Java Edition guides/Beta 1.6 releases

Beta 1.6 releases
Edition	Java Edition
Released versions
Beta 1.6 Beta 1.6.1 Beta 1.6.2 Beta 1.6.3 Beta 1.6.4 Beta 1.6.5 Beta 1.6.6
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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	Sometimes drop wheat seeds when broken.
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	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.	Dungeons Oak trees

Changed

Name	Image	Changed
The Nether		Now accessible in multiplayer.