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This version is currently missing. 
While this version is known to exist, it is missing from the launcher and has not been archived elsewhere, meaning that it is currently lost.
If you believe you have a copy of this version, please post on the talk page.
Additional info: Please note that the copy found in the official launcher and other launchers that use the Mojang version servers (e.g. MultiMC) is a duplicate of rd-161348.
It is worth noting that numerous fake copies of this version exist, so please consider checking the dates of the files inside.
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This page documents an unreleased version. 
While there is proof of this version's existence, it was never released to the public.

rd-20090515 is a pre-Classic version made on May 15, 2009, around 22:25:16 UTC.[1][note 1] This version was never released. Although there is a version titled "rd-20090515" in the launcher which appears to be this version, attempting to play it downloads rd-161348 instead.

Additions[]

Blocks[]

Dirt JE1 BE1 Dirt
  • New block.
  • Generated from grass blocks.
  • Transforms to grass when is next to a grass block.
Cobblestone JE1 Cobblestone
  • Has a slightly modified texture of the previous texture for stone.
Oak Planks JE1 Planks
  • New wood-like block.

General[]

Miscellaneous
  • Spawn Human mobs by pressing G.[2]
  • Block picking using the number keys from 1 to 4.
  • Support for different block types and dynamic blocks.
  • Fullscreen mode.
  • Crosshair (+).
    • In this version, it was very thin.
  • A thin layer of fog can now be seen in the distance of lit block surfaces.
  • The currently selected building block will now display in the top-right corner of the screen.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Grass block
  • Top texture is slightly brighter.
  • Grass blocks now have side and bottom textures, rather than the same texture on each side.
  • Grass exists on dirt while under light.[2]
    • Grass blocks revert to dirt over time when they have no light.[2]
    • Grass blocks revert to dirt when a block is on top of it.
  • Removed the ability to place grass blocks legitimately.
Stone
  • New texture, old texture was recycled and modified for cobblestone.

Mobs[]

Human
  • Reduced the number of humans who spawn from 100 to 10.
  • Humans who fall below level Y = -100 are now removed from the world.
  • Humans now appear darker when in shade.[2]
Player
  • Changed player's physics. Now they can jump farther, walk and fall faster.

General[]

Physics
  • Shadows have been brightened.
Level generation
  • Unless a level.dat from an older version is launched, the world is no longer flat.
  • Loading a world from older pre-Classic versions causes all blocks to become stone.
Movement
  • Moving is much slower when in midair.

Trivia[]

  • This version is the version shown in the "Minecraft progress." video.
  • The game was renamed from "Cave Game" to "Minecraft: Order of the Stone" prior to this version.[3]
  • The "rd" before the version number stands for RubyDung, a game Notch was working on before Minecraft, whose codebase was later reused for Minecraft.
  • There was a version in the launcher titled "rd-20090515" (an alternative name for this version), however, rd-20090515 is not on the Minecraft download servers, as attempting to download it will download rd-161348 instead, a much later version.

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  1. The .json file lists the date at being 22:00 UTC on May 14; this is merely the default for versions with no specified release time.

References[]

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