Java Edition Survival Test

Survival Test is the second released Game Mode in the development Minecraft. Anyone can play it regardless of premium membership. It is an early version of the game's survival mode, and was succeeded by Indev as a survival test game. Survival mode is now under "Minecraft Classic" and cannot be found by links on the official Minecraft site. If you wish to play it, click here.

Exclusive Features from Classic

 * View bobbing for more realistic moving, plus 3D anaglyph for trippy 3D.
 * Health bar with 10 hearts. When health is low, the bar begins to shake.
 * The addition of mushrooms as food.
 * 10 TNT-blocks to aid the player on their quest.
 * 6 mobs; Zombies, Skeletons, Creepers, Pigs, Spiders, and Sheep.
 * Arrows can be fired by players pressing "tab".
 * Drowning and lava damage.

Points
Some aspects of the point system are listed below:
 * Sheep and Pigs award 10 points.
 * Zombies award 80 points.
 * Spiders award 105 points.
 * Skeletons award 120 points.
 * Creepers award 200 points. (It was once 250).

Points will not be scored for indirect killing (i.e. blowing up a creeper which kills a zombie doesn't give you the zombie's points).

Strategy
There are a couple of strategies that can be used exclusively in Survival mode, as the mode has its own special rules and block effectivenesses. One of the best methods is the use of an underwater home.

Flowers will not decay, even if they aren't placed on soil. At the same time, flowers block water, so it is possible to use them as doors for underwater houses. To construct this, swim 3-5 blocks below the surface, and dig a player-sized hole and plant two flowers in the hole to clear out the water and slowly expand it. This strategy works well for trapping enemy mobs as they will only float on the water unable to get the player below. Skeletons can shoot at the player, however.

Survival Test Mode