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== Changes == |
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=== Blocks === |
=== Blocks === |
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+ | ; [[File:Cobblestone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Stairs]] and [[File:Furnace (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[furnace]]s |
* Now face the same direction as the player when placed. |
* Now face the same direction as the player when placed. |
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| − | ; [[Grass Block]] and [[Leaves]] |
+ | ; [[File:Grass Block JE3.png|32px]] [[Grass Block]] and [[File:Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[Leaves]] |
* Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values. |
* Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values. |
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* Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning. |
* Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning. |
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+ | ; [[File:Creeper JE2 BE1.png|28px]] [[Creeper]]s |
* Now have new sounds. |
* Now have new sounds. |
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* Now hold [[bow]]s. |
* Now hold [[bow]]s. |
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+ | ; [[File:Slime JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Slime]]s |
* Completely removed from mob spawning code. |
* Completely removed from mob spawning code. |
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Revision as of 18:11, 16 August 2021
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
Items
- Craftable item that tells the time.
Mobs
- Large white mobs that float around in the Nether.
- Shoots fireballs at the player.[2]
- 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.
- A dimension with lava, ghasts, and zombie pigmen.
- A biome with sand and cacti. Ice Deserts can also be found in the code, but they're unused.
- A cold biome with snow and ice. There's barely any trees as well.
Gameplay
General
- Added new music tracks and sound effects.
- 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
- Now face the same direction as the player when placed.
Grass Block and Leaves
- Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
Mobs
- Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.
- Now have new sounds.
- Now hold bows.
- 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 cut off.
Gameplay
- Sunrise now creates a red glow at the horizon.
- 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
- Changed Minecraft logo from to .
Removals
General
- Removed Winter Mode.
- Due to the removal of winter mode and therefore snow, it no longer becomes visually distorted at great heights.
Gallery
References
- ↑ The Halloween Update is out! – The Word of Notch, October 30, 2010
- ↑ The fireballs were using snowball texture when shot.
- ↑ This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.
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