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Release Java Edition Major update

Minecraft 1.0 “Adventure Update”

Released on 18 November 2011, Minecraft Java Edition 1.0 is the first full release of the game, launched on stage at MineCon in Las Vegas. It ends the beta and adds The End with the Ender Dragon, enchanting, brewing, Hardcore mode and animal breeding.

Released 18 Nov 2011

Key takeaways

  • First full release: 1.0 ended the beta on 18 November 2011, launched on stage at MineCon in Las Vegas.
  • New dimension: The End, reached through the End Portal of a stronghold, where players face the Ender Dragon.
  • Enchanting: the Enchanting Table spends experience levels to enchant gear, at a cost of up to 50 levels in this version.
  • Brewing: the Brewing Stand turns Nether Wart and other ingredients into potions.
  • New mobs: Blazes, Magma Cubes, Snow Golems and villagers, while passive animals can now be bred.

Headline features

The changes you will notice first, with the pages that go deeper.

Gameplay

The End and the Ender Dragon

Eyes of Ender, crafted with Blaze Powder, lead to a stronghold and open its End Portal. The End is a separate dimension and home of the Ender Dragon.

Ender DragonEye of EnderEnd Portal Frame
Blocks

Enchanting Table

Enchanting arrives in 1.0: the Enchanting Table spends experience levels to enchant tools, weapons and armour.

Enchanting Table
Mob

Blazes, Snow Golems and villagers

Blazes and Magma Cubes join the Nether. Players can build Snow Golems, and villagers now live in villages.

BlazeSnow GolemVillager

What changed

GameplayHardcore mode: the world is deleted when the player dies.
MobsPassive animals can be bred.
WorldThe Mushroom Fields biome, where no hostile mobs spawn.
InterfaceThe version number in the top-left corner now only appears on the debug screen.
InterfacePressing F5 twice switches to a front-facing third-person view.

How to play 1.0

  1. 01

    Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Minecraft: Java Edition.

  2. 02

    Go to Installations, create a new installation and choose version 1.0.

  3. 03

    Back up your worlds before opening them in a new version.

Minecraft 1.0 FAQ

When was Minecraft 1.0 released?

On 18 November 2011. Mojang launched it on stage at MineCon in Las Vegas, which ended the beta. The next update, 1.1, followed on 12 January 2012.

What did Minecraft 1.0 add?

The End and the Ender Dragon, enchanting, brewing, Hardcore mode and animal breeding, plus Blazes, Magma Cubes, Snow Golems, villagers and the Mushroom Fields biome.

How do you reach The End in 1.0?

Craft Eyes of Ender from Ender Pearls and Blaze Powder, follow them to a stronghold and place them in the End Portal Frame to open the portal.

Was 1.0 tested before release?

Yes. Its features were first released as pre-releases under the name Beta 1.9 before the final 1.0 build.