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Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 8

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1.18 Pre-release 8 (known as 1.18-pre8 in the launcher) is the eighth and final pre-release for Java Edition 1.18, released on November 24, 2021,[1] which fixes crashes and bugs.

Changes

Mobs

Ravagers

Fixes

7 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.18

  • MC-227537 – Crash: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSet.remove(Object)" because "$$4" is null.
  • MC-230866 – Eating whilst traveling through a Nether portal prints error in game log.

From the 1.18 development versions

  • MC-236783 – Parity issue: Ravagers still attack baby villagers in Java Edition.
  • MC-241991 – Game freezes without crash logs when upgrading from 1.12.2 to 1.18 pre-5.
  • MC-242375 – Cats no longer scare phantoms away.

From the previous development version

  • MC-242646 – Falling in the void and trying to respawn crashes the game.
  • MC-242647 – Crash for blocks finding block states: Missing Palette entry for index 6.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia

  • This update was released exactly 10 years after 11w47a, the first snapshot using the current naming format.
  • This is the third time to feature an eighth pre-release, after 1.13-pre8 and 1.16-pre8.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft 1.18 Pre-Release 8" – Minecraft.net, November 24, 2021.

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