Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0

Alpha v1.2.0, also known as the Halloween Update, is a major update to Minecraft. It was released with server 0.2.2 on October 30, 2010, adding the Nether along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added fishing, a new terrain generator, and other changes and fixes. This version is listed in the launcher, but only Alpha v1.2.0_02 is downloaded instead. 
== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
; Netherrack
; Soul Sand
; Glowstone
; Carved Pumpkin
; Jack o'Lantern
; Nether Portal
=== Items ===
; Clock
* Craftable item that tells the time.
; Glowstone Dust
; Cooked Fish
; Raw Fish
=== Mobs ===
; Ghast
* Large white mobs that float around in the Nether.
* Shoots fireballs at the player.The fireballs were using snowball texture when shot.
; Pigman
* The texture of pigmen has been added to .
; Zombie Pigmen
* When one pigman is attacked all nearby pigmen will retaliate and attack the player.
* Hold gold swords.This change occurred between the Alpha v1.2.0 preview and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0.
=== World generation ===
* New terrain generator, featuring biomes.
; The Nether
* A dimension with lava, ghasts, and zombie pigmen.
; Desert
* A biome with sand and cacti. Ice Deserts can also be found in the code, but they're unused.
; Tundra
* A cold biome with snow and ice. There's barely any trees as well.
=== Gameplay ===
; Fishing
=== General ===
* Added new music tracks and sound effects.
; Splash
* Added new splashes:
** Slow acting portals!
** Try the Nether!
** Don't look directly at the bugs!
** Oh, ok, Pigmen!
** Finally with ladders!
** Scary!
== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
; Stairs and furnaces
* Now face the same direction as the player when placed.
; Grass Block and Leaves
* Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values.
*The player "ough" sound no longer plays when the player takes damage.
=== Mobs ===
; Mobs
* Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning.
; Creepers
* Now have new sounds.
; Skeletons
* Now hold bows.
; Slimes
* Completely removed from mob spawning code.
=== World generation ===
* 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 will stop generating behind this point.
=== Gameplay ===
; Sunrise
* Sunrise now creates a red glow at the horizon.
; Heads-up display
* Pressing hides the HUD and the view-model from the person's view. In third person mode, pressing will create a view looking back at the player's own face.
=== General ===
; Menu screen
* Changed Minecraft logo from to .
== Removals ==
=== General ===
* Removed Winter Mode.
; Distance effects
* Due to the removal of winter mode and therefore snow, it no longer becomes visually distorted at great heights.
== Gallery ==
Alpha v1.2.0.png
Minecraft Webpage Alpha 1.2.0.jpg
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