Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4

Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 is the fourth pre-release for 1.0.0.

Additions

 * Added ender dragon
 * Added obsidian pillars
 * New dimension: the End
 * End portal frame blocks graphically redesigned
 * End portal block now functions.
 * New settings in Server.properties:
 * 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.
 * End Stone.png The white cobblestone texture introduced in the previous pre-release was changed and end stone was added as a block with the overhauled texture.
 * 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.
 * End Stone.png The white cobblestone texture introduced in the previous pre-release was changed and end stone was added as a block with the overhauled texture.
 * End Stone.png The white cobblestone texture introduced in the previous pre-release was changed and end stone was added as a block with the overhauled texture.

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.
 * Version number
 * No longer displays

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 multiplayer.
 * 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

 * This version was reuploaded to fix the incorrect version number, which still displayed as "Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3".