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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Beta 1.2.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Beta 1.1.x releases

Mobs[]

New[]

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Squid Squid JE1 BE1 Water
  • The first aquatic mob.

Changed[]

Name Image Changed
Sheep Orange Sheep JE1Magenta Sheep JE1Light Blue Sheep JE1Yellow Sheep JE1Lime Sheep JE1Pink Sheep JE1Gray Sheep JE1Light Gray Sheep JE1Cyan Sheep JE1Purple Sheep JE1Blue Sheep JE1Green Sheep JE1Brown Sheep JE1Red Sheep JE1Black Sheep JE1
  • Sheep can now be dyed.
  • Dyed sheep drop wool of the respective color when punched.
  • Black, gray and light gray sheep can naturally spawn.

Blocks[]

New[]

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Cake Cake JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Milk +
Sugar +
Egg +
Wheat

  • Any
  • Right-click to eat a slice of cake.
Dispenser Dispenser (S) JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cobblestone +
Bow +
Redstone

  • Pickaxe
  • Launches items from inside it when it receives a redstone signal.
Note Block Note Block JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks +
Redstone

  • Axe
  • Plays a musical note when it receives a redstone signal.
  • Right-click to change the note.
Lapis Lazuli Ore Lapis Lazuli Ore JE1 BE1
  • Found underground.
  • Pickaxe (stone or better)
  • Drops lapis lazuli when mined.
Lapis Lazuli Block Lapis Lazuli Block JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Lapis Lazuli

  • Pickaxe
  • Can be used for compact lapis lazuli storage.
  • Pickaxe (stone or better)
Sandstone Sandstone JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sand

  • Pickaxe
  • Can be used as a building block.
Birch Log Birch Log Axis Y JE1 BE1
  • Found in birch trees.
  • Axe
  • Can be crafted into wood planks.
Spruce Log Spruce Log Axis Y JE1 BE1
  • Found in spruce trees.
  • Axe
  • Can be crafted into wood planks.
Birch Leaves Birch Leaves JE1 BE2
  • Found in birch trees.
  • Any
  • Can drop saplings.
Spruce Leaves Spruce Leaves JE1 BE2
  • Found in spruce trees.
  • Any
  • Can drop saplings.
Dyed Wool Orange Wool JE1 BE1Magenta Wool JE1 BE1Light Blue Wool JE1 BE1Yellow Wool JE1 BE1Lime Wool JE1 BE1Pink Wool JE1 BE1Gray Wool JE1 BE1Light Gray Wool JE1 BE1Cyan Wool JE1 BE1Purple Wool JE1 BE1Blue Wool JE1 BE1Brown Wool JE1 BE1Green Wool JE1 BE1Red Wool JE1 BE1Black Wool JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
White Wool +
Matching Colored Dye


  • Any
  • Can be used as building blocks.

Changed[]

Name Image Changed
Furnace Furnace (S) JE2 BE1
  • Top texture changed (was the same as stone)
Crafting Table Crafting Table JE1 BE1
  • Renamed from "Workbench" to "Crafting Table".
Sugar Cane Sugar Cane JE1 BE1
  • Renamed from "Reeds" to "Sugar Cane".

Items[]

New[]

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Bone Bone JE1 BE1
  • Drops from skeletons.
  • Can be used to make bone meal.
Bone Meal Bone Meal JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Bone
  • Can be used to instantly grow wheat and saplings to maturity.
  • Functions as white dye.
Ink Sac Ink Sac JE1 BE1
  • Drops from squids.
  • Functions as black dye.
Lapis Lazuli Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1
  • Drops from lapis lazuli ore.
  • Can be used to make lapis lazuli blocks.
  • Functions as blue dye.
Cocoa Beans Cocoa Beans JE1
  • Not legitimately obtainable.
  • Functions as brown dye.
Sugar Sugar JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sugar Cane

  • Used to make cake.
Charcoal Coal JE2 BE1
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Oak Log +
Any fuel


  • Functions identically to coal.
Dyes Light Gray Dye JE1 BE1Gray Dye JE1 BE1Red Dye JE1 BE1Orange Dye JE1 BE1Yellow Dye JE1 BE1Lime Dye JE1 BE1Green Dye JE1 BE1Cyan Dye JE1 BE1Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1Purple Dye JE1 BE1Magenta Dye JE1 BE1Pink Dye JE1 BE1
  • Red dye is made from roses.
  • Yellow dye is made from flowers.
  • Green dye is made from cacti.
  • The remaining dyes are crafted from other dyes.
  • Can be used to dye sheep and wool.

Structures[]

New[]

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Birch tree Birch Tree JE1 BE1
  • Forests
  • No
  • None
  • A tree with light-colored bark and leaves.
Spruce tree Spruce Tree JE1 BE1
  • Taigas
  • No
  • None
  • A tree with dark-colored bark and leaves.

Biomes[]

Changed[]

Name Image Changed
Taiga Taiga
  • Now generate with spruce trees instead of oak trees.
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