Project Beta Expanded also makes a variety of smaller gameplay changes.

Saddle Decrafting

A shapeless recipe allows a saddle to be decrafted into five leather.

Crafting recipe Shapeless
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F3 Debug Menu

The F3 Debug Menu now displays the biome the player is standing in along with the world’s seed.

Fence Changes

Fences have smaller collision boxes, as seen in later versions.

Fences also no longer require a block underneath them when placed.

Charcoal Texture

Charcoal now has a unique texture.

The unique Charcoal texture
Charcoal no longer shares its texture with Coal.

Armor

Vanilla armor values have been changed to match Beta 1.8, and armor protection no longer degrades with durability.

Boats

Boats have much faster acceleration and a higher maximum speed. They turn faster, cannot break from collisions, and drop a boat item when broken by the player.