Minecraft 1.2.6 Alpha -

: Players could now obtain Ender Pearls by defeating Endermen, and Eyes of Ender were craftable. These items were pivotal for navigating and understanding the game's vast world and were essential for creating an End Portal.

To understand 1.2.6, you must understand the tension of late 2010. Notch (Markus Persson) had just introduced the Nether in Alpha 1.2.0 (the "Halloween Update"). It was buggy, terrifying, and largely empty. Over the next few weeks, updates 1.2.1 through 1.2.5 patched critical crashes. minecraft 1.2.6 alpha