The rd-161348 pre-Classic version was compiled on May 16, 2009, at 11:48 UTC. This is the last archived pre-Classic version.
While available in the Minecraft launcher, the copy there was last modified on August 6, 2013, so it is not the original. The launcher version also appears tampered, containing the terrain.png from Classic 0.0.13a and signature files from 2013.
Notably, attempting to play rd-20090515 in the launcher will instead download rd-161348, making it duplicated in the launcher.
Additions
Blocks
- Saplings – Pressing 6 selects a sapling.
- Saplings could not grow into trees at this time.
- The texture was intentionally obscured by Notch, who disliked it.
Changes
Blocks
- Planks – Texture updated.
World Generation
- Cliffs are now more common.
- Distant objects appear slightly darker.
Gameplay
- The game now runs in windowed mode again.
- Particle effects now follow the player’s location.
- Looking straight up shows the full particle, instead of a sliver.
Controls
- Crosshair (+) made thicker.
- Block preview in the top-right corner flipped.
Fixes
- Fixed a rendering glitch where the world became invisible at certain angles.
Trivia
- The launcher version uses textures from later Minecraft builds.
- The terrain.png in the launcher is dated May 21, 2009, 03:02 UTC+2 and is identical to the one used in Classic 0.0.13a.
- The “rd” prefix stands for RubyDung, Notch’s earlier game reused in Minecraft.
- This is the last pre-Classic version to use the “rd-” naming scheme.
- This version was the first to be duplicated in the launcher.