Java Edition Indev 0.31 20091223-0040
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0.31
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The first version of Indev 0.31 was released on December 23, 2009 at 00:40 UTC.[1][2]
This is the first version of the Indev development cycle of Minecraft, and the first paid version of Minecraft (available at €5.00), as Notch released this version for paid users to test out new features.[1]
Additions
General
- Added dynamic lighting.
- There are 9 different light levels.
- Due to this, caves have now been made darker.
- Blocks in the inventory and hotbar are affected by lighting - upon generating a new world they appear dark, then go back to normal brightness after a while.
- Shadows appear below mobs.
- Changed shading on the sides of blocks.
Changes
Blocks
- Changed texture from
.
- Placing a TNT block, and then destroying it, causes the layer below to turn to wood, but only blocks made of the same material get replaced.[3] This was used by Notch to debug flooding.[4]
- Changed texture from
.
Mobs
- Uses a new model and texture, known as "Rana".
- Can now spawn again.
Gameplay
- This version is in Creative mode.
- TNT was removed from hotbar.
- The player now spawns with 99 stone slabs, stone, water blocks and lava blocks.
- These changes can only be found by modding as the game runs in Creative by default.
Survival mode
- As a side effect of the entity removal, blocks no longer drop items when mined and attempting to fire arrows doesn't do anything.
- The player only has one bubble of air bubble when breathing underwater, down from 10.
Flowers in the build screen are now shown with both sprites crossed.[5]
- These changes can only be found by modding as the game runs in Creative by default.
General
- New work-in-progress level format.
- Level saving/loading no longer works.
- Rain now goes through glass.
- The world is now generated as a small size by default.[6]
- Grass block no longer spreads.
- Leaf particles fall at the normal speed again.
- The size of the .jar file has been changed on 1765K instead of 285K because of 4 new .md3 files. [7]
Removals
Mobs
- Removed all other mobs due to the new MD3 format.
Non-mob entities
Deleted plate armor.
Deleted chain armor.
- Removed.
- The player's fist no longer displays.
Gameplay
- Now partially inaccessible (although the multiplayer code still exists and can be re-enabled).
- No longer plays.
Survival mode
- Can be enabled via modding.
- No longer plays.
Bugs
4 bugs reported
- Generating new world in a huge size sometimes causes a lot of Rana to spawn close to the player, resulting sometimes the game freezing.
- Placing a block on a slab causes the space between to be completely dark.
- The top of the map is completely dark.
- Block breaking particles are pitch black.[8]
Gallery
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A screenshot showcasing the new dynamic lighting system. -
Water in this version. -
Dynamic lighting. -
Dynamic lighting in a staircase. -
3D Anaglyph. -
Another screenshot showcasing dynamic lighting. -
A Rana in a house. -
The inside of a house.
References
- IRC logs on Archive.org; #minecraft.20091222.log. December 22, 2009 (UTC−6).
- ↑ a b Oh, ok! Here, play with a version! – The Word of Notch, December 23, 2009
- ↑ IRC logs: "P6:40:14 <�08Notch�> http://www.minecraft.net/indev/" (00:40 UTC)
- ↑ Minecraft 0.31 Plank Glitch
- ↑ IRC logs: "P6:58:46 <�08Notch�> if you place tnt above ground and destroy it you can make roofs very fast" (00:58 UTC)
- ↑ IRC logs: "P6:48:18 <Iguana> Plants and such look very squished in the inventory. :P" (00:48 UTC)
- ↑ IRC logs: "P6:57:25 <�08Notch�> oh yeah, I made it default to small while I was developing for quicker map regeneration times. =)" (00:57 UTC)
- ↑ Java Edition Indev 0.31 20091223-0040/Development
- ↑ IRC logs: "P6:45:39 <Snowman> Block breaking particles are pitch black" (00:45 UTC)
