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{{Infobox program<br />
| title = ''Minecraft: Pi Edition''<br />
| image = Minecraft Pi Start Menu.png<br />
| imagesize = 280px<br />
| author = <br />
* {{FileLink|id=Mojang Studios logo.svg|Mojang Studios}}<br />
'''Key staff members'''<br />
* [[Minecraft:Markus "Notch" Persson]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Aron Nieminen]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Daniel Frisk]]<br />
| platform = {{OS|pi|lin}} <small>({{w|ARM architecture family|ARM}} only)</small><br />
| programming language = {{OS|C++}} {{w|C++}}<ref>{{tweet|danfrisk|272389328490082305|it's in C++|25 Nov 2012}}</ref><br />
| size = ~4 MB<br />
| license = Proprietary<br />
| version = v0.1.1 alpha<br />
| date = 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><br />
| source available = Partial<br />
| website = https://minecraft.net/download#alternate-versions<br />
}}<br />
'''''Minecraft: Pi Edition''''' is a cut down version of {{el|pe}} [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|v0.6.1 alpha]] developed for the {{w|Raspberry Pi}}. It was intended as an educational tool for novice programmers and contains a revised feature set and support for multiple programming languages. As {{w|Raspberry Pi}} hardware was relatively slow at the time, this edition also served as a way to play ''Minecraft'' on the platform.<br />
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Although officially discontinued, it is [https://minecraft.net/edition/pi still available to download for free] and was also preinstalled in default installations of {{w|Raspberry Pi OS}}. Potential 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><br />
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== Gameplay ==<br />
''Pi Edition'' had similarities to {{el|pe}}. Like older versions of ''Bedrock Edition'', only 256×256×128-block [[Minecraft:old]] worlds could be generated. The [[Minecraft:player|player]]'s [[Minecraft:skin]] is always [[Minecraft:Steve]]. The title and the world selection screens were identical until ''Pocket Edition'' updated to [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.7.0 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.7.0 alpha]].<br />
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The player has the ability to [[Minecraft:sneak]] but not [[Minecraft:sprint]]. [[Minecraft:Mobs]] do not spawn, even though the player starts with an [[Minecraft:iron sword]] in the [[Minecraft:hotbar]]. A bow is also available, but when used, the player holds the bow drawn back until selecting another item or exiting the world.<br />
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''Pi Edition'' includes all blocks from [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha]]. The only game mode is [[Minecraft:Creative|creative mode]] and there is no crafting or smelting.<br />
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=== Biomes ===<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Beach}}<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Desert}}<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Forest}}<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Legacy Frozen Ocean}}<br />
* {{EnvLink|Ocean}}<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Plains}}<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Tundra}}<br />
* {{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}<br />
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=== Items ===<br />
All blocks use [[Minecraft:Programmer Art]] textures unless otherwise noted. <br />
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{{Columns-list|* {{BlockLink|Birch Leaves}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Birch Log}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Birch Sapling}}<ref group="note">Only grows with bone meal.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Block of Diamond}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Block of Gold}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Block of Iron}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Block of Lapis Lazuli}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Block of Quartz}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Bookshelf}}<br />
* {{ItemLink|Bone Meal}}<ref group="note">If used on a grass block, grows only flowers because there is no tall grass.</ref><br />
* {{ItemLink|Bow}}<ref group="note">Does not fire [[Minecraft:arrow]]s. Held back indefinitely until the player either logs off or switches to another item.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Bricks}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Brick Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Brick Stairs}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Brown Mushroom}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Cactus}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Camera}}<ref name=":Unused" group="note">Unused.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Chest}}<ref name=":unsupported" group="note">Nonfunctional.</ref><ref name=":1" group="note" /><br />
* {{BlockLink|Chiseled Sandstone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Chiseled Quartz Block}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Clay}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Coal Ore}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Cobblestone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Cobblestone Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Cobblestone Stairs}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Crafting Table}}<ref name=":unsupported" group="note" /><br />
* {{BlockLink|Cut Sandstone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Dandelion}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Diamond Ore}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Fire}}<ref group="note">Invisible and does not spread.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Furnace}}<ref name=":unsupported" group="note" /><br />
* {{BlockLink|Glass}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Glass Pane}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Glowstone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Gold Ore}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<ref name=":1" group="note">Uses the old texture from [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha]].</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Gravel}}<ref name=":1" group="note" /><br />
* {{BlockLink|Ice}}<ref name=":ice" group="note">Unobtainable.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|info_update}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|info_update2}}<br />
* {{ItemLink|Iron Axe}}<br />
* {{ItemLink|Iron Hoe}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}<br />
* {{ItemLink|Iron Sword}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Lava}}<ref name=":unused" group="note">Unused.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Ladder}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Melon}}<br />
* {{ItemLink|Melon Seeds}}<ref group="note">Only grows stem.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Mossy Cobblestone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Mossy Stone Bricks}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Nether Bricks}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Nether Reactor Core}}<ref name=":unsupported" group="note" /><br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Door}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Fence}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Fence Gate}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Leaves}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Log}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Planks}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Sapling}}<ref group="note">Only grows with bone meal.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Sign}}<ref group="note">Cannot be written on.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Stairs}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Oak Trapdoor}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Obsidian}}<br />
* {{ItemLink|Painting}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Red Bed}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Red Mushroom}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Redstone Ore}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|reserved6}}<ref group="note">"Used" for referencing empty inventory slots, though functionally unused as Survival mode cannot be accessed normally.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Rose}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sand}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sandstone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sandstone Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sandstone Stairs}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Smooth Stone Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Snow Block}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Spruce Leaves}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Spruce Log}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Spruce Sapling}}<ref group="note">Only grows with bone meal.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Stone}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Stone Bricks}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Stone Brick Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Stone Brick Stairs}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Stonecutter (old)|Stonecutter}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Sugar Cane}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|TNT}}<ref name=":unsupported" group="note" /><br />
* {{BlockLink|Torch}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Quartz Pillar}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Quartz Slab}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Quartz Stairs}}<br />
* {{BlockLink|Water}}<ref name=":unused" group="note" /><br />
* {{ItemLink|Wheat Seeds}}<ref group="note">Only grows with bone meal.</ref><br />
* {{BlockLink|Wool}}<br />
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== Changes from ''Pocket Edition'' ==<br />
* [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode is disabled and survival mode servers cannot be joined.<br />
** Existing Survival mode worlds can still be opened, though certain parts of game logic behave like Creative mode.<br />
* The {{w|Xperia Play}} UI is used instead of the touch UI.<br />
* [[Minecraft:Sign]]s are always blank when placed and cannot be edited without external tools.<br />
* There is no option to select the world name or [[Minecraft:World seed|seed]]. {{Cd|world}} is the default name.<br />
** The world is always visible over a LAN connection and this setting cannot be changed in the pause menu.<br />
* When playing in a [[Minecraft:multiplayer]] world, there is no option to quit and copy the world in the pause menu.<br />
** The world is still saved as {{Cd|_LastJoinedServer}} in the worlds folder but does not show up in the select world screen unless renamed.<br />
* A custom pointer is used instead of the OS pointer.<br />
* The language file has been updated from v0.6.1 alpha.{{more info|What exactly was changed?}}<br />
* There is no [[Minecraft:sound]], despite the presence of a mute button in the pause menu.<br />
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== Development ==<br />
=== Release ===<br />
''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' was originally announced on the [[Minecraft: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><br />
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 shortly, allowing for the download of the game before its true release. This version was based on [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.5.0 alpha|''Pocket Edition'' v0.5.0 alpha]]. On December 20, 2012, [[Minecraft: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.<br />
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''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.<br />
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=== Addition to Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) ===<br />
On September 15, 2014, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced that ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' is installed by default with their new versions of [[Minecraft: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><br />
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=== Discontinuation ===<br />
''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 [[Minecraft:Tommaso Checchi]] on Reddit on January 25, 2016, he stated the following:<br />
{{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.<br />
Maybe someday we'll revisit it but I wouldn't hold my breath :P<br />
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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>}}In August 2021, when Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye was released to the public, Pi Edition was officially removed from both the Games Folder and the Recommended Software page because Bullseye dropped support for the graphics API that Pi Edition depended upon.<ref>[https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/133145/bullseye-e-unable-to-locate-package-minecraft-pi raspbian - Bullseye: E: Unable to locate package minecraft-pi - Raspberry Pi Stack Exchange]</ref> The game is still playable by using a previous version of the operating system. Fortunately, due to advancements in {{w|Raspberry Pi}} hardware, both {{JE}} and {{BE}} are playable on a {{w|Raspberry Pi}}, albeit potentially requiring some tweaking, depending on the [[Minecraft:w:Raspberry_Pi#Series_and_generations|Raspberry Pi model]] being used.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The player's name is always "StevePi".<br />
* Although there is no survival mode by default, the player can still die by falling in the [[Minecraft:void]].<br />
* All mobs for {{el|pe}} v0.6.1 alpha are still in the game's code but they can be spawned only by loading a {{el|pe}} world with mobs or by using a nether reactor in a survival world.<br />
* Survival mode and other disabled features can be downloaded as mods.<ref>[https://minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-editions/minecraft-pi-edition/1960005 Survival Mode Patch] – [https://minecraftforum.net/members/Phirel Phirel]</ref><br />
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=== Technical ===<br />
* Steve's appearance can be altered by editing {{cd|data/images/mob/char.png}}.<br />
* Sprite sheets in the {{cd|data}} folder can also be edited like {{cd|data/images/terrain.png}} and {{cd|data/images/gui/items.png}}. When using the {{w|Raspberry Pi OS}} package, the {{cd|data}} folder is {{cd|/opt/minecraft-pi/data}}.<br />
* Instead of the regular Creative mode, ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' internally uses a "Creator Mode" that appears to be identical except for the API's checkpoints. This is hard-coded, even if the world or server has its data set to survival mode.<br />
* Unlike ''Pocket Edition'' v0.6.1 alpha, ''Pi Edition'' has its symbols stripped, something ''Minecraft: Pocket Edition'' did not do until [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.13.0]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/MisteFr/status/1168596469621952515 "THEY REMOVED THE SYMBOLS"] – [https://twitter.com/MisteFr @MisteFr]</ref><br />
* The file {{cd|data/lang/en_US.lang}} is included despite the code to load it not being implemented.<br />
* It uses Raspberry Pi-specific GPU code preventing it from being easily emulated without modding.<br />
* Textures for [[Minecraft:Fancy graphics|Fancy]] [[Minecraft:leaves]] and [[Minecraft:clouds]] are included despite Fancy Graphics being impossible to enable without patching.<br />
* The scripting API's Java port includes a class called {{cd|pi.Item}} despite the API having not means to interact with items.<br />
* Most disabled features are still present in the Code like Survival mode, the Pocket Edition v0.6.1 alpha touch UI, mob attacking, Fancy Graphics, [[Minecraft:mob spawning]], and [[Minecraft:bow]] firing.<br />
* It links only against OpenGL ES 2 despite requiring OpenGL ES 1.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Pi Edition.png|''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' logo<br />
Pi-Edition-header-1.jpg|Logo<br />
Minecraft Pi Screenshot.png|First screenshot of ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' from Mojang's blog.<br />
Minecraft Pi Snake.jpg|An image from the removed blog post, appearing to show a recreation of the game ''Snake''.<br />
Minecraft Pi Inventory.png|Screenshot of the ''Minecraft: Pi Edition'' Inventory<br />
Raspberry-Pi.jpg|alt=<br />
</gallery><br />
=== Textures ===<br />
<gallery class="pixel-image"><br />
201301181025 terrain.png|<samp>[[Minecraft:terrain.png]]</samp> in this edition<br />
201301181025 items.png|<samp>[[Minecraft:items.png]]</samp> in this edition<br />
CursorMInecraftPi.png|Pointer in this edition<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Minecraft:Pi Edition protocol|''Pi Edition'' protocol]]<br />
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{{Notelist}}<br />
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