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Java Edition Combat Test 8b

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The dedicated server for this version has a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.[1]
Minecraft Combat Test 8b
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Combat Test 8b is the eighth experimental version of a future combat revision.[2] Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2. This version was released only on Reddit, so it does not appear in the launcher or in any Minecraft.net blog post.

Combat Test 8 was released earlier for private testing.

Changes

Gameplay

Enchantments

  • Cleaving now adds +2/+3/+4 points of damage (was +1/+2/+3).

Trivia

  • Combat Test 8b has the same protocol version as Combat Test 8 and Combat Test 8c, which means these versions are cross-compatible with each other.
    • This is a rare time where 3 development versions have had the same protocol version.
  • Combat Test 8b has the same data version as 21w14a even though these versions should not be compatible with each other.
    • This means that they are compatible on singleplayer but not multiplayer.

Notes

  1. ↑ Unzip this file in the .minecraft/versions folder.

References

  1. ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Here we go again... Combat test snapshot 8b" – u/jeb_ on Reddit, August 21, 2020

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