Bedrock Edition guides/0.9 releases

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Bedrock Edition 0.9.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with 0.8.x releases.

Mobs[]

New[]

Name	Habitat	Drops	Note
Enderman	All biomes.		Does not drop Ender Pearls.
Villagers	Village		Unable to open doors, harvest crops and trade.
Slime	Swamp		Does not drop Slime Balls.
Wolf	Taiga Snowy Taiga		Can be tamed using Bones.
Silverfish	Infested Blocks Stronghold's Mob spawner		Will generate in infested blocks. Changed AI.
Mooshroom	Mushroom Fields	Leather (0–2) Raw Beef (1–3)	Similar to cows, but can be milked with a bowl to get mushroom stew.

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
General		New mob spawning algorithm. Mobs are lighter in color when injured. Passive mobs now spawn in groups. Increase the health of all mobs to the values in Java Edition. The game now spawns fewer mobs, clearing out old hostile mobs. Animals no longer disappear.
Zombie		Zombie AI and mechanics have been changed to make them more team-like. When attacked, there is a small probability of spawning more zombies.
Spider		Now generates on leaves, making tree biomes have more spiders at night. Animation is now twice as fast. Improved AI. Line of sight no longer passes through solid blocks.
Creeper		Go faster now. Improved AI. No longer floats 2 pixels above the ground. Now has correct explosion range.

Blocks[]

New[]

Name

Image

Obtaining

Tool Required

Uses

Monster spawner

Generates naturally in Dungeons and Strongholds.

Pickaxe

Drops nothing.

Use monster spawn eggs to change the type of monster spawner.

End portal frame

Generates naturally in Stronghold.

Indestructible.

For decorative purposes only.

Emerald Ore

Generates naturally in Mountains.

Pickaxe (iron or better)

Only Emerald will be dropped.

Drops emeralds

Hardened clay

Generate naturally in Badlands.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Clay + Any fuel	0.1

Pickaxe

Dyed hardened clay.

Stained clay

Red, orange, yellow, brown, white and light gray terracotta naturally occur in mountains.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Terracotta + Matching Dye	8888888888888888

Pickaxe

Building material

Emerald Block

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Emerald

Pickaxe (iron or better)

Used to store emeralds and decorations.

End Stone

Only available in creative mode.

Pickaxe

Building material

Red Sand

Generates naturally in Badlands.

Shovel

Smelts into Glass.

Mycelium

Generates naturally on Mushroom Island.

Shovel

Only drops Dirt.

Can have mushroom placed on it in any light conditions.

Mushroom Block

Generated by using Bone Meal on Mushroom.
Generate naturally on Mushroom Island.

Axe

Will only drop mushrooms.

Building material

Podzol

Generates naturally in Mega Taiga.

Shovel

Only drops Dirt.

Building material

Packed Ice

Naturally generated in Ice Spikes.

Any

Drops nothing.

Building material

Grassless Dirt

Generates naturally in Savanna and Giant Taiga.

Shovel

Grass cannot grow on it

Granite and Polished Granite

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Granite	Diorite + Nether Quartz
Polished Granite	Granite	4

Pickaxe

Building material

Andesite and Polished Andesite

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Andesite	Diorite + Cobblestone	2
Polished Andesite	Andesite	4

Pickaxe

Building material

Diorite and Polished Diorite

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diorite	Cobblestone + Nether Quartz	2
Polished Diorite	Diorite	4

Pickaxe

Used to craft granite and andesite.

Acacia Plank and Dark Oak plank

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Acacia Log or Dark Oak Log	44

Axe

Building material

Acacia log and dark oak logs

Generates in trees.

Axe

Used for crafting corresponding wooden boards.

Acacia slab and dark oak slab

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Acacia Planks or Dark Oak Planks	66

Axe

Can be used to walk upwards without jumping

Acacia stairs and dark oak stairs

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Acacia Planks or Dark Oak Planks	44

Axe

Can be used to walk upwards without jumping

Acacia leaves and dark oak leaves

Generates in trees.

Shears

Building material

Jungle tree sapling, acacia sapling, and dark oak sapling

Dropped from corresponding leaves.

Any

Grow into the corresponding tree.

Flowers

Generates on grass in various biomes.

Any

Decorative blocks

Vine

Generates as part of a dying tree.
Generate naturally in Jungle and Swamp.

Shears

Can be climbed.
Can be crafted into moss stone.

Lily Pad

Generate naturally in swamps.

Any

Creates walkable paths on water.

Cocoa Pod

Generate naturally in jungles.

Axe

Used to get cocoa beans.

Double Tallgrass

Will be generated naturally.
Can be generated by using Bone Meal on Grass.

Shears

Drops 2 grass.

Decorative block

Large fern

Will be generated naturally.
Can be generated by using bone meal on fern.

Shears

Drops 2 ferns.

Decorative block

Chiseled Stone Bricks

Obtained from Creative Mode Inventory.

Pickaxe

For decorative purposes only.

Changed[]

Name

Image

Changed

General

Block entities are saved differently.

Log

Birch, spruce and jungle logs have different textures on top.

Jungle Plank

Now craftable.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Jungle Log	4

Bed

No longer restores health in normal difficulty.
Added smooth lighting.

Snow layer

Now craftable.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snow Block	6

Carpet

All carpets can be obtained in survival mode.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Any Wool	3333333333333333

Fence

Added smooth lighting.

Leaves

Added smooth lighting.
Jungle leaves are completely opaque.
New foliage rendering.

Cobweb

Added smooth lighting.

Chest

Added smooth lighting.

Glowstone

Removed smooth lighting.

Glass

Removed smooth lighting.

Jack o'Lantern

Removed smooth lighting.

Lighted Redstone Ore

Removed smooth lighting.

TNT

Improved performance.

Wool

Added smooth lighting.

Moss stone

Can be crafted with Cobblestone and Vines.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Cobblestone + Vines

Items[]

New[]

Name

Image

Obtaining

Uses

Saddle

Found in the blacksmith's chest.

Currently unavailable.

Cookie

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Wheat + Cocoa Beans	8

Restores 1.

Spawn Egg

Obtained from Creative Mode Inventory.

Spawns the corresponding mob.

Emerald

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Emerald	9

Dropped from Emerald Ore.

Currently not available for Trading.
Can be crafted into Emerald Blocks.

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Dye		Gray Dye and Light Gray Dye can be obtained in Survival Mode.

Non-mob entities[]

Changed[]

Name	Appearance	Change
Camera		Completely removed camera entity.

Structures[]

New[]

Name	Generates	Chests	Mobs	Description
General				Same world generation algorithm as Java Edition 1.8, allowing new structures and biomes to be generated.
Village	Plains Desert	no	yes	Has plains and desert variants. A carpet table will be generated in the house instead of the Pressure Plate table.
Cave	Generates on the surface and underground.	no	no	Tunnels underground full of ore and monsters.
Lava Lake	Generates on the surface and underground.	no	no	Lakes of lava.
Abandoned Mineshaft	Will generate underground.	no	yes	Contains Spider Monster Spawners instead of Cave Spider spawners due to the lack of Poison potion effect. ^[1]
Giant Mushroom	Use Bone Meal on Mushroom to generate.	no	no	Can be up to 13 blocks. ^[2]
Forest Rocks	Giant Tree Taiga	no	no	Chunks of moss stone in mega taigas.
Stronghold	Underground	yes	yes	Difficult to find because Eye of Ender has not yet been implemented. Has a greater chance of spawning below villages.
Dungeon	Will generate underground.	yes	yes	Contains one of three monster spawners: Skeleton, Zombie, and Spider.
Desert Well	Desert	no	no	A well in the desert.
Trees	Various biomes	no	no	Jungle Tree (small and large) Dark Oak Acacia Fallen Tree Large Spruce Oak Swamp variant and large oak variant with vines.
Biomes				Added all Java Edition 1.7.2 biomes. Biomes exceeding 128 height limit are shrunk to accommodate. Includes: Jungle, Badlands, Plains, Dark Forest, Savannah, Taiga, Cliff, Mushroom Island, Flower Forest, Mega Taiga, Ice Spikes, Swamp, Desert, Forest, Deep Ocean, Eroded Badlands, Stone Shore, Jungle Edge. Frozen oceans no longer generate naturally.

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Trees		Spruce Oak do not generate in new worlds as their rare glitch has been fixed. Oaks now generate with different heights and structures. Spruce Trees now generate with different heights and structures.
Terrain Features		Old terrain generation removed, now using old world type.
Biomes		Added biome-specific colored blocks. Removed gravel beaches. Frozen oceans no longer generate naturally.

Gameplay[]

New[]

Name	Description
Particle Effect	`dripWater` `dripLava`

Changed[]

Name	Change
Clouds	Improved appearance.
Fog	It's darker underground.

References[]

[spiders-1] ttps://twitter.com/jeb_/status/465804639645237248

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/MCPE/comments/288c1n/are_there_supposed_to_be_super_tall_mushrooms/

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