Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev

Minecraft Infdev refers to all versions of Minecraft:Infdev, released from February 27, 2010, to June 30, 2010. The major change in Infdev is the addition of infinite world generation. These updates also added various new blocks and items as well as Minecraft:trees and the Minecraft:brick pyramid.

Additions

Blocks

Minecraft:Sand

• Re-added.

Minecraft:Gravel

• Re-added.

Minecraft:Signs

• Can be written on.

Minecraft:Ladders

• Can be climbed.

Minecraft:Doors

• Can be opened and closed.

Minecraft:Mob Spawners

• Spawn in dungeons.

Minecraft:Stairs

• Cobblestone and wood variant.

Items

Minecraft:Golden apples

• Can be eaten.

Minecraft:Buckets

• Can pick up liquids.

Minecraft:Saddles

• Spawn in dungeon chests.

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Arrows

• Re-added.

Shadows

• Added

Minecraft:Minecarts

• Can be ridden.

Minecraft:Rails

• Can have minecarts placed on them.

World generation

Generated structures

• Minecraft:Brick pyramids
• Minecraft:Obsidian walls

Minecraft:Far lands

• A line of Minecraft:obsidian blocks extending infinitely along the x and z axes.

Minecraft:Trees

• Reimplemented

Minecraft:Ores

• Now generate naturally.

Minecraft:Dungeons

• Spawn with mob spawners and loot chests.

General

Minecraft:Clouds

• Can now be 3D.

Minecraft:Options

• Fast/fancy graphics option toggle.

Suffocation

• The player now suffocates while stuck inside blocks.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Fire

• Now spreads to flammable blocks.

Minecraft:Grass

• Now spreads to nearby Minecraft:dirt blocks.

Minecraft:Cobblestone

• Now generates after water touches flowing lava.

Minecraft:Obsidian

• Now generates after water touched a lava source.

Minecraft:Lava

• Lava now only spreads 4 blocks instead of 8.

Minecraft:Bedrock

• Now generates at level 0.

Minecraft:Sand

• Now has a falling animation.

Mobs

Entities

• Now save after a world reload.

World generation

Infinite worlds

• World now generate infinitely in every direction.

Minecraft:Starting House

• Removed

Minecraft:Caves

• Caves are even more regional, with truly Swiss cheese areas being possible but rare.
• Increased variety in tunnel thickness, increasing the odds of branches.
• Added natural gravel and dirt underground for more varied caves.
• Rooms now have 1–5 exits, instead of just 1, making natural hubs.

Water and Minecraft:lava lakes

• Springs, both water and lava, are more common.

General

The Minecraft:player

• Now drops their items upon death.
• Now dies after falling out of the world.

Minecraft:Daylight cycle

• Days are now slightly longer than nights.