Christmas Update

The Christmas Update was the first named update of the game Benocks, first released on 27 November 2010 and last updated on 1 December 2010. It added a whole host of things, the most prominent of which are Heaven and Hell, angels and devils (whom spawn in heaven and hell respectively). The first release of the update was Alpha 1.2.0 and the last was Alpha 1.2.3. The update was announced by Ben May on 10 November 2010.

History
As Benocks was a one man game and a one man company, Ben May himself promoted the update. It began on 8 November 2010, when May posted pictures on his Twitter account of him programming and testing Benocks. He announced on Twitter on 10 November 2010 that Alpha 1.2.0 would be the Christmas Update and it would add a whole host of things. He said there would be materials that would not be real life things, such as angel blocks (in heaven) and lava blocks (in hell). To get to these new dimensions, May announced on Twitter on 19 November 2010 that there would be a portal made out of a new material: Neutral Stone.

Legacy
Many say that the promotion of the Christmas Update was what launched Benocks off in its boom in 2011, leading it to become the most-played game of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and only just 2018.