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Beta 1.5
| Release date | Apr. 19, 2011 |
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Beta 1.5 added statistics and achievements Pocket Edition & Console Edition only The popup that appears when an achievement is earned. "The End?" and "The End." redirect here. For the dimension, see The End. Certain names of achievements redirect here. For 
, new types of rails Rail Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 66 hex: 42 bin: 1000010 Name rail See the standard rail. For other uses, 
and saplings Sapling Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 06 hex: 6 bin: 110 Name sapling A sapling is an item that can be 
, cobwebs and other changes and fixes.
Additions
- Weather Weather shown in 2 biomes Weather in Minecraft consists of occasional precipitation and storms that are temporary but global. 1] Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Rain 2.2 Snow 2.3 Thunderstorm 2.3.1 Lightning 3 Video
, including rain, snow, and thunderstorms - Pigs Pig Health points 10 () Size Adult: Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.45 Blocks Width: 0.45 Blocks Spawn Opaque blocks with a (Minimum) two block space above them. First appearances See History struck by a lighting bolt become zombie pigmen Zombie Pigman Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 5 () Normal: 9 () Hard: 13 () Size Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Any 2 block high space in any .
- Creepers Creeper Health points 20 () Attack strength Varies by proximity and difficulty. Maximum damage: Normal: 49 ( × 24.5) Charged: 97 ( × 48.5) Size Height: 1.7 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Light level of struck by lightning become charged and will have a much more powerful explosion.
- Pigs Pig Health points 10 () Size Adult: Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.45 Blocks Width: 0.45 Blocks Spawn Opaque blocks with a (Minimum) two block space above them. First appearances See History
- Statistics The general statistics screen. Statistics are a game featureSpecial attraction that allows players to track how many times they have completed certain tasks. Statistics are divided into four sections: General, Blocks, Items and Mobs. The General and achievements Pocket Edition & Console Edition only The popup that appears when an achievement is earned. "The End?" and "The End." redirect here. For the dimension, see The End. Certain names of achievements redirect here. For , which are transferred between worlds
- Blocks
- Detector rail Detector Rail Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 28 hex: 1C bin: 11100 Name detector_rail A detector rail is a block that can transport and powered rail Powered Rail Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 27 hex: 1B bin: 11011 Name golden_rail A powered rail is a type of rail that
- Birch and spruce saplings Sapling Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 06 hex: 6 bin: 110 Name sapling A sapling is an item that can be
- Cobweb Cobweb Transparency Partial (diffuses sky light) Luminance No Blast resistance 20 Tools Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops String (1) Data value dec: 30 hex: 1E bin: 11110 Name web Cobwebs are blocks that slow down
- Cannot exist in the game without inventory hacking until Beta 1.8
- Detector rail Detector Rail Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 28 hex: 1C bin: 11100 Name detector_rail A detector rail is a block that can transport
- New settings in options:
- Ability to change GUI size (Small, Normal, Large, Auto).
- Advanced OpenGL (Occlusion Culling: doesn`t render blocks that the player can`t "see", helps performance in cards that support it)
- ⃢₇₧ Shift+clicking on something in a chest will immediately move the selected item(s) into your inventory and vice-versa.
Videos
Changes
- Birch and spruce trees now drop birch and spruce saplings, respectively.
- Pigs that die by burning now drop cooked porkchops upon death.
- Huge performance improvements for old and slow computers.
- Crafting a ladder Ladder Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 2 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 65 hex: 41 bin: 1000001 Name ladder “ Sometimes the fans are right, too. Like ladders. I now produces 2 ladders to offset the fix of the staggered-ladder exploit.
- Saplings can now serve as fuel in furnaces; they have the same smelting time as Sticks.
- Dropped items in flowing water move faster than before.
- Redstone dust can be placed on snow.
- Wolves are more common, even in non-taiga/forest biomes.
- Unarmed damage was increased from 1 () to 2 ().
- Pressing Tab ⃢₆Ⅱ will switch between input boxes.
Fixes
15 bugs fixed
- You are only `on` a ladder (can climb it/fall slowly) if your lower half is in the ladder block, rather than any part of you.
- It is no longer possible to climb with a one-block gap in a ladder, or a ladder that starts at eye level.
- On fancy graphics, the sides of grass blocks are now biome-specific and match the shade on the top.
- Player movement through water has been fixed to previous speed.
- Wolves` pathfinding now has a better understanding of doors. They will go through doors most of the time, but will sometimes get stuck on the 3 pixel thickness of the door.
- The lighting on portals and ice has been fixed when using Smooth Lighting.
- Stairs Stairs Transparency Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Sandstone, Quartz, Red Sandstone: 4 Tools Renewable Cobblestone, Stone Brick, Wood, Purpur: Yes All others: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes are no longer transparent to light.
- On SMP, the health of wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 are now synchronized between server and client, causing wolves to only whimper when low on health, opposed to all of the time.
- Redstone in off state is red again.
- Fixed saplings occasionally growing trees that stretch to world limit
- Crops hit with water now drop seeds and wheat, as opposed to just wheat.
- Moving minecarts will continue to move if the world is closed.
- The Mojang logo is the correct size when Minecraft is maximized.
- The exploit to make chests three or more side by side by placing a water source and placing a chest in that source has been fixed.
- ⃢₇₧ Shift + F2 doesn`t attempt to create massive .tga screenshots, which are more than 1GB in size, anymore.
- Sugar cane can no longer be placed on any block that is not dirt.
