Beta 1.8

Beta 1.8 was a major update released on 16 December 2011, the first phase of the Update of Fun. It added things focused on exploration and building.

Additions

 * Clay bricks
 * Aged clay bricks
 * Clay stairs
 * Clay brick stairs
 * Brick stairs
 * Gate
 * Glass shard
 * Metal bar
 * Nocturnal spiders
 * Mines
 * Ravines
 * Building Mode; you have all materials at hand: a gamemode focused on building.
 * Rainforest
 * Forest
 * Swamp
 * Shrubland
 * Snowy Biome
 * Desert
 * Grassland

Changes

 * Removed all biomes from previous updates.