{{Lost version}}
{{Infobox version
|title=0.0.23a
|edition=Java
|prefix=Classic
|date=July 11, 2009
|server=[[Classic server 1.8.2|1.8.2]]
|clientdl=Client not archived
|prev=0.0.22a_05
|prevparent=0.0.22a
|next=0.0.23a_01
|nextparent=0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST
}}

'''0.0.23a''' is a version of [[Java Edition Classic]] released on July 11, 2009, at around 14:16 UTC.<ref>[[wordofnotch:139648279|"Back in the saddle, client 0.0.23a is out"]] – The Word of Notch, July 11, 2009</ref><ref>[[#logs|IRC logs]]: "''A9:16:20 * Notch changes topic to 'http://www.minecraft.net  |  Client 0.0.23a is out with new options and the ability to remap keys''" (14:16:20 UTC)</ref>

== Additions ==
; [[Options]] menu
* Customizable [[controls]].<ref name="options">[[#logs|IRC logs]]: "''A9:16:30 <Rock_D> huh, options?''", "''A9:16:39 <Adura> Via Esc''" [...] "''A9:28:01 <CheeToS> I like the new esc menu buttons''" (14:16 to 14:28 UTC)</ref>
** Controls can be edited by navigating through the [[pause menu]] opened by pressing {{key|Esc}}.<ref name="options"/><ref>[[#logs|IRC logs]]: "''A9:16:47 <PuyoDead> hey, I like the new buttons''" (14:16:47 UTC)</ref>
** [[Player]]s can no longer move with the arrow keys by default, instead, they move using WASD keys.
** Pressing {{key|F}} no longer toggles the render distance.<ref>[[#logs|IRC logs]]: "''A9:21:23 <PuyoDead> wait, does F still do that as well?''" [...] "''A9:21:32 <CheeToS> PuyoDead: no''" [...] "''A9:22:36 <PuyoDead> awwww... I really, REALLY needed that key for render distance.''" (14:20 to 14:22 UTC)</ref> as it is now set as an option.<ref>[[#logs|IRC logs]]: "''A9:20:06 <CheeToS> Notch: aw man, you removed the varying render distances? I found it EXTREMELY useful :\''" [...] "''A9:20:18 <08Notch> no, it's still there!''" [...] "''A9:20:26 <08Notch> under options, though''" (14:20 UTC)</ref>
* There are now separate options to turn off/on sounds and music.
* FPS meter removed unless the "Show FPS" option is set.<ref>[[#logs|IRC logs]]: "''A10:37:40 <Quatroking> where's my FPS counter''", "''A10:37:46 <citricsquid> escape > options''" (15:37:40 UTC)</ref>
* Clicking a player's name under the Tab menu pastes their name into the chat.<ref>[[wordofnotch:139648279|"Back in the saddle, client 0.0.23a is out"]] – The Word of Notch, July 11, 2009</ref>

== Changes ==
; [[Menu screen]]
* Changed texture for menu buttons.

; [[Water]] and [[lava]]
* [[Sand]] and [[gravel]] no longer "fall" on top of [[water]] or [[lava]] as if it were a solid block.
** Instead, they fall through the liquid, and the liquid replaces the location where the block was placed.
** This liquid was stationary but flows once updated.

; Movement
* Pressing the {{key|windows}} key no longer allows for jumping.

== Trivia ==
* Classic 0.0.23a has the highest minor version number of all ''Java Edition'' versions, at "23". The highest in ''Java Edition'' Alpha is "17", with [[Alpha v1.0.17]]; the highest in ''Bedrock Edition'' is "221", with [[Bedrock Edition 1.16.221|1.16.221]]; the highest in ''Bedrock Edition'' development versions is "230" with [[Bedrock Edition 1.17.0|1.16.230 beta]]; and the highest in the full release of Java Edition is "10", with [[1.7.10]].

== References ==
* {{anchor|logs}}[https://archive.org/download/Minecraft_IRC_Logs_2009/DBN-IRC-Logs/ IRC logs] on Archive.org; #minecraft.20090711.log. July 11, 2009 (UTC&minus;5).
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