Minecraft Version History
Changes
World generation
Abandoned mineshafts
Support beams in mineshafts are converted from wood planks to oak fences.
Fixes
2 bugs fixed
⇧ Shift+clicking into a full chest/inventory crashing the game fixed.
⇧ Shift+clicking items in and out of a dispenser crashing the game fixed.
Release Date: 2011-09-15
Additions
Blocks
Cracked stone bricksBrick slabBrick stairsFence gateGlass paneIron barsMelonsMossy Stone BricksStone BricksStone Brick SlabStone Brick Stairs
Items
Cooked chicken
Cooked raw chicken.
Cooked porkchop
Has a new texture.
A tan shade of the same sprite.
Ender pearls
Item which doesn't serve any purpose in the game for now, and had an uncentered icon.
Melon seeds
New seed type that grows melons.
Can only be found in abandoned ...
Release Date: 2011-09-14
Fixes
10 bugs fixed
Corrected a block duplication bug when using pistons.
Corrected a redstone torch duplication bug when using pistons.
Corrected a client crash when placing a sign in front of the piston, powering the piston and then removing the block beneath the sign.
Ice blocks are now pushed without causing water streams breaking everything.
Powered rails are no longer being powered magically without a power source.
Pistons connected to the end of a piston transistor via redstone are now ...
Release Date: 2011-07-08
Fixes
3 bugs fixed
Crashed worlds now work again.
Disappearing piston fixes.
Pistons that caused crashing for multiplayer servers fixed.
Release Date: 2011-07-01
Additions
Blocks
Pistons
Can push blocks when powered by redstone.
Sticky Pistons
Can push and pull blocks when powered by redstone.
Items
Shears
New tool.
Used to pick up leaf blocks.
Used to obtain wool from a sheep without harming it.
Yields more wool than killing sheep.
Mobs
Sheep
No longer drop wool from punching them, they must be either sheared or killed.
Silverfish
Skin was added (for Beta 1.8).
Changes
Blocks
General
The gray textures ...
Release Date: 2011-06-30
Additions
General
Options
Video Settings
Added a Performance section.
Can be set to Max FPS, Balanced or Power saver.
Changes
Blocks
Glowstone
Changed the material of glowstone from "glass" to "stone".
This means the player would need a pickaxe to get resources from it.
This also means the player can now place redstone, torches, levers, etc. on the block.
Made glowstone drop more loot (2–4 glowstone dust).
Made the ...
Release Date: 2011-05-31
Changes
Blocks
Slabs and stairs
It is now possible to climb the blocks while sneaking.
Gameplay
Riding and sleeping
Players who are riding anything or sleeping will stop doing so when they leave the game now.
Sneaking
Effect has been decreased.
The player's feet look like they're in the air.
General
Controls
⇧ Shift + clicking an item in the crafting window now only moves the crafted item into the player's inventory.
Frame rate
Frame ...
Release Date: 2011-05-28
Fixes
1 bug fixed
Attempted fix for CPU usage issue on singleplayer and multiplayer.
Release Date: 2011-05-26
Changes
Blocks
Water
2 blocks deep water doesn't prevent fall-damage anymore. Players will need at least 3 blocks deep water to prevent fall damage.
General
Options
The renderer is now capped at 100 fps while there are chunks to be generated. The excess time will be spent generating chunks instead of rendering frames.
The "limit framerate" option now limits the game to 40 fps and will spend at least 10 ms per frame sleeping.
The "limit framerate" option has been reset to "off" for all ...
Release Date: 2011-05-26
Fixes
1 bug fixed
Fixed an item duplication bug.
Release Date: 2011-05-26
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