Java Edition 2.0 (preview)
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This page documents a formerly unreleased version.
This version was never intended to be released to the public, but it is available in archived copies.
Minecraft 2.0
(preview)
(preview)

| Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date developed |
March 22, 2013 | ||||
| Type |
Preview | ||||
| Preview for | |||||
| Downloads | |||||
| Protocol version |
90 | ||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
| |||||
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A special preview version of Java Edition 2.0 was privately given to several YouTubers to be able to record videos before April Fools Day 2013.
Differences from the full release
Blocks
- Does not have a tooltip.
Mobs
Horse
- Reverts back to a regular cow after a relog.
Pigs, mooshrooms, cows, sheep and chickens
- Explosion done by overfeeding creates ghost items that cannot be picked up, along with real items.
- Tag
Headsdoes not get saved, which makes additional heads revert back to one head after a relog.
- Does not explode when going above Y=1000.
General
- A regular splash is always displayed regardless of whether the "APRIL FOOLS!" splash is activated.
- Speech bubbles have not been implemented yet.