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

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Ladder
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Stick
Invicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Ladder.png: Inventory sprite for Ladder in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ladder with description: Ladder
 Axe Can be used to climb upwards.
Door
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 Door.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Door in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Door with description: Oak Door
 Axe Can be opened and closed.
Rail
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot +
Stick
Pickaxe Can be used to make minecart tracks.
Monster Spawner Generates in dungeons. Pickaxe Spawns zombies, skeletons or spiders around it.
Wooden Stairs
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks
Axe Allows you to walk upwards without jumping.
Stone Stairs
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Cobblestone
Pickaxe Allows you to walk upwards without jumping.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Water and Lava
  • Liquids now flow as they do in modern versions of Minecraft.
  • Water and lava now form stone, cobblestone or obsidian upon contact.
  • Springs of water or lava can now randomly generate on stone surfaces.
Sand and Gravel Now fall realistically.
Sign
  • Is now a block instead of an entity.
  • Can now display custom text.
  • Now craftable:
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Oak Planks +
Stick
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 PlanksInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Oak Sign.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Sign in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Sign with description: Oak Sign

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Golden Apple
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Block of Gold +
Apple
Invicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Apple.png: Inventory sprite for Apple in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Apple with description: AppleInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of Gold
Invicon Golden Apple.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Apple in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Golden Apple with description: Golden Apple
  • Found in dungeon chests.
 Can be eaten to fully restore the player's health.
Bucket
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot
Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot
Invicon Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bucket with description: Bucket
  • Found in dungeon chests.
 Can be used to pick up liquids.
Water Bucket Using a bucket on a water source block empties the block and fills the bucket. Can be used to place water source blocks.
Lava Bucket Using a bucket on a lava source block empties the block and fills the bucket. Can be used to place lava source blocks.
Saddle Found in dungeon chests. Can be used to ride pigs.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Painting Now crafted using sticks instead of planks.

Non-mob entities

New

Name Image Creation Drops Note
Minecart
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot
Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot
Invicon Minecart.png: Inventory sprite for Minecart in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Minecart with description: Minecart
 Can be moved along rails.

Structures

New

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Brick Pyramid Surface No No
  • A large pyramid made of bricks.
  • Removed after this version.
Dungeon Underground 1-2 Zombies, skeletons or spiders are created from the spawner. An underground chamber made of cobblestone and moss stone, containing chests and a monster spawner.
Ore blob Underground No No A blob of ore that generates within stone.

Gameplay

New

Name Description
Far Lands

  • Found beyond 12,550,824 blocks from the center of the world.
Infinite worlds
  • Worlds are now functionally infinite in size, instead of limited to a few hundred blocks across at most.
  • Worlds are now loaded incrementally using chunks, instead of loading in all at once.
  • An entirely new terrain generator has been added, creating more expansive mountains, lakes and caves than before.
  • Caves now contain lava lakes and dirt and gravel patches.
Void

  • Found below bedrock.
  • In prior versions, below the bottom of the world was either an infinite lava sea or an infinite blue sky.

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