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|name=Update 1.8.8
|name=Update 1.8.8
|date='''''Xbox 360'', ''Xbox One'', ''PlayStation 3'', and ''PlayStation 4'' editions''': December 18, 2015<br>'''''PlayStation Vita'' Edition''': December 21, 2015<br>'''''Wii U'' Edition''': February 26, 2016
|date='''''Xbox 360'', ''Xbox One'', ''PlayStation 3'', and ''PlayStation 4'' editions''': December 18, 2015<br>'''''PlayStation Vita'' Edition''': December 21, 2015<br>'''''Wii U'' Edition''': February 26, 2016
|version=[[Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition TU31]]<br>[[Minecraft:Xbox One Edition CU19]]<br>[[Minecraft:PlayStation 3 Edition 1.22]]<br>[[Minecraft:PlayStation 4 Edition 1.22]]<br>[[Minecraft:PlayStation Vita Edition 1.22]]<br>[[Minecraft:Wii U Edition Patch 3]]
|version=
* [[Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition TU31]]
* [[Minecraft:Xbox One Edition CU19]]
* [[Minecraft:PlayStation 3 Edition 1.22]]
* [[Minecraft:PlayStation 4 Edition 1.22]]
* [[Minecraft:PlayStation Vita Edition 1.22]]
* [[Minecraft:Wii U Edition Patch 3]]
|next=[[Minecraft:October 2016 Update]]
|next=[[Minecraft:October 2016 Update]]
}}
}}
'''Update 1.8.8''' is an update to all [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Editions]] except [[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch Edition]]. It adds features from the [[Minecraft:Bountiful Update]].
'''Update 1.8.8''' is an update to all [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]]s except [[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch Edition]]. It adds features from [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]] and the [[Minecraft:Bountiful Update]].


== Additions ==
== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
=== Blocks ===
* Added [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:polished granite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:polished andesite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:polished diorite]], [[Minecraft:prismarine]], [[Minecraft:dark prismarine]], [[Minecraft:prismarine bricks]], [[Minecraft:red sand]], [[Minecraft:red sandstone]], [[Minecraft:smooth red sandstone]], [[Minecraft:chiseled red sandstone]], [[Minecraft:red sandstone stairs]], [[Minecraft:sea lantern]]s, [[Minecraft:wet sponge]], [[Minecraft:slime block]]s, [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:acacia leaves]], [[Minecraft:dark oak leaves]], [[Minecraft:acacia sapling]]s, [[Minecraft:dark oak sapling]]s, and [[Minecraft:barrier]]s.
* {{BlockLink|Podzol}}
* {{BlockLink|Granite}}
* {{BlockLink|Polished granite}}
* {{BlockLink|Andesite}}
* {{BlockLink|Polished andesite}}
* {{BlockLink|Diorite}}
* {{BlockLink|Polished diorite}}
* {{BlockLink|Prismarine}}
* {{BlockLink|Dark prismarine}}
* {{BlockLink|Prismarine bricks}}
* {{BlockLink|Red sand}}
* {{BlockLink|Red sandstone}}
* {{BlockLink|Smooth red sandstone}}
* {{BlockLink|Chiseled red sandstone}}
* {{BlockLink|Red sandstone stairs}}
* {{BlockLink|Sea lantern}}
* {{BlockLink|Wet sponge}}
* {{BlockLink|Slime block}}
* {{BlockLink|Coarse dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Packed ice}}
* {{BlockLink|Acacia leaves}}
* {{BlockLink|Dark oak leaves}}
* {{BlockLink|Acacia sapling}}
* {{BlockLink|Dark oak sapling}}
* {{BlockLink|Barrier}}
* {{BlockLink|Blue orchid}}
* {{BlockLink|Azure bluet}}
* {{BlockLink|Red tulip}}
* {{BlockLink|Orange tulip}}
* {{BlockLink|White tulip}}
* {{BlockLink|Pink tulip}}
* {{BlockLink|Oxeye daisy}}
* {{BlockLink|Sunflower}}
* {{BlockLink|Lilac}}
* {{BlockLink|Poppy}} (replaces roses)
* {{BlockLink|Rose bush}}
* {{BlockLink|Peony}}
* {{BlockLink|id=tall grass|Tall Grass|Double tall grass}}
* {{BlockLink|Large fern}}


=== Items ===
=== Items ===
* Added [[Minecraft:armor stands]], [[Minecraft:raw rabbit]], [[Minecraft:cooked rabbit]], [[Minecraft:rabbit stew]], [[Minecraft:raw mutton]], [[Minecraft:cooked mutton]], [[Minecraft:rabbit's feet]], [[Minecraft:rabbit hide]], [[Minecraft:potions of Leaping]], [[Minecraft:potions of Water Breathing]], [[Minecraft:salmon]], [[Minecraft:cooked salmon]], [[Minecraft:clownfish]], [[Minecraft:pufferfish]], [[Minecraft:blue orchids]], [[Minecraft:allium]]s, [[Minecraft:azure bluet]]s, [[Minecraft:tulips]], [[Minecraft:oxeye daisies]], [[Minecraft:sunflowers]], [[Minecraft:lilacs]], [[Minecraft:poppies]] (replace roses), [[Minecraft:rose bushes]], [[Minecraft:peonies]], double [[Minecraft:tall grass]], large [[Minecraft:ferns]], [[Minecraft:prismarine crystals]], and [[Minecraft:prismarine shards]].
* {{ItemLink|Armor stand}}
* [[Minecraft:Spawn egg]]s in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode for [[Minecraft:rabbits]], [[Minecraft:endermites]], and [[Minecraft:guardians]].
* {{ItemLink|Raw rabbit}}
* {{ItemLink|Cooked rabbit}}
* {{ItemLink|Rabbit stew}}
* {{ItemLink|Raw mutton}}
* {{ItemLink|Cooked mutton}}
* {{ItemLink|Rabbit's foot}}
* {{ItemLink|Rabbit hide}}
* {{ItemLink|Potion of Leaping}}
* {{ItemLink|Potion of Water Breathing}}
* {{ItemLink|Raw salmon}}
* {{ItemLink|Cooked salmon}}
* {{ItemLink|id=tropical fish|Clownfish}}
* {{ItemLink|Pufferfish}}
* {{ItemLink|Prismarine crystals}}
* {{ItemLink|Prismarine shard}}
* {{ItemLink|Rabbit spawn egg}}
* {{ItemLink|Endermite spawn egg}}
* {{ItemLink|Guardian spawn egg}}


=== Mobs ===
=== Mobs ===
* [[Minecraft:Endermite]], [[Minecraft:guardian]], [[Minecraft:elder guardian]], [[Minecraft:rabbit]], [[Minecraft:chicken jockey]].
* {{EntityLink|Endermite}}
* [[Minecraft:Rabbit]]s have new models.{{more info|There are potential other changes}}
* {{EntityLink|Guardian}}
* {{EntityLink|Elder guardian}}
* {{EntityLink|Rabbit}}
* {{EntityLink|Chicken jockey}}


=== World generation ===
=== World generation ===
'''[[Minecraft:Structure]]s'''
'''[[Minecraft:Structure]]s'''
* Added [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]s
* {{EnvLink|id=ocean-monument|Ocean monument}}


'''[[Minecraft:Biome]]s'''
'''[[Minecraft:Biome]]s'''
* Added Mesa, Mega Taiga, Roofed Forest, Birch Forest, Forest, Savanna, Extreme Hills+, Deep Ocean, Snowless Taiga, and 20 new technical biomes.
* {{BiomeLink|id=Badlands|Mesa}}
* {{BiomeLink|id=Old Growth Pine Taiga|Mega taiga}}
* {{BiomeLink|id=Dark Forest|Roofed forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Birch forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
* {{BiomeLink|id=Windswept Forest|Extreme hills+}}
* {{BiomeLink|Deep ocean}}
* {{BiomeLink|id=Taiga|Snowless taiga}}
* 20 technical biomes
* Terrain generation changes to [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
* Terrain generation changes to [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
* Added a new [[Minecraft:tutorial world]]


=== Enchantments ===
=== Enchantments ===
* Added [[Minecraft:Luck of the Sea]], [[Minecraft:Lure]], and [[Minecraft:Depth Strider]]
* [[Minecraft:Luck of the Sea]]
* [[Minecraft:Lure]]
* [[Minecraft:Depth Strider]]
 
=== Creative Inventory ===
* Added [[Minecraft:mossy stone brick]], [[Minecraft:cracked stone brick]], and [[Minecraft:chiseled stone brick]] variants of [[Minecraft:Infested Block|silverfish blocks]] to the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]]
== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[Minecraft:Activator rail]]s'''
* If powered, they now dismount [[Minecraft:entities]] riding [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.
 
'''All [[Minecraft:acacia]] and [[Minecraft:dark oak]] related blocks '''
* Are now obtainable in Survival mode.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Anvil]] '''
* Repairing has been rebalanced.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Button]]s '''
* Can now be placed on the top and bottom of blocks.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Cauldron]]s '''
* Will put out burning entities if filled with water, taking away one water level each time.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Cracked stone brick]]s and [[Minecraft:sponge]]s '''
* Are now obtainable via smelting.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Dispenser]]s'''
* Can place [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s or [[Minecraft:wither skeleton skull]]s to spawn [[Minecraft:iron golem]]s, [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s, and [[Minecraft:wither]]s, provided the body is built in a valid configuration.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Furnace]]'''
* When it runs out of fuel, the smelting progress will rewind at 2× speed.
* Empty furnaces will only accept fuel and empty [[Minecraft:bucket]]s in the fuel slot.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Huge mushroom]]s'''
* When harvested with Silk Touch enchantment, now drop blocks with corresponding mushroom texture (red or brown) on all sides, rather than the one with spores.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Monster Spawner]]s '''
* Can now have the mob they spawn change by placing the corresponding [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]
 
'''[[Minecraft:Mossy Cobblestone|Moss stone]], [[Minecraft:mossy stone brick]]s, and [[Minecraft:chiseled stone brick]]s '''
* Are now obtainable via crafting.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Redstone comparator]]s '''
* Can now detect the rotation of an item in an [[Minecraft:item frame]] and output an equivalent power signal.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Sponge]]s '''
* Are now obtainable in survival mode and now soak up contiguous water source blocks out to a [[Minecraft:taxicab distance]] of 5 when placed, thereupon turning into a new wet sponge.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Wooden fence]]s'''
* No longer connect to [[Minecraft:Nether brick fence]]s.
 
=== Items ===
* [[Minecraft:Arrow]]s decelerate much more quickly underwater and extinguish if on fire.
* Updated audio for [[Minecraft:minecart]]s.
* [[Minecraft:Poppy]] and [[Minecraft:dandelion]] now only yield 1 dye item instead of 2.
 
=== Mobs ===
* Most mobs can now swim.
* Babies' growth can be accelerated by feeding them.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Cow]]s'''
* Updated sounds
 
'''[[Minecraft:Skeleton]]s and rabbits '''
* Now flee from [[Minecraft:wolves]].
 
'''[[Minecraft:Creeper]]s '''
* Can now be ignited with flint and steel.
* Zombies, skeletons, wither skeletons, and creepers drop their head when killed by a charged creeper. Charged creeper explosions do not yield more than one mob head, regardless of how many mobs were killed by it.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Iron golem]]s, [[Minecraft:snow golem]]s, and [[Minecraft:wither]]s'''
* Can be spawned by arranging the blocks, in equivalent rotations of the default on the horizontal plane.
** This does not affect the orientation of the spawned mob.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Mooshroom]]s'''
* Updated sounds.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Sheep]]'''
* Now drop [[Minecraft:mutton]] when they die.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Shrub]]s'''
* Can now drop [[Minecraft:wheat seeds]].
* Can no longer be placed in flower pots. Potted shrubs in old worlds are retained.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Snow golem]]s'''
* Can be spawned by arranging the blocks, in equivalent rotations of the default on the horizontal plane.
** This does not affect the orientation of the spawned mob.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Spider]]s'''
* No longer see players through solid blocks.
 
'''Tamed [[Minecraft:ocelot]]s & tamed wolves'''
* Display a death message in [[Minecraft:chat]] if they were named with a [[Minecraft:name tag]].
 
'''[[Minecraft:Villager]]s '''
* Have additional professions and [[Minecraft:Trading|trade]]s .
* Will now harvest crops if they are farmers
* Will only breed when willing
* Will turn into [[Minecraft:witch]]es when struck by lightning.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Witch]]es'''
* Can now drink and drop potions of Water Breathing.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Wither]]s'''
* Can be spawned by arranging the blocks, in equivalent rotations of the default on the horizontal plane.
** This does not affect the orientation of the spawned mob.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Wither skeleton]]s '''
* No longer visibly catch fire when going into fire or lava.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s '''
* Baby [[Minecraft:zombie]]s now drop experience.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Zombie pigmen]] '''
* Adult zombie pigmen will forgive after a short time (and lose the aggression speed boost), but will continue to attack until the player escapes their aggression distance.
 
=== Non-mob entities ===
''' [[Minecraft:Player]]s '''
* Now start with an empty map instead of an already drawn map.
''' [[Minecraft:Item frame]]s'''
* Can now rotate in 8 directions.
* Are no longer broken with one click when punched if they have an item inside. Now only the item is taken out.
 
=== World generation ===
* [[Minecraft:Melon]]s can now be found in jungle biomes similar to pumpkins.
* Swamp biomes now spawn with blue orchid [[Minecraft:flower]]s and the coast is covered in staggered [[Minecraft:dirt]] blocks with [[Minecraft:lily pad]]s between them.
* Plains biomes now generate with azure bluets, oxeye daises, tulips, and double tall grass.
* Extreme hills biomes now have [[Minecraft:snow]] at higher elevations, [[Minecraft:gravel]], flat valleys near sea level, and are slightly higher.
* [[Minecraft:Ocean]] biomes contains only gravel on the floor instead of sand, dirt, and gravel.
* [[Minecraft:Desert temple]]s now spawn with [[Minecraft:stained clay]] instead of dyed [[Minecraft:wool]].
* Gravel roads in [[Minecraft:village]]s have cobblestone underneath, to prevent them from collapsing into caves.
* Chests in [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es now have the possibility of containing [[Minecraft:obsidian]].
 
=== Gameplay ===
'''[[Minecraft:Fishing]]'''
* Now has particle effects - bubbles will show up moving towards the bobber just before the player has something on the hook. This has the appearance of a fish swimming towards the hook.
* New items can be caught from fishing
** Treasure: enchanted [[Minecraft:fishing rod]], enchanted [[Minecraft:bow]], [[Minecraft:enchanted book]], [[Minecraft:name tag]], [[Minecraft:tripwire hook]], [[Minecraft:lily pad]], and [[Minecraft:saddle]].
** Junk: damaged [[Minecraft:fishing rod]], [[Minecraft:water bottle]], [[Minecraft:rotten flesh]], [[Minecraft:string]], [[Minecraft:leather]], [[Minecraft:bowl]], [[Minecraft:stick]], [[Minecraft:bone]], [[Minecraft:tripwire hook]], [[Minecraft:ink sac]], and damaged [[Minecraft:leather boots]].
 
'''[[Minecraft:Enchanting]]'''
* Now consumes [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]] and has been rebalanced.
* [[Minecraft:Enchanted book]]s can receive multiple enchants at once.
 
=== General ===
* Chat messages of the set day and set night [[Minecraft:host options]] now say "day" or "night" instead of displaying the time as numbers.
*Falling has particle effects.
**Particle circumference size depends on distance fallen.
**Particle appearance depends on the block landed.
* Added [[Minecraft:end portal frame]]s and all types of [[Minecraft:log]]s to the custom [[Minecraft:superflat]] block selection menu.
* Removed [[Minecraft:sponge]]s from the custom superflat block selection menu.
* Mobs can now spawn above the [[Minecraft:nether roof]].
* [[Minecraft:The End]] has been downscaled from using overworld size to match its building area of 288x288 blocks.
 
'''[[Minecraft:Nether portal]]s'''
* New Nether portal building rules: any rectangular shape from 4&times;5 to 23&times;23.
* If the portal in the Nether is big enough, [[Minecraft:ghast]]s can travel through.
* Will now be activated by any fire block within the frame.
 
== Navigation ==
{{Navbox named updates|lce only}}

Latest revision as of 11:17, 9 May 2026

Template:Distinguish Template:Stub Template:Infobox theme Update 1.8.8 is an update to all Minecraft:Legacy Console Editions except Minecraft:Nintendo Switch Edition. It adds features from Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World and the Minecraft:Bountiful Update.

Additions

Blocks

Items

Mobs

World generation

Minecraft:Structures

Minecraft:Biomes

Enchantments

Creative Inventory

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Activator rails

All Minecraft:acacia and Minecraft:dark oak related blocks

  • Are now obtainable in Survival mode.

Minecraft:Anvil

  • Repairing has been rebalanced.

Minecraft:Buttons

  • Can now be placed on the top and bottom of blocks.

Minecraft:Cauldrons

  • Will put out burning entities if filled with water, taking away one water level each time.

Minecraft:Cracked stone bricks and Minecraft:sponges

  • Are now obtainable via smelting.

Minecraft:Dispensers

Minecraft:Furnace

  • When it runs out of fuel, the smelting progress will rewind at 2× speed.
  • Empty furnaces will only accept fuel and empty Minecraft:buckets in the fuel slot.

Minecraft:Huge mushrooms

  • When harvested with Silk Touch enchantment, now drop blocks with corresponding mushroom texture (red or brown) on all sides, rather than the one with spores.

Minecraft:Monster Spawners

Moss stone, Minecraft:mossy stone bricks, and Minecraft:chiseled stone bricks

  • Are now obtainable via crafting.

Minecraft:Redstone comparators

  • Can now detect the rotation of an item in an Minecraft:item frame and output an equivalent power signal.

Minecraft:Sponges

  • Are now obtainable in survival mode and now soak up contiguous water source blocks out to a Minecraft:taxicab distance of 5 when placed, thereupon turning into a new wet sponge.

Minecraft:Wooden fences

Items

Mobs

  • Most mobs can now swim.
  • Babies' growth can be accelerated by feeding them.

Minecraft:Cows

  • Updated sounds

Minecraft:Skeletons and rabbits

Minecraft:Creepers

  • Can now be ignited with flint and steel.
  • Zombies, skeletons, wither skeletons, and creepers drop their head when killed by a charged creeper. Charged creeper explosions do not yield more than one mob head, regardless of how many mobs were killed by it.

Minecraft:Iron golems, Minecraft:snow golems, and Minecraft:withers

  • Can be spawned by arranging the blocks, in equivalent rotations of the default on the horizontal plane.
    • This does not affect the orientation of the spawned mob.

Minecraft:Mooshrooms

  • Updated sounds.

Minecraft:Sheep

Minecraft:Shrubs

  • Can now drop Minecraft:wheat seeds.
  • Can no longer be placed in flower pots. Potted shrubs in old worlds are retained.

Minecraft:Snow golems

  • Can be spawned by arranging the blocks, in equivalent rotations of the default on the horizontal plane.
    • This does not affect the orientation of the spawned mob.

Minecraft:Spiders

  • No longer see players through solid blocks.

Tamed Minecraft:ocelots & tamed wolves

Minecraft:Villagers

  • Have additional professions and trades .
  • Will now harvest crops if they are farmers
  • Will only breed when willing
  • Will turn into Minecraft:witches when struck by lightning.

Minecraft:Witches

  • Can now drink and drop potions of Water Breathing.

Minecraft:Withers

  • Can be spawned by arranging the blocks, in equivalent rotations of the default on the horizontal plane.
    • This does not affect the orientation of the spawned mob.

Minecraft:Wither skeletons

  • No longer visibly catch fire when going into fire or lava.

Minecraft:Zombies

Minecraft:Zombie pigmen

  • Adult zombie pigmen will forgive after a short time (and lose the aggression speed boost), but will continue to attack until the player escapes their aggression distance.

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Players

  • Now start with an empty map instead of an already drawn map.

Minecraft:Item frames

  • Can now rotate in 8 directions.
  • Are no longer broken with one click when punched if they have an item inside. Now only the item is taken out.

World generation

Gameplay

Minecraft:Fishing

Minecraft:Enchanting

General

Minecraft:Nether portals

  • New Nether portal building rules: any rectangular shape from 4×5 to 23×23.
  • If the portal in the Nether is big enough, Minecraft:ghasts can travel through.
  • Will now be activated by any fire block within the frame.

Navigation

Template:Navbox named updates

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