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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the
Pretty Scary Update (
Java Edition 1.4.x releases), which assumes at least some knowledge of the Java Edition 1.3.x releases.
Mobs[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Habitat |
Drops |
Note
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Wither
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- Can only be spawned by placing 4 blocks of soul sand in a T shape, and putting 3 wither skeleton skulls on top of the three upper blocks (see image below).
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- Three-headed flying player-created boss mob shooting projectiles at any mob (that isn't undead) and players
- After spawning, it flashes blue, builds up health, grows slightly and is invincible for a few seconds - Then it explodes and starts attacking players and mobs
- Each head can fire projectiles, so-called wither skulls, at different targets
- Shoots two kinds of projectiles - a blue one from the little heads, targeting mobs and a dark one from the big head targeting players
- When hit by projectiles, players get the wither II effect, which acts like a slower Poison effect that can kill and turns affected players' health bars' hearts black
- Constantly regenerates health
- Gains 'wither armor' when taken down to half health, making it immune to arrows
- Darkens the sky when spawned in the Overworld
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Wither Skeleton
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5, plus 1–3 per equipment piece (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)
Rare Drops
Spawned Equipment
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- Give players wither effect when hitting them
- Will rarely, depending on difficulty, spawn with the ability to pick up armor, head wear, items, blocks, weapons and tools
- Items that are picked up will have a 100% chance of dropping after dying
- More advanced gear is more likely to spawn with mobs when playing on harder difficulties and rarely drops when the mob is killed by players
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Zombie Villager
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- Anywhere in the overworld where the light level is 7 or less
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- Have a 5% chance of spawning instead of a normal zombie.
- Have a chance of spawning when a villager is killed by a zombie (0% chance in easy, 50% chance in normal, 100% chance in hard).
- Can be cured into a villager using a golden apple and a splash potion of weakness.
- Have the same bodies as normal zombies, only the head is different.
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Baby Zombie and Baby Zombie Villager
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![Baby Zombie Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/5/51/Baby_Zombie_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/128?cb=20191025043354)
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- Anywhere in the overworld where the light level is 7 or less
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- Smaller and faster than normal zombies.
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Witch
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They make 1–3 drops of 0–2 items each, for a maximum of 6 items total.
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Bat
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- Spawn in groups of two in the Overworld at a light level of 3 or less on opaque blocks below layer 63.
- Between October 20 and November 3, they only require a light level of 6 or less to spawn.
- On Superflat worlds, bats spawn below the top non-air layer, ignoring the usual layer-63 limitation.
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None
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Blocks[]
New[]
Changed[]
Name |
Image |
Changed
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Chest / Ender Chest
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![Xmas Chest](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/3/30/Xmas_Chest.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/112?cb=20191220024431)
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- When the computer's clock is set to a date between December 24 and 26, Chests and Ender Chests[verify] become retextured to look like presents.
- Added in 1.4.6.
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Items[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Obtaining |
Uses
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Potato, Poisonous Potato, and Baked Potato
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![Potato JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/f/ff/Potato_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20191229163438) ![Poisonous Potato JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/b/b4/Poisonous_Potato_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20191229163638)
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- Potatoes can be planted on hydrated soil and drop 1-4 potatoes when fully grown
- Poisonous potatoes have a 60% chance to poison the player when eaten
- Potatoes restore 1 (
) hunger and 0.6 saturation
- Poisonous potatoes restore 2 (
) hunger and 1.2 saturation
- Baked potatoes restore 6 (
![🍗](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c4/Hunger_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20240724183959) ![🍗](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c4/Hunger_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20240724183959) ) hunger and 6 saturation
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Carrot and Golden Carrot
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![Carrot JE2 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/4c/Carrot_JE2_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20191229163404)
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- Carrots can be planted on hydrated soil and drop 2-4 carrots when fully grown
- Carrots restore 4 (
![🍗](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c4/Hunger_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20240724183959) ) hunger and 3.6 saturation
- Golden carrots restore 6 (
![🍗](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c4/Hunger_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20240724183959) ![🍗](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c4/Hunger_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20240724183959) ) hunger and 14.4 saturation
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Carrot on a Stick
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- Used to control pigs
- When held, it dictates the direction pigs players are riding will head in
- Nearby pigs flock towards players holding it
- Pigs start slow but end up going about 5 blocks per second
- Slowly loses durability when riding pigs
- The pigs 'eat' the carrot eventually, leaving the player a fishing rod and will require another carrot to continue riding
- Can be used to give the pig a short speed boost
- This takes up a chunk of the durability
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Pumpkin Pie
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Nether Star
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- Used to craft the new beacon
- Glows like an enchanted item
- When dropped, it cannot be destroyed by explosions and will take more than twice as long to despawn than other items
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Music Disc (Wait)
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- Has a chance to drop when a skeleton kills a creeper.
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- Plays the song "Wait" by C418.
- Added in 1.4.4.
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Enchanted Book
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- Used to apply enchantments to items using an Anvil.
- Added in 1.4.6.
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Firework Rocket
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Ingredients |
Crafting recipe |
Description
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Paper + Gunpowder
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When crafted this way (without a firework star), the rocket does not have explosion effects. More or less Gunpowder affects the Flight Duration
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Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder
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Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars explode almost simultaneously when the rocket detonates.
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- Projectiles which can be launched into the air and explode.
- added in 1.4.6.
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Firework Star
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Ingredients |
Crafting recipe |
Description
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Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Extra ingredients (optional)
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Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
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Matching Firework Star + Any Dye
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Adds a "fade to color" effect to the firework star, overwriting any existing fades. Up to eight dyes can be added.
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- Used to determine the color and shape of firework explosions.
- Added in 1.4.6.
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Bat and Witch Spawn Eggs
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![Bat Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/9/9e/Bat_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200510235851)
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- Available in the creative inventory.
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- Can be used to spawn the respective mob.
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Changed[]
Name |
Image |
Changed
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Music Disc (11)
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- Can now drop from creepers killed by skeletons like other music discs.
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Potions[]
New[]
Non-mob entities[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Creation |
Drops |
Note
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Item Frame
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- All items and blocks can be framed
- Clocks, compasses and maps function
- Maps show only one marker, the frame itself
- Mounted maps are marked on copies of the map
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Changed[]
Name |
Image |
Changed
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Painting
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- Added a new painting depicting the creation of the Wither.
- This is the only painting not based on a real painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand, and is also the only painting to have been added in a post-release version so far.
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Structures[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Generates |
Chests |
Mobs |
Description
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Witch Hut
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- Generates in Swamp biomes
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Enchantments[]
New[]
Effects[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Causes |
Description
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Wither
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Withers and Wither Skeletons
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Inflicts damage over time. Unlike Poison, it has the potential to be fatal on its own.
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Sounds[]
New[]
Name |
Trigger |
Sound
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Zombie, Skeleton, Cow, Pig, Spider, Enderman, Ghast, Silverfish, Magma Cube, Wolf, Ender Dragon, Bat, and Anvil
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Wood, Stone, Sand, Gravel, Plants
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- Added sounds for placing blocks
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Sand, Gravel, Soul Sand, Grass Block, and Stone
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- Added sounds for walking on the block
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Zombie Villager
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- Added sounds for curing, infecting, and a remedy sound
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Fire
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- Added sounds for setting things on fire
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Sheep
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Ladder
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- Added sounds for climbing ladders
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Minecart
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- Added sounds for riding minecarts
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Experience
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- Added a sound for leveling up, which is played every five levels
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Liquids
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- Added constant noise to liquids
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