Java Edition Alpha v1.0.6

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Minecraft Alpha v1.0.6
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Alpha v1.0.6,[1] also known as Seecret Friday 5, [sic] is the fifth seecret update and the third of Java Edition Alpha, released on July 16, 2010,[2] which added boats, cacti and large trees.

Additions

Alpha v1.0.6 block and item additionsInvicon Cactus.png: Inventory sprite for Cactus in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cactus with description: CactusInvicon Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Boat with description: Oak Boat

Blocks

Cactus

  • Player receives 1HP💔 damage when punching them, right clicking on them, or making steps on them.
  • They look like this in the inventory.
  • Generates anywhere with sand.

Non-mob entities

Boats

  • Can be ridden by right-clicking on them.
  • They break if they are placed on the land, or if impact with the land is made.
  • Can fit into a single block of water.
  • Crafted with 5 planks.
Invicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak PlanksInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Oak Planks
Invicon Oak Boat.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Boat in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Boat with description: Oak Boat

World generation

Trees

  • Re-added fancy trees with less chance to spawn, as they now coexist with normal trees.

Changes

Blocks

Leaves

  • No longer decay.
  • Now have a 1⁄20 (5%) chance of dropping a sapling instead of 1⁄10 (10%).

Snow block

  • No longer washed away by water.
  • Now require only 4 snowballs to be crafted instead of 9.
    • They still always drop 6 snowballs, allowing for an infinite source of snowballs.
Invicon Snowball.png: Inventory sprite for Snowball in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Snowball with description: SnowballInvicon Snowball.png: Inventory sprite for Snowball in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Snowball with description: SnowballInvicon Snowball.png: Inventory sprite for Snowball in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Snowball with description: SnowballInvicon Snowball.png: Inventory sprite for Snowball in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Snowball with description: Snowball
Invicon Snow Block.png: Inventory sprite for Snow Block in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Snow Block with description: Snow Block

Items

General

  • Items can now be seen being held in third person, but they are huge in terms of scale.

Snowballs

  • Now stack up to 16 instead of 8.
  • Thrown snowballs won't disappear anymore.

Mobs

Pigs and sheep

Fixes

1 bug fixed

  • Fixed snowing through snow blocks.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft Gameplay" – NeXuSJumpeR on YouTube, July 16, 2010
  2. ↑ "Seecret Friday 5! OooooOOOoo!" (archived) – The Word of Notch, Tumblr, July 16, 2010.

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