Minecraft: Java Edition · Game update
Minecraft 1.11: Exploration Update
1.11, the Exploration Update, added woodland mansions with the illager mobs, shulker boxes, llamas, observers and the totem of undying. It also renamed every entity id, which breaks command blocks, spawners and selectors written for 1.10.
- Released
- Server needs
- Java 8
- Protocol
- 315
Seven days free, no card. Pick 1.11 when you create the server, or switch an existing one from the panel.
What is new in Minecraft 1.11
The additions people noticed first, then everything else by area.
- Woodland mansions in roofed forest biomes
- Illagers: vindicators, evokers and summoned vexes
- Shulker boxes keep their contents when broken
- Llamas that form caravans and carry chests
- Totem of undying revives the holder on lethal damage
- Every entity id renamed to lowercase with underscores
Blocks and items
- Observer, ported from Pocket and Windows 10 Edition
- Shulker boxes in 16 colours that keep contents when broken
- Shulker shells, dropped by shulkers half the time
- Totem of undying, always dropped by evokers
- Ocean and woodland explorer maps from cartographer villagers
- Twelve spawn eggs re-added and five new ones added
Mobs
- Llamas spawn in extreme hills and can carry a chest
- Llamas form caravans of up to ten when leashed
- Vindicators carry an iron axe that disables shields
- Evokers summon vexes and evocation fangs that ignore armour
- Vexes phase through blocks and spawn only when summoned
- Vindicators have a Johnny tag that makes them attack everything
World and biomes
- Woodland mansions generate in roofed forest biomes
- Mansions use procedural generation, so layouts vary
- Mansions have three floors and house the illagers
- Return portals generate randomly near End cities
- Woodland explorer maps point to the nearest mansion
Gameplay
- Totem of undying grants Absorption and Regeneration on death
- Shields now block all melee damage, up from about two thirds
- Chat message length raised from 100 to 256 characters
- Exhaustion rates reduced significantly across most actions
- New doWeatherCycle gamerule
Commands and technical
- Entity and block entity ids now use lowercase words and underscores
- Entity, block and item ids are no longer case sensitive
- EntityHorse split into horse, donkey, mule and two undead horses
- Skeleton split into skeleton, stray and wither_skeleton
- Zombie split into zombie, zombie_villager and husk
- Elder, SkeletonType and ZombieType NBT tags removed
- Resource pack format raised to 3 and requires lowercase filenames
Running a Minecraft 1.11 server
What the release means for whoever runs the server.
- Java 6 was still the minimum, with a warning that Java 6 and 7 support was ending
- Protocol 315 and data version 819; 1.10 clients cannot connect
- Entity id renames break command blocks, spawners and selectors from 1.10
- Horse, skeleton and zombie variants are now separate entity types
- Elder, SkeletonType and ZombieType tags removed from entity data
- Resource pack format 3; pack filenames must be lowercase
Before you update a world: take a backup. A world opened in 1.11 cannot be opened in an older version again. How backups work here.
1.11 on FadeHost
- The right Java, set for you
- A 1.11 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 1.11
- SpigotVanillaForge
- Who can join
- Players on 1.11. Other versions need plugins such as ViaVersion on a Paper server.
Patches after 1.11
The fix releases that followed, oldest first.
Minecraft 1.11.1
· Java 8
1.11.1 added iron nuggets, the Sweeping Edge enchantment and firework boosting for elytra flight. It closed 41 issues but broke network compatibility with 1.11.
What 1.11.1 changedMinecraft 1.11.2
· Java 8
1.11.2 was a bug fix release closing 24 issues, including a hopper crash from corrupt data. It is the last 1.11 version and the last release whose minimum is Java 6.
What 1.11.2 changedQuestions about 1.11
When was Minecraft 1.11 released?
Minecraft: Java Edition 1.11, Exploration Update, was released on November 14, 2016.
What Java version does a Minecraft 1.11 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 1.11 add?
1.11, the Exploration Update, added woodland mansions with the illager mobs, shulker boxes, llamas, observers and the totem of undying. It also renamed every entity id, which breaks command blocks, spawners and selectors written for 1.10.
Can players on another version join a 1.11 server?
Only players on 1.11 itself: its network protocol (315) is its own. A Paper server can let other versions in with plugins such as ViaVersion and ViaBackwards.
Can I update my world to Minecraft 1.11?
Yes. Take a backup, switch the server to 1.11 and start it: the world is converted on the first boot. A world opened in 1.11 cannot be opened in an older version again, so keep the backup until you are sure.
How do I start a Minecraft 1.11 server?
Create a server on FadeHost and pick 1.11 in the software list: Spigot, 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.
Read on
Change a server's version
Version, software and loader build are one setting in the panel.
Java version errors
What the wrong Java looks like in the console, and why it does not happen here.
RAM calculator
How much memory a server needs, sized from servers measured on our nodes.
Every Minecraft version
All releases, what each one added and the Java it needs.
Release facts from the Minecraft Wiki:Java Edition 1.11. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang; FadeHost is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.