{{Infobox version
| title = v0.12.0
| vernum = 0.12.0
| edition = Windows 10 Edition
| image = Pocket Edition Alpha 0.12.0.png
| image2 = Windows 10 Edition Beta 0.12.0.png
| internal = 0.12.1.0
| date = July 29, 2015
| next = v0.12.0.1
| nextlink = Windows 10 Edition Beta v0.12.0.1
| nextparent = v0.13.0
| nextparentlink = Pocket Edition v0.13.0 alpha
}}

'''v0.12.0'''<ref>{{tweet|darngeek|589184708669472770|Hi Sean, for now just fixing what we have for 0.11 so we can introduce new cool stuff for 0.12 hopefully even better!|18 Apr 2015}}</ref> is the first version of the [[Windows 10 Edition]] Beta.<ref>{{tweet|tomcc|617337976239091712|well it has all features, it's the same. Basically it's 0.12!|4 Jul 2015}}</ref> The [[Pocket Edition]] equivalent was being developed at the same time and would not be released until [[Pocket Edition v0.12.1 alpha|v0.12.1]] due to obstacles in development.<ref name=Delay>{{tweet|_tomcc|623056316274221056|So, we actually wanted to release MCPE on the 29th, but it would have no Enchanting, Music and Controller support... so August, hopefully :)|20 Jul 2015}}</ref>

== Additions ==
''This section lists additions since [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]], despite the fact that it was never released for Windows 10 Edition.''
=== Blocks ===
; {{Animate|Anvil JE1 BE1.png; Chipped Anvil JE1 BE1.png; Damaged Anvil JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Anvil]]s
* Used for repairing and combining enchanted items as well as for renaming any item/block at the cost of experience levels
* Tools can also be repaired using one piece of their material
* Enchantments that are the same are upgraded by one level as long as they are both the same level and the higher level exists
* Conflicting enchantments will be removed and only the first one will be kept
* Becomes damaged from using and dropping it - Damage persists in inventory and splits up into 3 categories: Anvil, Slightly Damaged Anvil & Very Damaged Anvil
* Can be placed in 4 orientations, but can't be moved by pistons
* Experience level cost depends on enchantment levels & rarities, whether the item will be renamed and whether the item has been used with an anvil before - Maximum experience level cost is 39 levels, unless in Creative mode
** For a more detailed explanation of how enchantments are combined using the anvil, see the ''[[Anvil mechanics]]'' page
* Is affected by gravity and does 1 heart of damage to mobs and players it falls on per block it fell, excluding the first one - Players killed by a falling anvil cause the death message "''Player'' was squashed by a falling anvil" to appear in the chat
* {{Version exclusive}}: [[Furnace]]s and [[Brewing stand]]s do not show custom name in their GUIs.

; [[File:Brewing_Stand_(empty)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Brewing stand]]s
* Used to brew potions.
* {{Version exclusive}}: Custom name does not appear in GUI.

; [[Mob head]]s
* Wither skeleton skull has a chance of dropping when a wither skeleton is killed by a player
* Also exist for creepers, zombies, skeletons, and players
* Can be put on the ground in 16 orientations and hung on walls
* Can be worn
* Using external editors or mods player skulls can be assigned to specific players - They then have a tooltip "Player's Head"
** Add the NBT tag "SkullOwner" -> (player name) on the skull items.
* {{Version exclusive}}: [[Inventory]] icons are not 3-D.
* Cannot be worn.

; [[File:Flower Pot.png|32px]] [[Flower Pot]]s
* Lets players plant all kinds of [[sapling]]s, [[mushroom]]s, [[flower]]s, [[cacti]], [[dead shrub]]s and [[fern]]s <ref>{{tweet|dinner|236062188555624448}}</ref>
* Using pick block on it gives the potted plant
* Right-click it with something to plant it, hit it to get both backs

; [[Soul sand]]s
* Generates in [[nether]]

; [[Nether brick fence]]s and [[Nether brick slab]]s
* Decoratives

; [[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Nether quartz ore]]
* Drops 1 nether quartz item when mined.
* Can be smelted in a furnace to obtain nether quartz.
* Can be legitimately obtained with ''Silk Touch'' enchantment.
* Drop more when mined with ''Fortune'' enchantment. 

=== Items ===
; [[Glass bottle]]s
* Used for making potions

; [[Potion]]s and [[Splash potion]]s
* Can be obtained by brewing

; [[Golden carrot]]s
* Golden carrots can be crafted with a carrot surrounded by 8 [[gold nugget]]s
* Restore {{hunger|6}} hunger

; [[Nether wart]]s
* Can be used for brewing.

; [[Glistering melon]]s
* Used for making potions

; [[Golden apple]]s
* Gives some effects {{Info needed|What's these?}}

; [[Enchanted golden apple]]s
* Gives the following:
** {{EffectLink|Regeneration}} IV (0:30)
** {{EffectLink|Resistance}} (5:00)
** {{EffectLink|Fire Resistance}} (5:00)
* Glows like enchanted tools.

; [[Rabbit's foot|Rabbit's feet]]
* Brewed to make a Potion of Leaping.
* Creative only

; [[Blaze rod]]s
* Drops from [[blaze]]s.
* Ingredient to brewing potions.

; [[Blaze powder]]s
* Can be used to craft [[eyes of ender]] and magma cream.
* Ingredient for brewing potions.
* Crafted from [[blaze rod]]s.

; [[Ghast tear]]s
* Drops from [[ghast]]s.
* Ingredient for brewing [[Potion|potions]].

; [[Spider eye]]s
* Drop from spiders.
* Ingredient for brewing negative [[Potion|potions]].

; [[Fermented spider eye]]s
* Ingredient for brewing [[Potion|potions]].
* Makes negative versions of potions.

; [[Poisonous potato]]es
* Rarely drop [[potato|potato plant]]
* Restores {{hunger|2}} hunger and have a chance to [[poison]] the [[player]]

=== Mobs ===
; [[File:Wither JE1 BE1.png|64px]] [[Wither]]
* Cannot yet be created.
* Three-headed flying player-created boss mob shooting projectiles at any mob that isn't undead and players
* After spawning, it flashes blue, builds up health, grows slightly, and is invincible for a few seconds - Then it explodes and starts attacking players and mobs
* Each head can fire projectiles, so-called [[Wither#Wither Skull|wither skull]]s, at different targets - Projectiles explode on impact
* Shoots two kinds of projectile - a blue one from the little heads, targeting mobs, and a dark one from the big head targeting players
* When hit by projectiles, players get the ''Wither II'' effect, which acts like a slower poison effect that can kill and turns affected players' health bars' hearts black
* Constantly regenerates health
* Gains wither armor when taken down to half health, making it immune to arrows
* Drops a [[nether star]] when killed
* Darkens the sky when spawned in the Overworld

=== Creative inventory additions ===
* [[Spawn egg]]s:
** [[Ghast]]
** [[Blaze]]
** [[Ocelot]]
* [[Glowstone dust]]
* [[Gunpowder]]
* [[Redstone dust]] (brewing only)
* [[Slimeball]]
* [[Sugar]]
* [[Magma cream]]
* [[Apple]]
* [[Coal]]
* [[Charcoal]]
* [[Iron ingot]]
* [[Gold ingot]]
* [[Emerald]]
* [[Diamond]]
* [[Raw porkchop]]
* [[Cooked porkchop]]
* [[Steak]]
* [[Raw chicken]]
* [[Cooked chicken]]
* [[Baked potato]]
* [[Bread]]
* [[String]]
* [[Stick]]
* [[Beetroot]]
* [[Beetroot soup]] 
* [[Mushroom soup]]
* [[Boat]]s:
** Spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak variants
* [[Leather armor]]
* [[Chain armor]]
* [[Iron armor]]
* [[Gold armor]]
* [[Diamond armor]]

=== World generation ===
; [[The Nether]]
* Infinite in size, like in Java Edition.
* [[Nether portal]]s can also be up to 23×23 in size
* All items previously obtained through the [[Nether reactor]] are now available through their normal means.

; [[Nether fortress]]
* Generates in [[the Nether]].
* [[File:Blaze_JE1_BE1.png|48px]] Blazes spawn here.

=== Mobs ===
; [[Iron golem]]s
* Occasionally spawns in [[village]]s.
* Attack [[zombie]]s and other hostile mobs.
* Can be spawned by placing 4 [[iron block]]s and [[pumpkin]]s in a specific pattern.

; [[Snow golem]]s
* Can be crafted by placing two [[snow block]]s vertically and a [[pumpkin]] on top.
* Melts in hot [[biome]]s.
* Spreads [[snow]] around when it walks.
* Passive to the player, but throws [[snowball]]s at enemies.

; [[Ocelot]]s
* Can be tamed using [[Raw Cod|raw fish]].
** Tamed ocelots will scare off creepers and teleport to the player similarly to tamed [[Wolf|wolves]].

; [[Zombie villager]]s
* Villagers retain their profession and clothes, which appear tattered, and have a green wart on their noses.
* Added baby zombie villagers to

; [[Blaze]]s
* Hostile [[Nether]] mob.
* Flies and throws [[fireball]]s at players.
* Immune to [[fire]] damage.
* Weak to [[water]] and [[snowball]]s.

; [[Wither skeleton]]s
* Carry and rarely drop Stone swords when killed by players.
* Drop bones, coal, and rarely wither skulls.
* Give players Wither effect when hitting them.
* Spawn in [[nether fortress]]es.
* Will rarely, depending on difficulty, spawn with the ability to pick up armor, headwear, items, blocks, weapons, and tools - Armor and tools & swords are equipped automatically and will be exchanged for better gear when possible - Items that are picked up will have a 100% chance of dropping after dying - When killed, they drop what they are holding.
* All equipped gear is functional - Swords and tools do more damage on attacks, armor protects the mob.
* Rare tool drops are now damaged
* More advanced gear is more likely to spawn with mobs when playing on harder difficulties and rarely drops when the mob is killed by players

; [[Creeper|Charged creeper]]s
* Spawned when a lightning bolt strikes a creeper during a thunderstorm.

=== General ===
; Options
* Controller and keyboard support
* {{Version exclusive}}: Option to reverse the Sneak and Jump button's location.
* The jump button has been moved to the right side of the screen.
** Added a sneaking button in place of where the current jump button is.
*** These are the new default controls.
* Option to disable the auto-jump feature

=== Gameplay ===
; [[Hunger]]
* New food system.
** Most food items can now be stacked up to 64.
** There is now a food meter.
** Food no longer heals directly, but indirectly: if the food meter is above 90%, heals {{healthbar|1|9px}} every 4 seconds.
** Food level decreases when sprinting, jumping and when being hurt.
** If the food meter is at 0%, the player starves and loses {{healthbar|1|9px}} hearts every 4 seconds.

; [[Weather]]
* Rain
* Snowfall
* Thunderstorm

; [[Sprinting]] 
* New way to travel, activated by double-tapping {{control|forward}}.
* Gives the player a boost in speed.
* The player can now jump four blocks horizontally while sprinting.

; [[Sneaking]]
* Used for careful-necessary travels

; [[Brewing]]
* Used for making [[potion]]s
* [[Brewing Stand]] necessary

; [[Difficulty]]
* Peaceful
* Easy
* Normal
* Hard

; [[Item repair]]
* Anvil necessary

; Other
* Animation for switching [[blocks]] and [[items]]


== Changes ==
''This section lists changes from [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]], despite the fact that it was never released for Windows 10 Edition.''
=== Blocks ===
; [[Lava]]
* The player can now swim in them

; [[Nether Reactor]]
* Made useless, uncraftable, and removed from the crafting menu. If the player breaks a Nether reactor core, it still drops 3 diamonds and 6 iron ingots.

; [[Snow layer]]
* {{Version exclusive}}: Builds up multiple layers naturally through snowfall
* {{Version exclusive}}: Are now affected by gravity

; [[Leaves]]
* {{Version exclusive}}: Leaves in snowy taigas now appear frost-covered

=== Items ===
; [[Book]]
* Now use the updated crafting recipe, including leather

; [[Food]]
* Now restore [[hunger]] instead of [[health]]

=== Mobs ===
; [[Slime]]
* Now have particles when jumping
* Will now attack

; [[Magma cube]]
* Magma cubes and ghasts now spawn naturally
* Magma cubes now split when killed

; [[Zombie pigmen]]
* Zombie pigmen are now neutral
* Now spawn in the Nether

; [[Villager]]s
* Have a new AI

; All Mobs
* Burning mobs have a sizzling particle effect once extinguished       
* Hostile mobs will no longer attack while you're in creative mode                                                                                        
* Mobs will now drop [[experience]] when killed

=== Non-mob Entities ===
; [[Boat]]
* New inventory icons
** Now include paddles
** Different boat types' items now are their respective color

=== General ===
; Title screen
* Buttons now have a rocky texture
* Rotating player model with current skin with the player name above is now displayed
* Options button is now beneath the 'play' button to the left
** Button now reads 'options' rather than a wrench icon
* Skin selection tab relocated from options to a button on the title screen to the right of the options button
* Language button now uses the same icon as Java Edition
* Buttons are smaller and make up the current size of the 'play' button

; Graphics
** Tinted water - gradient from aqua to dark blue when viewed from a distance

; Scrollbar
* Always visible
* New texture

* Updated game logo
* Relocated pause and chat button

=== Gameplay ===
* Java Edition style survival inventory and crafting UIs
* Keyboard support
* Nine slots in hotbar, rather than 5–7

=== Options ===
* 6th view distance option

== Fixes ==
'''5 bugs fixed'''

* Touchpad implementation fixed on the Sony Xperia Play
* {{bug|MCPE-3671}} – You can't get out of lava<ref>{{reddit|sub=MCPE|3ejrk6/why_do_we_sink_in_lava_its_not_realistic_and_you|ctfownv|It should be fixed in 0.12 :)|mojang_tommo|July 25, 2015}}</ref>
* {{bug|MCPE-8750}} – Unable to enter new text upon removing formatting<ref>{{reddit|sub=MCPE|38qbbz/psa_you_can_type_in_your_username_do_not_do_this|crxt5vw|If you press delete a few times, and it doesn't work, try adding more colors, filling it with letters (40 or so) then deleting everything (keep pressing until it becomes white again). This fixed it for me after corrupting my name. Of course, a fix will be applied on the next release, but for now, try to fix it that way.|mojang_tommo|June 6, 2015}}</ref>
* {{bug|MCPE-8956}} – Baby zombie ride the cow
* {{bug|MCPE-9561}} – Ocelots cannot be tamed when using keyboard and mouse

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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