Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release - Revision history

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	\| next = Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)		\| next = Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)
	\| nextparent = 1.0.0		\| nextparent = 1.0.0
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	'''Beta 1.8 Pre-release''' is the first pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8]], that was initially privately released and then leaked, on September 8, 2011. This is the first pre-release to become available in 2011.		'''Beta 1.8 Pre-release''' is the first pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8]], that was initially privately released and then leaked, on September 8, 2011. This is the first pre-release to become available in 2011.

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	'''[[Minecraft:Controls]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Controls]]'''
	* Holding ~~the~~ left ~~mouse button~~ with a weapon now only swings once.		* Holding {{mouse\|left}} with a weapon now only swings once.
	* Holding ~~the~~ right ~~mouse button~~ to place blocks is slightly slower than before.		* Holding {{mouse\|right}} to place blocks is slightly slower than before.
	* Player list in multiplayer, defaults to {{key\|Tab}}.		* Player list in multiplayer, defaults to {{key\|Tab}}.

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	* Added the brightness option.		* Added the brightness option.

	'''[[Minecraft:~~Particles (Java Edition)\|~~Particles]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Particles]]'''
	* Added {{code\|crit}}, {{code\|hugeexplosion}}, {{code\|townaura}}, and {{code\|depthsuspend}}.		* Added {{code\|crit}}, {{code\|hugeexplosion}}, {{code\|townaura}}, and {{code\|depthsuspend}}.
	** Performing a critical hit on any mob causes 'sparks' to fly.		** Performing a critical hit on any mob causes 'sparks' to fly.
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	'''[[File:Lava JE13.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lava]]'''		'''[[File:Lava JE13.png\|32px]] [[Minecraft:Lava]]'''
	* Texture changed from [[File:Lava JE12.png\|32px]].		* Texture changed from [[File:Lava JE12.png\|32px]].
	* Now when lava is touched by [[Minecraft:rain]], it emits ~~[[Minecraft:Particles (Java Edition)#Smoke\|~~smoke]] particles.		* Now when lava is touched by [[Minecraft:rain]], it emits smoke particles.

	'''{{Animate\|Birch Leaves JE1 BE2.png; Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png; Spruce Leaves JE1 BE2.png\|32px}} [[Minecraft:Leaves]]'''		'''{{Animate\|Birch Leaves JE1 BE2.png; Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png; Spruce Leaves JE1 BE2.png\|32px}} [[Minecraft:Leaves]]'''

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	\| image = Beta 1.8 Pre-release.png		\| image = Beta 1.8 Pre-release.png
	\| image2 = Beta 1.8 Pre-release menu.png		\| image2 = Beta 1.8 Pre-release menu.png
			\| date = September 8, 2011
	\| edition = Java		\| edition = Java
	\| type = Pre-release		\| type = Pre-release
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	\| compiled = September 8/9, 2011		\| compiled = September 8/9, 2011
	\| date = September 9, 2011		\| date = September 9, 2011
	{{Verify\|was it actually released on this day, or was the September 9th build only leaked just like the one from the 8th?}}-->		{{Verify\|was it actually released on this day, or was the September 9th build only leaked just like the one from the 8th?}}-->\| clientdl = [https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-beta/b1.8/pre/b1.8-pre1-081459.jar Client]
	\| clientdl = [https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-beta/b1.8/pre/b1.8-pre1-081459.jar Client]
	\| jsondl = [https://meta.celestia.sh/versions/v1/b1.8-pre1-081459.json .json]		\| jsondl = [https://meta.celestia.sh/versions/v1/b1.8-pre1-081459.json .json]
	\| serverdl = Server not archived		\| serverdl = Server not archived

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	{{about\|the pre-release version\|the privately released version\|Java Edition Beta 1.8 (preview)}}		{{about\|the pre-release version\|the privately released version\|Java Edition Beta 1.8 (preview)\|the reupload\|Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)}}
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	\| serverdl = Server not archived		\| serverdl = Server not archived
			\| java_manual = 5
	\| prev = Beta 1.8 (preview)		\| prev = Beta 1.8 (preview)
	\| prevparent = Beta 1.7.3		\| prevparent = Beta 1.7.3
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	* 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".

	'''[[Minecraft:~~Controls~~]] ~~Debug keys~~'''		'''[[Minecraft:Debug key]]s'''
			* Several debug keys were accidentally left in this release. These would be removed in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)\|reupload]].
	Several debug keys were accidentally left in this release. These would be removed in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)\|reupload]].		** {{key\|F9}} freezes the camera in its current position.
	* {{key\|F9}} freezes the camera in its current position.		** {{key\|F7}} moves time forwards.
	* {{key\|F7}} moves time forwards.		** {{key\|F6}}, while also turning back time, enables a strange "bouncy" movement. It locks the player's Y coordinate (meaning they cannot jump or fall). It makes the player accelerate relatively slowly when moving. The speed can be changed using mouse scroll, negative speeds revert the controls. Additionally, blocks lose their collision, however the player is still affected by solid blocks trying to push them out (as observed in normal gameplay), though if the player is moving quickly enough they can push all the way through a block. Strangely enough, negative speeds "suck" the player into blocks on collision.
	* {{key\|F6}}, while also turning back time, enables a strange "bouncy" movement. It locks the player's Y coordinate (meaning they cannot jump or fall). It makes the player accelerate relatively slowly when moving. The speed can be changed using mouse scroll, negative speeds revert the controls. Additionally, blocks lose their collision, however the player is still affected by solid blocks trying to push them out (as observed in normal gameplay), though if the player is moving quickly enough they can push all the way through a block. Strangely enough, negative speeds "suck" the player into blocks on collision.		** {{key\|N}} and {{key\|M}} change the view's rotation clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the rotation.
	* {{key\|N}} and {{key\|M}} change the view's rotation clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the rotation.		** {{key\|Y}} and {{key\|H}} decrease and increase the field of view, respectively. These keys seem to affect the field of view differently to how the FOV option does - the player's hand (or anything the player is holding) also becomes stretched as the field of view increases or decreases, which does not happen if the player changes the FOV option in the menu. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the field of view.
	* {{key\|Y}} and {{key\|H}} decrease and increase the field of view, respectively. These keys seem to affect the field of view differently to how the FOV option does - the player's hand (or anything the player is holding) also becomes stretched as the field of view increases or decreases, which does not happen if the player changes the FOV option in the menu. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the field of view.		** {{key\|I}} makes the player look up, {{key\|J}} looks left, {{key\|K}} looks down, and {{key\|L}} looks right. These movements are normally done by moving the mouse. This setting cannot be reset by holding any keys simultaneously.
	* {{key\|I}} makes the player look up, {{key\|J}} looks left, {{key\|K}} looks down, and {{key\|L}} looks right. These movements are normally done by moving the mouse. This setting cannot be reset by holding any keys simultaneously.		** {{key\|U}} and {{key\|O}} moves the third-person camera forwards and backwards, respectively. This setting cannot be reset by holding both keys simultaneously.
	* {{key\|U}} and {{key\|O}} moves the third-person camera forwards and backwards, respectively. This setting cannot be reset by holding both keys simultaneously.

	'''[[Minecraft:Sprinting]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Sprinting]]'''
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
			{{More images\|Add image(s) of glitched stronghold\|section=1}}
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Village.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:village]].		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Village.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:village]].
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Pig.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:pig]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Pig.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:pig]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Cow.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:cow]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Cow.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:cow]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Chicken.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:chicken]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Chicken.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:chicken]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Creeper.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:creeper]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Creeper.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:creeper]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Player.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:player]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Player.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:player]] model.
	Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched player in multiplayer.png\|Ditto in multiplayer.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched player in multiplayer.png\|Ditto in multiplayer.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Ghast.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:ghast]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Ghast.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:ghast]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Sky.png\|A glitched sky.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Sky.png\|A glitched sky.
	~~File:~~Render glitch in Beta 1.8 prerelease. (look at lava).png\|Lava render glitch (near the crosshair).		Render glitch in Beta 1.8 prerelease. (look at lava).png\|Lava render glitch (near the crosshair).
	Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched Squid.png\|Many glitched [[Minecraft:squid]] models.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched Squid.png\|Many glitched [[Minecraft:squid]] models.
	Beta 1.8 Pre-release error.png\|Screenshot failing to save in multiplayer.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release error.png\|Screenshot failing to save in multiplayer.

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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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	{{split\|reason=Split original and reupload into separate pages\|discussAnchor=Split original and reupload into separate pages}}		{{split\|reason=Split original and reupload into separate pages\|discussAnchor=Split original and reupload into separate pages}}
	{{Infobox version		{{Infobox version
	~~\| vernum = 1.8-pre1~~
	\| title = Minecraft Beta 1.8 Pre-release		\| title = Minecraft Beta 1.8 Pre-release
	\| image = Beta 1.8 Pre-release.png		\| image = Beta 1.8 Pre-release.png
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	\| next = Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)		\| next = Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;)
	\| nextparent = 1.0.0		\| nextparent = 1.0.0
	}}		}}<onlyinclude>
	<onlyinclude>

	'''Beta 1.8 Pre-release''' is the first pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8]], that was initially privately released and then leaked, on September 8, 2011. This is the first pre-release to become available in 2011.		'''Beta 1.8 Pre-release''' is the first pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8]], that was initially privately released and then leaked, on September 8, 2011. This is the first pre-release to become available in 2011.

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	=== Gameplay ===		=== Gameplay ===
	'''[[Minecraft:Controls]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Controls]]'''
	* Removed the ability to change the fog level under F		* Removed the ability to change the fog level under F.

	=== General ===		=== General ===

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	* Hills and mountains tend not to generate as much, except in the new extreme hills biome.		* Hills and mountains tend not to generate as much, except in the new extreme hills biome.
	* They are no longer aligned based on temperature and humidity, instead their distribution is random.		* They are no longer aligned based on temperature and humidity, instead their distribution is random.
	* ~~Now~~ sea level one block ~~lower~~.		* The sea level has been decreased by one block (64 to 63).

	'''{{BiomeLink\|Desert}}'''		'''{{BiomeLink\|Desert}}'''

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	{{about\|the pre-release version\|the privately released version\|Java Edition Beta 1.8 (preview)}}		{{about\|the pre-release version\|the privately released version\|Java Edition Beta 1.8 (preview)\|the reupload\|Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)}}
	~~{{Currently editing~~}}
	{{Lost version\|pre-reupload server}}		{{Lost version\|pre-reupload server}}
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	\| jsondl = [https://meta.celestia.sh/versions/v1/b1.8-pre1-081459.json .json]		\| jsondl = [https://meta.celestia.sh/versions/v1/b1.8-pre1-081459.json .json]
	\| serverdl = Server not archived		\| serverdl = Server not archived
			\| java_manual = 5
	\| prev = Beta 1.8 (preview)		\| prev = Beta 1.8 (preview)
	\| prevparent = Beta 1.7.3		\| prevparent = Beta 1.7.3
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	* 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".

	'''[[Minecraft:~~Controls~~]] ~~Debug keys~~'''		'''[[Minecraft:Debug key]]s'''
			* Several debug keys were accidentally left in this release. These would be removed in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)\|reupload]].
	Several debug keys were accidentally left in this release. These would be removed in the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release (reupload)\|reupload]].		** {{key\|F9}} freezes the camera in its current position.
	* {{key\|F9}} freezes the camera in its current position.		** {{key\|F7}} moves time forwards.
	* {{key\|F7}} moves time forwards.		** {{key\|F6}}, while also turning back time, enables a strange "bouncy" movement. It locks the player's Y coordinate (meaning they cannot jump or fall). It makes the player accelerate relatively slowly when moving. The speed can be changed using mouse scroll, negative speeds revert the controls. Additionally, blocks lose their collision, however the player is still affected by solid blocks trying to push them out (as observed in normal gameplay), though if the player is moving quickly enough they can push all the way through a block. Strangely enough, negative speeds "suck" the player into blocks on collision.
	* {{key\|F6}}, while also turning back time, enables a strange "bouncy" movement. It locks the player's Y coordinate (meaning they cannot jump or fall). It makes the player accelerate relatively slowly when moving. The speed can be changed using mouse scroll, negative speeds revert the controls. Additionally, blocks lose their collision, however the player is still affected by solid blocks trying to push them out (as observed in normal gameplay), though if the player is moving quickly enough they can push all the way through a block. Strangely enough, negative speeds "suck" the player into blocks on collision.		** {{key\|N}} and {{key\|M}} change the view's rotation clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the rotation.
	* {{key\|N}} and {{key\|M}} change the view's rotation clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the rotation.		** {{key\|Y}} and {{key\|H}} decrease and increase the field of view, respectively. These keys seem to affect the field of view differently to how the FOV option does - the player's hand (or anything the player is holding) also becomes stretched as the field of view increases or decreases, which does not happen if the player changes the FOV option in the menu. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the field of view.
	* {{key\|Y}} and {{key\|H}} decrease and increase the field of view, respectively. These keys seem to affect the field of view differently to how the FOV option does - the player's hand (or anything the player is holding) also becomes stretched as the field of view increases or decreases, which does not happen if the player changes the FOV option in the menu. Holding both keys simultaneously resets the field of view.		** {{key\|I}} makes the player look up, {{key\|J}} looks left, {{key\|K}} looks down, and {{key\|L}} looks right. These movements are normally done by moving the mouse. This setting cannot be reset by holding any keys simultaneously.
	* {{key\|I}} makes the player look up, {{key\|J}} looks left, {{key\|K}} looks down, and {{key\|L}} looks right. These movements are normally done by moving the mouse. This setting cannot be reset by holding any keys simultaneously.		** {{key\|U}} and {{key\|O}} moves the third-person camera forwards and backwards, respectively. This setting cannot be reset by holding both keys simultaneously.
	* {{key\|U}} and {{key\|O}} moves the third-person camera forwards and backwards, respectively. This setting cannot be reset by holding both keys simultaneously.

	'''[[Minecraft:Sprinting]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:Sprinting]]'''
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
			{{More images\|Add image(s) of glitched stronghold\|section=1}}
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Village.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:village]].		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Village.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:village]].
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Pig.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:pig]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Pig.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:pig]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Cow.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:cow]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Cow.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:cow]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Chicken.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:chicken]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Chicken.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:chicken]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Creeper.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:creeper]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Creeper.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:creeper]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Player.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:player]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Player.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:player]] model.
	Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched player in multiplayer.png\|Ditto in multiplayer.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched player in multiplayer.png\|Ditto in multiplayer.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Ghast.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:ghast]] model.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Ghast.png\|A glitched [[Minecraft:ghast]] model.
	~~File:~~Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Sky.png\|A glitched sky.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release Glitched Sky.png\|A glitched sky.
	~~File:~~Render glitch in Beta 1.8 prerelease. (look at lava).png\|Lava render glitch (near the crosshair).		Render glitch in Beta 1.8 prerelease. (look at lava).png\|Lava render glitch (near the crosshair).
	Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched Squid.png\|Many glitched [[Minecraft:squid]] models.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release glitched Squid.png\|Many glitched [[Minecraft:squid]] models.
	Beta 1.8 Pre-release error.png\|Screenshot failing to save in multiplayer.		Beta 1.8 Pre-release error.png\|Screenshot failing to save in multiplayer.