Java Edition guides/Indev releases

Indev releases
Edition	Java Edition
Released versions
0.31 Minecraft Indev
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Java Edition Indev releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with Classic releases.

Mobs

New

Name	Image	Habitat	Drops	Note
Giant		Does not spawn naturally	None	A 12-block tall zombie with extra health and damage.
Rana		Everywhere	None	A test mob created by temporary artist Dock.
Steve, Black Steve and Beast Boy		Everywhere	String (0–2) Feather (0–2) Gunpowder (0–2) Flint and Steel (0–1)	Test mobs created by temporary artist Dock.

Blocks

New

Name	Image	Obtaining	Tool Required	Uses
Torch		Ingredients Crafting recipe Coal + Stick 4	Any	Creates light.
Fire		Created by flint and steel.	Any	Destroys flammable blocks.
Chest		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks	Axe	Used for storing items.
Diamond Ore		Generates underground.	Pickaxe (iron or better)	Drops diamonds.
Block of Diamond		Ingredients Crafting recipe Diamond	Pickaxe	A building block made from diamonds.
Workbench		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks	Axe	Used for crafting items.
Farmland		Created by using a hoe on dirt.	Shovel	Used for growing seeds.
Wheat Crops		Created by planting seeds on farmland.	Any	Grows into wheat.
Furnace		Ingredients Crafting recipe Cobblestone	Pickaxe	Used for smelting items.
Gear		Not legitimately obtainable.	N/A (can only be destroyed indirectly)	Spin when placed next to each other.

Changed

Name	Image	Changed
Wooden Planks		Now craftable: Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Log 4
Block of Iron		Now craftable: Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot
Block of Gold		Now craftable: Ingredients Crafting recipe Gold Ingot
TNT		Now craftable: Ingredients Crafting recipe Gunpowder + Sand
Stone Slab		Now craftable: Ingredients Crafting recipe Cobblestone 3
Stone		Now craftable: Ingredients Smelting recipe Cobblestone + Any fuel
Glass		Now craftable: Ingredients Smelting recipe Sand + Any fuel
Wool		Now craftable: Ingredients Crafting recipe String

Items

New

Name	Image	Obtaining	Uses
Apple		Unobtainable in versions after Indev 0.31 20100128.	Restores 4 health points.
Flint and Steel		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot + Flint	Creates fire.
Bow		Ingredients Crafting recipe Stick + String	Shoots arrows.
Arrow		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot + Stick + Feather 4	Can be fired by bows.
Quiver		Not legitimately obtainable.	Has no function.
Coal		Drops from coal ore.	Used for crafting torches and fueling furnaces.
Diamond		Drops from diamond ore.	Used for crafting the best equipment in the game.
Iron Ingot		Ingredients Smelting recipe Iron Ore + Any fuel	Used for crafting equipment and flint and steel.
Gold Ingot		Ingredients Smelting recipe Gold Ore + Any fuel	Used for crafting equipment that has high strength but low durability.
Stick		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks 4	Used for crafting weapons, tools and torches.
Bowl		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks 4	Used for making mushroom stew.
Mushroom Stew		Ingredients Crafting recipe Red Mushroom + Brown Mushroom + Bowl	Restores 10 health points.
Sulphur		Drops from creepers.	Used for crafting TNT.
String		Drops from spiders.	Used for crafting bows.
Feather		Drops from zombies.	Used for crafting arrows.
Bread		Ingredients Crafting recipe Wheat	Restores 5 health points.
Seeds		Obtained by using a hoe on grass blocks.	Can be planted on farmland.
Wheat		Obtained by harvesting fully grown wheat.	Can be crafted into bread.
Flint		Sometimes drops from gravel.	Can be crafted into arrows or flint and steel.
Raw Porkchop		Drops from pigs.	Restores 3 health points. Can be cooked in a furnace.
Cooked Porkchop		Ingredients Smelting recipe Raw Porkchop + Any fuel 0.35	Restores 8 health points.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Swords		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks or Cobblestone or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick	Used for hurting mobs.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Axes		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks or Cobblestone or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick	Used for mining wood.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Pickaxes		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks or Cobblestone or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick	Used for mining stone.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Shovels		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks or Cobblestone or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick	Used for mining sediment.
Wooden, Stone, Iron, Gold and Diamond Hoes		Ingredients Crafting recipe Oak Planks or Cobblestone or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick	Used for turning dirt into farmland.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Helmets		Ingredients Crafting recipe Leather or Fire or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond	Protects the player from damage when worn.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Chestplates		Ingredients Crafting recipe Leather or Fire or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond	Protects the player from damage when worn.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Leggings		Ingredients Crafting recipe Leather or Fire or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond	Protects the player from damage when worn.
Cloth, Chainmail, Iron, Gold and Diamond Boots		Ingredients Crafting recipe Leather or Fire or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond	Protects the player from damage when worn.

Non-Mob Entities

New

Name	Image	Creation	Drops	Note
Painting		Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Painting Oak Planks + Light Gray Wool	Painting	Decorative entities that hang on walls which come in 19 different variants.

Structures

New

Name	Image	Generates	Chests	Mobs	Description
Indev House		World spawn	No	No	Test structures that the player spawns inside upon loading a new world. Removed after this version.

Gameplay

New

Name	Description
Inventory	The player now has a hotbar and an inventory containing storage slots, armor slots and crafting slots, enabling players to carry more than one type of item at once.
Crafting	You can now use items to craft new types of items.
Smelting	You can now use a furnace to smelt items into new items.
Lighting	There are now many different possible light levels, determined by time of day and proximity to light sources.
Day/night cycle	There is a now a sun and moon that cycle across the sky, and light levels change based on the time.
Third-person view	Pressing F5 toggles third-person view.