Halloween Update

The Halloween Update is the name for Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0, a major update released on October 30, 2010. The Nether was the most prominent feature of the update.

The update was announced on October 4, 2010 on Notch's blog.[1] A new type of block was announced on October 8, and on October 11 Notch posted a statement on his Twitter saying: "I just made the most unfair mob ever even more unfair. You will hate the Ghast."[2] On October 10, 2010, Notch posted the first image of the Nether on his blog.

On October 19, it was announced that there were six new block types (of which five had unique abilities), one new monster, a new dimension, and a couple of bug fixes.[3]