Beta

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Beta

Starting version	Beta 1.0 Beta 1.0 Release date Dec. 20, 2010 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.0 Java Edition Alpha Java Edition Pocket Edition ◄◄ Alpha 1.2.0 ◄ Alpha 1.2.6 Beta 1.0_01 ► Beta 1.1 ►► This article (Dec. 20, 2010)
Latest version	Beta 1.9-pre6 (Nov. 13, 2011)
Paid	Yes

These versions 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.

Beta was the development phase that succeeded Alpha Alpha Starting version Alpha 1.0.0 (Jun. 28, 2010) Latest version Alpha 1.2.6 (Dec. 3, 2010) Paid Yes Alpha versions 1.0.0 to 1.2.6 are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions and preceded Minecraft 1.0 Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official releaseAnnounce of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first . It was announced on 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 `s blog on Dec. 11, 2010 and released nine days later, on Dec. 20, 2010. As well as some minor updates, the transition from Alpha saw a 50% price increase (therefore making the cost 25% off the full price), a change in the disclaimer (Notch removed the line that said "all future updates will be provided free of charge", though the statement still applies to users who bought Minecraft before Beta was released. Both Alpha and Beta buyers got the full game free of charge) and minor updates to the main website.

Trivia

• It is possible to play beta within the current Minecraft launcher.
• Some sound effects in the Beta version will no longer play the old sound effect, instead playing the same sound as in Minecraft 1.0 Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first .
• The first version of Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition was the same as Beta 1.6.6

Videos

Features

For a full list of changes, see Beta version history 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

• New 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 logo and launcher.
• New Animated background for Main Menu.
• Achievements Pocket Edition & Console Edition only The popup that appears when an achievement is earned. "The End?" and "The End." redirect here. For the dimension, see The End. Certain names of achievements redirect here. For and statistics The general statistics screen. Statistics are a game featureSpecial attraction that allows players to track how many times they have completed certain tasks. Statistics are divided into four sections: General, Blocks, Items and Mobs. The General .
• Server See the multiplayer software in Minecraft. For the multiplayer experience, see Multiplayer. For the official Mojang paid-for servers, see Realms. For other unofficial Minecraft server software, see custom servers. Minecraft servers allow -side 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 .
• 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. game mode See general gameplay in Minecraft. For instructional material, see Tutorials. A fresh Survival game. Gameplay in most game modes of Minecraft consists mainly of adding and destroying a variety of different blocks .
• Weather Weather shown in 2 biomes Weather in Minecraft consists of occasional precipitation and storms that are temporary but global. 1] Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Rain 2.2 Snow 2.3 Thunderstorm 2.3.1 Lightning 3 Video effects: rain A view of hills during rain. Rain is a type of weather that occurs occasionally in Minecraft. Contents 1 Behavior 2 Effects 2.1 Rain particles 3 History 4 Issues 5 Trivia 6 References Behavior edit and snow Snow (layer) Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Snowball (2–9) (one per level, plus one) Data value dec: 78 hex: 4E bin: 1001110 Name snow_layer Snow, or top .
• Rewritten biome A river bisecting a jungle biome. At the top right is a forest. A river running through a mesa biome with mesa plateaus, with a savanna biome in the bottom right. “ In case you codes.
• More variety in trees Tree Biome Anywhere in the Overworld where light and dirt are present. Consists of Wood Leaves Vines (large jungle, dying and some fallen trees) Mushroom (some fallen trees) Cocoa (some jungle trees) Can generate post-generation .
• New 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 mechanics.
• New graphical effects, including improved sunrise/sunset, water bubbles, explosions A TNT explosion. An explosion is a physical event, generally destructive, that can be caused by several different circumstances. It can destroy nearby blocks, propel and damage nearby players, entities, and their armor, and cause , and Void The void is pure black. The void is the name given to the empty space below layer 0. Contents 1 Effects 1.1 Pocket Edition 1.2 Console Edition 2 Video 3 History 4 Issues 5 Trivia particles.
• Naturally generated structures such as Strongholds Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes , Abandoned mineshafts Abandoned mineshaft Biome Any Consists of Wooden Planks Fence Rail Torch Cobweb Dirt Monster Spawner Minecart with Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history "Mine" redirects here. For information about mining, see Mining. and Villages Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ .
• New mobs including squid Squid Health points 10 () Size Height: 0.8 Blocks Width: 0.8 Blocks Spawn 1 or more blocks of water, any light level, spawning block must be between level 46 (inclusive) and sea level First appearances , Enderman Enderman Health points 40 ( × 20) Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.9 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn In the Overworld, the Nether or the End in , Silverfish Silverfish Health points 8 () Attack strength 1 () Size Height: 0.3 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Spawn After mining monster eggs or from spawners in strongholds. First appearances See History Drops None Experience 5 Sounds , Cave Spider Cave Spider Health points 12 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Venom: 1 () per 1.25 sec Hard: for 15 sec () Normal: for 7 sec () Size Height: and tameable wolves Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 .
• New health The health gauge and monitor in Minecraft is based on a single row of 10 heart icons. Each full heart contains two halves, one hit point each (full health is 20 hit points). Contents 1 mechanic using hunger See the gameplay mechanic. For the status effect, see Status effect#Hunger. The Food Bar is seen on the right, opposite the Health Bar. Hunger is an aspect of Minecraft that governs several and stackable food Foods (or Foodstuffs as considered by the Creative inventory) are consumable items that when eaten restore hunger points and sometimes cause status effects. They are essential to the player s survival, as going without them will items.
• New combat mechanics such as critical hits, charged bows Bow Type Combat Durability 385 Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data value dec: 261 hex: 105 bin: 100000101 Name bow A bow is a ranged weapon that fires arrows. Contents 1 Obtaining 1.1 Skeletons 1.2 , experience orbs Experience First appearances See History Internal ID PC: 2 PE: 69 Network ID PC: none Entity ID xp_orb XP bar visible above hotbar. Experience (EXP or XP for short) can be obtained by gathering experience , sprinting Sprinting is a method of transportation that allows the player to move faster while consuming more hunger. Contents 1 Activating 2 Usage 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia 7 Gallery 8 See also and blocking Blocking is a gameplay mechanic which allows players to block attacks. Contents 1 Usage 1.1 Computer edition 1.2 Console edition 2 Video 3 History 4 Issues 5 Trivia 6 See also Usage edit | edit .
• New mechanisms. ( Redstone repeaters Redstone Repeater Transparency Yes (partial) Luminance No (7 when powered, in Pocket Edition) Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Availability Survival, Creative Drops Redstone Repeater (1) Data values , note blocks Note Block Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 4 Hardness 0.8 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No, but catches fire from lava First appearances See History , dispensers Dispenser Type Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 17.5 Hardness 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops Dispenser (1) plus contents Block entity , powered rails Powered Rail Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 27 hex: 1B bin: 11011 Name golden_rail A powered rail is a type of rail that , detector rails Detector Rail Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 28 hex: 1C bin: 11100 Name detector_rail A detector rail is a block that can transport , trapdoors Trapdoor Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 15 (Wooden) 25 (Iron) Tools Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Iron: No Wooden: No, but catches fire from lava Drops Itself Data values See Data values Name , Improved Redstone Redstone Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Availability Survival Drops Redstone (1) Data values See Data values Name See Data values This article is look, pistons, sticky pistons Piston Transparency Yes Luminance None Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values See Data values Pistons are blocks capable of pushing most blocks, depending on )
• New blocks Blocks may refer to: Block - cubes that make up the Minecraft world as a whole. Blocks music disc This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you and recipes, such as sandstone and the lapis lazuli block.
• New farming elements: Melons and pumpkins.
• Maps
• Beds for skipping through the night and resetting spawn point.
• Wool dyes.