Java Edition guides/Redstone Update - minecraft.fandom.com

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Redstone Update (Java Edition 1.5.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Pretty Scary Update (Java Edition 1.4.x releases).

Mobs[]

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
All mobs		Mobs no longer walk over rails unless they are pursuing the player
Skeletons		Now shoot from 15 blocks away, instead of 10 Now shoot faster when their target is close, depending on difficulty
Slimes		Slime spawn rates in swamps now depend on the current moon phase
Zombies		Now group up on targets They can now set players on fire when on fire themselves Increased zombies attack damage Increased player detection range

Blocks[]

New[]

Name	Image	Obtaining	Tool Required	Uses
Activator Rail		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot + Stick + Redstone Torch 6	Pickaxe	Triggers players, if rail is powered. Can be used to explode TNT Minecart.
Block of Redstone		Ingredients Crafting recipe Redstone	Pickaxe	Acts as a redstone power source
Daylight Sensor		Ingredients Crafting recipe Glass + Nether Quartz + Any wood Slab	Any	Produces redstone power only during the day.
Dropper		Ingredients Crafting recipe Cobblestone + Redstone	Pickaxe	Item transport
Hopper		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot + Chest	Pickaxe	Can be used to transfer items without the danger of them despawning
Redstone Comparator		Ingredients Crafting recipe Redstone Torch + Nether Quartz + Stone	Any	Compares redstone signals
Trapped Chest		Ingredients Crafting recipe Chest + Tripwire Hook	Axe	Can be used for traps
Weighted pressure plate		Ingredients Crafting recipe Iron Ingot Ingredients Crafting recipe Gold Ingot	Pickaxe	More items on pressure plate increases the redstone signal. Full signal strength is reached at 60 items Full signal strength is reached at 600 items
Nether Quartz Ore		Generates in any Nether biome.	Pickaxe (Drops Nether Quartz unless Silk Touch is used)	Drops nether quartz when mined.
Block of Quartz		Ingredients Crafting recipe Nether Quartz	Pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block
Quartz Pillar		Ingredients Crafting recipe Block of Quartz 2	Pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block
Chiseled Quartz Block		Ingredients Crafting recipe Quartz Slab	Pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block
Quartz Slabs and Stairs		Ingredients Crafting recipe Block of Quartz 6 Ingredients Crafting recipe Block of Quartz 4	Pickaxe	Can be used as decorative blocks

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Beacon		Increased effect radius from 16/24/32/40 blocks to 20/30/40/50 blocks
Brewing Stand, Chest, Detector Rail and Jukebox		Now emit a redstone signal into an adjacent comparator. Signal strength depends on the fullness of the block
Dispenser		Now equip armor to players that are up to 1 block away Can place and activate TNT Now use bone meal on a crop or sapling in front of them Can create fire in front of them with flint and steel, which consumes durability They can now face all 6 directions and use a different texture when facing up or down No longer fire while updated, instead they fire when their input becomes powered Now emits a redstone signal into an adjacent comparator. Signal strength depends on the fullness of the dispenser
Lava		Flows faster in the Nether Updated texture
Nether Bricks		Now has a crafting recipe of 4 Nether Brick items.

Items[]

New[]

Name	Image	Obtaining	Uses
Nether Brick (item)		Ingredients Smelting recipe Netherrack + Any fuel	Can be used to make nether brick blocks.
Nether quartz		Is now dropped from nether quartz ore	Is a crafting ingredient for daylight sensors and redstone comparators. Can be crafted into building blocks.

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Bone Meal		Now picks a random stage of growth each time, as opposed to automatically pushing them to the final growth stage Saplings take 2–4 bone meal to sprout into a tree Gives off green particles when used

Non-mob entities[]

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Name	Image	Creation	Drops	Note
Minecart with hopper		Ingredients Crafting recipe Hopper + Minecart	Minecart with Hopper	Can only be emptied by passing over a hopper Can pick up items from containers when it passes under them
Minecart with TNT		Ingredients Crafting recipe TNT + Minecart	Minecart with TNT	Gets triggered by activator rails Explodes more violently the faster it goes Doesn't destroy rails, supporting blocks or redstone materials
Minecart with Spawner		Can only be spawned in through commands.	Minecart	Functions the same as a spawner, but can move like a minecart.

Structures[]

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Name	Image	Changed
Mineshaft		Now generates loot in minecarts with chests, instead of chests

Enchantments[]

Changed[]

Name	Changed
Fortune	Now affects apples and potatoes.
Efficiency	Tools enchanted with efficiency now only speed up the mining of blocks that the tool is intended for.

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