This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Halloween Update (Java Edition Alpha 1.2.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Alpha 1.1.x releases.
Mobs[]
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Name | Image | Habitat | Drops | Note |
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Ghast | The Nether |
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Zombie Pigman | The Nether |
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Creeper |
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Skeleton |
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Blocks[]
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Netherrack |
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Pumpkin |
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Jack o'Lantern |
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Nether Portal Block |
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Grass and Leaves |
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Items[]
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Clock |
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Glowstone Dust |
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Raw Fish |
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Cooked Fish |
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Fishing Rod |
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Structures[]
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Name | Image | Generates | Chests | Mobs | Description |
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Nether Portal |
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Glowstone blob |
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Biomes[]
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Name | Image | Description | Structures |
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The Nether |
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Desert |
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Savanna |
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Plains |
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Shrubland |
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Swampland |
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Seasonal Forest |
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Forest |
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Rain Forest |
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Tundra |
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Taiga |
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Gameplay[]
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Name | Description |
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Sunrise and Sunset | The sky now changes color during sunrise and sunset. |
Controls | F1 now enables you to hide your HUD. |
Music Tracks[]
New[]
Filename | Gameplay | Soundtrack Title | Track Preview |
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hal1.ogg | Survival | "Subwoofer Lullaby" | |
hal2.ogg | Survival | "Living Mice" | |
hal3.ogg | Survival | "Haggstrom" | |
hal4.ogg | Survival | "Danny" | |
nuance1.ogg | Survival | "Key" | |
nuance2.ogg | Survival | "Oxygène" | |
piano1.ogg | Survival | "Dry Hands" | |
piano2.ogg | Survival | "Wet Hands" | |
piano3.ogg | Survival | "Mice on Venus" |