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It has been suggested that this page be split into Java Edition guides/Indev releases and Java Edition guides/0.31 releases. [discuss]
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Indev releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Classic releases.

Mobs[]

New[]

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Giant Zombie JE2 BE1
  • Does not spawn naturally
  • None

A 12-block tall zombie with extra health and damage.

Rana Rana
  • Everywhere
  • None
  • A test mob created by temporary artist Dock.
Steve, Black Steve and Beast Boy Steve (mob)Black SteveBeast Boy
  • Everywhere
  • Test mobs created by temporary artist Dock.

Blocks[]

New[]

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Torch Torch JE3 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Coal +
Stick
  • Any
  • Creates light.
Fire Fire JE1
  • Created by flint and steel.
  • Any
  • Destroys flammable blocks.
Chest Chest JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks

  • Axe
  • Used for storing items.
Diamond Ore Diamond Ore JE1
  • Generates underground.
  • Pickaxe (iron or better)
  • Drops diamonds.
Block of Diamond Block of Diamond JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Diamond

  • Pickaxe
  • A building block made from diamonds.
Workbench Crafting Table JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks

  • Axe
  • Used for crafting items.
Farmland Farmland JE1Moist Farmland JE1
  • Created by using a hoe on dirt.
  • Shovel
  • Used for growing seeds.
Wheat Crops Wheat Age 0 JE1Wheat Age 1 JE1Wheat Age 2 JE1Wheat Age 3 JE1Wheat Age 4 JE1Wheat Age 5 JE1Wheat Age 6 JE1Wheat Age 7 JE1
  • Created by planting seeds on farmland.
  • Any
  • Grows into wheat.
Furnace Furnace JE1Lit Furnace (S) JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cobblestone

  • Pickaxe
  • Used for smelting items.
Gear Gear (N)
  • Not legitimately obtainable.
  • N/A (can only be destroyed indirectly)
  • Spin when placed next to each other.

Changed[]

Name Image Changed
Wooden Planks Oak Planks JE3 BE1
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Log
Block of Iron Block of Iron JE1
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot

Block of Gold Block of Gold JE2
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot

TNT TNT JE2 BE1
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gunpowder +
Sand

Stone Slab Smooth Stone Slab JE1 BE1
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cobblestone
Stone Stone JE2 BE1
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Cobblestone +
Any fuel


Glass Glass JE3 BE1
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Sand +
Any fuel


Wool White Wool JE1 BE1 Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
String

Items[]

New[]

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Apple Apple JE1 BE1
  • Restores 4 health points.
Flint and Steel Flint and Steel JE3 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot +
Flint

  • Creates fire.
Bow Bow JE2 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stick +
String

  • Shoots arrows.
Arrow Arrow (item) JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot +
Stick +
Feather
  • Can be fired by bows.
Quiver Quiver JE2 BE1
  • Not legitimately obtainable.
  • Has no function.
Coal Coal JE2 BE1
  • Drops from coal ore.
  • Used for crafting torches and fueling furnaces.
Diamond Diamond JE1 BE1
  • Drops from diamond ore.
  • Used for crafting the best equipment in the game.
Iron Ingot Iron Ingot JE1 BE1
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Iron Ore +
Any fuel


  • Used for crafting equipment and flint and steel.
Gold Ingot Gold Ingot JE1 BE1
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Gold Ore +
Any fuel


  • Used for crafting equipment that has high strength but low durability.
Stick Stick JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks
  • Used for crafting weapons, tools and torches.
Bowl Bowl JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks
  • Used for making mushroom stew.
Mushroom Stew Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Red Mushroom +
Brown Mushroom +
Bowl

  • Restores 10 health points.
Sulphur Gunpowder JE1 BE1
  • Drops from creepers.
  • Used for crafting TNT.
String String JE1 BE1
  • Drops from spiders.
  • Used for crafting bows.
Feather Feather JE2 BE1
  • Drops from zombies.
  • Used for crafting arrows.
Bread Bread JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Wheat

  • Restores 5 health points.
Seeds Wheat Seeds JE1 BE1
  • Obtained by using a hoe on grass blocks.
  • Can be planted on farmland.
Wheat Wheat JE1 BE1
  • Obtained by harvesting fully grown wheat.
  • Can be crafted into bread.
Flint Flint JE1 BE1
  • Sometimes drops from gravel.
  • Can be crafted into arrows or flint and steel.
Raw Porkchop Raw Porkchop JE1 BE1
  • Drops from pigs.
  • Restores 3 health points.
  • Can be cooked in a furnace.
Cooked Porkchop Cooked Porkchop JE1
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Raw Porkchop +
Any fuel


0.35
  • Restores 8 health points.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Swords Wooden Sword JE1 BE1Stone Sword JE1 BE1Iron Sword JE1 BE1Golden Sword JE2 BE1Diamond Sword JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

  • Used for hurting mobs.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Axes Wooden Axe JE1 BE1Stone Axe JE1 BE1Iron Axe JE4 BE1Golden Axe JE2 BE1Diamond Axe JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

  • Used for mining wood.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Pickaxes Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

  • Used for mining stone.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Shovels Wooden Shovel JE1 BE1Stone Shovel JE1 BE1Iron Shovel JE2 BE1Golden Shovel JE2 BE1Diamond Shovel JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

  • Used for mining sediment.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Hoes Wooden Hoe JE1 BE1Stone Hoe JE1 BE1Iron Hoe JE1 BE1Golden Hoe JE1 BE1Diamond Hoe JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

  • Used for turning dirt into farmland.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Helmets Leather Cap JE1 BE1Chainmail Helmet JE2 BE1Iron Helmet JE1 BE1Golden Helmet JE1 BE1Diamond Helmet JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Leather or
Fire or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond
FireFireFireFireFire
  • Protects the player from damage when worn.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Chestplates Leather Tunic JE1 BE1Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Leather or
Fire or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond
FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire
  • Protects the player from damage when worn.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Leggings Leather Pants JE1 BE1Chainmail Leggings JE1 BE1Iron Leggings JE1 BE1Golden Leggings JE1 BE1Diamond Leggings JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Leather or
Fire or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond
FireFireFireFireFireFireFire
  • Protects the player from damage when worn.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Boots Leather Boots JE1 BE1Chainmail Boots JE1 BE1Iron Boots JE1 BE1Golden Boots JE1 BE1Diamond Boots JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Leather or
Fire or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond
FireFireFireFire
  • Protects the player from damage when worn.

Non-Mob Entities[]

New[]

Name Image Creation Drops Note
Painting Alban (texture) JE1 BE1 Aztec (texture) JE1 BE1 Aztec2 (texture) JE1 BE1 Bomb (texture) JE1 BE1 Kebab (texture) JE1 BE1 Plant (texture) JE1 BE1 Wasteland (texture) JE1 BE1 Courbet (texture) JE1 BE1 Pool (texture) JE1 BE1 Sea (texture) JE1 Sunset (texture) JE1 BE1 Wanderer (texture) JE1 BE1 Bust (texture) JE1 BE1 Match (texture) JE1 BE1 Skull and Roses (texture) JE1 BE1 Stage (texture) JE1 Void (texture) JE1 BE1 Fighters (texture) JE1 BE1 Pointer (texture) JE1 BE1
Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Painting Oak Planks +
Light Gray Wool

  • Decorative entities that hang on walls which come in 19 different variants.

Structures[]

New[]

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Indev House Indev House JE1Indev House JE2
  • World spawn
  • No
  • No
  • Test structures that the player spawns inside upon loading a new world.
  • Removed after this version.

Gameplay[]

New[]

Name Description
Inventory
  • The player now has a hotbar and an inventory containing storage slots, armor slots and crafting slots, enabling players to carry more than one type of item at once.
Crafting
  • You can now use items to craft new types of items.
Smelting
  • You can now use a furnace to smelt items into new items.
Lighting
  • There are now many different possible light levels, determined by time of day and proximity to light sources.
Day/night cycle
  • There is a now a sun and moon that cycle across the sky, and light levels change based on the time.
Third-person view
  • Pressing F5 toggles third-person view.
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