Have you tried playing a Minecraft beta? It's where we test upcoming features of the game! To try these features, you have to play a version of Minecraft that supports betas (so that's the Windows 10, Xbox One and Android versions). You can see how to sign up for a Minecraft beta on each version here. You can also find more help regarding this specific beta on our feedback site.
Remember, beta features can be unstable – the whole reason we want players trying them this early is to give us feedback and catch bugs for us to fix – so backup your worlds! We've added loads of new stuff to for the 1.9.0.0 beta, so we thought we'd update this article with all the new features you can try, like Pillagers, Bamboo, new flowers and tons of new stairs and slabs! For a full list of changes and fixes, as well as a great place to give us feedback about the beta, head to our feedback site.
EXPERIMENTAL GAMEPLAY FEATURES
These features are only available when Experimental Gameplay is enabled in world settings.
- Pillagers
- Bamboo is now generated in Jungle biomes
- Crossbow weapon with new enchantments (Multishot, Piercing and Quick Charge)
New Features:
- Added new flowers: Lily of the Valley and Cornflower
- Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs
- Added new stair, slab, and wall variants:
- Stone stairs and slabs
- Granite stairs, slabs and walls
- Polished Granite stairs and slabs
- Diorite stairs, slabs and walls
- Polished Diorite stairs and slabs
- Andesite stairs, slabs and walls
- Polished Andesite stairs and slabs
- Sandstone walls
- Smooth Red Sandstone stairs and slabs
- Smooth Quartz stairs and slabs
- Brick walls
- Stone Brick walls
- Mossy Stone Brick stairs, slabs and walls
- Nether Brick walls
- End Stone Brick stairs, slabs and walls
- Prismarine walls
- Red Sandstone walls
- Red Nether Brick stairs, slabs and walls
- Smooth Sandstone stairs and slabs
- Mossy Cobblestone stairs and slabs
EXISTING BETA FEATURES:
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