Alpha 1.2.0, the first release of the Halloween Update, added the Nether along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added fishing, a new terrain generator and other changes and fixes.
Contents
Additions
- New Realm: The Nether; a "Hell" world that can be used for quick travel
- New blocks
- Spawned in Nether: Netherrack, Soul Sand, and Glowstone
- Pumpkin, Jack o'Lanterns
- Portals
- New mobs
- New Item: Clock
- New terrain generator, featuring biomes
- Fishing rods serve a purpose by fishing
- New music tracks
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 viewmodel from the person's view. In 3rd person mode (F5), pressing F1 will create a view looking back at the player's own face.
Fixes
4 bugs fixed
- Fixed bugs in SMP
- Redstone performance updated
- Door animation fixes
- Several performance bugs fixed
- Rails no longer cause a crash
Availablity
- In the Minecraft Launcher