Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)
Minecraft Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;) [sic]
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| Release date |
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Other editions with a version "1.8-pre2":
Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;) [sic] is the second and last pre-release for Java Edition Beta 1.8, released on September 13, 2011.[1]
An earlier instance of this version, from September 12, 2011, has also been found. In the earlier version, dead bushes are missing their tooltip, but apart from that and some other minor code differences, this version is identical. It is unknown if the September 12th version was publicly released.
Changes
Blocks
- Now have a tooltip.
- Now spread infinitely down, but do not spread if there are more than four other vine blocks nearby.
- Cracked and mossy stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.
- Name changed from Grass to Grass Block.
Items
- Blocking now works in multiplayer.
- Can now be used on pumpkin seeds and melon seeds.
- Huge mushrooms can only be made if a mushroom is planted on grass or dirt.
Mobs
- Now apply Poison correctly instead of doing so regardless of difficulty.
- Now drop experience orbs when killed.
World generation
- Their density is now significantly decreased.
- To counter this change they generate about 2.5 times as often.
- Increased stronghold count to three per map instead of one.
Gameplay
- Some of the missing blocks are now on the creative selection screen.
- The player can no longer eat in Creative.
- Chickens and cows killed by burning now drop their cooked meat.
- Holding shift while grabbing a crafting output now automatically takes the maximum amount of outputs from the ingredients it was given.
General
- "Generated Structures" is now on by default.
Fog
- Adjusted fog strength at low altitudes to be less extreme.
- Fog key mapped to F.
- F6 and F7 working as a result of left-in debug code not being removed.
Fixes
7 bugs fixed
- Fixed Endermen having client-side problems in multiplayer.
- Sprinting with right-click or sneaking is now fixed.
- Fixed Furnace tile entity crash.
- Fixed leaving the crafting table with items on the grid creating phantom blocks.
- Fixed singleplayer chunk memory leak.
- Fixed vines and leaves crashing the game when placed in the Nether.
- Fixed farmlands rejecting melon and pumpkin seeds.
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Ok, so here's the second "pre-release," only use it if you know what to do with the JAR: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_8-pre2/minecraft.jar" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), September 13, 2011
