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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Beta 1.6.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Beta 1.5.x releases

Blocks[]

New[]

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Trapdoor
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Wood Planks

  • Axe
  • Opens and closes when right-clicked.
Tall Grass
  • Generates naturally on grass.
  • Can be created by applying bone meal to grass.
  • Any
Fern
  • Generates naturally on grass in certain biomes.
  • Can be created by applying bone meal to grass in certain biomes.
  • Any
  • Sometimes drop wheat seeds when broken.
Dead Bush
  • Generates naturally on sand in deserts.
  • Any
  • A decorative block.

Changed[]

Name Image Changed
Bed Now explodes if used in the nether.
Fire Spreads much more slowly and no longer spreads infinitely.
Mushrooms Can now spread.
Wool New crafting recipe:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
String

Glowstone New crafting recipe:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Glowstone Dust

Items[]

New[]

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Map
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Paper +
Compass
Compass
  • Can be used to create a map of an area of the world.

Biomes[]

New[]

Name Image Description Structures
Sky Dimension
  • An alternate dimension made up of floating islands above a cloudy void.
  • Only accessible through third-party programs that add a way to travel to it.

Changed[]

Name Image Changed
The Nether
  • Now accessible in multiplayer.