Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 - Revision history

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	=== Gameplay ===		=== Gameplay ===
	'''[[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition\|Achievements]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Achievement (Java Edition)\|Achievements]]'''
	* Added Sniper Duel: "Kill a [[Minecraft:skeleton]] with an arrow at 50 meters".		* Added Sniper Duel: "Kill a [[Minecraft:skeleton]] with an arrow at 50 meters".

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	=== World generation ===		=== World generation ===
	'''{{EnvLink\|Far Lands\|link=Far Lands (Java Edition)}}'''		'''{{EnvLink\|Far Lands\|link=Far Lands (Java Edition)}}'''
			* Removed from vanilla gameplay.
	* Removed from vanilla gameplay. Due to noise intervals for terrain being fixed to not overflow at 32-bit integers~~, but still do~~ with ~~64-bit integers~~, the Far Lands have been moved way beyond vanilla bounds to X/Z ~~±53~~,~~905~~,~~378~~,~~846~~,~~979~~,~~747~~, making them completely unreachable without modding the game extensively.		** Due to noise intervals for terrain being fixed to not overflow at 32-bit integers [[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)#After Beta 1.8\|with a modulo patch]], the Far Lands have been moved way beyond vanilla bounds to X/Z ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897, making them completely unreachable without modding the game extensively.

	'''{{BiomeLink\|Seasonal forest}}'''		'''{{BiomeLink\|Seasonal forest}}'''

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	'''[[File:Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cracked stone bricks]]'''		'''[[File:Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cracked stone bricks]]'''
	* Occur naturally in strongholds.		* Occur naturally in strongholds.
			* Cracked stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.

	'''[[File:Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Mossy stone bricks]]'''		'''[[File:Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Mossy stone bricks]]'''
	* Occur naturally in strongholds.		* Occur naturally in strongholds.
			*Mossy stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.

	'''[[File:Cobblestone JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Infested block]]s'''		'''[[File:Cobblestone JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Infested block]]s'''
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	'''[[File:Stem Age 7 JE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin stem]]s'''		'''[[File:Stem Age 7 JE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin stem]]s'''
	* Are plants grown on [[Minecraft:farmland]] that, over time, grow [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin\|pumpkin]] on dirt, ~~mud~~ and ~~moss~~ blocks adjacent to them.		* Are plants grown on [[Minecraft:farmland]] that, over time, grow [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin\|pumpkin]] on dirt, grass and farmland blocks adjacent to them.

	'''[[File:Stem Age 7 JE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Melon stem]]s'''		'''[[File:Stem Age 7 JE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Melon stem]]s'''
	* Are plants grown on [[Minecraft:farmland]] that, over time, grow [[Minecraft:melon]] on dirt, ~~mud~~ and ~~moss~~ blocks adjacent to them.		* Are plants grown on [[Minecraft:farmland]] that, over time, grow [[Minecraft:melon]] on dirt, grass and farmland blocks adjacent to them.

	'''[[File:Melon JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Melon block]]'''		'''[[File:Melon JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Melon block]]'''
	* ~~Cannot be obtained~~.		* Currently only obtainable by crafting using 9 melon slices.

	=== Items ===		=== Items ===
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	'''[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE2.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]'''		'''[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE2.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]'''
	* Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.		* Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.
			'''[[File:Dead_Bush_JE1_BE1.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Dead bush\|Dead bushes]]'''
			* Now have a tooltip.

			'''[[File:Grass_Block_JE4.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Grass block]]'''

			* Name changed from "Grass".

	=== Items ===		=== Items ===

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	\|vernum=1.8		\|vernum=1.8
	\|edition=java		\|edition=java
	\|~~image~~=Beta 1.8.png		\|image1=Minecraft 1.8 trailer 1-6 screenshot.png
	\|~~image2~~=Beta 1.8 menu.png		\|image2=Minecraft Beta 1.8.png
			\|image3=Beta 1.8 menu.png
	\|name=[[Minecraft:Adventure Update]] <small>(Part 1)</small>		\|name=[[Minecraft:Adventure Update]] <small>(Part 1)</small>
	\|date=September 14, 2011		\|date=September 14, 2011
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	{{relevant guide\|Java Edition guides/Adventure Update: Part I}}		{{relevant guide\|Java Edition guides/Adventure Update: Part I}}

	'''Beta 1.8''', the first release of the '''[[Minecraft:Adventure Update]]''', is a ~~version of~~ [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta]] released on September 14, 2011,<ref>{{tumblr\|MCUpdate\|10199253666\|Minecraft Beta 1.8\|September 14, 2011}}</ref> which introduces features that focus mainly on fighting, exploration, and adventuring, as well as other aspects, and fixes bugs and crashes.		'''Beta 1.8''', the first release of the '''[[Minecraft:Adventure Update]]''', is a major update to [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta]] released on September 14, 2011,<ref>{{tumblr\|MCUpdate\|10199253666\|Minecraft Beta 1.8\|September 14, 2011}}</ref> which introduces features that focus mainly on fighting, exploration, and adventuring, as well as other aspects, and fixes bugs and crashes.

			Announced in June 2011, it was initially planned to be for [[Minecraft:Beta 1.7]], but was pushed back to this version. Because of the amount of new features, the rest of the new features was pushed to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.0.0\|Minecraft 1.0.0]] instead.

	== Additions ==		== Additions ==
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	'''{{EnvLink\|Far Lands\|link=Far Lands (Java Edition)}}'''		'''{{EnvLink\|Far Lands\|link=Far Lands (Java Edition)}}'''

	* ~~''De jure'' removed~~ from vanilla gameplay. Due to noise intervals for terrain being fixed to not overflow at 32-bit integers, but still do with 64-bit integers, the Far Lands have been moved way beyond vanilla bounds to X/Z ±53,905,378,846,979,747, making them completely unreachable without modding the game extensively.		* Removed from vanilla gameplay. Due to noise intervals for terrain being fixed to not overflow at 32-bit integers, but still do with 64-bit integers, the Far Lands have been moved way beyond vanilla bounds to X/Z ±53,905,378,846,979,747, making them completely unreachable without modding the game extensively.

	'''{{BiomeLink\|Seasonal forest}}'''		'''{{BiomeLink\|Seasonal forest}}'''
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	[[Minecraft:it:Java Edition Beta 1.8]]		[[Minecraft:it:Java Edition Beta 1.8]]
	[[Minecraft:ja:Java Edition Beta 1.8]]		[[Minecraft:ja:Java Edition Beta 1.8]]
			[[Minecraft:lzh:爪哇版復測版一點八]]
	[[Minecraft:nl:Beta 1.8]]		[[Minecraft:nl:Beta 1.8]]
	[[Minecraft:pt:Edição Java Beta 1.8]]		[[Minecraft:pt:Edição Java Beta 1.8]]

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	'''{{EnvLink\|Far Lands\|link=Far Lands (Java Edition)}}'''		'''{{EnvLink\|Far Lands\|link=Far Lands (Java Edition)}}'''

	* ~~The~~ Far Lands ~~was~~ moved to X/Z ±53,905,378,846,979,747, ~~way beyond the world limit of X/Z ±32,000,000 (Note: 32,000,000 is where the player gets kicked out of~~ the ~~world)~~.		* ''De jure'' removed from vanilla gameplay. Due to noise intervals for terrain being fixed to not overflow at 32-bit integers, but still do with 64-bit integers, the Far Lands have been moved way beyond vanilla bounds to X/Z ±53,905,378,846,979,747, making them completely unreachable without modding the game extensively.

	'''{{BiomeLink\|Seasonal forest}}'''		'''{{BiomeLink\|Seasonal forest}}'''

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	\|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.8/b1.8.jar Server]		\|serverdl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.8/b1.8.jar Server]
	\|exedl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.8/b1.8.exe .exe]		\|exedl=[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.8/b1.8.exe .exe]
			\|appletpage=minecraft.net/play
	\|prevparent=Beta 1.7		\|prevparent=Beta 1.7
	\|prev=Beta 1.7.3		\|prev=Beta 1.7.3

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	* Hills and mountains tend not to generate as much and now mostly only generate within the new extreme hills biome.		* Hills and mountains tend not to generate as much and now mostly only generate within the new extreme hills biome.
	* Biomes are no longer aligned based on temperature and humidity. Instead, their distribution is purely random.		* Biomes are no longer aligned based on temperature and humidity. Instead, their distribution is purely random.
	* The sea level has been decreased by one block.		* The sea level has been decreased by one block (64 to 63).
	* Biomes in worlds before Beta 1.8 were not saved. Therefore, every biome is regenerated within existing chunks upon entering an old world.		* Biomes in worlds before Beta 1.8 were not saved. Therefore, every biome is regenerated within existing chunks upon entering an old world.

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	\|nextparent=1.0.0		\|nextparent=1.0.0
	}}		}}
	~~<onlyinclude>~~
	{{relevant guide\|Java Edition guides/Adventure Update: Part I}}		{{relevant guide\|Java Edition guides/Adventure Update: Part I}}

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	'''[[Minecraft:World boundary]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:World boundary]]'''
	* Has now been reduced from 32,000,000 to 30,000,000.~~</onlyinclude>~~		* Has now been reduced from 32,000,000 to 30,000,000.

	'''[[Minecraft:Options]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Options]]'''

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	'''[[File:Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cracked stone bricks]]'''		'''[[File:Cracked Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Cracked stone bricks]]'''
	* Occur naturally in strongholds.		* Occur naturally in strongholds.
	* Cracked stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.

	'''[[File:Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Mossy stone bricks]]'''		'''[[File:Mossy Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Mossy stone bricks]]'''
	* Occur naturally in strongholds.		* Occur naturally in strongholds.
	*Mossy stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.

	'''[[File:Cobblestone JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Infested block]]s'''		'''[[File:Cobblestone JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone JE2 BE1.png\|32px]] [[File:Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Infested block]]s'''
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	'''[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE2.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]'''		'''[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE2.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]'''
	* Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.		* Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.
	~~'''[[File:Dead_Bush_JE1_BE1.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Dead bush\|Dead bushes]]'''~~
	* Now have a tooltip.

	~~'''[[File:Grass_Block_JE4.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Grass block]]'''~~

	* Name changed from "Grass".

	=== Items ===		=== Items ===

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	'''[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE2.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]'''		'''[[File:Oak Pressure Plate JE2.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wooden pressure plate]]'''
	* Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.		* Can now be placed on [[Minecraft:fence]]s.

	'''[[File:Dead_Bush_JE1_BE1.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Dead bush\|Dead bushes]]'''		'''[[File:Dead_Bush_JE1_BE1.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Dead bush\|Dead bushes]]'''
	* Now have a tooltip.		* Now have a tooltip.

	'''[[File:Grass_Block_JE4.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Grass block]]'''		'''[[File:Grass_Block_JE4.png\|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Grass block]]'''
	* Name changed from "Grass".

	~~'''[[File:Vines (N) JE1.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Vines]]'''~~		* Name changed from "Grass".
	* ~~Now spread infinitely down, but do not spread if there are more than four other vine blocks nearby~~.

	=== Items ===		=== Items ===
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	== Fixes ==		== Fixes ==
	'''17 bugs fixed'''		'''9 bugs fixed'''
	* The {{key\|Shift}} + click crash bug from [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2]] is fixed.		* The {{key\|Shift}} + click crash bug from [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2]] is fixed.
	* Fixed redstone circuits not working after {{cmd\|time set x}} glitch is now fixed in multiplayer.		* Fixed redstone circuits not working after {{cmd\|time set x}} glitch is now fixed in multiplayer.
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	* Fixed several crash bugs relating to pistons.		* Fixed several crash bugs relating to pistons.
	* Increased the z-buffer from 8-bit to 24-bit, fixing graphical issues with AMD graphics cards.		* Increased the z-buffer from 8-bit to 24-bit, fixing graphical issues with AMD graphics cards.
	* Fixed stairs, cactus, farmland, pressure plate, fence, cake, snow layer, button, and trapdoor items being too big.
	* Fixed [[Minecraft:endermen]] having client-side problems in multiplayer.
	* Sprinting with right-click or sneaking is now fixed.
	* Fixed [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
	* Fixed [[Minecraft:farmland]] rejecting melon and pumpkin seeds.

	=== Distance effects ===		=== Distance effects ===