Java Edition 1.8.1-pre1

1.8.1-pre1 is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.8.1, released on October 15, 2014.^[1]

Game rules

• doEntityDrops: Works like doTileDrops but applies to entities instead.^[2]

Jack o'lanterns

• Can be used to create iron golems and snow golems again.

Bows

• Bows are no longer upside down when held in the inventory.

Maps

• Changed some colors.

Potion of Leaping

• Can now be extended with redstone, like any other potion.

General

• No longer run from creepers.

Armor stands

• Added Marker tag.

Witch huts

• Newly generated witch huts can spawn witches on Y 64 to 71.
• This allows for three spawning floors in witch farms.

Game rules

• doTileDrops no longer affects entities.

Credits

• Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) and Michael Stoyke (Searge) are now mentioned in the credits.

Options

• Renamed "Multiplayer Settings" to "Chat Settings" from 1.5.x and lower.

Performance

• Various improvements.

65 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.8.1

• MC-3 – Player facing changes when passing through nether portals in certain cases.
• MC-1607 – Ghost End Portal in The End / Missing layer with AMD/ATI graphics cards.
• MC-6594 – Non-living entities (boats, minecarts, falling sand, item frames, paintings) drop items even if doTileDrops is set to false
• MC-37782 – Items held by witches are too small and held incorrectly.
• MC-45537 – Cannot place buttons under stairs or slabs, or on top of upside-down stairs or slabs.
• MC-46579 – Items are too high on the arm in 3rd person mode while sneaking.
• MC-48011 – Ender dragon experience drops are not affected by doMobLoot gamerule.
• MC-48130 – /fill replace command not filling when clicking tab.
• MC-49126 – Glowstone crystal formations are missing their bottom layers.
• MC-49538 – Achievement "Overpowered" Has misleading icon.
• MC-53718 – Chicken jockey riding inside chicken.
• MC-54551 – Resizing window while in Customized World Settings snaps back to Customized Settings page 1.
• MC-54707 – Command: /setblock minecraft:sign produces a confusing error message.
• MC-56574 – /tellraw open_url isn't showing url.
• MC-58307 – Air bubbles appear after drowning and still dead.
• MC-59216 – Unable to build iron golem and snow golem with jack o'lantern.
• MC-59360 – Levers pop off non-solid blocks.
• MC-62140 – 2 block tall flowers generated in previous version removes the 2nd block.
• MC-62758 – Tall flowers drop two items when block below is broken.
• MC-63466 – ⎈ Control +Pick Block gives a Steve head instead of a head with the owner's skin.
• MC-64082 – Enchantment options for individual players are reset after death. KeepInventory does not have any effect.
• MC-64427 – /worldborder , /scoreboard and /debug with invalid arguments don't print an error message.
• MC-64773 – /particle auto-completion.
• MC-64846 – Cannot extend Potion of Leaping to eight minutes using redstone in a brewing stand.
• MC-65603 – Ender dragon does not obey NoAI tag.
• MC-65834 – Snow layers placed against the side of a block are placed one block too far out.
• MC-65945 – Enderman blocks look weird when invisible.
• MC-66324 – /clone has incomplete syntax.
• MC-66658 – /kill does not tab auto-complete with a player's name.
• MC-66786 – Incorrect death message for dispensed harming potions.
• MC-66861 – when press ↹ Tab on /entitydata, players pop up.
• MC-66922 – <effect> argument in /effect does not show clear in help syntax.
• MC-68160 – Placing a colored banner on a cactus drops a black banner.
• MC-68247 – Beacon Beam disappears while looking upwards from it.
• MC-68400 – Creative Inventory vert. scrollbar changes without scrolling.
• MC-68654 – Tab Complete - /effect and /enchant.
• MC-68745 – /resourcepacks/ folder is not automatically created when initially starting the game.
• MC-68891 – Mobs think daylight sensor is a full block, causing them to jump while trying to get off it.
• MC-69266 – Snow layer placing behavior buggy and inconsistent.
• MC-69323 – Certain commands do not allow tab completing coordinate arguments.
• MC-69823 – /debug help text wrong.
• MC-69983 – Multiplayer Settings named wrongly.
• MC-69984 – The "Defaults" popup on the customized world generation options screen doesn't disable hovering over stuff behind it.
• MC-69989 – Debug worlds generate one column twice.
• MC-70054 – Rabbits don't follow players holding golden carrots or dandelions.
• MC-70111 – When a thrown enderpearl is in the air, it disappears after relogging.
• MC-70305 – "Sprint" is in the wrong category in controls screen.
• MC-70308 – Bottom outline is missing in the Controls screen buttons.
• MC-70338 – Hopper: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space - creating debug image whilst stitching textures.
• MC-70359 – Block breaking remains when eating/blocking with a sword.
• MC-70431 – Minecraft 1.8 skin bug! (Layered skin in the right arm, is not completely shown in first person).
• MC-70565 – When opening a chest in modded servers Minecraft crashes continuously.
• MC-70675 – End credits make no mention of Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) or Michael Stoyke (Searge).
• MC-71777 – /achievement take taking too many achievements.
• MC-71981 – Uploading a hardcore world to Realms retains auto-ban.
• MC-72583 – doTileDrops affects item frames.
• MC-72868 – Mobs glitch through the ground under certain conditions.
• MC-72869 – The 'Defaults' button on the Customized world screen does not disable itself after use.
• MC-72871 – Resizing the game makes buttons on "Defaults" popup on Customized world GUI disappear.

From the 1.8 development versions

• MC-46809 – /say not showing villager entity data if 'CustomName' provided.
• MC-47987 – Entering a mobs view in spectator mode does not change if world is changed.
• MC-61844 – Creepers target iron golems, causing terrain damage without interaction of a player.
• MC-64598 – Creative search tab text becomes offset.
• MC-65276 – Bow is upside down when held.
• MC-70992 – textures_X.png in .minecraft directory.

• This version was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.