Minecraft Version History
Fixes
1 bug fixed
Fixed item bug when picking up an item with a full inventory causing an infinite number of item pickup animations to play.
Release Date: 2011-05-26
Additions
Blocks
Dead bush
Found in Deserts.
Grass
Found in certain biomes.
Seeds are now found in grass; using a hoe on the ground no longer yields seeds.
Trapdoor
Items
Maps
Lets the player scope out different biomes.
Command format
Server.properties
Added new settings:
view-distance.
allow-nether.
Gameplay
Multiplayer
Added Nether support.
Changes
Blocks
General
Blocks destroyed by other players in multiplayer now show the ...
Release Date: 2011-05-26
Fixes
8 bugs fixed
Blocks can now be placed on snow.
Rain no longer goes through translucent blocks.
Pumpkin and Jack o'lantern inventory texture now correctly faces forward.
Pumpkins are no longer worn backward on the player.
Game no longer crashes when rails are placed next to detector rails, or vice versa.
Wolves are less common than in 1.5, but still more common than in 1.4.
Blocks cannot be placed back into the output slot of furnaces, thus fixing the statistic ...
Release Date: 2011-04-20
Additions
Blocks
Birch saplings
Grows into birch tree.
Cobwebs
Cannot exist in the game without inventory editing until Beta 1.8.
Detector railsPowered railsSpruce saplings
Grows into spruce trees.
Mobs
Creepers
When struck by a lightning bolt, becomes charged and will have a much more powerful explosion.
Pigs
When struck by a lighting bolt they become Zombie Pigmen.
Gameplay
Achievements
Now transferred between ...
Release Date: 2011-04-19
Changes
Blocks
Locked chests
Partially removed the block.
Still obtainable by inventory editing, though it will disappear after a while.
Fixes
1 bug fixed
Beds now act as a respawn point as intended.
Release Date: 2011-04-05
Additions
Blocks
Locked Chest
Was an April Fools' gag.
It linked to the 'Minecraft Store', but it has been removed.
Items
Cookies
New food item.
Heals the player for 0.5 hearts.
Mobs
Wolves
New neutral mob.
Players can tame the wolf.
Can be killed for no loot.
General
Splash screen
New Minecraft logo (no longer 3D stone blocks).
Changes
Blocks
Beds
Sleeping in a bed now resets spawn position, though does not work for most ...
Release Date: 2011-03-31
Changes
General
Java
Dependencies on Java 1.6 are gone.
Fixes
3 bugs fixed
Fixed the recent issues on macOS in which the game would crash when "Singleplayer" button was clicked on.
Able to connect client to Minecraft server 1.3.
Fixed item duplication glitch.
Release Date: 2011-02-23
Additions
Blocks
Redstone Repeater
Slabs
Cobblestone Slab
Wood Slab
Have to be mined with a pickaxe to collect, were not affected by fire, and had stronger blast resistance than wood planks
Sandstone Slab
Command format
/whitelist
Added whitelisting to multiplayer servers.
Can turn on/off the whitelist.
Can add/remove players from the whitelist.
Can give a list of whitelisted players and reload that list.
General
Options
New ...
Release Date: 2011-02-22
Additions
General
Controls
Pressing ⇧ Shift+F2 generates a 36450×17700 TGA format screenshot (which ends up being 1.8 GB). While the file is being generated, the game freezes and experiences major graphical distortions. This is unfinished test code, as confirmed by Notch.[1] This "feature" would go on to be removed in Beta 1.5.
Changes
Blocks
Lapis Lazuli Ore
Now drops 4–8 lapis lazuli per block mined (increased from 1) on single player only (servers ...
Release Date: 2011-01-21
Additions
Items
Paintings
Added code for a new painting, but not the painting itself.
Mobs
Slimes
Re-added with a very low spawn rate
Changes
Mobs
General
Reduced spawn rates a bit.
No more ghosts at night.
General
Performance
Optimized performance.
Splashes
Text on the main menu returned to normal.
No longer constantly shows the quote "Finally beta!"
Fixes
3 bugs fixed
Fixed various blocks acting weird when placed (rails, torches, etc).
Fixed lighting ...
Release Date: 2011-01-14
Additions
Blocks
Bed
Currently unobtainable.
Cake Dispensers Lapis Lazuli block Lapis Lazuli Ore Note block
Right click to tune, trigger to play.
Sandstone
Items
BonesBone meal
Crafted from bones
CharcoalDyes
Added 16 dyes for wool.
Cocoa beans are currently only obtainable by using external programs.
Sugar
Crafted from sugar canes.
Mobs
Sheeps
Added gray, light gray, and black variants.
Drop correspondingly ...
Release Date: 2011-01-13
Fixes
1 bug fixed
Fixed a bug where chests would not open if the player's hand was empty.
Release Date: 2010-12-22
Additions
General
Font file
Added the missing font file in the package build.
Release Date: 2010-12-22
Fixes
2 bugs fixed
Fixed double chest bug.
Fixed rare crash on level load bug.
Release Date: 2010-12-20
Additions
Gameplay
Inventory
Working server-side inventory.
Tooltips in inventory.
When the player hovers the mouse over an item, its name appears.
General
Skins
Added capes for Mojang employees.
Added the deadmau5 skin (only in use on deadmau5's player).
Splashes
Added "Finally Beta!"
Changes
Blocks
Chests
Moving too far away from a chest, or having it blow up, closes the inventory screen.
Leaves
Introduced leaf decay again. It acts differently from ...
Release Date: 2010-12-20
Additions
Added command /kill for multiplayer, which deals 1000 × 500 damage to the player.
Added small lakes and rare lava pools, both on the surface and randomly in caves.
Fixes
Items no longer get used when opening chests (e.g., food being eaten, lava being poured out, etc.)
Breaking a boat in a certain fashion no longer causes it to drop 4 times the normal amount.
Patched client to prevent duplicated entities.
Fixed a crash bug when destroying the vehicle from under a ...
Release Date: 2010-12-03
Changes
Removed command /home.
Fixes
6 bugs fixed
Fixed a memory leak bug in the server.
Riding carts and boats now works properly when the player travel long distances.
Harvesting crops no longer yields fake seeds.
Snowballs are given again.
Fixed a door bug.
Release Date: 2010-11-30
Fixes
1 bug fixed
All mobs can spawn again, not just creepers.
Release Date: 2010-11-30
Fixes
2 bugs fixed
Fixed single player mode.
Fixed infinite looping by disabling leaf decay.
Release Date: 2010-11-24