
Beds for skipping through the night and resetting spawn point. New farming elements: Melons and pumpkins. New blocks and recipes, such as sandstone and the lapis lazuli block. New mechanisms ( redstone repeaters, note blocks, dispensers, powered rails, detector rails, trapdoors, Improved redstone look, pistons, sticky pistons). New combat mechanics such as critical hits, charged bows, experience orbs, sprinting and blocking.
New health mechanic using hunger and stackable food items.New mobs including squid, endermen, silverfish, cave spiders and tameable wolves.
Naturally generated structures such as strongholds, mineshafts and villages.New graphical effects, including improved sunrise/sunset, water bubbles, explosions, and Void particles.For a full list of changes, see Java Edition version history § Beta.