraft:Pumpkins
• Minecraft:Dead bushes
• Minecraft:Monster rooms
• Minecraft:Desert wells
• Fallen logs and stumps
• Minecraft:Emerald ore
• Minecraft:Caves
  • Minecraft:Lava at the bottom of caves
  • Caves in Minecraft:desert and Minecraft:mesa
• Minecraft:Strongholds
• Minecraft:Villages
• Minecraft:Mineshafts

Biomes

• Minecraft:Extreme Hills
• Minecraft:Mega Taiga
• Minecraft:Roofed Forest
• Minecraft:Jungle
• Minecraft:Savanna
• Minecraft:Mesa
• Minecraft:Mushroom Island
• Minecraft:Deep Ocean
• Minecraft:Swamp

Blocks

• Minecraft:Podzol.
• Minecraft:Mycelium.
• Minecraft:Huge mushroom blocks.
• Minecraft:Cocoa.
• Minecraft:End portal frames.
• Double plants.
• Dark Oak and Acacia Minecraft:Wood
  • With their Minecraft:Stairs, Minecraft:Slabs, Minecraft:Planks, and Minecraft:Leaves variants.
• Minecraft:Saplings:
  • Jungle saplings,
  • Acacia saplings,
  • Dark Oak spalings.
• Minecraft:Stained clay (In all its 16 colors).
• Minecraft:Lilypad.
• 12 new Minecraft:Flowers:
  • Blue Orchids
  • Alliums
  • Azure Bluets
  • Tulips (red, orange, white, pink)
  • Oxeye Daisies
  • Sunflowers
  • Lilacs
  • Rose Bushes
  • Peonies.
• Minecraft:Red sand.
• Minecraft:Hardened clay.
• Minecraft:End stone.
• Minecraft:Granite
  • With its polished variant.
• Minecraft:Diorite
  • With its polished variant.
• Minecraft:Andesite
  • With its polished variant.
• Minecraft:Emerald block
  • Minecraft:Emerald Ore.
• Minecraft:Packed Ice.
• Grassless Dirt.

Items

• 6 Minecraft:Spawn eggs:
  • Minecraft:Slimes
  • Minecraft:Endermen
  • Minecraft:Mooshroom
  • Minecraft:Wolf
  • Minecraft:Silverfish
  • Minecraft:Zombie Pigman
• Minecraft:Cookies
• Minecraft:Emeralds

Mobs

• Slimes.
• Endermen.
• Wolves.
• Mooshrooms.
• Silverfish.
• Villagers
  • Baby villagers.

Others

• Minecraft:Particles:
  • dripWater
  • dripLava

Changes

General

• The version watermark visible in development versions has been moved from the bottom of the screen to the top.
• Prettier Minecraft:clouds
  • New culling of clouds.
  • The fog is darker underground.
• Textures
  • New leaves rendering.
• Inventory/GUI
  • New Minecraft:crafting screen.
  • Stonecutter UI Changed.

World generation

• Removed generated structures:
  • Oceans
    • Added as a biome instead
  • Gravel beaches
  • Frozen Oceans
    • Will no longer naturally generate

Biome

• Removed biomes:
  • Shrubland
  • Seasonal forest
  • Rainforest
  • Tundra
  • Legacy frozen ocean

Blocks and items

• Correct name for stairs, slabs and spawn eggs.
• Beds no longer give full health in normal difficulty.
• Smooth lighting added for:
  • Beds
  • Fences
  • Walls
  • Cobweb
  • Chests
  • Leaves
• Smooth lighting removed for:
  • Glowstone
  • Glass
  • Jack 'o' lanterns
• Improved performance of TNT.

Mobs

• "New" mob spawning.
• Passive mobs now spawn naturally in creative mode without the use of spawn eggs.
• Minecraft:Tripod cameras have been removed.

AI

• Minecraft:Spiders.
  • Now spawn from leaves, creating a higher amount of spiders in tree-rich biomes at night.
  • Animation is now twice as fast.
  • Improved AI.

Others

• New culling algorithm.<ref>Template:Cite</ref><ref>Template:Cite</ref>
• Tile entities are saved differently.
• New leveldb based saving format.
• New entity handling.
• Updated light generation.
• Remade network code (mostly the same packages but new system).

Fixes

Template:Fixes Others

• Fixed an item duplication glitch that could occur if the game crashed or if the player exited out of Minecraft without saving the world.