Minecraft Version History
Additions
Blocks
Observer
Ported from the Pocket and Windows 10 Editions.
May have slight behavior differences due to how redstone works in the Java edition compared to Pocket and Windows 10 Edition.
Outputs a redstone signal when it detects a block update.
Normal BUDs still remain.
Shulker box
Shulker Box
Crafted in a crafting table as a single column, with a chest in the middle of the row and a shulker ...
Release Date: 2016-11-14
Additions
Woodland mansions
Have a new room with lava encased in glass and obsidian, with a diamond block in the middle.
Death messages
"<player|mob> was squished too much", when suffocated due to the maxEntityCramming gamerule.
Evocation fangs
Added the Owner tag.
Changes
Fishing rods
Fishing rods will now cast out or reel in when right clicking on fences.
Loot tables
Villagers, vexes and ender dragons are now able to draw from their own ...
Release Date: 2016-10-27
Changes
Arrows
Now have a crit tag which determines whether the arrow will deal critical hit damage.
Vexes
Now do more damage - their attack damage on Easy has been increased from 3 to 5, on Normal 4 to 9, and on Hard 6 to 13 × 6.5.
Fixes
37 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.11
MC-3367 – Reflecting ghast fireballs is nearly impossible
MC-12788 – Custom superflat world GUI graphical glitch with chests / ...
Release Date: 2016-10-19
1.10.2 version of Minecraft, fix to the crash on the last build rectified, 23 issues have been fixed including mob and fence interaction, pushing a leashed mob in to a portal duplicates the lead, increased suffocation whilst in a vehicle, new AI mobs have been issued, fixed Enderman continuosly trying to walk to the same place causing him to commit suicide in water, large unicdoe square now has corrrect size, teleporting in unloaded chunks has been fixed, mobs that are on fire will now not jump ...
Release Date: 2016-10-18
Changes
Item durability bar
The colors of the durability bar, which is displayed on damaged items in the hotbar and inventories, have been changed.
The color is now bright during the entire length of the bar, when previously it would fade through a set of not so bright oranges and yellows, it will now fade through clear yellow and orange.
Also the background of the durability bar is now completely black, where it used to be transparent.
Elytra
Now have their own sound ...
Release Date: 2016-10-13
Changes
Vindicators
"Johnny" vindicators are now also created by setting a new byte tag, Johnny, to true, in addition to renaming the vindicator to Johnny. The tag supersedes the name, so a Johnny tag set to 1b will allow arbitrary names with the "Johnny" behavior, or a Johnny tag set to 0b will allow the name Johnny without the "Johnny" behavior.
Their axe is now one of their HandItems, whereas before it was purely a visual effect. ...
Release Date: 2016-10-06
Changes
Dispensers
Now dispense boats facing the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.
Shulkers
Can now be spawned on the sides and bottoms of blocks through the usage of spawn eggs.
Fixes
21 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.11
MC-7809 – Aiming at the very bottom of a side of an upper slab/stair places slabs/stairs right-side up in multiplayer
MC-72962 – The Empty Map texture is one pixel to the right compared to ...
Release Date: 2016-09-30
Changes
Flower pots
Can now remove the potted plant from the pot, by pressing use.
Llamas
Drops are now affected by Looting.
Fixes
33 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.11
MC-105513 – Loading Structures that contain no blocks ignores entities.
MC-106571 – Cannot tab-complete "flush" with the save-all command.
MC-106573 – "flush" argument in save-all not included in /help save-all.
From the 1.11 development ...
Release Date: 2016-09-29
Additions
Blocks
Observers
Ported from the Pocket and Windows 10 editions.
Has slight behavior differences due to how redstone works in the Java Edition compared to Pocket and Windows 10 Edition.
Check the observer page for said differences.
Outputs a redstone signal when it detects a block update.
Normal BUDs still remain.
Shulker boxes
Crafted in a crafting table as a single column, with a chest in the middle row and ...
Release Date: 2016-09-28
Additions
Gamerules
doWeatherCycle
Determines whether the weather will change.
Defaults to true.
maxEntityCramming
Defaults to 24
If one entity tries to push more than 24 other entities, it starts to suffocate. (Note that pushing entities like minecarts also count towards this, although minecarts don't suffocate, mobs or players who push one, do suffocate)
The death message is suffocated in a wall
Setting to 0 disables the rule.
Affects mobs and players ...
Release Date: 2016-09-20
Additions
Gamerules
doWeatherCycle
Determines whether the weather will change.
Defaults to true.
maxEntityCramming
Defaults to 24
If one entity tries to push more than 24 other entities, it starts to suffocate. (Note that pushing entities like minecarts also count towards this, although minecarts don't suffocate, mobs or players who push one, do suffocate)
The death message is suffocated in a wall
Setting to 0 disables the rule.
Affects mobs and players ...
Release Date: 2016-09-20
Changes
Flowers
Their hitbox now corresponds to their exact visual location on the block (as opposed to always placed in the middle of the block).
Leaves
Particles emitted from leaves now use the corresponding color according to the biome.
Fixes
23 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.11
MC-29544 – Particles from falling/landing/sprinting on leaves do not use foliage color
MC-41270 – Resourcepack's glyph_sizes.bin and some unicode_pages are only loaded on ...
Release Date: 2016-09-08
Additions
Internationalization
New strings within the game were made available for internationalization:
/save-all flush command output
Changes
Blocks
Blocks with custom names, including banners, hoppers, chests, furnaces, enchanting tables, dispensers, droppers, brewing stands, and beacons, will retain their custom name when the block is dropped as an item, and when the item is placed again
Use ...
Release Date: 2016-09-01
Additions
Splashes
"Should not be played while driving"
"You're going too fast!"
Changes
Shields
Will now keep enchantments and durability when crafted with banners
Subtitles
Some of elder guardians' and zombie villagers' subtitles are now distinct from the subtitles for guardians and zombies.
Smelting
More things will burn in the furnace
1 Wool smelts 0.5 items
1 Carpet smelts 0.33 items, just less than 1⁄3 items (increased ...
Release Date: 2016-08-17
Changes
Blocks
Rails
All rail types' hitbox heights are decreased from a full block to a half block.
Mobs
Green-robed villagers
Re-added this entity as Profession:5; its name is shown in the trading GUI as "Nitwit".
Spawns naturally in villages.
When spawned naturally in a village, or from an egg, it has no trades.
Green-robed zombie villagers
Re-added this entity as Profession:5.
Spawns naturally anywhere zombie villagers spawn.
Command ...
Release Date: 2016-08-10
Additions
Items
Spawn eggs
Eggs that were removed in 1.10-pre2 are re-added, except the cat spawn egg, including:
Wither Skeleton.
Mule.
Skeleton Horse.
Zombie Horse.
Donkey.
Elder Guardian.
Stray: Dark gray with light gray dots.
Husk: Brown with cream colored dots.
Added zombie villager spawn egg.
General
Splashes
"Javalicious edition"
Internationalization
New strings within the game were made available for internationalization:
World selection error ...
Release Date: 2016-08-10
Fixes
73 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.10
MC-3761 – Boats sink through ice when placed down, are rideable, but head goes in ice and 3rd/ front view zoom very close.
MC-3923 – Mob and fence interaction.
MC-4494 – Boats sink in the ground.
MC-10117 – Speed potions do not affect pigs while riding them.
MC-11533 – Exiting a boat teleports to original location.
MC-12423 – Opening to LAN twice exiting then going to ...
Release Date: 2016-06-23