Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)
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Minecraft Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)
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Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;) [sic] is the second and final pre-release for Java Edition Beta 1.8, released on September 13, 2011.[1][2]
An earlier variant 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 12 version was publicly released.
Additions
General
- "Pick Block" can now be remapped.
- "Toggle Fog" can be remapped once again.
Changes
Blocks
- Cracked stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.
- Now have a tooltip.
- Name changed from "Grass".
- Mossy stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.
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- Now spread infinitely down, but do not spread if there are more than four other vine blocks nearby.
Items
- 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.
- Blocking now works in multiplayer.
Mobs
- Now apply Poison for a shorter duration on Normal and no longer apply it at all on Easy instead of applying the full duration regardless of difficulty.
- Now drop experience orbs when killed.
World generation
- Their density is now significantly decreased.
- Generate about 2.5 times as often.
- Increased stronghold count to three per map instead of one.
Gameplay
- Fog key mapped to F.
- F6 and F7 working as a result of left-in debug code not being removed.
- ⇧ Shift+ clicking while crafting makes as much as possible and moves it straight to player's inventory.
- 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.
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- Texture changed from
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General
- "Generated Structures" is now on by default.
Fog
- Adjusted fog strength at low altitudes to be less extreme.
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 farmland 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
- ↑ "The beta 1.8 pre-release 2 server is located here: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_8-pre2/minecraft_server.jar" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), September 13, 2011
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Sources
- Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;) — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3724283.