Java Edition Beta 1.8.1

Minecraft Beta 1.8.1
Beta 1.8.1.png: Infobox image for Minecraft Beta 1.8.1 the version in Minecraft
Beta 1.8.1 menu.png: Infobox image for Minecraft Beta 1.8.1 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

September 15, 2011

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server (.exe)

Protocol version

17

Minimum Java version

Java SE 5

Beta 1.8.1 is the last version of Java Edition Beta, released on September 15, 2011,[1] to fix some of the bugs and crashes in Beta 1.8.

Changes

World generation

Mineshafts

Bugs

  • The player can hit mobs and other players from far away.

Fixes

2 bugs fixed

  • ⇧ Shift+ clicking into a full chest/inventory crashing the game fixed.
  • ⇧ Shift+ clicking items in and out of a dispenser crashing the game fixed.

Trivia

  • Beta 1.8.1 was the last update in the Beta stage of the game's development.
    • Despite their naming and the version they were originally intended for, the Beta 1.9 prereleases are generally not counted as part of the Beta stage.

Gallery

References

  1. "Minecraft 1.8.1 is up, fixing a shift click bug!"@notch (Markus Persson) on X (formerly Twitter), September 15, 2011

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