Apparently Minecraft 1.8 was not good enough for Mojang. It has been nearly a month since the release of Minecraft 1.8, and Mojang has already released a beta 1.9 pre-release, with many new blocks and features.
There are many new features in 1.9, but Minecrafters are mostly exited for the "Villagers". Essentially, these villagers live in the small randomly generated houses, found in update 1.8. These strange creatures are harmless, yet frightening.
Another known feature appearing in update 1.9 is the swamp biome. This biome is much darker than normal, bereaved of life. Grass looks dead, tree's have darker leaves and suspend vines, and water is murky. Also, new with 1.9 are lily pads. These float on water and are found mostly in swamps.
(image showing the new swamp biome, compared with the regular biome)
(Image showing mostly the swamp biome water color difference)
Their are also many other tweaks, not yet confirmed. They can be found here. -Brandon Richardson
There are many new features in 1.9, but Minecrafters are mostly exited for the "Villagers". Essentially, these villagers live in the small randomly generated houses, found in update 1.8. These strange creatures are harmless, yet frightening.
Another known feature appearing in update 1.9 is the swamp biome. This biome is much darker than normal, bereaved of life. Grass looks dead, tree's have darker leaves and suspend vines, and water is murky. Also, new with 1.9 are lily pads. These float on water and are found mostly in swamps.
(image showing the new swamp biome, compared with the regular biome)(Image showing mostly the swamp biome water color difference)Their are also many other tweaks, not yet confirmed. They can be found here. -Brandon Richardson
