Minecraft Infdev

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Minecraft Infdev refers to all versions of Infdev, released from February 27, 2010, to circa June 30, 2010. The major change in Infdev is the addition of infinite world generation. These updates also added various new blocks and items as well as trees and the brick pyramid.

Sand

• Re-added.

Gravel

• Re-added.

Signs

• Can be written on.

Ladders

• Can be climbed.

Doors

• Can be opened and closed.

Mob Spawners

• Spawn in dungeons.

Stairs

• Cobblestone and wood variant.

Golden apples

• Can be eaten.

Buckets

• Can pick up liquids.

Saddles

• Spawn in dungeon chests.

Arrows

• Re-added.

Shadows

• Added

Minecarts

• Can be ridden.

Rails

• Can have minecarts placed on them.

Generated structures

• Brick pyramids
• Obsidian walls

Far lands

• A line of obsidian blocks extending infinitely along the x and z axes.

Trees

• Reimplemented

Ores

• Now generate naturally.

Dungeons

• Spawn with mob spawners and loot chests.

Clouds

• Can now be 3D.

Options

• Fast/fancy graphics option toggle.

Suffocation

• The player now suffocates while stuck inside blocks.

Fire

• Now spreads to flammable blocks.

Grass

• Now spreads to nearby dirt blocks.

Cobblestone

• Now generates after water touches flowing lava.

Obsidian

• Now generates after water touched a lava source.

Lava

• Lava now only spreads 4 blocks instead of 8.

Bedrock

• Now generates at level 0.

Sand

• Now has a falling animation.

Entities

• Now save after a world reload.

Infinite worlds

• World now generate infinitely in every direction.

Starting House

• Removed

Caves

• Caves are even more regional, with truly Swiss cheese areas being possible but rare.
• Increased variety in tunnel thickness, increasing the odds of branches.
• Added natural gravel and dirt underground for more varied caves.
• Rooms now have 1–5 exits, instead of just 1, making natural hubs.

Water and lava lakes

• Springs, both water and lava, are more common.

The player

• Now drops their items upon death.
• Now dies after falling out of the world.

Daylight cycle

• Days are now slightly longer than nights.