Java Edition Classic 0.28

0.28 was a version of Java Edition Classic released on October 27, 2009. (Note that most screenshots show a texture pack enabled.)

General

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

Mobs

 * White Sheep JE1.png Sheep
 * Drop 1–3 cloth 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.png Obsidian
 * Very durable.
 * Drops 1 cobblestone when mined.

Blocks

 * Light Gray Cloth.png Dark Gray Cloth.png Dark and light gray cloth are now darker.
 * Water and lava now display in the hotbar.
 * TNT JE2 BE1.png Changed the texture of TNT.

General

 * Altered the level saving/loading code.
 * Added Ores, Stone Slabs, Iron Blocks, Bricks, Bookshelves, Moss Stone, and TNT to the creative inventory.
 * Re-added menu and death screen shading.
 * The rendering engine now supports two layers of transparency.


 * Multiplayer
 * Now works again
 * When the player stands near/inside another player, it pushes the player away slightly.
 * It is 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.

From 0.24 SURVIVAL TEST
 * Looking at glass now makes glass textures directly behind it disappear once again.

From 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST
 * Slabs can be placed under slabs without them collapsing into a full block. (Still can't be placed on top though)
 * Top slab texture is no longer invisible if there is a block directly above.
 * Placing a block on a slab no longer causes it to become a double-slab.

From 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST
 * Water and lava no longer display parts of other textures.

Trivia

 * 0.28 is the only Late Classic version that is missing.