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For a guide about all content in this release and the other releases of the Halloween Update, see Java Edition guides/Halloween Update.

Alpha v1.2.0, also known as the Halloween Update, is a major update to Minecraft. It was released with server 0.2.2 on October 30, 2010, adding the Nether along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added fishing, a new terrain generator, and other changes and fixes. This version is listed in the launcher, but only Alpha v1.2.0_02 is downloaded instead.

Additions[]

Blocks[]

Netherrack JE1 Netherrack
Soul Sand JE1 BE1 Soul Sand
Glowstone JE1 Glowstone
Carved Pumpkin JE1 BE1 Carved Pumpkin
Jack o'Lantern JE1 BE1 Jack o'Lantern
Nether Portal JE1 Nether Portal

Items[]

Clock JE1 BE1 Clock
  • Craftable item that tells the time.
Glowstone Dust JE1 BE1 Glowstone Dust
Cooked Cod JE1 BE1 Cooked Fish
Raw Cod JE1 BE1 Raw Fish

Mobs[]

Ghast JE1 BE1 Ghast
Pigman Pigman
  • Pigman (texture) JE1 The texture of pigmen has been added to mobs/pigman.png.
Zombified Piglin JE2 Zombie Pigmen
  • When one pigman is attacked all nearby pigmen will retaliate and attack the player.
  • Hold gold swords.[3]

World generation[]

  • New terrain generator, featuring biomes.
The Nether
Desert
  • A biome with sand and cacti. Ice Deserts can also be found in the code, but they're unused.
Tundra
  • A cold biome with snow and ice. There's barely any trees as well.

Gameplay[]

Fishing Rod JE1 BE1Fishing

General[]

  • Added new music tracks and sound effects.
Splash
  • Added new splashes:
    • Slow acting portals!
    • Try the Nether!
    • Don't look directly at the bugs!
    • Oh, ok, Pigmen!
    • Finally with ladders!
    • Scary!

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Cobblestone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1 Stairs and Furnace (S) JE1 furnaces
  • Now face the same direction as the player when placed.
Grass Block JE3 Grass Block and Oak Leaves JE3 BE4 Leaves
  • Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
  • The player "ough" sound no longer plays when the player takes damage.

Mobs[]

Mobs
  • Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.
Creeper JE2 BE1 Creepers
  • Now have new sounds.
Skeleton JE2 Skeletons
Slime JE2 BE1 Slimes
  • Completely removed from mob spawning code.

World generation[]

  • Fake chunks spawn at 32,000,000 blocks instead of the void.
    • They cannot be interacted with.
    • They are not solid.
    • Lighting stops working.
    • Trees, flowers, grass, and dungeons will stop generating behind this point.

Gameplay[]

Sunrise
  • Sunrise now creates a red glow at the horizon.
Heads-up display
  • Pressing F1 hides the HUD and the view-model from the person's view. In third person mode, pressing F1 will create a view looking back at the player's own face.

General[]

Menu screen
  • Changed Minecraft logo from Java Edition logo 5 to Java Edition logo 6.

Removals[]

General[]

Distance effects
  • Due to the removal of winter mode and therefore snow, it no longer becomes visually distorted at great heights.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. The Halloween Update is out! – The Word of Notch, October 30, 2010
  2. The fireballs were using snowball texture when shot.
  3. This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.
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