Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha
| Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date |
March 14, 2012[1] | ||||
| Downloads |
Google Play: Original | ||||
| Protocol version |
3 | ||||
| |||||
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v0.2.1 alpha is a minor update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.[2] This version is the last release of Pocket Edition Lite on iOS.
Additions
- New controller option – Split Touch controls
- This option may be more suitable for devices with larger screens. The crosshair is in the right half of the screen.
- Added bookshelves in Creative mode.
- Sugar cane is now infinite (unable to collect them).
Changes
- Adult Pigs now naturally spawn.
- Flying is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.
- Bigger screens have more hotbar icons.
- Blocks now have 'cracking' animation when destroying them.
- The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.
- Oak trees now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.
Fixes
- Leaves placed by players in Creative mode are no longer able to decay.
- Fences are no longer invisible when located within a chunk section with no other blocks.
Revisions
Not including v0.2.1 alpha2, there are two versions of the 0.2.1 alpha.
- Version: 0.2.1(2015), Size: 2.84 MB
- Version: 0.2.1(2017), Size: 2.79 MB
Any other changes between the two versions is unknown.
J-version
v0.2.1j alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.1(2011) and has a size of 1.62 MB.
J-version Demo
A free J-version demo of v0.2.1 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is the same as the j version.
Lite version
A lite version of v0.2.1 alpha was released on the Apple App Store on March 14, 2012 [3] This is the last Lite version of the Pocket Edition alpha to be released on the platform and was removed in 2014.
Gallery
Development screenshots
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Inside a dimly lit house. -
The edge of a winter ocean -
Building a brick house -
A snow blanketed island -
Block text "Luigi" on the world's edge -
A red wool house. -
A brick building.
Menu screenshots
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The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j -
The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j-demo -
The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1 Lite version.
