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For developmental versions of 0.28, see Java Edition Classic 0.28/Development.
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0.28 was a version of Java Edition Classic released on October 27, 2009.[1]

Additions

General

Game modes
  • Re-added Creative mode.
  • Gamemodes are now changed via a line in Minecraft.class.

Mobs

White Sheep JE1 Sheep
  • Drop 1–3 wool when hit.
  • Drop 0–2 mushrooms when killed.
  • Reward the player with 10 points when killed.
  • Are only available in Survival mode, which is disabled in this version.

Blocks

Obsidian JE1 BE1 Obsidian

Changes

Blocks

  • Light Gray Cloth Dark Gray Cloth Dark and light gray cloth are now darker.
  • Water and lava now display in the hotbar.

General

  • Altered the level saving/loading code.
  • Added Ores, Stone Slabs, Iron and Gold Blocks, Bricks, Bookshelves, Moss Stone, and TNT to the creative inventory.
  • Re-added menu and death screen shading.
Multiplayer
  • Now works again
  • When the player stands near/inside another player, it pushes the player away slightly.
    • It's possible to walk through a player, but it feels slightly "solid".

Gameplay

General
  • Higher FPS.
Controls
  • Left-click removes a block.
  • Right-click adds a block.
  • The hotbar no longer saves when a new level is generated.
  • Pick-block now works, attack speed is no longer limited, and reach increased back to 5 blocks (Creative only).
  • Arrow counter is hidden in Creative mode.
Survival mode
  • Only available through modding the client.
  • Only sheep will spawn.
    • Other mobs can still exist and still function as normal.
  • TNT disappears upon detonation.
  • Blocks do not drop items (although sheep still do).

Fixes

  • Fixed exploit where someone logging in with an illegal name would cause players to disconnect.
  • Looking at glass now makes glass textures directly behind it disappear once again.[verify]
  • Water and lava no longer display parts of other textures.

Gallery

References

  1. "The skinny on the creative mode update" – The Word of Notch, October 27, 2009
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