Minecraft beta download
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Minecraft beta
Beta
Starting Version
1.0 (December 20, 2010)
Current Version
1.9-pre6 (November 11, 2011)
It was preceded by Alpha, announced on Notch's blog on December 11, 2010, and released nine days later on December 20, 2010.[1]When Minecraftentered this stage, the game saw a 50% price increase (to $19.50), therefore making the game cost 25% off of the full price.
Features[]
- New Minecraft logo and launcher.
 - New animated background for main menu.
 - Achievements and statistics.
 - Server-side inventory.
 - Creative
 - Weather: Rain and snow.
 - Rewritten biome codes.
 - More variety in trees.
 - New lighting mechanics.
 - Voidparticles, explosions, water bubbles, an improved sunrise/sunset, and other new graphical effects.
 - Naturally generated structures such as Strongholds, Abandoned Mineshafts, and Villages.
 - New mobs, including Squid, Endermen, Silverfish, Cave Spiders, and Wolves.
 - New health mechanic using hunger and stackable food items.
 - New combat mechanics such as critical hits