Minecraft PE 1.1, released on June 1, 2017, is a major update introducing new features like the Woodland Mansion, llamas, and several enchantments. It also adds various items, blocks, and mob types, alongside numerous gameplay enhancements and bug fixes.
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.1 Update Overview
Update Name: Exploration Update
Platform: Pocket Edition (PE)
Version Number: 1.1
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Revision Type: Major Release
Released on June 1, 2017, Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 1.1, also known as the Exploration Update, brought a host of significant changes and additions to the game. This major update introduced several new items, mobs, and features that expanded gameplay.
New Items and Blocks:
- Totem of Undying: Provides a chance to survive fatal damage.
- Iron Nugget: A new crafting material.
- Beds: New color options including White, Orange, Magenta, Light Blue, Yellow, Lime, Pink, Gray, Light Gray, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, and Black.
- Shulker Boxes: Available in various colors, allowing for portable storage.
- Glazed Terracotta: Added in multiple colors for decorative purposes.
- Concrete Powder and Concrete: Available in the same range of colors as beds and terracotta.
- Spawn Eggs: New spawn eggs for Llama, Vindicator, Evoker, and Vex.
New Mobs:
- Hostile Mobs: Vindicator, Evoker, and Vex.
- Neutral Mob: Llama.
New Enchantments:
- Frost Walker: Allows players to walk on water by turning it into ice.
- Mending: Repairs items using collected experience points.
Game Commands:
- /setmaxplayers: Adjusts the maximum number of players in a world.
- /locate: Allows players to find structures.
- /gamerule: Added more rules for customization.
- /gamemode: Includes Adventure mode as an option.
Structural and Gameplay Changes:
- Woodland Mansion: New structure added for exploration.
- Terracotta: Hardened Clay is now referred to as Terracotta.
- Adventure Mode: Added as a new gameplay mode.
- Minecraft Marketplace: A new platform to access community content and creations.
- Skyrim Mash-Up Pack: A new thematic pack added to the game.
- Cartographer Trade: Players can now barter for treasure maps.
- Creator Tools: Added functionality for dyeing beds, smelting ingots, and using new blocks like glazed terracotta and concrete.
- Add-On Development: Enhanced for data-driven movement and Adventure mode rules.
Additional Changes:
- Resource Packs: Correctly apply in-game.
- Mouse Sensitivity: Fixed issues for improved accuracy.
- Potions: Splash and Lingering potions now function correctly in brewing stands.
- Inventory and Hotbar: Various fixes and improvements.
- Mob Behavior: Mobs no longer get stuck in fence corners.
- Arrow of Decay: Visual update.
- Bug Fixes: Multiple general bug fixes to improve gameplay.
Learn about each Minecraft Pocket Edition version in our list.
