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Java Edition guides/Halloween Update

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Halloween Update (Java Edition Alpha 1.2.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Alpha 1.1.x releases.

Mobs

New

Name Image Habitat Drops Note
Ghast
Ghast JE1 BE1
The Nether
  • The first flying mob.
Zombie Pigman
Zombified Piglin JE2
The Nether
  • The first neutral mob.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Creeper
Creeper JE2 BE1
  • Have new sound effects.
Skeleton
Skeleton JE2
  • Now hold bows.

Blocks

New

Name Image Obtaining Tool Required Uses
Netherrack
Netherrack JE1
  • Found throughout the nether.
  • Any pickaxe.
  • Burns indefinitely when lit on fire.
Soul Sand
Soul Sand JE1 BE1
  • Found in patches on the floor of the nether.
  • Any shovel.
  • Slows down entities that pass over it.
Glowstone
Glowstone JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Glowstone Dust

  • Found in growths on the ceiling of the nether.
  • Any
  • Produces light.
Pumpkin
Carved Pumpkin (S) JE1 BE1
  • Any axe.
  • Can be worn as a hat or crafted into a Jack o'Lantern.
Jack o'Lantern
Jack o'Lantern (S) JE1 BE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Carved Pumpkin +
Torch

  • Any axe.
  • Produces light.
Nether Portal Block
Nether Portal (EW) JE1
  • Created when the interior of an empty 4x5 frame of obsidian is lit on fire.
  • Any
  • Touching this block teleports entities between the Overworld and Nether dimensions.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Grass and Leaves
Grass Block JE3
Oak Leaves JE3 BE4
  • Are now darker in color, and change shade based on the biome.

Items

New

Name Image Obtaining Uses
Clock
Clock JE1
Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot +
Redstone Dust
  • Can be used to tell the time.
Glowstone Dust
Glowstone Dust JE1 BE1
  • Obtained from glowstone blocks.
  • Can be used to craft glowstone blocks.
Raw Fish
Raw Cod JE1 BE1
  • Can be cooked into cooked fish.
Cooked Fish
Cooked Cod JE1 BE1
Ingredients Smelting recipe
Raw Cod +
Any fuel


0.35
  • Can be eaten to restore 5 hp.

Changed

Name Image Changed
Fishing Rod
Fishing Rod JE1 BE1
  • Can now be used to catch fish.
  • No longer stackable.

Structures

New

Name Image Generates Chests Mobs Description
Nether Portal
Nether portal (animated)
  • Created when a player enters another dimension through another portal, if there are no portals already nearby.
  • No
  • Zombie Pigmen
  • A portal made of obsidian and portal blocks used for interdimensional travel.
Glowstone blob
Glowstone Cluster JE1 BE1
  • The Nether
  • No
  • No
  • A cluster of glowstone blocks hanging from the nether ceiling.

Biomes

New

Name Image Description Structures
The Nether
Halloween Update Screenshot
  • A cavernous alternate dimension made up of netherrack and lava.
  • Nether Portals
  • Glowstone Clusters
Desert
Old Desert
  • A sandy biome.
Savanna
Savanna
  • A flat grassy biome.
Plains
Plains
  • A flat grassy biome.
Shrubland
Shrubland
  • A grassy biome with some trees.
Swampland
Swampland
  • A grassy biome with some trees.
  • Oak trees
Seasonal Forest
SeasonalForest
  • A grassy biome covered with trees.
  • Oak trees
Forest
Forest
  • A grassy biome covered with trees.
  • Oak trees
Rain Forest
Rainforest
  • A grassy biome covered with trees.
  • Oak trees
Tundra
Tundra
  • A flat snowy biome.
Taiga
Biomes Example
  • A snowy biome covered with trees.
  • Oak trees

Gameplay

New

Name Description
Sunrise and Sunset The sky now changes color during sunrise and sunset.
Controls F1 now enables you to hide your HUD.

Music Tracks

New

Filename Gameplay Soundtrack Title Track Preview
hal1.ogg Survival "Subwoofer Lullaby"
hal2.ogg Survival "Living Mice"
hal3.ogg Survival "Haggstrom"
hal4.ogg Survival "Danny"
nuance1.ogg Survival "Key"
nuance2.ogg Survival "Oxygène"
piano1.ogg Survival "Dry Hands"
piano2.ogg Survival "Wet Hands"
piano3.ogg Survival "Mice on Venus"
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