Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0
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Minecraft Alpha v1.2.0
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October 30, 2010 | |||||
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Original unavailable | |||||
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There is a guide for this update!See Java Edition guides/Halloween Update for a guide to all of the new features introduced in Halloween Update.
Alpha v1.2.0, also known as the Halloween Update, is a major update to Java Edition. It was released with server 0.2.2 on October 30, 2010,[1] at 20:53 UTC.[2] It primarily added the Nether along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added fishing, a new terrain generator, and other changes and fixes.
Alpha v1.2.0 was re-uploaded immediately after release to prevent the game still saying "do not distribute" in the main menu.[3]
This version is listed in the launcher, but only Alpha v1.2.0_02 is downloaded instead.[4]
Additions[edit | edit source]
Blocks[edit | edit source]
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Items[edit | edit source]
- Craftable item that tells the time.
Mobs[edit | edit source]
- Large white mobs that float around in the Nether.
- Shoots fireballs at the player.
- The fireballs use snowball texture when shot.
The texture of pigmen has been added to mobs/pigman.png.
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- When one zombie pigman is attacked, all nearby pigmen retaliate and attack the player.
- Hold gold swords.[note 1]
World generation[edit | edit source]
- New terrain generator, featuring biomes.[more information needed]
- 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[edit | edit source]
General[edit | edit source]
- Added new music tracks and sound effects.
- Added new music by C418:
hal1.ogg,hal2.ogg,hal3.ogg,hal4.ogg,nuance1.ogg,nuance2.ogg
- Added new splashes:
- Slow acting portals!
- Try the Nether!
- Don't look directly at the bugs!
- Oh, ok, Pigmen!
- Finally with ladders!
- Scary!
Changes[edit | edit source]
Blocks[edit | edit source]
- Now face the same direction as the player when placed.
- Is now darker in shade, and its color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
- Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
- Decaying no longer occurs. This was a bug that was fixed in Alpha 1.2.3 on November 24, 2010.
Mobs[edit | edit source]
- Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.
- Now hold bows.
- Completely removed from mob spawning code.
World generation[edit | edit source]
- 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 stop generating behind this point.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
- Now creates a red glow at the horizon.
Sky[edit | edit source]
- Color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
- Pressing F1 hides the HUD and the view-model from the person's view. In third person mode, pressing F1 creates a view looking back at the player's own face.
- The "ough" sound no longer plays when the player takes damage. This was a bug that was fixed the next day in a small patch in Alpha 1.2.0_02 on October 31, 2010.
General[edit | edit source]
- Changed Minecraft logo from
to 
.
Removals[edit | edit source]
General[edit | edit source]
- Removed winter mode.
- Due to the removal of winter mode and therefore snow, it no longer becomes visually distorted at great heights.
Fixes[edit | edit source]
From the current version, hotfixed
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
A nether portal in this version.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.
- ↑ Can be heard in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeP4U-IJHZ4 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNjoz09vmP8
- ↑ Can be heard in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWjXPNB-E7A or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ2EVZH6wI8
- ↑ This change occurs in the reupload of this version.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Halloween Update is out! – The Word of Notch, October 30, 2010
- ↑ #minecraft.20101030.full.log – Minecraft IRC logs. "[10/30/2010 4:53:43 PM] <Notch> I just uploaded the halloween update client". [UTC−4]
- ↑ Jump up to: a b #minecraft.20101030.full.log – Minecraft IRC logs. "[10/30/2010 4:55:39 PM] <Notch> Awww, I forgot to fix the title screen", "[10/30/2010 4:55:43 PM] <Notch> it still says do not distribute". [UTC–4]
- ↑ MCL-1421
