Classic

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Classic

Starting version	0.0.9a (May 16, 2009)
Latest version	0.30 (Dec. 22, 2009)
Paid	No

Classic versions 0.0.11a to 0.0.13a_03, as well as version c0.30_01c are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions contain bugs. You`ll need to proceed at your own risk.

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Classic is the second phase in the development cycle Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria of Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria , preceding Indev Indev Starting version 0.31 (Dec. 23, 2009) Latest version Minecraft Indev (Feb. 23, 2010) Paid Yes This page contains content that is no longer in the game. These featuresSpecial attraction only exist in outdated versions of . This phase was unnamed until Jun. 28, 2010 when a blog post was written to name the development phases of Minecraft. Creative and later Survival A new Survival game of Minecraft. The health and hunger bars, as well as the hotbar, are visible. See the game mode. For other uses, see Survival (disambiguation). Survival mode is one game modes were introduced in this phase.

The releaseAnnounce of Survival A new Survival game of Minecraft. The health and hunger bars, as well as the hotbar, are visible. See the game mode. For other uses, see Survival (disambiguation). Survival mode is one mode in Classic was conducted in a series of tests named Survival Test Survival Test Starting version 0.24 (Aug. 4, 2009) Latest version 0.30_03 (Dec. 22, 2009) Paid No This page contains content that is no longer in the game. These features only exist in outdated versions of . 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 "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of . Even after Classic was phased out, Survival Test was still playable until the website received a major overhaul on Dec. 16, 2010, where it was quietly removed.

Classic does not support many of the main features in the current versions such as crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid , inventory "GUI" redirects here. For items like health bars and crosshairs, see Heads-up display. Inventory pop up screen A filled and sorted inventory Chest inventory The inventory is the pop-up menu that the player uses to , or dynamic lighting Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 . The additions of features such as sneaking Notch sneaking Sneaking is a gameplay featureSpecial attraction that prevents players from falling off of blocks, helps players hide from enemies, among other useful features. Contents 1 Controls 2 Effects 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues gradually made Classic obsolete. Despite this, many players continued to use Classic for building things that would take too long in Beta. The addition of Creative Pixel art and other creations made in Creative mode. "Sandbox" redirects here. For a place to test edits to this wiki, see Minecraft Wiki:Sandbox. Creative mode is one of the main game modes in Minecraft. mode rendered Classic completely obsolete.

Trivia

• The walking animation for Classic consists of the Player running forward and moving their arms in an unusual fashion as if the player is flailing their arms. This animation, however, can only be viewed in multiplayer Classic since the ability for players to see themselves was not added until a later edition of Minecraft.
• Classic versions 0.0.11a to 0.0.13a_03, as well c0.30_01c are available in the Minecraft launcher`s "Time Machine" feature. Players are advised to proceed AT THEIR OWN RISK due to these versions containing bugs. And also, versions below 0.0.14a will not load up for an unknown reason. Maybe it is due to some files missing in the older versions. The earliest one can play are versions rd-132211 and rd-132328.
• Many versions of Minecraft Classic` are considered to be lost: (Recently, the .jar file for 0.0.23a_01 has been found).
  • Classic 0.0.23a_01 - Last version to spawn human mob using the "g" key.
  • 0.24_05 - The version Pigs were introduced, where they were cross eyed.
  • 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 12 - Last release of Survival Test before Creative Classic returned.
  • 0.28 - Creative Classic returned. Many servers for Classic appeared on the old site.
  • 0.29_02 - One bug was fixed for servers.
  • Creative (Indev) 0.31 - Was featured in one video which showed a Plank glitch. Rana was also featured in this version. This version is extremely difficult to find.
  • Players could spawn Humans by pressing the "G" key in versions rd-160052 to Classic 0.0.23a_01.
  • Most builds in Classic were Pixel art.
  • Infinite water sources (and the lava variant) were used by griefers in Classic.
  • Rana was added in Classic in the version 0.30_02.
  • If a level was saved in Survival Test, then loaded in Classic, there would be mobs on the loaded world due to Survival Test having mobs.

Trivia

• Player skins "Steve" "Alex" See custom player skins. For world textures, see resource pack. Skins refer to the textures that are placed onto a player or mob model. Contents 1 Properties 2 World textures that are used for the full game are synced with Classic mode. Thus, custom skins can be used in both singleplayer and multiplayer versions of Classic mode for premium users.
• In the classic jar files See the main source code. For the launcher marked for "Linux / Other", see Minecraft launcher. minecraft.jar is the main code source for Minecraft. It is located in the ../.minecraft/versions/(current version) directory, , sprites for several mobs can be found. Playing a Survival Test map in normal Classic will preserve mobs, and also lets you have multiple blocks of the same type (or none at all) on the hotbar.
• Classic mode uses very old liquid Flowing water and lava. Liquids are special types of blocks that can freely flow to form rivers, falls, and lakes. Contents 1 Properties 1.1 Overview 1.2 Mechanics 1.2.1 Depth 1.2.2 Spread 1.2.3 Flow direction 1.3 physics, making it possible to flood the whole map with water or lava from just one block of the liquid.
• When mobs were added and first survival test was created, it was possible to copy some files into the game client or browser client and play it in classic multiplayer, allowing player to do same things as in survival test, but with other people and on custom maps. Be that as it may, the mobs appeared in other locations for each client.
• In Classic mode, the game world is not infinite. It is a cube made out of naturally generated blocks and surrounded by infinite water and bedrock Bedrock Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 18,000,000 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 07 hex: 7 bin: 111 Name bedrock Bedrock is a block, indestructible by survival means. Contents .
• When Beta 1.8 came out, sounds no longer worked and saving levels to the online server for premium users became impossible because Mojang removed its resources directory and addresses it was referring to for saving, possibly as a step towards phasing it out. Worlds that were not backed up locally were lost.
• It is possible to obtain lava, water, and grass blocks by using Cheat Engine.
• The top left corner would display version, FPS, and chunk updates seen the gallery below.
• The ocean surrounding the map would end at a certain point (not visible in normal play). This end depends on the render distance.
• The Terrain.png file for version c0.30_01c has 4 random brick textures in the middle of the unused section, it also contains an uncentered side gold block texture in the lower left hand corner
• There was a sound test in 0.0.14a_08 featuring new mining sounds, splashing sounds and a few other new sounds.
• From versions: 0.0.9a to 0.0.19a_06, There were few blocks when selected. In 0.0.20a, New blocks like wool were added and thats how Pixel art in Classic became famous.
• When the website become unavailable the save function stopped working also for players with premium account.

Videos

History

Sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This has been available for use since Classic. During that time, sand blocks were rare and only appeared naturally in one block-thick beaches (usually by water or in the middle of a landscape). These beaches were always level and below Ocean level. Sand instantly appeared at the lowest point it could go when placed above an air Air Type Non-Solid Block Transparency Yes Luminance No Data value dec: 0 hex: 0 bin: 0 Name air Air is the block present in otherwise empty space. Contents 1 Obtaining 1.1 Natural generation 2 Usage 3 History 4 block without any sort of falling animation. Destroying a pillar made from sand from the bottom would cause the sand to disappear from the top first. Gravel and sand "fell" when placed in mid-air by moving directly above the nearest block directly below them, instead of turning into falling block entities and falling. These attributes were present until the release of Infdev Infdev Starting version Minecraft Infdev (27th of Feb., 2010) Latest version Minecraft Infdev (27th of Jun., 2010) Paid Yes A version of Infdev from Jun. 18, 2010 is available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, .

An old glitch in Classic allowed players to raise the height of a fluid block by placing sand (or gravel) over it. The sand block would stay suspended in mid-air until it was broken. When broken, a fluid block corresponding to the type below the gravel or Sand would appear where the block was. The suspended fluid block would remain immobile until a block was placed next to it, causing a flood. This bug has since been fixed, but has been reported that it has happened before.

An interesting and often humorous quirk in Classic is that whenever the player moves, they will swing their arms wildly around. This was changed in Indev Indev Starting version 0.31 (Dec. 23, 2009) Latest version Minecraft Indev (Feb. 23, 2010) Paid Yes This page contains content that is no longer in the game. These features only exist in outdated versions of and removed in Alpha 1.0.9 Alpha 1.0.9 Release date Jul. 21, 2010 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.0.9 Pocket Edition ◄◄ Alpha 1.0.0 ◄ Alpha 1.0.8_01 Alpha 1.0.10 ► Alpha 1.1.0 ►► See the computer edition. because hands and blocks in hand would have moved tirelessly back and forth, ultimately blocking the player`s view.

Website availability

The latest version of the Classic Creative game mode had been still playable for free on Minecraft`s website. It was no longer updated and only kept for historical purposes. According to Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer , he planned on "...slowly phasing it out. I won`t remove it, though. Just hide it." It was playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer variations. There were mods which had been added to multiplayer, making the game more varied in gameplay. Some special custom game modes like Capture The Flag, Lava Lava Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 500 Tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Lava dec: 10 hex: A bin: 1010 Still Lava dec: 11 hex: B bin: 1011 Name Flowing Lava flowing_lava Still Survival, TNT TNT Transparency Partial (cannot attach other blocks) Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Itself Data value dec: 46 hex: 2E bin: 101110 Name tnt TNT is a block Wars or Zombies Zombie Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 3 () Hard: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn had also been created.

On Aug. 8, 2012, the link on the website to Classic was removed, but re-added after many complaints. On Jul. 1, 2013, because of the new launcher being able to play Classic, the link to Classic was removed again, 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 Sep. 10 and 12 2015, the page containing Classic was itself removed entirely. Classic is now available solely to play via the Minecraft launcher Minecraft launcher Current version 2.0.934 Platforms The Minecraft launcher is the login and downloader front-end to the stand-alone client. It is responsible for downloading the main Java packages, including minecraft.jar, which holds the code and if Alpha versions are enabled. Classic, Infdev, and a few Pre-Classic versions (but not Indev) are included under "Alpha." The version numbers between 0.0.9a and c0.30_01c are Classic.

Gallery

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  Minecraft during earliest stages of development.(Cave game)

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  The earliest publicly accessible version, 0.0.9a.

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  Minecraft during early development with the removed Human Human Health points 20 () Attack strength Easy: 1 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Spawn Removed Entity First appearances See History Internal ID 49 Entity ID Monster This page contains content that is mob "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of shown.

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  Flowing lava in early Classic.

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  Pixel art made in classic, version 0.30 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please .

Contents

Features

Unlike the Minecraft Alpha, Beta, and Minecraft 1.0 versions of Minecraft, players could not craft items or inflict damage in Classic.

Much like Creative Mode, there was an infinite amount of blocks the player can use at their disposal, although, the player could only place the old textured cobblestone. However, unlike Creative Mode, Minecraft Classic does not let the player fly (without the use of mods or plug-ins).

Overview

Minecraft Classic was the original version of Minecraft. It was originally given away for free. However, it is now bundled with the release edition, as part of the Minecraft Launcher.

Minecraft Classic did not include any mobs⃂₠except the players themselves (Minecraft Classic does support Multiplayer as well as Singleplayer).

In Minecraft Classic, the player is limited on how far they can explore since the worlds were limited in size.

Like all of the other editions of Minecraft, Classic is a sandbox game. This means that there are no objectives and no unlocks⃢₀ₔthe player is free to do what they like.

As with most early Minecraft editions, worlds were generated randomly and had limited space.

Unlike the Alpha and Beta editions of Minecraft, sponges had the ability to absorb water in Classic.

Single Player

Singleplayer is a mode within Minecraft Classic that, once selected, places the player in a world surrounded by fog. In this world, the player can use the infinite amount of materials available to them to create whatever they please.

Guests

Guests to the Minecraft website can play Minecraft Classic⃂₠for free. However, the links to access it are no longer on the front page which makes anyone without the link unable to play it.

Guests cannot save their levels like Premium users can. Premium users can save their levels in the browser, but non-premium members must save any levels as a save file.

Multiplayer

Multiplayer within Minecraft Classic allows for several players to connect via a server. Servers in Minecraft Classic were operated in a much similar fashion to that of Servers for Minecraft Alpha, Beta, and Release.

As with current Minecraft servers, Minecraft Classic servers were compatible with mods and plug-ins.

Worlds in Minecraft Classic Multiplayer were an identical size to that of worlds in Minecraft Classic Singleplayer.

Blocks

Blocks available in Minecraft Classic consist of:

• Cobblestone
• Bricks
• Dirt
• Wooden Planks
• Leaves (Oak)
• Glass
• Stone Slabs (Xbox 360 Edition includes different slabs).
• Moss Stone
• Saplings (Oak)
• Flowers (Red and Yellow)
• Mushrooms (Brown and Red)
• Sand (Note that sand is still affected by gravity.)
• Gravel
• Sponge
• Wool (White, Orange, Magenta, Light Blue, Yellow, Lime, Pink, Gray, Light Gray, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, and Black)
• Ores (Iron, Coal and Gold)
• Iron block
• Gold Block
• Bookshelf
• TNT (inactive)
• Obsidian
• Bedrock⃂₠(able to use and break, unlike Minecraft Release Survival).