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Early Classic refers to several versions of Classic released from May 16 to May 28, 2009, that succeeded pre-Classic and preceded Multiplayer Test. Creative singleplayer was the only mode available at this time and there were only a limited amount of blocks available in-game.
Early Classic
| Starting version | 0.0.2a (May 16, 2009) |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 0.0.14a_08 (May 28, 2009) |
| Paid | ? |
| ◄◄ Java Edition pre-Classic | |
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- Blocks
- Bedrock
- Unobtainable to the player.
- Sand and Gravel
- Only appear naturally in one block-thick beach (usually by water or in the middle of a landscape). These beaches were always at and below ocean level.
- Rather than falling by turning into a falling block entity, sand instantly appears at the lowest point it could go when placed above an air block, without any sort of falling animation.
- Gold Ore
- Found in higher elevations, gold ore was often found in exposed surface-level veins.
- Iron Ore
- Spawns in huge veins, sometimes big enough to protrude into 3 caverns, and can have as many as 167 ores.
- Coal Ore
- Logs and leaves
- Spawn as trees found around the map.
- Water and Lava
- World generation
- An infinite ocean surrounds the map.
- "Huge" level size.
- Caves
- Building
- Right-click switches between placing and removing blocks.
- GUI
- In-game version number at the top left of the screen.
- Includes FPS (frames per second) and chunk updates.
- Minecraft: Java Edition versions