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== Website availability ==
== Website availability ==
The latest version of the Classic Creative game mode was playable for free on ''Minecraft.net. After the release of [[Infdev]] it was no longer updated and only kept for historical purposes. According to [[Notch]], he planned on "slowly phasing it out", but "won't remove it, though. Just hide it."<ref>{{citation|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100702141801/http://www.minecraft.net/|title=Minecraft}}</ref> It was playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer variations.
The latest version of the Classic Creative game mode was playable for free on ''Minecraft.net''. After the release of [[Infdev]] it was no longer updated and only kept for historical purposes. According to [[Notch]], he planned on "slowly phasing it out", but "won't remove it, though. Just hide it."<ref>{{citation|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100702141801/http://www.minecraft.net/|title=Minecraft}}</ref> It was playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer variations.


With the release of [[Java Edition Beta 1.8|Beta 1.8]] on September 14, 2011, Mojang removed the Classic resources directory and the addresses it was referring to for saving, possibly as a step towards phasing it out.{{cn}} As a result, sounds no longer worked and saving levels to the online server became impossible. Worlds that were not backed up locally were lost.
With the release of [[Java Edition Beta 1.8|Beta 1.8]] on September 14, 2011, Mojang removed the Classic resources directory and the addresses it was referring to for saving, possibly as a step towards phasing it out.{{cn}} As a result, sounds no longer worked and saving levels to the online server became impossible. Worlds that were not backed up locally were lost.

Revision as of 21:59, 18 January 2025

This article is about a development phase of Java Edition. For the 2019 JavaScript remake, see Minecraft Classic (JavaScript remake).
For a guide about all the additions and changes in this phase, see Java Edition guides/Classic releases.
There is a guide for this update!
 
See Java Edition guides/Classic releases for a guide to all of the new features introduced in Classic releases.
Java Edition Classic
Classic.png: Infobox image for Java Edition Classic the development phase in Minecraft
Starting version

mc-161607 (May 16, 2009)

Latest version

0.30 (November 10, 2009)

Paid

No 

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There is a guide for this update!
 
See Java Edition guides/Classic releases for a guide to all of the new features introduced in Classic releases.

Classic was the second phase in the development cycle of Minecraft (Java Edition), following pre-Classic and preceding Indev, and was the first Minecraft development stage to have publicly released versions. At the time, this phase was named "alpha" by Notch during its development[1] (hence the "a" in the version number) until June 28, 2010, when a blog post retroactively labeled it as "Minecraft Classic".[2] Creative and later Survival game modes were introduced in this phase.

The release of Survival mode in Classic was conducted in a series of tests named Survival Test. It was a very early version of the game mode. The test had a point-based system, where the player could acquire points from killing some of the game's first mobs. Even after Classic was phased out, Survival Test was still playable until the website received a major overhaul on December 16, 2010, where it was quietly removed.

Classic does not support many of the main features in the current versions such as crafting or a proper inventory. Java Edition Indev 0.31 20091231-2033 through Beta 1.7.3 did not contain a "Creative" mode, so players continued to use Classic for building things that would take too long in newer versions. The addition of Creative mode in Beta 1.8 rendered Classic functionality obsolete.

Features

Classic block and item additionsInvicon Bedrock.png: Inventory sprite for Bedrock in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bedrock with description: BedrockInvicon Water.png: Inventory sprite for Water in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Water with description: WaterInvicon Lava.png: Inventory sprite for Lava in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava with description: LavaInvicon Sand.png: Inventory sprite for Sand in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sand with description: SandInvicon Gravel.png: Inventory sprite for Gravel in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gravel with description: GravelInvicon Coal Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Coal Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal Ore with description: Coal OreInvicon Iron Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ore with description: Iron OreInvicon Gold Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ore with description: Gold OreInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: Oak LogInvicon Oak Leaves.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Leaves in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Leaves with description: Oak LeavesInvicon Sponge.png: Inventory sprite for Sponge in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sponge with description: SpongeInvicon Glass.png: Inventory sprite for Glass in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glass with description: GlassInvicon White Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for White Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Cloth with description: White ClothInvicon Light Gray Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Cloth with description: Light Gray ClothInvicon Dark Gray Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Dark Gray Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dark Gray Cloth with description: Dark Gray ClothInvicon Red Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Red Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Cloth with description: Red ClothInvicon Orange Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Cloth with description: Orange ClothInvicon Yellow Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Cloth with description: Yellow ClothInvicon Chartreuse Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Chartreuse Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chartreuse Cloth with description: Chartreuse ClothInvicon Green Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Green Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Cloth with description: Green ClothInvicon Spring Green Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Spring Green Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Spring Green Cloth with description: Spring Green ClothInvicon Cyan Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Cloth with description: Cyan ClothInvicon Capri Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Capri Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Capri Cloth with description: Capri ClothInvicon Ultramarine Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Ultramarine Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ultramarine Cloth with description: Ultramarine ClothInvicon Violet Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Violet Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Violet Cloth with description: Violet ClothInvicon Purple Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Cloth with description: Purple ClothInvicon Magenta Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Cloth with description: Magenta ClothInvicon Rose Cloth.png: Inventory sprite for Rose Cloth in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Rose Cloth with description: Rose ClothInvicon Block of Gold.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Gold in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Gold with description: Block of GoldInvicon Dandelion.png: Inventory sprite for Dandelion in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Dandelion with description: DandelionInvicon Rose.png: Inventory sprite for Rose in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Rose with description: RoseInvicon Red Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Red Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Mushroom with description: Red MushroomInvicon Brown Mushroom.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Mushroom in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Mushroom with description: Brown MushroomInvicon Smooth Stone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Stone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Smooth Stone Slab with description: Smooth Stone SlabInvicon Block of Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Iron with description: Block of IronInvicon TNT.png: Inventory sprite for TNT in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to TNT with description: TNTInvicon Mossy Cobblestone.png: Inventory sprite for Mossy Cobblestone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Mossy Cobblestone with description: Mossy CobblestoneInvicon Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bricks with description: BricksInvicon Bookshelf.png: Inventory sprite for Bookshelf in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bookshelf with description: BookshelfInvicon Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Obsidian with description: ObsidianInvicon Arrow.png: Inventory sprite for Arrow in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Arrow with description: Arrow
For individual changes in each version, see Java Edition version history § Classic.

Private alpha

Main article: Java Edition Classic private alpha

The 'early private singleplayer alpha' of the game.

Early Classic

Main article: Java Edition Early Classic

Multiplayer Test

Main article: Java Edition Multiplayer Test

Survival Test

Main article: Java Edition Survival Test

Late Classic

Main article: Java Edition Late Classic

Versions

Website availability

The latest version of the Classic Creative game mode was playable for free on Minecraft.net. After the release of Infdev it was no longer updated and only kept for historical purposes. According to Notch, he planned on "slowly phasing it out", but "won't remove it, though. Just hide it."[3] It was playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer variations.

With the release of Beta 1.8 on September 14, 2011, Mojang removed the Classic resources directory and the addresses it was referring to for saving, possibly as a step towards phasing it out.[citation needed] As a result, sounds no longer worked and saving levels to the online server became impossible. Worlds that were not backed up locally were lost.

On August 8, 2012, the link on the website to Classic was removed, but re-added after many complaints.[citation needed] On July 1, 2013, because of the new launcher being able to play Classic, the link to Classic was removed again,[citation needed] though the page remained playable. The Classic game at that page went unsupported for some time, meanwhile, several major browsers increased their default Java security to the point where the game became essentially unplayable, until at some point between September 10[4] and 12[5] 2015, the page containing Classic was itself removed entirely.

On May 7, 2019, a recreated JavaScript version of Java Edition Classic 0.0.23a_01 was made available to play on the Minecraft website as part of the game’s tenth-anniversary celebrations.[6]

Trivia

  • Pre-Classic was originally named "Minecraft Alpha",[7] but was renamed retroactively upon the release of Alpha.
  • The version numbers used during Early Classic Creative and Multiplayer Test are in the same format as Wurm Online, a game Notch developed from 2003 (0.0.#a with an optional _0#).[8]
  • Prior to its removal from the website, player skins used for the full game were synced with Classic. Thus, custom skins could be used in both singleplayer and multiplayer versions of Classic for premium users.
  • In the Classic jar files, sprites for several mobs can be found. Playing a Survival Test map in normal Classic preserves mobs, and also lets the player have multiple blocks of the same type (or none at all) on the hotbar.
  • Classic uses very old liquid physics, making it possible to flood the whole map with water or lava from just one block of the liquid.
  • Through the use of external tools, the Survival version of 0.30 can join servers running the Creative version. Mobs appear in different locations on each client (as they are not server-based), and attempting to perform most Survival-specific actions (such as detonating TNT) results in the player being kicked.
  • In Classic, the game world is not infinite. It is a cube made out of naturally generated blocks and surrounded by infinite water and bedrock (256 by 256 blocks).
  • The ocean surrounding the map would end at a certain point (not visible in normal play). This end depends on the render distance.

Gallery

  • Minecraft during earliest stages of development (Cave game).

    Minecraft during earliest stages of development (Cave game).

  • One of the earliest versions of classic, 0.0.9a.

    One of the earliest versions of classic, 0.0.9a.

  • Minecraft during early development with the removed mob shown.

    Minecraft during early development with the removed mob shown.

  • Flowing lava in early Classic.

    Flowing lava in early Classic.

  • Pixel art made in classic.

    Pixel art made in classic.

  • Image of 0.0.14a_08, when sound was starting to be tested.

    Image of 0.0.14a_08, when sound was starting to be tested.

  • An early survival test image, showing the newly implemented mobs.

    An early survival test image, showing the newly implemented mobs.

  • The blocks found in classic.

    The blocks found in classic.

  • A landscape in classic. This image was previously on the home page.

    A landscape in classic. This image was previously on the home page.

  • A city in classic. This image was also previously on the home page.

    A city in classic. This image was also previously on the home page.

  • Another city in classic.

    Another city in classic.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TigIRC logs" – Archive.org, May 16, 2009, UTC–4. "(12:07:06) notch: minecraft alpha is available. I need someone on windows, someone on mac and someone on linux!"
  2. ↑ "The server is back up!" (archived) – The Word of Notch, June 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Minecraft" (archived) .
  4. ↑ "Minecraft Classic Edition" (archived) .
  5. ↑ "Not found" (archived) .
  6. ↑ Minecraft Classic
  7. ↑ "TigIRC logs" – Archive.org, May 16, 2009, UTC–4. "(12:07:06) notch: minecraft alpha is available. I need someone on windows, someone on mac and someone on linux!"
  8. ↑ File: Wurm Online 0.0.19a.jpg

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