For developmental versions of 0.28, see Java Edition Classic 0.28/Development.
Note: This version is not available in the launcher and is considered lost.
0.28 was a version of Java Edition Classic released on October 27, 2009.[1] (Note that most screenshots show a texture pack enabled.)
Additions
General
- Re-added Creative mode.
- Gamemodes are now changed via a line in
Minecraft.class.
Mobs
- Drop 1–3 cloth when hit.
- Drop 0–2 mushrooms when killed.
- Reward the player with 10 points when killed.
- Are only available in Survival mode, which is disabled in this version.
Blocks
- Very hard.
- Drops 1 cobblestone when mined.
Changes
Blocks
Dark and light gray cloth are now darker.- Water and lava now display in the hotbar.
Changed the texture of TNT.
General
- Altered the level saving/loading code.
- Added ores, stone slabs, iron blocks, bricks, bookshelves, mossy cobblestone, and TNT to the creative inventory.
- Re-added menu and death screen shading.
- The rendering engine now supports 2 layers of transparency.[verify]
- Multiplayer
- Now works again.
- When the player stands near/inside another player, it pushes the player away slightly.
- It is possible to walk through a player, but it feels slightly "solid".
Gameplay
- General
- Higher FPS.
- Controls
- Left-click removes a block.
- Right-click adds a block.
- The hotbar no longer saves when a new level is generated.
- Pick-block now works, attack speed is no longer limited, and reach increased back to 5 blocks (Creative only).
- Arrow counter is hidden in Creative mode.
- Survival mode
- Only available through modding the client.
- Only sheep will spawn.
- Other mobs can still exist and still function as normal.
- TNT disappears upon detonation.
- Blocks do not drop items (although sheep still do).
Fixes
- Fixed exploit where someone logging in with an illegal name would cause players to disconnect.
From 0.24 SURVIVAL TEST
- Looking at glass now makes glass textures directly behind it disappear once again.[verify]
From 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST
- Slabs can be placed under slabs without them collapsing into a full block. (Still can't be placed on top though)
- Top slab texture is no longer invisible if there is a block directly above.
- Placing a block on a slab no longer causes it to become a double-slab.
From 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST
- Water and lava no longer display parts of other textures.
Gallery
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A screenshot with a texture pack.
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A town built in this version with a texture pack.
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Showcase of all available blocks with a texture pack.
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Custom made trees with a texture pack.
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The bug that allowed players to kill others in creative mode.
Trivia
- 0.28 is the only Late Classic version that is missing.
References
- ↑ "The skinny on the creative mode update" – The Word of Notch, October 27, 2009
