Alpha v1.2.0, the first release of the Halloween Update, 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 attempting to play it downloads Alpha v1.2.0_02 instead.[1]
Additions
- New terrain generator, featuring biomes
Blocks
- File:Netherrack Revision 1.png Netherrack
- File:Soul Sand Revision 1.png Soul Sand
- File:Glowstone Revision 1.png Glowstone
- File:Carved Pumpkin Revision 1.png Carved Pumpkin
- File:Jack o'Lantern Revision 1.png Jack o'Lantern
- File:Portal.png Nether Portal
Items
- Craftable item that tells the time
- File:Glowstone Dust Revision 1.png Glowstone Dust
- File:Raw Fish.png File:Cooked Fish.png Raw Fish and Cooked Fish
Mobs
- Large white mobs that float around the Nether.
- Shoot fireballs at the player
- When one pigman is attacked all nearby pigmen will retaliate and attack the player.
- Hold gold swords.[2]
World generation
- A hell-like dimension that can be used for quick travel.
Gameplay
General
- New music tracks and sound effects.
- Added "Slow acting portals!".
- Added "Try the Nether!".
- Added "Don't look directly at the bugs!".
- Added "Oh, ok, Pigmen!".
- Added "Finally with ladders!".
- Added "Scary!".
Changes
- Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.
- Stairs, crafting tables, chests, and furnaces now face the same direction as the player when placed.
- Creepers have new sounds.
- Grass and leaves are now darker in shade.
- 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.
- Fake chunks generate in the Far Lands.
- Removed Winter Mode.
References
- ↑ MCL-1421
- ↑ This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.