Java Edition Indev 0.31 20091223-1457

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0.31
NotchTorches.png: Infobox image for 0.31 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

December 23, 2009

Downloads

Client not archived
No corresponding server

Minimum Java version

Java SE 5

al_version

Unknown, but same as 20091223-0040

The second version of Indev 0.31 was released on December 23, 2009 at 14:57 UTC.[1] This version was not playable as it cached the previous version due to an incorrect al_version[2] and two minutes later, it was reuploaded as Indev 0.31 20091223-1459 to fix this.

Additions

Blocks

Torches[3]

  • Emit light.
  • Their length is 13 pixels.
  • If the player places a torch on the ground next to a wall, the torch attaches to the wall.
  • It is possible to create a flying torch by placing it on the ground, then by breaking the ground.

Changes

Blocks

Grass Blocks

  • Can now grow in slightly lit areas.

Saplings

  • Do not decay in slightly lit tiles.

Water

  • Texture changed from .
    • Now has vertical lines flowing down it.

Leaves

  • Now it creates a shadow.
    • The grass under leaves is now dirt due to this.

References

  • IRC logs on Archive.org; #minecraft.20091223.log. December 23, 2009 (UTC−6).
  1. Tree shadows, grass growing in slightly lit tiles, and torch tiles – The Word of Notch, December 23, 2009
  2. IRC logs: "A8:59:24 <�08Notch�> it's still loading the cached version" ... "A9:00:02 <�08Notch�> there, it should load the new version now"
  3. IRC logs: "A9:00:31 <Iguana> What's in the new update? [...] A9:01:10 <08Notch> torches"

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