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Java Edition 14w04b

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14w04b is the seventh snapshot for Java Edition 1.8, released on January 24, 2014,[1][2] to fix some of the bugs and crashes in 14w04a.

14w04b was reuploaded a few minutes later to fix issues with items and item frames.[3]

Fixes

14 issues fixed

From the 1.8 development versions

  • MC-44039 – Hidden capes reappear when going through a portal.
  • MC-45041 – setblock on a tile entity with "replace" doesn't seem to work.

From the previous development version

  • MC-45082 – Skin layers appear to be off when traveling through portals.
  • MC-45238 – Minecraft 14w03b - No Anvildamage to Players in any gamemode.
  • MC-45281 – Cloned command block crashes.
  • MC-45482 – Killing a mob always gives you a rare loot (100% chance).
  • MC-45496 – Server disconnects player when player takes damage from mob.
  • MC-45516 – Furnaces stop operating between launches.
  • MC-45528 – Grass under snow doesn't have the snowy texture.
  • MC-45552 – Item frames duplicate on (re)loading.
  • MC-45605 – Item frames do not give off a signal if placed on snow.
  • MC-45628 – Monster dungeons not spawning.
  • MC-45689 – Clock not showing in item frame.
  • MC-45747 – Item frames can't be placed and already placed drop down.

Trivia

  • 14w04b is the last Java Edition version in which the missing texture cannot be encountered in the vanilla game without resource packs.
  • 14w04b was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft snapshot 14w04b has just been released to fix things that called you funny names: https://mojang.com/2014/01/minecraft-snapshot-14w04a/" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), January 24, 2014
  2. ↑ "Minecraft snapshot 14w04b" (archived) by Dinnerbone – Mojang.com.
  3. ↑ Replying to "@Dinnerbone we cannot place item frames and items on the ground don’t rotate !" – @simnico971 on X (formerly Twitter), January 24, 2014: "@simnico971 Redownload it. Sorry." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X (formerly Twitter), January 24, 2014

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