Minecraft:Update 1.8.8: Difference between revisions

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

Can now have the mob they spawn change by placing the corresponding Minecraft:spawn egg

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

No longer connect to Minecraft:Nether brick fences.

Items

Minecraft:Arrows decelerate much more quickly underwater and extinguish if on fire.
Updated audio for Minecraft:minecarts.
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:Cows

Updated sounds

Minecraft:Skeletons and rabbits

Now flee from Minecraft:wolves.

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

Now drop Minecraft:mutton when they die.

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

Display a death message in Minecraft:chat if they were named with a Minecraft:name tag.

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

Baby Minecraft:zombies 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: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

Minecraft:Melons can now be found in jungle biomes similar to pumpkins.
Swamp biomes now spawn with blue orchid Minecraft:flowers and the coast is covered in staggered Minecraft:dirt blocks with Minecraft:lily pads 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 temples now spawn with Minecraft:stained clay instead of dyed Minecraft:wool.
Gravel roads in Minecraft:villages have cobblestone underneath, to prevent them from collapsing into caves.
Chests in Minecraft:Nether fortresses 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 books 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 frames and all types of Minecraft:logs to the custom Minecraft:superflat block selection menu.
Removed Minecraft:sponges 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 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

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-'''Update 1.8.8''' is an update to all [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]]s 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 ==
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 * 20 technical biomes
 * Terrain generation changes to [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
+* Added a new [[Minecraft:tutorial world]]
 === Enchantments ===
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 * [[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.
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