Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8-pre1

1.8-pre1 is the first pre-release for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8, released on August 22, 2014,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite</ref> which adds new alternative skin named 'Minecraft:Alex' and fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Skins

• New alternative default skin: Minecraft:Alex.<ref>Minecraft skins - Mojang</ref>
  • The Alex skin features what appears to be a human with long ginger hair, a green top, brown pants, and black boots as well as 3-pixel wide arms.
  • All accounts are assigned the Steve or Alex skin based on its random user ID.
• There will be a choice to select 4 or 3-pixel arms on minecraft.net/profile in the future.
  • However, there is a bug in the pre-release which sometimes displays the wrong model.

Minecraft:Splashes

• Added "Any computer is a laptop if you're brave enough!"

Changes

Mobs

Minecraft:Killer bunny

• Texture changed (it no longer has blood).

Trivia

• 1.8-pre1 was previously removed from the Minecraft:launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
• Alex's name is depicted with a "?" at the end, a reference to how Steve's name was written by Notch as a joke.<ref name=":0" />