Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0 (preview)
This page documents an unreleased version.
While there is proof of this version's existence, it was never released to the public.
Minecraft Alpha v1.2.0
Preview
Preview
| Edition | |||||
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| Release date |
October 29, 2010 | ||||
| Type |
Preview | ||||
| Preview for | |||||
| Downloads |
Client not archived | ||||
| Protocol version |
3 | ||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
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A special pre-release version of Alpha v1.2.0 was privately given to PC Gamer and IndieGames.com.[1] Multiple differences between this preview and the officially-released Alpha v1.2.0 can be seen in the released footage. This is the first and only preview released in 2010.
Differences from Alpha v1.2.0 preview
- Referred to as the Slip.[2]
- Has the original blood texture, instead of the slime/decay.[3]
- Runs around making pig noises, and makes zombie noises when hurt.
- Don't have their arms up like a zombie, and they are not wielding a golden sword either.
- Drops itself instead of glowstone dust.
- Emits light level of 15
- Does not have any sound effects.
Videos
PC Gamer
A preview of part 1 was released on October 29, 2010.
| Minecraft Halloween Update Slipgate Adventures 1 (view on YouTube) |
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A preview of part 2 was released on October 29, 2010.
| Minecraft Halloween Update - Slipgate Adventures 2.avi (view on YouTube) |
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IndieGames.com
A preview was released on October 29, 2010.
| Minecraft Halloween Preview - IndieGames.com (view on YouTube) |
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| Minecraft Halloween Preview - IndieGames.com (archive) (view on YouTube) |
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Slipgate linkage between Overworld and Slip.
| Moving Between Worlds - IndieGames.com (view on YouTube) |
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| Moving Between Worlds - IndieGames.com (archive) (view on YouTube) |
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Gallery
PC Gamer
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Ghasts and a nether portal. -
Ghasts attack. -
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Forest on fire. -
A biome map -
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Zombie pigman killing a player. -
The Nether terrain. -
Glowstone blob. -
Lava cascade. -
The Nether. -
Lava-fall. -
Lava lake.
IndieGames.com
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The Nether. -
Unlit nether portal. -
Lit nether portal. -
Player entering a nether portal. -
The Nether terrain. -
Glowstone blob.
References
- ↑ Halloween update previews are up – The Word of Notch, October 29, 2010
- ↑ "Minecraft Halloween Update Slipgate Adventures 1" – PCGamer on YouTube, October 29, 2010
- ↑ "Minecraft Halloween Update - Slipgate Adventures 2.avi" – PCGamer on YouTube, October 29, 2010
