{{relevant guide|Java Edition guides/Halloween Update}}
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[https://archive.org/download/Minecraft-JE-Alpha/a1.2.0/a1.2.0.jar Reuploaded client] ([https://archive.org/download/Minecraft-JE-Alpha/a1.2.0/a1.2.0.json .json]) |prevparent=Alpha v1.1.0 |prev=Alpha v1.1.2_01 |next=Alpha v1.2.0_01 |nextparent=Beta 1.0 }}
{{relevant guide|Java Edition guides/Halloween Update}}
'''Alpha v1.2.0''', also known as the '''[[Halloween Update]]''', is a major update to {{JE}}. It was released with [[Alpha server 0.2.2|server 0.2.2]] on October 30, 2010,[[wordofnotch:1441206676|The Halloween Update is out!]] – The Word of Notch, October 30, 2010 at 20:53 UTC.[https://archive.org/download/MinecraftIRCLogs2010/%23minecraft.20101030.full.log #minecraft.20101030.full.log] – Minecraft IRC logs. "''[10/30/2010 4:53:43 PM] I just uploaded the halloween update client''". [UTC−4] It primarily added [[the Nether]] along with new Nether-exclusive mobs and blocks. It also added [[fishing]], a new terrain generator, and other changes and fixes. Alpha v1.2.0 was re-uploaded immediately after release to prevent the game still saying "do not distribute" in the [[main menu]].[https://archive.org/download/MinecraftIRCLogs2010/%23minecraft.20101030.full.log #minecraft.20101030.full.log] – Minecraft IRC logs. "''[10/30/2010 4:55:39 PM] Awww, I forgot to fix the title screen''", "''[10/30/2010 4:55:43 PM] it still says do not distribute''". [UTC–4] This version is listed in the [[launcher]], but only [[Alpha v1.2.0_02]] is downloaded instead.{{bug|MCL-1421}} == Additions == {{Additions table |Netherrack |Soul Sand |Glowstone |Carved Pumpkin |Jack o'Lantern |Nether Portal |Clock |Glowstone Dust |Cooked Fish |Raw Fish }} === Blocks === ; [[File:Netherrack JE1.png|32px]] [[Netherrack]] ; [[File:Soul Sand JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Soul sand]] ; [[File:Glowstone JE1.png|32px]] [[Glowstone]] ; [[File:Carved Pumpkin JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Carved pumpkin]] ; [[File:Jack o'Lantern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Jack o'lantern]] ; [[File:Nether Portal JE1.png|32px]] [[Nether Portal (block)|Nether portal]] === Items === ; [[File:Clock JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Clock]] * Craftable item that tells the time. ; [[File:Glowstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Glowstone dust]] ; [[File:Cooked Cod JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Cooked fish]] ; [[File:Raw Cod JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Raw fish]] === Mobs === ; [[File:Ghast JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Ghast]] * Large white [[mob]]s that float around in [[the Nether]]. * Shoots fireballs at the [[player]]. ** The fireballs use [[snowball]] texture when shot. ; [[File:Pigman.png|28px]] [[Pigman]] * [[File:Pigman (texture) JE1.png|48px]] The texture of pigmen has been added to mobs/pigman.png. ; [[File:Zombified Piglin JE2.png|32px]] [[Zombie pigmen]] * When one zombie pigman is attacked, all nearby pigmen retaliate and attack the [[player]]. * Hold [[gold sword]]s.This change occurred between the [[Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0 (preview)|Alpha v1.2.0 preview]] and the full release of Alpha v1.2.0. === World generation === * New terrain generator, featuring [[biome]]s. ; {{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes|text=The Nether}} * A dimension with [[lava]], [[ghast]]s, and [[zombie pigmen]]. ; {{BiomeLink|Desert}} * A biome with sand and cacti. [[Ice desert]]s can also be found in the code, but they're unused. ; {{BiomeLink|Tundra}} * A cold biome with snow and ice. There's barely any trees as well. === Gameplay === ; [[File:Fishing Rod JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Fishing]] === General === * Added new music tracks and sound effects. ; [[Splash]] * Added new splashes: ** Slow acting portals! ** Try the Nether! ** Don't look directly at the bugs! ** Oh, ok, Pigmen! ** Finally with ladders! ** Scary! == Changes == === Blocks === ; [[Stairs]] and [[furnace]]s * Now face the same direction as the player when placed. ; [[File:Grass Block JE3.png|32px]] [[Grass block]] * Is now darker in shade, and its color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values. ; [[File:Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[Leaves]] * Are now darker in shade, and their color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values. * Decaying no longer occurs. This was a bug that was fixed in [[Java Edition Alpha v1.2.3|Alpha 1.2.3]] on November 24, 2010. === Mobs === ; [[Mob]]s * Higher lighting values are required the deeper they are to keep mobs from spawning. ; [[File:Skeleton JE2.png|32px]] [[Skeleton]]s * Now hold [[bow]]s. ; [[Slime]]s * Completely removed from mob spawning code. === World generation === * Fake chunks spawn at 32,000,000 blocks instead of the void. ** They cannot be interacted with. ** They are not solid. ** Lighting stops working. ** Trees, flowers, grass, and dungeons stop generating behind this point. === Gameplay === ; [[Sunrise]] * Now creates a red glow at the horizon. ==== [[Sky]] ==== * Color is now dependent on temperature/humidity values. ; [[Heads-up display]] * Pressing {{key|F1}} hides the HUD and the view-model from the person's view. In third person mode, pressing {{key|F1}} creates a view looking back at the player's own face. ; [[Player]] * The "ough" sound no longer plays when the player takes damage. This was a bug that was fixed the next day in a small patch in [[Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0 02|Alpha 1.2.0_02]] on October 31, 2010. === General === ; [[Title screen]] * Changed ''Minecraft'' logo from [[File:Java Edition logo 5.png|x20px]] to [[File:Java Edition logo 6.png|x20px]]. == Removals == === General === * Removed [[winter mode]]. ; [[Java Edition distance effects/Historical effects|Distance effects]] * Due to the removal of winter mode and therefore snow, it no longer becomes visually distorted at great heights. == Fixes == ; From the current version, hotfixed * Game still says "do not distribute" on title screen.This change occurs in the reupload of this version. == Gallery == Minecraft Webpage Alpha 1.2.0.jpg|A nether portal in this version. == Notes == {{reflist|group=note}} == References == {{reflist}} == Navigation == {{Navbox Java Edition versions|Alpha}} [[de:Alpha v1.2.0]] [[es:Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0]] [[fr:Historique des versions Java/Alpha#1.2.0]] [[ja:Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0]] [[lzh:爪哇版首測版一點二點〇]] [[nl:Alpha 1.2.0]] [[pt:Edição Java Alpha v1.2.0]] [[ru:Alpha v1.2.0 (Java Edition)]] [[uk:Alpha v1.2.0 (Java Edition)]] [[zh:Java版Alpha v1.2.0]]