Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.2.0 alpha

v0.2.0 alpha is a major update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition. It adds Minecraft:Survival mode as well as other changes and bug fixes. This version is the start of the Android and iOS devices having the same features cross-platform. This is the first version released in 2012.

v0.2.0 alpha was reuploaded on Android later on February 11, 2012, to fix a major bug where some phones crashed while trying to create a new world.

Additions

Blocks

• File:Oak Fence (EW) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Fence
• File:Oak Fence Gate (EW) BE1.png Minecraft:Fence gate

Unobtainable

• File:White Wool JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:White Wool
• File:Snow Block JE1 BE1.png Snow
• File:Bookshelf JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Bookshelf
• File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Lapis Lazuli Block
• File:Mossy Cobblestone JE2 BE1.png Moss Stone
• File:Stone BE2.png Minecraft:reserved6
  • Used for referencing inventory slots.

Items

Minecraft:Tools

• File:Stone Shovel JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Shovel
• File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Pickaxe
• File:Stone Axe JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Axe
• File:Stone Sword JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stone Sword
• File:Shears JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Shears
  • Shearing a Minecraft:sheep requires tapping and holding on the sheep, similar to breaking a block. Simply tapping on it hurts the sheep and eventually kills it (8 hits).

Unobtainable

• File:Compass BE1.png Minecraft:Compass
• File:Clock BE1.png Minecraft:Clock
• File:Stick JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Stick
• File:Bowl JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Bowl
• File:Paper JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Paper
• File:Book JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Book
• File:Leather JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Leather
• File:Brick JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Brick
• File:Clay Ball JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Clay Ball
• File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Slimeball
• File:Snowball JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Snowball
• File:Sugar JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Sugar
• File:Bone JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Bone
• File:Gunpowder JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Gunpowder
• File:String JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:String
• File:Feather JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Feather
• File:Arrow (item) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Arrow
• File:Glowstone Dust JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Glowstone Dust
• File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Wheat
• File:Iron Ingot JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Iron Ingot
• File:Gold Ingot JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Gold Ingot
• File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Diamond
• width=32x32width=32x32width=32x32File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.pngDiamond, Gold, Iron and Wooden Minecraft:Pickaxes, width=32x32width=32x32width=32x32File:Wooden Shovel JE1 BE1.pngMinecraft:Shovels, width=32x32width=32x32width=32x32File:Wooden Axe JE1 BE1.pngMinecraft:Axes, and width=32x32width=32x32width=32x32File:Wooden Sword JE1 BE1.pngMinecraft:Swords
  • All of the following tools actually function as tools despite being unobtainable by normal means.

Mobs and Other Entities

• File:White Sheep BE1.png Minecraft:Sheep
  • Baby sheep also exist, but do not spawn naturally.
• File:Pig JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:PigsTemplate:Verify
  • Do not spawn naturally.
• File:Zombie JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Zombies
  • Only spawn at night.
• File:Camera BE2.png Minecraft:Camera
  • Only obtainable with external editing.
    • As the camera entity itself cannot be directly edited into the world since it does not save to entities.dat, the camera item has to be edited into the player's inventory, and that can then be used to place camera entities in a world.
  • Used to take pictures.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Creative

• All worlds created before alpha 0.2.0 will be in Creative.
• Flight
  • Tap the jump button twice to initiate flight. From there, double-tap and hold up or down to ascend or descend, respectively.

Minecraft:Survival

• Minecraft:Daylight cycle
• Minecraft:Crafting is not yet available, making tools and anything that cannot be naturally acquired not obtainable in survival.
• Although it is survival, the user can still see all items in their inventory as though in creative mode but cannot use them unless having gathered the respective material.
  • This effectively works as the Minecraft:inventory but lacks the standard 2×2 crafting grid from the original inventory.
• Most materials are in infinite stacks due to them not being obtainable otherwise, indicated by ∞ (infinity) symbols.
• The following materials are not in infinite stacks and have to be gathered:
  • Minecraft:Cobblestone
  • Spruce wood
  • Birch wood
  • Minecraft:Dirt
  • Minecraft:Sandstone
  • Minecraft:Gravel
  • Minecraft:Stone
  • Minecraft:Sand
  • Minecraft:Obsidian
  • Minecraft:Flower
  • Minecraft:Rose
  • Minecraft:Brown mushroom
  • Minecraft:Red mushroom
  • Minecraft:Cactus
  • Minecraft:Sugar cane
• When an item that has not been gathered is selected, the player's fist is shown.
• Added a hit points bar (health will slowly regenerate, similar to peaceful difficulty in the Minecraft:Java Edition).
• Added an oxygen bar when underwater, adding the ability to drown and die.
• Added death with options to respawn or go to the main menu.
• When breaking materials, any material can be gathered regardless of what tool is used.
  • For example, Minecraft:stone can be broken without tools and still yield Minecraft:cobblestone, though using a Minecraft:pickaxe is still faster.

Changes

General

Minecraft:Logo

Android

• Changed icon from File:Pocket Edition icon 1.png to File:Pocket Edition icon 2.png.

iOS

• Changed icon from File:Pocket Edition App Store icon 1.png to File:Pocket Edition App Store icon 2.png

Blocks

Minecraft:Grass Block

• Changed texture from File:Grass Block BE1.png to File:Grass Block BE2.png.

Minecraft:Dirt

• Changed texture from File:Dirt JE1 BE1.png to File:Dirt JE2 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Farmland

• Changed texture from File:Farmland JE1 BE1.png to File:Farmland BE2.png.

Minecraft:Bricks

• Changed texture from File:Bricks JE2 BE1.png to File:Bricks JE4 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Cobblestone

• Changed texture from File:Cobblestone JE2 BE1.png to File:Cobblestone JE3 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Oak planks

• Changed texture from File:Oak Planks JE3 BE1.png to File:Oak Planks JE4 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Cobblestone stairs

• Changed texture from File:Cobblestone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png to File:Cobblestone Stairs (N) BE2.png.

Minecraft:Oak stairs

• Changed texture from File:Oak Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png to File:Oak Stairs (N) BE2.png.

Minecraft:Cobblestone slab

• Changed texture from File:Cobblestone Slab JE1 BE1.png to File:Cobblestone Slab BE2.png.

Minecraft:Petrified Oak Slab

• Changed texture from File:Petrified Oak Slab BE1.png to File:Petrified Oak Slab BE2.png.

Minecraft:Sand

• Changed texture from File:Sand JE2 BE1.png to File:Sand JE3 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Gravel

• Changed texture from File:Gravel JE2 BE1.png to File:Gravel JE3 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Stone

• Changed texture from File:Stone BE1.png to File:Stone BE2.png.

Minecraft:Block of gold

• Changed texture from File:Block of Gold JE3 BE1.png to File:Block of Gold JE4 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Block of iron

• Changed texture from File:Block of Iron JE2 BE1.png to File:Block of Iron JE3 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Block of diamond

• Changed texture from File:Block of Diamond JE2 BE1.png to File:Block of Diamond JE3 BE2.png.

Minecraft:Wooden door and Minecraft:iron door

• File:Oak Door JE3 BE1.png File:Iron Door JE1 BE1.png The models of doors have been changed to display transparency on the upper half.
• File:Oak Door (item) JE2 BE1.png File:Iron Door (item) JE1 BE1.png Now have item forms that are separate from their block item forms.

Minecraft:Sugar cane

• File:Sugar Cane (item) JE1 BE1.png Now has an unobtainable item form separate from its block item form.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Inventory

• Additions:
  • Minecraft:Stone shovel
  • Minecraft:Stone pickaxe
  • Minecraft:Stone axe
  • Minecraft:Stone sword
  • Minecraft:Shears
  • Minecraft:Wooden door
  • Minecraft:Fence
  • Minecraft:Fence gate
  • Spruce wood
  • Birch wood
  • Minecraft:Gravel
  • Minecraft:Black wool
  • Minecraft:Cactus
• Removals:
  • Oak wood
    • This removal made oak wood unobtainable in survival mode since Minecraft:dropped items could only be picked up if they had an associated slot in the inventory in this version.

Technical changes

World saves are now stored in NBT format instead of raw binary files.

Fixes

• Leaves are no longer considered a valid support block for torches and ladders when fancy graphics are disabled.
• The player's view is once again obstructed when on fire.

Revisions

The internal versions for both builds are as follows:

• 0.2.0(2005)
• 0.2.0(2006)

Both versions are 2.72 MB in size.

J-version

v0.2.0j alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.0(2003) and has a size of 1.58 MB.

J-version demo

A free J-version demo of v0.2.0 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. In mid-2014, it was removed from Google Play. The internal version is the same as the j-version.

Lite/Demo version

A free Lite/Demo version was released between February 17–20, 2012. In mid-2014, it was removed from app stores. The internal version is the same as the reupload.

Trivia

• Even though tools are implemented in this version, the reason they were unbreakable was because durability had not been implemented until Minecraft:Pocket Edition Alpha 0.3.0.

Gallery

• J-version.
  J-version.
• J-version demo.
  J-version demo.
• Lite version.
  Lite version.