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{{Program
| title = ''Pi Edition''
| image = Minecraft Pi Start Menu.png
| imagesize = 280px
| author = 
* [[File:Mojang Studios logo.svg|20px|link=Mojang Studios]] [[Mojang Studios]]
* [[Markus "Notch" Persson]]
* [[Aron Nieminen]]
* [[Daniel Frisk]]
| platform = {{OS|pi|lin}} <small>({{w|ARM architecture family|ARM}} only)</small>
| programming language = {{w|C++}}<ref>{{tweet|danfrisk|272389328490082305|it's in C++|25 Nov 2012}}</ref>
| size = ~4 MB
| license = Proprietary
| version = v0.1.1 alpha
| date = Unreleased (Alpha: February 11, 2013<ref name="available_for_download">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130214025539/http://www.mojang.com/2013/02/minecraft-pi-edition-is-available-for-download/ ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' is available for download!"] - Mojang.com; February 11, 2013</ref>)
| source available = Partial
| website = [https://minecraft.net/edition/pi minecraft.net]
}}
'''''Minecraft: Pi Edition''''' is an edition of ''[[Minecraft]]'' developed for the {{w|Raspberry Pi}}. It is based on {{el|pe}} [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|Alpha v0.6.1]]  but slightly cut down, containing a revised feature set and support for multiple programming languages. ''Pi Edition'' is intended as an educational tool for novice programmers. Although officially discontinued, it is still available to download for free, from [https://minecraft.net/edition/pi the official downloads page], and users are encouraged to interact with the game using an {{w|API}}.<ref>{{tweet|danfrisk|272323992097009665|Minecraft Pi edition will be free, it's a slightly cut-down version of PE. With added api.|24 Nov 2012}}</ref>

''Pi Edition'' never received any subsequent updates and is no longer updated. Despite this, it was included by default in {{w|Raspberry Pi OS}} (formerly Raspbian). However, it is no longer supported.

== Development ==
=== Release ===
''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' was originally announced on the [[Mojang Studios]] website on November 24, 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121127035644/http://www.mojang.com/2012/11/minecraft-is-coming-to-the-raspberry-pi/ Minecraft is coming to Raspberry Pi!] - Mojang.com; November 24, 2012</ref>
There was a compiled build labeled 0.1 on the Mojang repository, albeit encrypted until the game's launch in February 2013, making it inaccessible. When it was first uploaded, however, it was unprotected for a short amount of time, allowing for the download of the game before its true release. On December 20, 2012, [[Mojang Studios]] released a post on their official site announcing the release of ''Pi Edition''. However, it was promptly removed and no game release was made.

''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' was publicly released in Alpha on February 11, 2013, as version 0.1.1, and the previous release announcement post was restored.<ref name="available_for_download" /> However, the ''Pi Edition'' website still lists its post date as December 20, 2012.

=== Addition to Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) ===
On September 15, 2014, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced that ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' would be installed by default with their new versions of [[wikipedia:Raspberry_Pi_OS|Raspberry Pi OS]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://raspberrypi.org/blog/new-raspbian-and-noobs-releases|title=New Raspbian and NOOBS releases|website=Raspberry Pi Blog|author=Eben Upton|date=September 15, 2014}}</ref>

=== Discontinuation ===
''Pi Edition'' never received any subsequent updates, and its developers gave no further insights as to whether they were still developing the version. When brought up to [[Tommaso Checchi]] on Reddit on January 25, 2016, he stated the following:
{{q|The original team has stopped supporting it and starting with 0.9 MCPE became a lot more ambitious technically, which also means that it became a lot harder to strip down to run on a Raspberry Pi. Actually, we finished removing all Pi related code to reduce complexity in 2015.
Maybe someday we'll revisit it but I wouldn't hold my breath :P

On the other hand, Win10 runs on the Pi so you can run the Win10 version there! ... I guess it's something|Tommaso Checci|the discontinuation of ''Pi Edition''<ref>{{reddit|42g9cr/is_minecraft_pi_edition_no_longer_being_developed|cza7seq|sub=MCPE|title=Is Minecraft: Pi Edition no longer being developed or will there still be updates?|author=MinecraftOnXP|date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>}}

== Gameplay ==
''Pi Edition'' was very similar to {{BE}} in many ways. Like older versions of ''Bedrock Edition'', (then called {{el|pe}}) only 256&times;256&times;128-block [[old]] worlds could be generated. The player's skin is always the default "Steve" skin. The title and the world selection screens were identical until {{el|pe}} updated to [[Pocket Edition v0.7.0 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.7.0 alpha]].

The player has the ability to sneak, but cannot sprint. Mobs do not spawn, even though the player starts with an iron sword in the hotbar. A bow is also available, but when used, the player will hold the bow back indefinitely until they select another item or exit the world.

''Pi Edition'' includes all blocks from [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha]]. The only game mode is [[Creative|Creative Mode]] and there is no crafting or smelting.

; Biomes
* [[Ocean]]
* [[Plains]]
* [[Forest]]
* [[Desert]]
* [[Tundra]]
* [[Snowy Taiga]]
* [[Beach]]
* [[Legacy Frozen Ocean]]

; Blocks

All blocks use old [[Java Edition]] textures unless otherwise noted. 

* [[Cobblestone]]
* Regular, mossy, and cracked [[Stone Bricks|stone bricks]]
* [[Mossy cobblestone]]
* [[Planks]]
* [[Bricks]]
* [[Stone]]
* [[Dirt]]
* [[Grass block]]
** Uses the old texture from [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha]].
* [[Clay]]
* Regular, chiseled, and cut [[sandstone]]
* [[Sand]]
* [[Gravel]]
** Uses the old texture from [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha]].
* Oak, birch, and spruce [[wood]].
* [[Nether bricks]]
* [[Netherrack]]
* [[Stairs]], cobblestone, wooden, brick, sandstone, stone brick, nether brick, and quartz variants.
* [[Slab]]s, stone, cobblestone, wooden, brick, sandstone, and stone brick variants.
* [[Block of Quartz]], [[quartz pillar]], and [[chiseled quartz block]]
* [[Coal Ore|Coal]], [[Iron Ore|iron]], [[Gold Ore|gold]], [[Diamond Ore|diamond]], [[Lapis Lazuli Ore|lapis lazuli]], and [[Redstone Ore|redstone]] ores.
* [[Block of Gold]]
* [[Block of Iron]]
* [[Block of Diamond]]
* [[Lapis Lazuli Block]]
* [[Obsidian]]
* [[Snow Block]]
* [[Glass]]
* [[Glowstone]]
* [[Nether reactor core]]
** Will not activate without API/Mods.
* All 16 colors of [[wool]]
* [[Ladder]]
* [[Torch]]
* [[Glass pane]]
* [[Oak door]]
* [[Oak trapdoor]]
* [[Oak fence]]
* [[Oak fence gate]]
* [[Red bed]]
* [[Bookshelf]]
* [[Painting]]
* [[Crafting table]]
** Cannot be used as there is no crafting.
* [[Stonecutter]]
* [[Chest]]
** Uses the old texture.
** Cannot be opened.
** Appears as a full block.
* [[Furnace]]
** Cannot be used as there is no smelting.
* [[TNT]]
** Cannot be lit without using the API to change the data value to explode on block break or modding.

; Plants
* [[Dandelion]]
* [[Rose]] with the old blue ''[[Pocket Edition]]'' exclusive texture.
* Brown and red [[mushroom]]s.
* [[Cactus]]
* [[Melon]]
* [[Sugar cane]]
* Oak, birch, and spruce [[sapling]]s.
** Only grow with bone meal.
* [[Leaves]], oak, spruce, and birch variants.
* [[Wheat Seeds]]
** Only grows with bone meal.
* [[Melon seeds]]
** Only grows stem, and only grows with bone meal.
* [[Bone meal]]
** If used on a grass block, only grows flowers as there is no tall grass.

; Tools<!--- signs are listed here due to its position in the inventory after all tools, list is already in the correct order as such--->
* [[Iron hoe]]
* [[Iron sword]]
* [[Bow]]
** Does not fire [[arrow]]s.
** Held back indefinitely until the player either logs off or switches to another item. 
* [[Sign]]
** Cannot be written on.

; Technical blocks and other unobtainable blocks<!---Blocks not obtainable within the inventory--->
* [[Water]]
** Cannot be obtained without modding.
* [[Lava]]
** Cannot be obtained without modding.
* [[info update|Update game blocks]]
* [[Camera]]
* [[reserved6]]

== Changes From [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 Alpha]] ==
* [[Survival|Survival Mode]] is forcibly disabled.
** Opening an existing [[Survival|Survival Mode]] world will load it in an unusual [[Survival|half-Survival]]/[[Creative|half-Creative]] state where some things will follow [[Creative|Creative Mode]] logic while other things will follow [[Survival|Survival Mode]] logic.
** It will refuse to join [[Survival|Survival Mode]] servers.
* The [[wikipedia:Xperia_Play|Xperia Play]] UI is used instead of the normal UI.
* [[Sign|Signs]] do not open a UI when placed and are always blank unless modified using an external program or modding.
* The create new world button immediately creates a world named {{Cd|world}} with no option to select the name or [[Seed (level generation)|seed]].
* There is no option to change LAN server visibility in the pause menu, the LAN world is always visible.
* When playing in a [[multiplayer]] world, there is no option to quit and copy the map in the pause menu.
** Just like [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|v0.6.1 alpha]] the map is still saved as {{Cd|_LastJoinedServer}} in the worlds folder. However, it won't show up in the select world screen unless you rename it.
* A custom cursor is rendered behind the system's mouse cursor.
* The language file included is different than the one included with [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|v0.6.1 alpha]].
*There is no [[sound]] despite a mute button being in the pause menu.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Pi Edition.png|''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' logo
Minecraft Pi Screenshot.png|First screenshot of ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' from Mojang's blog.
Minecraft Pi Snake.jpg|An image from the removed blog post, appearing to show a ''Minecraft'' version of the game ''Snake''.
Minecraft Pi Inventory.png|Screenshot of the ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' Inventory
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Despite ''Pi Edition'' technically being a modified version of 0.6.1, ''Pi Edition'' had sneaking two years before it was added to {{el|pe}} in [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.12.1|0.12.1]].
* The player's name is always "StevePi".
* Although there is no [[Survival|Survival Mode]] by default, the player can still die by falling in the [[void]].
* All mobs for {{el|pe}} [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|v0.6.1 alpha]] are still in the game's code but they can only be spawned by loading a {{el|pe}} map with mobs or by using a nether reactor in a survival map.
* You can download mods to get [[Survival|Survival Mode]], as well as other disabled features.<ref>[https://minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-editions/minecraft-pi-edition/1960005 Survival Mode Patch] – [https://minecraftforum.net/members/Phirel Phirel]</ref><ref>[https://gitea.thebrokenrail.com/TheBrokenRail/minecraft-pi-reborn MCPI-Reborn Project]</ref>
* You can change the [[Player|Player's]] skin by editing {{cd|data/images/mob/char.png}}.
* It can be re-textured by replacing files in the {{cd|data}} folder like {{cd|data/images/terrain.png}} and {{cd|data/images/gui/items.png}}.
** When using the {{w|Raspberry Pi OS}} package, the {{cd|data}} is located at {{cd|/opt/minecraft-pi/data}}.

=== Technical ===
* Instead of the normal [[Creative|Creative Mode]], ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' internally uses a new "Creator Mode" which appears to be identical except for the API's checkpoints.
* Unlike [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha]], ''Pi Edition'' has its symbols stripped, something ''[[Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' did not do until [[Bedrock Edition 1.13.0]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/MisteFr/status/1168596469621952515 "THEY REMOVED THE SYMBOLS"]  – [https://twitter.com/MisteFr @MisteFr]</ref>
* The file {{cd|data/lang/en_US.lang}} is included despite the code to load it not being implemented.
* It is hard-coded to always be in "Creator Mode" even if the world or server has its data set to [[Survival|Survival Mode]].
* It uses Raspberry Pi-specific GPU code preventing it from being easily emulated without modding.
* Textures for Fancy [[Leaves]] and [[Cloud]]s are included despite Fancy Graphics being impossible to enable without patching.
* The scripting API's Java port includes a class called {{cd|pi.Item}} despite the API having no means to interact with items.
* Most disabled features are still present in the code like [[Survival|Survival Mode]], the [[Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha]] touch UI, mob attacking, Fancy Graphics, [[Spawning]], and [[Bow]] firing.
* It only links against OpenGL ES 2 despite requiring OpenGL ES 1.

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