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Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0
Minecraft Alpha v1.2.0
| Edition | |
|---|---|
| Official name | |
| Server version | |
| Release date |
October 30, 2010[1] |
| Development versions | |
| Download | |
| Protocol version |
3 |
| Other instances of 1.2 |
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Alpha v1.2.0, also known as the Halloween Update, was released with server 0.2.2 on October 30, 2010, adding the Nether along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added fishing, a new terrain generator, and other changes and fixes. This version is listed in the launcher, but attempting to play it downloads Alpha v1.2.0_02 instead.[2]
Contents
Additions[edit]
Blocks[edit]
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Items[edit]
- Craftable item that tells the time
Mobs[edit]
- Large white mobs that float around in the Nether.
- Shoots fireballs at the player.[3]
- When one pigman is attacked all nearby pigmen will retaliate and attack the player.
- Hold gold swords.[4]
World generation[edit]
- New terrain generator, featuring biomes
- A dimension with lava, ghast and zombie pigmen.
- A biome that has sand and a lot of water.
- A biome that has snow and ice. Earlier there was Winter mode but that was removed in this version.
- A biome that barely has trees.
- A biome that spawns in hills.
- A small biome that spawns in forests and rains a lot.
- A biome that is denser than a forest biome. It only spawns oak trees, unlike Forest biome.
- A small biome that barely has trees and shrubs.
Gameplay[edit]
General[edit]
- Added new music tracks and sound effects.
- Added new splashes:
- Slow acting portals!
- Try the Nether!
- Don't look directly at the bugs!
- Oh, ok, Pigmen!
- Finally with ladders!
- Scary!
Changes[edit]
Blocks[edit]
- Now face the same direction as the player when placed.
- Grass Block and Leaves
- Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/precipitation values.
Mobs[edit]
- Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.
- Now have new sounds.
- Now hold bows.
- Completely removed from mob spawning code.
World Generation[edit]
- Fake chunks generate in the Far Lands.
- Removed Winter Mode.
Gameplay[edit]
- Sunrise now creates a red glow at the horizon.
- Pressing F1 hides the HUD and the view-model from the person's view. In third person mode, pressing F1 will create a view looking back at the player's own face.
General[edit]
- Changed Minecraft logo from
to 
.
References[edit]
- ↑ The Halloween Update is out! – The Word of Notch, October 30, 2010
- ↑ MCL-1421
- ↑ The fireballs were using snowball texture when shot.
- ↑ This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.
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