December 3, 2010 Status: Final release of the Alpha development phase Preceded by: Alpha 1.2.5 Succeeded by: Beta 1.0
This is arguably the most fun part of 1.2.6. Boats were made of wood and would shatter into sticks and planks if you looked at them wrong. However, they could travel up waterfalls. Minecarts had "boosters" using the famous glitch where two carts next to each other would propel you at insane speeds. No powered rails existed, so these glitches were essential infrastructure. minecraft 1.2.6 alpha