This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the
Exploration Update (
Java Edition 1.11.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the
Frostburn Update (Java Edition 1.10.x releases).
Mobs[]
New[]
Changed[]
Blocks[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Obtaining |
Tool Required |
Uses
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Observer
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Pickaxe
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- Outputs a redstone signal when it detects a block update
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Shulker Box
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![White Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/d/d1/White_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101750) ![Orange Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/4e/Orange_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101804) ![Magenta Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/d/d4/Magenta_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101826) ![Light Blue Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/d/db/Light_Blue_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101840) ![Yellow Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/3/31/Yellow_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101854) ![Lime Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/e/e4/Lime_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101907) ![Pink Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/2/22/Pink_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101919) ![Gray Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/4a/Gray_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101932) ![Light Gray Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/5/5c/Light_Gray_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101945) ![Cyan Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/a/a4/Cyan_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407101959) ![Purple Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/0/06/Purple_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407102013) ![Blue Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/6/6b/Blue_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407102029) ![Brown Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/e/e7/Brown_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407102110) ![Green Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c6/Green_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407102124) ![Red Shulker Box Revision 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/b/ba/Red_Shulker_Box_Revision_1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20190407102135)
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Pickaxe
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- Similar to a chest, but keeps its content when broken
- Cannot be placed inside another shulker box
- Breaks when pushed by a piston
- Dispensers will place the shulker box in front of it
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Changed[]
Name |
Image |
Changed
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Bed
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- If the player clicks on the bed, but is not right beside it, it now shows the message: "You may not rest now, the bed is too far away"
- Previously the player would get no message, but would be unable to sleep
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Cauldron
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End Gateway
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- Now uses a magenta-colored beam when teleporting entities, rather than yellow
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Flower Pot
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- The potted plant can now be removed from the pot, by pressing use
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Furnace
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Items[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Obtaining |
Uses
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Shulker Shell
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- Has a 50% chance of being dropped by a shulker upon death
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Totem of Undying
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- Evokers will always drop one upon death
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- Holding it in either hand will resurrect the player upon taking lethal damage
- Gives the player the Absorption and Regeneration effects when activated
- Does not prevent death by
/kill or the Void
- Has an animation when activated, which uses the item's texture and model
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Explorer Map
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![Ocean Explorer Map JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/c/c7/Ocean_Explorer_Map_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200117025734)
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- Used to locate ocean monuments and the new woodland mansions
- Works like a map, but shows the outlines of land and a single structure icon
- Fills in the map with block colors once the player starts exploring the area shown
- Ocean explorer maps are slightly blue, while woodland explorer maps are slightly brown
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Iron Nugget
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Zombie Villager, Wither Skeleton, Skeleton Horse, Zombie Horse, Donkey, Mule, Elder Guardian, Husk, Stray, Polar Bear, Llama, Vindicator, Evoker and Vex Spawn Eggs
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![Zombie Villager Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/a/a6/Zombie_Villager_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003719) ![Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/4d/Wither_Skeleton_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003640) ![Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/5/52/Skeleton_Horse_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003503) ![Zombie Horse Spawn Egg JE1 BE2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/6/6d/Zombie_Horse_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200119175505) ![Donkey Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/d/db/Donkey_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511000833) ![Mule Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/7/70/Mule_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003246) ![Elder Guardian Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/2/2d/Elder_Guardian_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511000846) ![Husk Spawn Egg JE1 BE2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/46/Husk_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003204) ![Stray Spawn Egg JE1 BE2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/2/2d/Stray_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003531) ![Polar Bear Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/9/9a/Polar_Bear_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003401) ![Llama Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/9/93/Llama_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003212) ![Vindicator Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/7/76/Vindicator_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511003618) ![Evoker Spawn Egg JE1 BE1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/1/19/Evoker_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/84?cb=20200511000913)
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- Obtained from the creative inventory.
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- Can be used to spawn the respective mob.
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Changed[]
Non-mob entities[]
New[]
Changed[]
Name |
Image |
Changed
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Fireworks
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- While flying using elytra, using a firework will give the player a boost for a certain amount of time. This will emit particles when in use.
- Fireworks stay at the players location until they disappear or explode.
- Longer flight duration on the rocket will make the boost last longer. You can increase the flight duration of a firework by crafting it with gunpowder in the other slots.
- Fireworks with an explosion will deal damage at the end of their flight.
- Firework explosions now hurt surrounding mobs and players.
- The damage radius of the explosion is about 2-3 blocks and is the same for any shape (large ball, creeper, burst, etc.) and the damage decreases with the distance to the explosion.
- The damage amount at close range is about 5
![♥](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/0/06/Heart_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20230723003647) ![♥](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/0/06/Heart_%28icon%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20230723003647) without armor on, and with full diamond armor, it equates to about 1 .
- Death message is "[player] went off with a bang".
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Structures[]
New[]
Name |
Image |
Generates |
Chests |
Mobs |
Description
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Woodland Mansion
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- The structure contains various chests in the different rooms
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Gameplay[]
Changed[]
Name |
Changed
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Chat
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- Messages can now be 256 characters long instead of 100.
- Some warnings now appear above the hotbar instead in the chat, like "Press [key] to dismount" had.
- "You can only sleep at night"
- "You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby"
- "This bed is occupied"
- "Height limit for building is 256 blocks"
- "Unable to open. Loot not generated yet."
- "You may not rest now, the bed is too far away"
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Shields
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- Now block 100%, as opposed to 66.6%, of the damage dealt in melee combat.
- Zombies without any weapons will not deal any damage to the player, nor damage the shield's durability.
- Creeper explosions deal 0 damage to the player.
- Wither skeletons will not inflict the wither effect when hit by them.
- Burning zombies will not set the player on fire.
- Mobs with axes will now disable the shield if they attack a blocking player.
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Attack indicator
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- When in crosshair mode, the weapon is fully cooled, and a mob or entity is in range of attack, the attack indicator will be visible and will include a small plus sign (+) underneath the crosshair.
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Enchantments[]
New[]
Changed[]
Name |
Changed
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Mending and Infinity
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- Are no longer compatible with each other on bows when trying to apply them with an anvil or when using the
/enchant command.
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Anvils
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Anvils will no longer apply enchanted books to items, if the result has no effect
- This can occur if all enchantments on the book are incompatible with existing enchantments on the item.
- This can also occur if the enchanted book has no enchantments.
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