Apples are food objects found in Alpha mode. There are two types of Apples: Golden Apples and Red Apples.
Red Apples
Template:Food Red apples are only found in Dungeons, and can be used to make Golden Apples.
Upon death, the player entity is coded to drop a red apple if it's player name is Notch. In other words, if Notch dies, he drops an apple, even if he doesn't have one.
Golden Apples
Template:Food Golden Apples are apples coated with gold. Eating one fully restores your health. They can be crafted from a Red Apple and 8 Gold blocks surrounding it.
They can also be found in dungeons on rare occasions.
Notch has included code in the SMP server application that will check whether a player joining the server has the username "Notch" and, if so, will grant them a Golden Apple in their inventory.
Advantages
- Golden apples restore all your health, so if you need a lot of health eating a golden apple is the fastest way.
Disadvantages
- Apples are somewhat rare and, as it only heals 2, is not worth looking for.
- Even though a golden apple restores all your health, it is a waste of time and resources since making one requires 72 gold ingots. However, Gold is useless except for decoration, and players who have a plentiful supply may wish to create some as a vanity item.