Minecraft Deluxe Classic

During the development cycle of Minecraft (Deluxe), Classic marked the second phase, coming after pre-Classic and before Indev. It was the initial stage where certain versions were made available to the public, and it was commonly referred to as "alpha" until June 28, 2010. On that date, a blog post officially renamed it as "Minecraft Classic". This phase saw the introduction of both Creative and later Survival game modes.
The Survival mode in Classic was introduced through a series of tests called Survival Test. This was an initial iteration of the game mode, featuring a point-based system that allowed players to earn points by defeating certain mobs in the game. Even after Classic was phased out, Survival Test remained playable until the website underwent a significant update on December 16, 2010, when it was silently removed.
Classic lacks support for several key features found in more recent versions, like crafting and a comprehensive inventory system. Prior to Beta 1.8, players utilized Classic for building projects that would be too time-consuming in newer versions due to the absence of a "creative" mode. The introduction of Creative mode in Beta 1.8 made the functionality of Classic outdated.
== Features ==
=== Early Classic ===
Main article: Deluxe Early Classic
* Bedrock
* Water
* Lava
* New world terrain, featuring hills and lakes
* Sand
* Gravel
* Coal, iron, and gold ore
* Trees, logs, and leaves
* Spawn point saving and reloading
* New textures for wood planks and cobblestone
=== Multiplayer Test ===
Main article: Deluxe Multiplayer Test
* Multiplayer, players now take the same model as mobs previously in the Deluxe pre-Classic version.
* Commands
* Animated water and lava
* Sponge
* Glass
* Block of gold
* Red and brown mushrooms
* Yellow flower
* Rose
* Cloth in 16 colors, including white
=== Survival Test ===
Main article: Deluxe Survival Test
* Players now start out with no materials in their inventory, and have to gather them
* Picking up blocks
* Mobs can no longer be spawned by pressing G
* Zombies and skeletons – can now spawn with armor
* Health bar, damage, and dying
* Signs
* Pigs, which dropped mushrooms at the time and turned into creepers
* Saplings grow into trees
* Arrows, which the player spawns with a number of at spawn, and can use them throughout the game
* Creepers
* Spiders
* Mossy cobblestone
* TNT
* Bricks
* Block of iron
* Bookshelves
* Stone slabs
=== Late Classic ===
Main article: Deluxe Late Classic
* Obsidian
* Sheep
== Versions ==
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.2a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.3a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.9a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.10a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.11a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.12a/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.12a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.12a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.12a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.12a_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.13a/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.13a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.13a_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_04
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_05
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_06
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_07
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.14a_08
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 2)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 3)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 4)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 5)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 6)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 7)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 8)
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.15a_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.16a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.16a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.16a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.17a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.18a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.18a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.18a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a_04
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a_05
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.19a_06
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.20a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.20a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.20a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.21a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.21a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.22a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.22a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.22a_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.22a_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.22a_04
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.22a_05
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.23a
* Deluxe Classic 0.0.23a_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.24 SURVIVAL TEST/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_03
* Deluxe Classic 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.25_01 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.25_02 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.25_03 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.25_05 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST
* Deluxe Classic 0.28/Development
* Deluxe Classic 0.28
* Deluxe Classic 0.28_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.29
* Deluxe Classic 0.29_01
* Deluxe Classic 0.29_02
* Deluxe Classic 0.30
== Remake ==
The latest version of the Classic Creative game mode was playable for free on Minecraft's website. After the release of Infdev it was no longer updated and only kept for historical purposes. According to Notch, he planned on "slowly phasing it out", but "won't remove it, though. Just hide it." It was playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer variations.
With the release of Beta 1.8 on September 14, 2011, Mojang removed the Classic resources directory and the addresses it was referring to for saving, possibly as a step towards phasing it out. As a result, sounds no longer worked and saving levels to the online server became impossible. Worlds that were not backed up locally were lost.
On August 8, 2012, the link on the website to Classic was removed, but re-added after many complaints. On July 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 September 10 and 12 2015, the page containing Classic was itself removed entirely.
On May 7, 2019, a recreated JavaScript version of Deluxe Classic 0.0.23a_01 was made available to play on the Minecraft website as part of the game’s tenth-anniversary celebrations.
== Trivia ==
* Pre-Classic was originally named "Minecraft Alpha", but was renamed retroactively upon the release of Alpha.
* The version numbers used during Early Classic Creative and Multiplayer Test are in the same format as Wurm Online, a game Notch developed from 2003 (0.0.#a with an optional _0#).
* Prior to its removal from the website, player skins used for the full game were synced with Classic. Thus, custom skins could be used in both singleplayer and multiplayer versions of Classic for premium users.
* In the Classic jar files, sprites for several mobs can be found. Playing a Survival Test map in normal Classic will preserve mobs, and also lets the player have multiple blocks of the same type (or none at all) on the hotbar.
* Classic mode uses very old liquid physics, making it possible to flood the whole map with water or lava from just one block of the liquid.
* Through the use of external tools, the Survival version of 0.30 can join servers running the Creative version. Mobs appear in different locations on each client (as they are not server-based), and attempting to perform most Survival-specific actions (such as detonating TNT) results in the player being kicked.
* 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 (256 by 256 blocks).
* 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 0.30 (both Survival and Creative versions) has 4 random brick textures in the middle of the unused section, and it also contains an uncentered side gold block texture in the lower left hand corner.
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