Road to Minecraft 1.0, Day 130: Alpha 1.0.14 (Seecret Friday Update 7) and 1.0.15
Tuesday. Real date: 17 February 2026 Time machine: 30 July 2010 Recorded playtime: 24 hours, 13 minutes. Alpha 1.0.14 This update was announced as adding powered minecarts. That's the only addition Notch mentioned. The rest of it was secret. The secrets included: Chickens Eggs Discs Jukeboxes Chest minecarts The reintroduction of music! Currently includes calm1, calm2, calm3, piano1, piano2, and piano3. Some of these tracks are a bit different from how they sound today. The secrets weren't limited to new additions. Some existing mechanics were modified. Cactus grows Obsidian's blast resistance is buffed to 1,200 making it indestructible to TNT Arrows are crafted with flint instead of iron Overall, a pretty notable update! And we aren't quite done... Ironically, the new minecart mechanics intended to make powered minecarts possible also cause the booster exploit. Powered minecarts really aren't super useful, but the booster exploit allows for some seriously crazy s...
