Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0

Alpha v1.2.0, also known as the Minecraft:Halloween Update, is a major update to Template:JE. It was released with server 0.2.2 on October 30, 2010,<ref>Template:TWON</ref> at 20:53 UTC.<ref>#minecraft.20101030.full.log – Minecraft IRC logs. "[10/30/2010 4:53:43 PM] <Notch> I just uploaded the halloween update client". [UTC−4]</ref> It primarily added Minecraft:the Nether along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added Minecraft: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 Minecraft:main menu.<ref name="do-not-distribute">#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]</ref>

This version is listed in the Minecraft:launcher, but instead downloads Minecraft:Alpha v1.2.0_02.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Additions

Blocks

File:Netherrack JE1.png Minecraft:Netherrack

• Generates in Minecraft:the Nether.
• Sustains Minecraft:fire indefinitely.

File:Soul Sand JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Soul sand

• Generates in Minecraft:the Nether.
• Decreases the player's walking speed.

File:Glowstone JE1.png Minecraft:Glowstone

• Generates in Minecraft:the Nether.
• Emits a Minecraft:light level of 15.
• Drops 1 Minecraft:glowstone dust per block.
• Crafted with 9 Minecraft:glowstone dust.

File:Carved Pumpkin (S) JE1 BE1.png Pumpkin

• New plant found in patches in the Minecraft:overworld.
• Can be worn by the player.

File:Jack o'Lantern (S) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Jack 'o' lantern

• Emits a Minecraft:light level of 15.
• Can be worn by the player.
• Crafted with 1 pumpkin and 1 Minecraft:torch.

File:Nether Portal (EW) JE1.png Nether portal

• New block used to transport players to and from Minecraft:the Nether.
• Emits a Minecraft:light level of 11.

Items

File:Clock JE1.gif Minecraft:Clock

• New Minecraft:item that tells the time.
• Crafted with 1 Minecraft:redstone dust and 4 Minecraft:gold ingots.

File:Glowstone Dust JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Glowstone dust

• Obtained by mining Minecraft:glowstone, one piece per block.

File:Raw Cod JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Raw fish

• Obtained by fishing.
• New Minecraft:food Minecraft:item, which restores Template:Hp.

File:Cooked Cod JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Cooked fish

• New Minecraft:food Minecraft:item, which restores Template:Hp.
• Obtained by cooking Minecraft:raw fish in a Minecraft:furnace.

Mobs

File:Ghast JE1 BE1.gif Minecraft:Ghast

• Large, white Minecraft:mob that floats around in Minecraft:the Nether.
• Shoots fireballs at the Minecraft:player.
  • The fireballs use the Minecraft:snowball texture when shot.
• Has Template:Hp.
• Drops 0-2 Minecraft:sulphur.

Sounds
Name	Sound	Description	Volume	Attenuation distance
Ghast cries	File:Ghast idle1.ogg File:Ghast idle2.ogg File:Ghast idle3.ogg File:Ghast idle4.ogg File:Ghast idle5.ogg File:Ghast idle6.ogg File:Ghast idle7.ogg	Randomly	5.0	16
Ghast dies	File:Ghast death.ogg	When a ghast dies	5.0	16
Ghast hurts	File:Ghast hurt1.ogg File:Ghast hurt2.ogg File:Ghast hurt3.ogg File:Ghast hurt4.ogg File:Ghast hurt5.ogg	When a ghast is damaged	5.0	16
Ghast shoots	File:Ghast charge.ogg	When a ghast signals to shoot a fireball	10.0	16
Ghast shoots	File:Ghast fireball4.ogg	When a ghast shoots a Minecraft:fireball	10.0	16

File:Zombified Piglin JE2.png Zombie pigmen

• Neutral Minecraft:mob found in Minecraft:the Nether.
• When one zombie pigman is attacked, all nearby pigmen retaliate and attack the Minecraft:player, becoming permanently hostile.
• Holds a Minecraft:golden sword.<ref name="Release change" group="note">This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.</ref>
• Has Template:Hp.
• Drops 0-2 Minecraft:cooked porkchops.

Sounds
Name	Sound	Description	Volume	Attenuation distance
Zombie Pigman grunts	File:Zombie pigman idle1.ogg File:Zombie pigman idle2.ogg File:Zombie pigman idle3.ogg File:Zombie pigman idle4.ogg	Randomly while calm	1.0	16
Zombie Pigman grunts angrily	File:Zombie pigman angry1.ogg File:Zombie pigman angry2.ogg File:Zombie pigman angry3.ogg File:Zombie pigman angry4.ogg	When a zombified piglin becomes angry; Randomly while angry	2.0; 1.0	16
Zombie Pigman dies	File:Zombie pigman death.ogg	When a zombified piglin dies	1.0	16
Zombie Pigman hurts	File:Zombie pigman hurt1.ogg File:Zombie pigman hurt2.ogg	When a zombified piglin is damaged	1.0	16

Non-mob entities

File:Snowball JE1 BE1.png Ghast fireball

• It is a projectile from a Minecraft:ghast.
• It has a straight trajectory unaffected by gravity and a theoretically infinite range.
• It creates an Minecraft:explosion upon impact with an entity or block, setting Minecraft:fire to nearby blocks.
• It uses the same snowball texture.

World generation

• New terrain generator, featuring 12 new Minecraft:biomes:

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• A warm biome consisting of Minecraft:sand and Minecraft:cacti. No Minecraft:trees generate.

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• A biome with many Minecraft:trees.

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• A biome found in Minecraft:the Nether. Consists of Minecraft:netherrack and Minecraft:soul sand.
• To get there, you'll have to build an Minecraft:obsidian portal frame and set it on fire in the center File:Nether portal.gif.
• One block passed in this dimension is equal to eight blocks passed in the Minecraft:Overworld.
• Minecraft:Water cannot be placed here.

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• Unused biome. Same as the Minecraft:desert, except the ground is covered in Minecraft:snow and no cacti generate.

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• Flat, open biome with only the occasional Minecraft:tree.

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• Very wet forested biome, with a 1 in 3 chance of Minecraft:trees being big, rather than 1 in 10 in all other biomes.

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• Mostly flat biome with occasional Minecraft:trees. Only difference from the Minecraft:plains biome is the Minecraft:grass color.

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• Very similar to the Minecraft:forest, with the only difference being a lower-density canopy.

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• Very similar to Minecraft:plains, with the only difference being the Minecraft:grass color.

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• Indentical to Shrubland, with only a different Minecraft:grass color and the occasional patch of Minecraft:snow.

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• Snowy forested biome.

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• A cold biome with Minecraft:snow, Minecraft:ice, and very few Minecraft:trees.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Fishing

• Gives function to the Minecraft:fishing rod.
• Each tick when a fishing bobber is in water, it has a Template:Frac chance of catching a fish.
• Currently the only item that can be obtained through fishing is Minecraft:raw fish.

General

Minecraft:Music

• Added new music by C418: Template:Cd

Minecraft:Splash

• Added new splashes:
  • Slow acting portals!
  • Try the Nether!
  • Don't look directly at the bugs!
  • Oh, ok, Pigmen!
  • Finally with ladders!
  • Scary!

Minecraft:Textures

• File:Pigman (texture) JE1.png An unused texture for Minecraft:pigmen has been added to mobs/pigman.png.

Changes

Blocks

File:Block of Diamond JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Block of diamond

• Texture changed from File:Block of Diamond JE1.png.

File:Block of Gold JE3 BE1.png Minecraft:Block of gold

• Texture changed from File:Block of Gold JE2.png.

File:Block of Iron JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Block of iron

• Texture changed from File:Block of Iron JE1.png.

File:Cobblestone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Stone stairs

• Now face the same direction as the player when placed.

Template:Animate Minecraft:Furnace and Minecraft:lit furnace

• Now face the same direction as the player when placed.

File:Grass Block JE3.png Minecraft:Grass block

• Texture changed from File:Grass Block JE2.png.
• Its color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.

File:Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png File:Oak Leaves (fast) JE2 BE4.png Minecraft:Leaves

• Texture changed from File:Oak Leaves JE2.png File:Oak Leaves (fast) JE1.png.
• Its color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
• Decaying no longer occurs.

File:Rail (NS) JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Rails

• Texture changed from File:Rail (NS) JE1.png.

File:Oak Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Wooden stairs

• Now face the same direction as the player when placed.

Mobs

General

• Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.

File:Skeleton JE2.png Minecraft:Skeletons

• Now hold Minecraft:bows.

File:Slime JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Slimes

• Completely removed from mob spawning code.

World generation

Minecraft:Chunks

• 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 beyond this point.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Sunrise

• Now creates a red glow at the horizon.

Minecraft:Sky

• Color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.

Minecraft:Heads-up display

• Pressing Template:Key hides the HUD and the view-model from the person's view. In third person mode, pressing Template:Key creates a view looking back at the player's own face.

Minecraft:Player

• The "ough" sound no longer plays when the player takes damage.

General

Minecraft:Music

• Template:Cd now has a slightly different mix.Template:Note Template:Cd has been extended.Template:Note

Minecraft:Title screen

• Changed Minecraft logo from File:Java Edition logo 5.png to File:Java Edition logo 6.png.

Removals

General

Minecraft:Winter mode

• Due to the removal of winter mode and therefore snow, it no longer becomes visually distorted at great heights.

Command format

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Fixes

• Fixed the game still saying "do not distribute" on title screen.<ref name="do-not-distribute" /><ref group=note>This change occurs in the reupload of this version.</ref>

Gallery

• A Nether portal in this version.
  A Nether portal in this version.