Java Edition Classic 0.28
For developmental versions of 0.28, see Java Edition Classic 0.28/Development.
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0.28
| Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date |
October 27, 2009 | ||||
| Server version | |||||
| Downloads |
Client not archived | ||||
| Protocol version |
7 | ||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
| al_version |
Unknown | ||||
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0.28 is a version of Java Edition Classic released on October 27, 2009, at 13:19 UTC.[1] It was announced on TWoN at 14:04 UTC[2]
Additions
Blocks
- Very solid.
- Drops 1 cobblestone when mined.
Mobs
- Drop 1–3 cloth when hit.
- Drop 0–2 brown mushrooms when killed.
- Reward the player with 10 points when killed.
- Are only available in Survival mode, which is disabled in this version.
Gameplay
Creative mode
- Re-added Creative mode.
Changes
Blocks
- Changed texture dark gray cloth from
to 
. - Changed texture light gray cloth from
to 
.
- Changed texture from
. - Now displays in the hotbar.
- Changed texture from
. - Now displays in the hotbar.
- Changed texture from
.
Non-mob entities
- Changed texture from
, Removing its beard and second-layer of hair.
Gameplay
- Left-click removes a block.
- Right-click adds a block.
- The hotbar no longer saves when a new level is generated.
- Pick-block now works, attack speed is no longer limited, and reach increased back to 5 blocks (Creative only).
- Arrow counter is hidden in Creative mode.
- Now works again.
- When the player stands near/inside another player, it pushes the player away slightly.
- It is possible to walk through a player, but it feels slightly "solid".
Creative mode
- Added ores, stone slabs, iron blocks, bricks, bookshelves, mossy cobblestone, and TNT to the creative inventory.
Survival mode
- Only available through modding the client.
- Only sheep spawn.
- Other mobs can still exist and still function as normal.
- TNT disappears upon detonation.
- Blocks do not drop items (although sheep still do).
General
- Re-added menu and death screen shading.
Technical
General
Performance
- Higher FPS and less chunk updates.
World generation
- Altered the level saving/loading code.
Rendering
- The rendering engine now supports 2 layers of transparency.
- Game modes are now changed via a line in
Minecraft.class.
Fixes
6 bugs fixed
- Fixed exploit where someone logging in with an illegal name would cause players to disconnect.
From 0.24 SURVIVAL TEST
- Looking at glass now makes glass textures directly behind it disappear once again.
From 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST
- Slabs can be placed under slabs without them collapsing into a full block. (Still can't be placed on top though)
- Top slab texture is no longer invisible if there is a block directly above.
- Placing a block on a slab no longer causes it to become a double-slab.
From 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST
- Water and lava no longer display parts of other textures.
Bugs
1 bug reported
- This version has a bug that allowed players to kill others in creative mode.
Gallery
-
The bug that allowed players to kill others in Creative mode.
Non-vanilla screenshots
-
A screenshot with a texture pack. -
A town built in this version with a texture pack. -
Showcase of all available blocks with a texture pack. -
Custom made trees with a texture pack.
Videos
Trivia
- 0.28 is the only version of Late Classic that is missing.
References
- IRC logs on Archive.org; Adura.7z (UTC−5)
- ↑ IRC logs: (13:19:11) <Notch> ok, client update coming up
- ↑ "The skinny on the creative mode update" – The Word of Notch, October 27, 2009
