Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4[1][2] is the fourth pre-release for Java Edition 1.0.0, released on October 13, 2011.[3] It adds the End dimension, the ender dragon, and moon phases. It also completed the enchanting mechanics, changes fluid placement using buckets, and fixed some bugs.
This version was reuploaded to fix the version number not being updated from the previous pre-release.[4][5]
Additions[]
Blocks[]
- The white cobblestone texture introduced in the previous pre-release was changed and end stone was added as a block with the overhauled texture.
Items[]
- Used to brew potions of healing instead of ghast tears.
- Created by brewing an existing potion with gunpowder.
- Has an Area of Effect when thrown.
Mobs[]
- New boss mob.
World generation[]
- New dimension.
- One island floating in a black void.
- Endermen and the Ender dragon spawn here.
- Spawn in The End.
General[]
- Now fully implemented.
- New settings:
debug
enable-query
enable-rcon
query.port
rcon.password
rcon.port
Changes[]
Blocks[]
- Placing fluids (water or lava) with a bucket treats other fluid source blocks like solid blocks, allowing the player to place them on top of each other without an adjacent wall.
- Now functions properly.
- Redesigned graphically.
Items[]
- Now used for potions of regeneration.
Gameplay[]
- Added a swirl effect while under the effect of a Status effect.
- The Sun and Moon now rise in the east and set in the west, based on the top of maps being North, and are round.
- The Moon now has multiple phases, somewhat akin to the real Moon.
- Removed, and got replaced by the end.
General[]
- The player can reload the texture pack by pressing F3 + T.
- All bottom textures of the skin are flipped horizontally
- Version number
- No longer display unless F3 is pressed.
Fixes[]
- 5 bugs fixed
- Enchanting is now server-side instead of being only a client-side change.
- Fixed ⇧ Shift + Click crash bug with enchanting tables and brewing stands.
- Critical hits now appear in multiplayer.
- Glass towers stretching to the top of the map no longer appear over strongholds.
- Fixed all minecart with furnace bugs, except the lighting bug.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ryAa_v3-4A
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwhMSECMBB8
- ↑ "Beta 1.9 pre-4! assets.minecraft.net/1_9-pre4/minecraft.jar (and minecraft_server). PS. @notch's dragon is not available yet!" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, October 13, 2011
- ↑ "Ah gahd why do I always forget something? I forgot to change the version number.... The real version will be up shortly" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, October 13, 2011
- ↑ "Pre-release 4 with correct version number: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_9-pre4/minecraft.jar (same URL as before)" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, October 13, 2011