Minecraft 1.0.0 Released!@!! (the Final Version)

Fixes & Changes:

• New achievements
• Glowstone changed from "stone" to "glass".
• Amount of Experience Orbs dropped by a player on death now limited.
• The ability of Endermen to carry blocks reduced in some way.
• Minor changes to some textures (most notable Monster Spawner).
• Ghast fireballs have a different texture.
• On death, a proper score is given based on how many experience orbs the player has collected.
• When flowing lava hits a water source directly from above, it creates Stone where previously the lava would flow through the water.
• You can toggle between three states when pressing F5 (first person, third person back, third person front), having the addition of 3rd person view from the front.
• Ender Pearls have a unique ability. When thrown, the player will teleport to the Ender Pearl's impact location, but take 2 and 1/2 hearts of fall damage. They will not work in Creative.
• Golden Apples now glow purple in inventory.
• Fences no longer block you from moving onto their space. You can now stand next to them, like you can with glass panes and iron bars.
  • They will also connect to solid blocks.
• There is a slight delay between jumps when holding down the jump button, so that the player no longer bounces between ceiling and floor in two-block-high spaces.
• Labels for items have a blue border.
• Random loot chests in Strongholds.
• Blocking now moves the player's arm, rather than the sword just floating right in front of the player.
• Weapon and tool damage has been nerfed to make space for the increased damage enchantments (Diamond swords do 3.5 hearts now instead of 5).
• Some mob health has been changed (Sheep, Spiders, Zombies)
• Many blocks mining speeds have been decreased. This is mostly blocks that used to take a long time to mine.
  • Redstone Ore
  • Iron Doors
  • Wood Door
  • Iron Block ^{[citation needed]}
  • Gold Block ^{[citation needed]}
  • Diamond Block ^{[citation needed]}
  • Stone Brick
  • Iron Bars
  • Furnace
  • Dispenser ^{[citation needed]}
  • Brewing Stand ^{[citation needed]}
  • Obsidian (from 15 to 10 seconds)

New Features:

• In the Nether:
  • Nether Bricks.
  • Nether Fence.
  • Nether Stairs.
  • Nether Fortresses.
• "The End" (unofficially called "The Ender", or "Enderlands"), which replaces the previously announced Sky Dimension.
  • End Portals take the player from the Overworld to The End. To go back to the Overworld, one must defeat the Enderdragon and jump through the portal that appears.
    • End Portal Frame (Name not confirmed)
    • End Portal Block (Name not confirmed)
    • Endgame/Credit screen (You can still play your world)
  • End Stone
• New Items:
  • Ghast Tear
  • Blaze Rod
  • Nether Wart
  • Gold Nugget
  • Glass Bottle
  • Spider Eye
  • Fermented Spider Eye
  • Blaze Powder
  • Magma Cream
  • Glistering Melon
  • Eye of Ender
    • Activates Ender Portal Frame blocks.
  • 9 new Music Discs.
• Finished Biome code and new Biomes.
  • Snowy Biomes.
  • Swamp Biomes adjusted to appear "swampier."
    • Darker Grass
    • Darker Water
    • Lily Pads
  • Mushroom Biomes.
    • Naturally generated Huge Mushrooms.
    • New Mushroom Cow, the Mooshroom.
    • Mycelium blocks.
• New sound effects,^{[citation needed]} including:
  • Minecart sounds.
  • Shears sounds.
  • Additional Bow sounds.
  • Big Slime sounds.
  • The true sounds of Endermen and Silverfish.
• Changes in already existing sounds:^{[citation needed]}
  • A change in the sound of Rain.
  • New sounds for Doors.
  • New sounds for the Skeletons' walk to make them sound more skeleton-y.
• Bow models now appear in third-person larger and in 3D.
• Bows no longer have an infinite number of uses.
• If water or lava is above a ceiling that is a single block thick, particles of water or lava will drip through, provided you are within 13 blocks of the ceiling.
• 6 New Mobs:
  • Enderdragon (Boss Mob)
    • Enderdragon eggs
  • Mooshroom Cows.
  • NPCs in Villages, as Villager Mobs.
  • Snow Golem mob.
    • Can be crafted.
    • Melts in hot biomes.
    • Spreads snow around when it walks.
    • Passive, but throws snowballs at enemies.
  • At least two new aggressive mobs for the Nether.
    • Magma Cube
    • Blaze
• Experience (skills) is now enchantments.
• Each Experience Orb is worth one Score Point.
• Animal Breeding.
  • Wheat Bundles feed animals and make them come towards you.
  • Feeding animals makes them enter "love mode".
  • Hearts will come out of animals while in love mode.
  • Breeding will produce Baby Animals. Smaller versions of the parents with large heads that have a faster animation and a higher pitched sound.
• Unlimited Strongholds per map (changed from three).
• New/Improved Armor system.
  • Increased armor durability.
• Sun and moon changes:
  • Moon phases.
  • Sun and moon now rise in the east.
• Game mechanics changes:
  • Hardcore Mode - Locks the difficulty to Hard and forces you to delete your world if you die. The health bar changes appearance to indicate you are playing in Hardcore mode.
• Item Repair
• Potions, Splash Potions, Potion effects, Brewing Stand, and Brewing.
• Enchantment Table, and Enchanting