Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4

Beta 1.9-pre4 is the fourth pre-release for 1.0.0.

Additions

 * New Dimension: the End
 * End portal frame blocks graphically redesigned
 * End portal block now functions.
 * New settings in Server.properties:
 * debug
 * enable-query
 * enable-rcon
 * query.port
 * rcon.password
 * rcon.port
 * Glistering Melon, used to brew Potions of Healing instead of Ghast Tears
 * Ghast Tear now used for Potions of Regeneration.
 * Enchanting fully implemented
 * Throwable splash potions with Area of Effect when thrown, created by brewing an existing potion with gunpowder.

Changes

 * Status effects
 * Added a swirl effect while under the effect of a status effect.
 * Buckets
 * Placing fluids (water or lava) with a bucket treats other fluid source blocks like solid blocks, allowing you to place them on top of each other without an adjacent wall.
 * Texture Packs
 * You can reload the texture pack by pressing +
 * Sun and Moon
 * The Sun and Moon now rise in the east and set in the west, based on the top of maps being North, and are round.
 * The Moon now has multiple phases, somewhat akin to the real Moon.
 * Flowers
 * They now grow randomly around the world like grass on dirt.
 * End Stone
 * Texture changed from End Stone before Beta 1.9-pre4.png to End Stone.png

Fixes
5 bugs fixed


 * Enchanting is now server-side instead of being only a client-side change.
 * Fixed +Click crash bug with enchanting tables and brewing stands.
 * Critical hits now appear in SMP.
 * Glass towers stretching to the top of the map no longer appear over strongholds.
 * Fixed all Minecart with Furnace bugs, except the lighting bug.

Reupload
Beta 1.9-pre4 was reuploaded to fix the incorrect version number.