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Java Edition guides/Frostburn Update
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This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Frostburn Update (Java Edition 1.10.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Combat Update (Java Edition 1.9.x releases).
Mobs
New
Changed
Name
Image
Changed
All mobs
Now can shoot while in a boat .
Enderman
Skeleton
Burning skeletons now have a 50% chance of shooting flaming arrows.
Blocks
New
Name
Image
Obtaining
Tool Required
Uses
Bone block
Can be found as a part of fossils.
Pickaxe
Can be crafted back to 9 bone meal.
Magma block
Can be generated in the Nether between Y=23 and Y=37.
Pickaxe
Mobs and players take 1HP damage every second while standing on the magma blocks.
Magma blocks remove the water block on top randomly.
Nether wart block
Any
Can be used as a decorative block.
Cannot be crafted back to nether wart.
Red nether bricks
Pickaxe
Can be used as a decorative block.
Structure void
Obtainable through commands.
N/A
A technical block used for saving and loading structures.
Changed
Items
Changed
Biomes
Changed
Structures
New
Name
Image
Generation
Consists of
Description
Fossil
Generates underground in deserts , swamplands , and their M and hills variants.
Fossils look like the skulls and spines of giant extinct creatures.
Mesa mineshaft
Mineshafts in mesa generate differently now.
The midpoint of a mesa mineshaft is near sea level.
Uses dark oak wood for wooden structures.
Taiga village
Villages made from spruce wood can generate in taiga biomes.
Similar to other village types, but made from different materials.
Zombie village
Villages have a small chance of generating as a zombie village.
Changed
Name
Image
Changed
Mineshaft
Features generate differently if above ground.
Cave spider spawners no longer generate if sky light is 8 or more.
Wooden structures no longer generate if above is air or sky light is 8 or more.
Rails in corridors are more complete if sky light is below 8.
Village
No longer restricted by biome boundaries, meaning that a village that starts in a valid biome can now spread into an adjacent invalid biome.
Now generates in taigas (but not variants).
Village structures are now made with the wood type of that biome.
In savanna villages, acacia log is used instead of cobblestone.
Blacksmiths and churches always use cobblestone.
Paths are now made with different material depending on the existing terrain.
If replacing grass blocks, the path is made from grass path .
If replacing water or lava, the path is made from planks .
If replacing sand, sandstone, or red sandstone, the path is gravel on top of cobblestone.
In desert villages, sandstone is used instead of gravel and cobblestone.
Huge mushroom
Now has a chance of generating twice as tall as normal.
Cave
No longer turn adjacent sand blocks in the ceiling into sandstone when generating.
End portal
Now replaces all blocks inside the portal frame ring when activating.
Gameplay
New
Name
Description
Auto-jump
Automatically makes the player jump when running towards a one-block-tall obstacle.
See also
Sources