Java Edition pre-Classic rd-131655

Unreleased rd-131655 (officially known as Cave game tech test&#8202; or Cave Game tech demo ) was a pre-Classic version made on May 13, 2009, at 16:55 UTC. This version was never released, but was recorded by Notch from around 17:00 UTC and uploaded at 17:36. It is the first known version of Minecraft, or what was then known as Cave Game, to have been recorded, although there were some builds before this version.

Changes

 * Chunks
 * Each chunk is now 16×16 blocks instead of 8×8 to improve performance.
 * Chunks are now loaded in order of their proximity to the player.


 * Respawning
 * The player can respawn by pressing a hotkey, teleporting them to the middle of the world.

Trivia

 * The game takes 20 seconds to generate a 256×64×256 map.
 * Re-maked

Video

 * Original


 * Archive