Minecraft: Java Edition · Game update

Minecraft 1.10: Frostburn Update

1.10, the Frostburn Update, added fire and ice themed content: magma blocks, fossils, polar bears and the husk and stray mob variants. It also turned structure blocks into a usable map making tool with a full interface.

Released
Server needs
Java 8
Protocol
210
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What is new in Minecraft 1.10

The additions people noticed first, then everything else by area.

  • Magma blocks that damage anything standing on them
  • Polar bears in the ice biomes
  • Husks in deserts and strays in cold biomes
  • Fossils made of bone blocks generate underground
  • Structure blocks become usable, with a full interface
  • Auto jump added and enabled by default

Blocks and items

  • Magma block, which damages mobs and players every second
  • Bone block, crafted from nine bone meal and reversible
  • Nether wart block and red nether brick
  • Structure void, an intangible marker for structure blocks
  • Structure blocks now come in item form with a built in interface
  • Polar bear spawn egg added

Mobs

  • Polar bears spawn in ice plains, ice mountains and ice plains spikes
  • Polar bear cubs flee when hit while adults defend them
  • Husks replace 80 percent of surface zombies in desert biomes
  • Husks apply Hunger on hit and do not burn in sunlight
  • Strays replace 80 percent of surface skeletons in cold biomes
  • Strays shoot Slowness tipped arrows and may drop one

World and biomes

  • Fossils generate 15 to 24 blocks under deserts and swampland
  • Fossils use bone blocks and coal ore, in eight section variants
  • Magma blocks generate in the Nether, four blobs per chunk
  • Villages now generate in taiga biomes
  • A new mineshaft type generates in mesa biomes

Gameplay

  • Auto jump added, on by default and toggleable in options
  • New death message for dying on a magma block
  • Sneaking or Fire Resistance prevents magma block damage
  • Frost Walker boots also prevent magma block damage
  • Most mobs will not spawn on magma blocks

Commands and technical

  • New teleport command with rotation arguments
  • F3 plus G toggles chunk border display
  • New FallFlying NBT tag lets mobs and armour stands use elytra
  • New ZombieType tag replaces IsVillager and VillagerProfession
  • New limit tag for the looting_enchant loot table function
  • New fallingdust particle, summonable with parameters

Running a Minecraft 1.10 server

What the release means for whoever runs the server.

  • Java 6 was the original minimum; run it on Java 8
  • Protocol 210 and data version 510; 1.9 clients cannot connect
  • Every release from 1.10 to 1.10.2 shares protocol 210
  • ZombieType replaces the IsVillager and VillagerProfession entity tags
  • New mesa mineshaft type and taiga villages change world generation

Before you update a world: take a backup. A world opened in 1.10 cannot be opened in an older version again. How backups work here.

1.10 on FadeHost

The right Java, set for you
A 1.10 server needs Java 8 or newer, and the panel starts it with a Java that fits. Nothing to install, nothing to pick.
Server software for 1.10
VanillaForge
Who can join
Players on 1.10 and on 1.10.1 and 1.10.2: the network protocol is the same.
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Patches after 1.10

The fix releases that followed, oldest first.

Minecraft 1.10.1

· Java 8

1.10.1 changed the farmland hitbox to just under a full block and closed seven bugs. Among them was the ender dragon failing to respawn.

  • Farmland hitbox lowered to just under a full block
  • Fixes the ender dragon not respawning
  • Fixes entities from very old worlds being killed on load
  • Adds missing subtitles for polar bears, strays and husks
  • Seven issues fixed

Minecraft 1.10.2

· Java 8

1.10.2 was a bug fix release that closed 73 issues one day after 1.10.1. It is the final 1.10 version.

What 1.10.2 changed

Questions about 1.10

When was Minecraft 1.10 released?

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.10, Frostburn Update, was released on June 8, 2016.

What Java version does a Minecraft 1.10 server need?

Java 8. On FadeHost the server starts with the right Java for its Minecraft version on its own, so there is nothing to install or switch.

What did Minecraft 1.10 add?

1.10, the Frostburn Update, added fire and ice themed content: magma blocks, fossils, polar bears and the husk and stray mob variants. It also turned structure blocks into a usable map making tool with a full interface.

Can players on another version join a 1.10 server?

Players on 1.10.1 and 1.10.2 can: the network protocol (210) is the same. Any other version has to match the server, unless a Paper server runs plugins such as ViaVersion and ViaBackwards.

Can I update my world to Minecraft 1.10?

Yes. Take a backup, switch the server to 1.10 and start it: the world is converted on the first boot. A world opened in 1.10 cannot be opened in an older version again, so keep the backup until you are sure.

How do I start a Minecraft 1.10 server?

Create a server on FadeHost and pick 1.10 in the software list: Vanilla and Forge are there for this version. It is online in about a minute. The free tier runs a 2 GB server at no cost, and a paid server is sized to the RAM you need.

The release before

Minecraft 1.9.4

May 10, 2016

The release after

Minecraft 1.10.2

June 23, 2016

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