Players who managed to get hands-on time with these exclusive builds reported mechanics that were subsequently removed or tweaked before the public 1.0.3 drop. The most notable was the behavior of Redstone (then often called "Red Ore" by the community). In the exclusive press builds, Redstone mechanics were rawer; early demonstrations showed signal propagation distances that were nerfed in the public release to balance server performance.
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