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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
Dead Bush Generates naturally on sand in deserts. Any A decorative block.
Grass
  • Generates naturally on grass blocks.
  • Can be created by applying bone meal to grass blocks.
 Any Sometimes drop wheat seeds when broken.
Fern
  • Generates naturally on grass blocks in certain biomes.
  • Can be created by applying bone meal to grass blocks in certain biomes.
 Any Sometimes drop wheat seeds when broken.
Trapdoor
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks
Invicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak Planks
Invicon Oak Trapdoor.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Trapdoor in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Trapdoor with description: Oak Trapdoor
 Axe Opens and closes when right-clicked.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Mushrooms Can now spread.
Fire Spreads much more slowly and no longer spreads infinitely.
Glowstone New crafting recipe:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Glowstone Dust
Invicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone Dust
Invicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone with description: Glowstone

Each glowstone block now drops 2-4 glowstone dust when broken.

Bed Now explodes if used in the nether.
Wool New crafting recipe:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
String
Invicon String.png: Inventory sprite for String in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to String with description: StringInvicon String.png: Inventory sprite for String in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to String with description: StringInvicon String.png: Inventory sprite for String in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to String with description: StringInvicon String.png: Inventory sprite for String in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to String with description: String
Invicon White Wool.png: Inventory sprite for White Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Wool with description: White Wool

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Map
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Paper +
Compass
Invicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Compass.png: Inventory sprite for Compass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compass with description: CompassInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: PaperInvicon Paper.png: Inventory sprite for Paper in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Paper with description: Paper
Invicon Map.png: Inventory sprite for Map in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Map with description: Map
 Can be used to create a map of an area of the world.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Bone Meal Bone meal can now be applied on grass blocks.

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.

See also

Sources