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Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha build 2

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v0.8.0 alpha build 2
Pocket Edition 0.8.0 build 2.png: Infobox image for Minecraft version 'v0.8.0 alpha build 2'

v0.8.0 alpha build 2 is the second build and first public build version released for v0.8.0.

Additions

Blocks

Beetroots

Items

Entities

Minecarts

General

Changes

Leaves

  • Side textures are no longer randomly rotated.

Rails

Powered rails

  • Are now craftable with six gold ingots, a stick, and redstone dust.

Removals

Main menu

  • Re-removed "Play on Realms" button.

Settings

  • Removed "Show craftable recipes first" toggle.
    • Is now always on by default.
  • Removed "Smooth lighting" toggle.
    • Is now always on by default.

Commands

  • Removed the commands that were present in v0.8.0 alpha build 1.

Fixes

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9 issues fixed

From released versions before 0.8.0

  • MCPE-5572 – Shooting a bow, throwing eggs/snowballs, and eating require block proximity.

Other

  • With the removal of the smooth lighting toggle, the textures of all blocks in a world are no longer randomly rotated when smooth lighting is off.
  • Fixed the displayed names of blocks of coal, wood, and wooden slabs.
  • Blocks of coal have been given their own numeric ID (173) and no longer override the ID of nether bricks (112).
    • Blocks of coal are no longer listed twice in the creative inventory.
    • Blocks of coal can no longer be crafted with four nether brick items.
    • Nether bricks once again have an associated block and item form.
    • Blocks of coal from build 1 are automatically converted to nether bricks.
  • Fixed the icons for all items in the inventory screen frequently becoming invisible.
  • Fixed the appearance of clocks and compasses in the inventory.
  • Fixed zombies, skeletons, creepers, and zombie pigmen moving significantly faster on land than intended.
  • Animals now consume five items per second instead of 20 per second when being fed.
  • The particles produced by eating food and breaking projectiles are once again affected by gravity.

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