Minecraft:Bountiful Update

The Bountiful Update is the name for Template:El 1.8, a major update that was released on September 2, 2014. The update has two main themes, one being features added for mapmakers and the other being new survival features.

Development began the month after Minecraft:1.7.4 was released. Fifty-two development snapshots were released, from Minecraft:14w02a to Minecraft:14w34d – the second most for any major update to date. During a long development period – 236 days long – six subsequent versions of 1.7 were released. The time between releases of 1.7.2 and 1.8 is the second longest time span between major updates, at 312 days. That is over a month longer than the development of Minecraft:Infdev and Alpha combined, and slightly over 2 weeks shorter than the development of Beta. Several iterations of the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher were also released during this period, from 1.3.9 to 1.5.3.

The official name for the update, the Bountiful Update,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> was announced on August 22, 2014 in a blog post on the Mojang website.

Mojang released the first pre-release on August 22, 2014, the second pre-release on August 25 and the third pre-release on August 28.

Notable features

New Minecraft:blocks

• Template:Animate Minecraft:Banner
  • Crafted using six pieces of Minecraft:wool and a Minecraft:stick.
  • Can be customized with patterns and dyes.
  • Supports up to six layers of customization.
  • Can be placed on the wall or on the ground.
• File:Barrier (held) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Barrier
  • Only available through commands.
  • Is unbreakable like Minecraft:bedrock, but is completely transparent.
  • Is only visible when holding the item in Minecraft:Creative mode.
• File:Coarse Dirt JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Coarse Dirt
  • Replaces grassless dirt.
  • Can also be crafted using two Minecraft:dirt and two Minecraft:gravel in a checkerboard pattern.
  • Does not allow grass and mycelium to spread on to it.
• File:Iron Trapdoor (D) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Iron Trapdoor
  • Crafted using four Minecraft:iron ingots.
  • Opens only when activated with redstone.
• File:Slime Block JE1.png Minecraft:Slime Block
  • Crafted using nine Minecraft:slimeballs.
    • Can also be crafted back into nine slimeballs.
  • Entities landing on the top spot of a slime block bounce, negating fall damage.
  • Adjacent blocks near a slime block move with it when the slime block is moved with a Minecraft:piston.
• File:Wet Sponge JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Wet Sponge
  • Obtained after using a Minecraft:sponge in an area of water.
  • Can be smelted to become sponge again.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Fences of spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak wood.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Fence Gates of spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak wood.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Doors of spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak wood.
• New stone types, all can be found underground:
  • File:Andesite JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Andesite
    • Can be crafted using a Minecraft:cobblestone and a Minecraft:diorite.
    • File:Polished Andesite JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Andesite
  • File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Diorite
    • Can be crafted using two Minecraft:cobblestones and two Minecraft:Nether quartz in a checkerboard pattern.
    • File:Polished Diorite JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Diorite
  • File:Granite JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Granite
    • Can be crafted using a Minecraft:Nether quartz and a Minecraft:diorite.
    • File:Polished Granite JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Granite
• New prismarine blocks, all can be found in Minecraft:ocean monuments:
  • File:Prismarine JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Prismarine
    • Can be crafted using four Minecraft:prismarine shards.
  • File:Prismarine Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Prismarine Bricks
    • Can be crafted using nine Minecraft:prismarine shards.
  • File:Dark Prismarine JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Dark Prismarine
    • Can be crafted using an ink sac surrounded by eight Minecraft:prismarine shards.
  • File:Sea Lantern JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Sea Lantern
    • Can be crafted using four Minecraft:prismarine shards and five Minecraft:prismarine crystals in a + formation.
• New red sandstone blocks:
  • File:Red Sandstone JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Red Sandstone
    • Found in Minecraft:mesa biomes.
    • Can also be crafted using four Minecraft:red sand.
    • File:Red Sandstone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Red Sandstone Stairs
    • File:Red Sandstone Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Red Sandstone Slab
  • File:Cut Red Sandstone JE1 BE1.png Smooth Red Sandstone
  • File:Chiseled Red Sandstone JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chiseled Red Sandstone

New Minecraft:items

• File:Prismarine Crystals JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Prismarine Crystals
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:guardians and Minecraft:elder guardians.
  • Used to craft Minecraft:sea lanterns.
• File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Prismarine Shard
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:guardians and Minecraft:elder guardians.
  • Used to craft prismarine blocks.
• File:Rabbit Hide JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Rabbit Hide
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:rabbits.
  • Used to craft Minecraft:leather.
• File:Rabbit Stew JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Rabbit Stew
  • Crafted using a Minecraft:cooked rabbit, a Minecraft:mushroom, a Minecraft:carrot, a Minecraft:baked potato, and a Minecraft:bowl.
  • Restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 12 hunger saturation.
• File:Rabbit's Foot JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Rabbit's Foot
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:rabbits.
  • Can be used to brew potion of Leaping.
• File:Raw Mutton JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Raw Mutton and its File:Cooked Mutton JE2 BE1.png cooked variant
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:sheep.
  • Raw mutton restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 1.2 hunger saturation.
  • Cooked mutton restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 9.6 hunger saturation.
• File:Raw Rabbit JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Raw Rabbit and its File:Cooked Rabbit JE2 BE1.png cooked variant
  • Obtained as drops from Minecraft:rabbits.
  • Raw rabbit restores Template:Hunger hunger and gives 1.8 hunger saturation.
  • Cooked rabbit gives Template:Hunger hunger and gives 6 hunger saturation.
• New Minecraft:potion:
  • Template:Animate Minecraft:Potion of Leaping
    • Brewed by using a Minecraft:rabbit's foot.
• Minecraft:Spawn eggs:
  • File:Endermite Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Endermite Spawn Egg
  • File:Guardian Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Guardian Spawn Egg
  • File:Rabbit Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png Rabbit Spawn Egg

New Minecraft:mobs

• File:Endermite.png Minecraft:Endermite
  • Has a 5% chance of spawning whenever a player uses an Minecraft:ender pearl.
  • Minecraft:Endermen are aggressive to it.
• File:Guardian Revision 1.png Minecraft:Guardian
  • Spawns in Minecraft:ocean monuments.
  • Attacks players and Minecraft:squids with a beam that charges gradually.
  • Players that try to attack it while its spikes are deployed causes them to receive Minecraft:Thorns-like damage.
  • Drops Minecraft:prismarine shards, Minecraft:prismarine crystals, and Minecraft:raw fish when killed.
• File:Elder Guardian Revision 1.png Minecraft:Elder Guardian
  • Three spawns in Minecraft:ocean monuments.
  • When in close proximity to a ocean monument, an elder guardian inflicts the player Minecraft:Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes.
  • Has similar attacks and mechanics to regular guardians, but with greater health and more powerful attacks.
  • Drops Minecraft:wet sponge, Minecraft:raw fish, and Minecraft:prismarine crystals when killed.
• Template:Animate Minecraft:Rabbit
  • Spawns in plains, extreme hills, forest, swamps, jungles, birch forests, roofed forests, cold taiga, mega taigas, and savannas.
  • Comes in seven different skins.
    • One skin can be obtained by naming a rabbit "Toast", as a memorial to Reddit user xyzen420's girlfriend's rabbit, Toast.
  • Can be bred using Minecraft:carrots, Minecraft:golden carrots, or Minecraft:dandelions
  • Drops Minecraft:rabbit hide, Minecraft:raw rabbit (or Minecraft:cooked rabbit if under fire), or Minecraft:rabbit's foot when killed.
• File:Killer Bunny JE4.png "The Killer Bunny"
  • Only available through commands.
  • Is a hostile version of the rabbit that can deal Template:Health hearts of damage on Hard difficulty.

New non-mob entities

• File:Armor Stand JE1.png Minecraft:Armor Stand
  • Crafted using a stone slab and six Minecraft:sticks.
  • Used to display armor, including pumpkins and mob heads.

New structures

• File:Ocean Monument.png Minecraft:Ocean monument
  • Found in Minecraft:ocean biomes.
  • Spawn with Minecraft:guardians and three Minecraft:elder guardians.
  • Prismarine blocks, Minecraft:sponges, and eight Minecraft:gold blocks can be found here.

New Minecraft:gameplay

• File:Alex.png New skin options, including the addition of a second skin named "Minecraft:Alex"
  • Skins now have an additional second layer that goes over their arms, body, and legs.
  • Arms now can be smaller or larger, with Alex to represent skins with smaller arms.
  • Arm and legs are now editable independently.
• File:EnvSprite spectator.png Spectator mode
  • While in this mode, players are invisible to others and can freely roam around through blocks.
  • Players can view the perspective of a mob or any other entity.
  • Players cannot load new chunks while in this mode, nor can they interact with any inventory or look at the inventory of other players.
• Customized world type
  • Allows customization of the world, with the following settings:
    • Page one deals with structures, how they are generated and in what biome.
    • Page two tackles ore distribution generation, how rare they are, the height range, and their blob size.
    • Page three and four tackles terrain generation.
  • Seven preset are available:
    • "Water World", "Isle Land", "Caver's Delight", "Mountain Madness", "Drought", "Caves of Chaos", and "Good Luck"
• Minecraft:Debug mode world type
  • Can be selected by holding Template:Key while cycling through "World type".
  • Displays all possible blocks with all their possible data values and block states in a grid like system.
  • The player is forced into spectator mode when using this world type.
• Minecraft:World boundary
  • There is now a new visible Minecraft:world border at around 30 million blocks away from the center of the world.
  • Players outside the border take damage.
  • Where the border is can be manually set using the Template:Cmd command.
• File:Enchanted Book.gif Minecraft:Enchanting
  • Minecraft:Depth Strider
    • Allows players to move faster in water.

New mapmaking features

• 5 new gamerules:
  • logAdminCommands, randomTickSpeed, reducedDebugInfo, sendCommandFeedback and showDeathMessages
• 5 new Minecraft:statistics:
  • crouchOneCm, sprintOneCm, talkedToVillager, timeSinceDeath, tradedWithVillager
• 12 new Minecraft:commands:
  • Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd and Template:Cmd
• 13 new NBT tags:
  • BlockEntityTag, CanDestroy, CanPlaceOn, CommandStats, generation, HideFlags, Lock, NoAI, PickupDelay, rewardExp, SelectedItem, ShowParticles and Silent
• New selector @e for targeting entities

Notable changes

• Rebalances to the enchanting and repairing systems.
  • Enchanting now consumes Minecraft:lapis lazuli
• Minecraft:Beacons may be colored with Minecraft:stained glass.
• Minecraft:Mossy cobblestone, Minecraft:mossy stone bricks, and Minecraft:chiseled stone bricks are now obtainable by crafting.
• Minecraft:Cracked stone bricks and Minecraft:sponge are now obtainable by smelting.
• Minecraft:Item frames now emit a redstone signal, and can rotate to 8 directions.
• Minecraft:Daylight sensors may now be inverted.
• Powered Minecraft:activator rail now dismounts entities riding minecarts.
• Minecraft:Arrows decelerate much more quickly underwater, and extinguish if on fire.
• Pets show death message if named with a name tag
• Minecraft:Difficulty is now stored per world.
• Improvements to mobs' behavior and AI:
  • Most mobs can now swim - notably, slimes
  • Most mobs can now pathfind as zombies have - notably, angry zombie pigmen
  • Skeletons flee from wolves
  • Spiders no longer see players through solid blocks
  • Iron golems attack creepers
  • Babies' growth can be accelerated by feeding them
  • Most mobs flee from a creeper about to explode - though this feature was reverted in 1.8.1
  • Creepers, skeletons, wither skeletons and zombies drop their Minecraft:heads when killed by charged creepers
• Minecraft:Villagers:
  • Farmer villagers now harvest crops.
  • Breed only when willing.
  • Turn to witches when struck by lightning.
• A new Minecraft:trading system has been implemented:
  • Villagers now have distinguishing Minecraft:professions and careers that affect what trades they are willing to offer.
    • Brown robe villagers include farmers, fisherman, shepherds, and fletchers.
    • White robe villagers include librarians.
    • Purple robe villagers include clerics.
    • Black apron villagers include armorer, weaponsmith, and toolsmith.
    • White apron villagers include butchers and leather workers.
  • Villagers have 2-4 trades available from the start.
  • The more trades that the player does, villagers level up and offer additional trades.
  • Trading villagers give the player Minecraft:experience.
• Mapmaking:
  • Interaction with blocks in Adventure Mode is disabled by default
  • Many new arguments and scopes for existing commands
  • Minecraft:Block models are now customizable via resource packs
  • Signs and books can use JSON-formatted text
  • Monster spawners can be quickly changed using spawn eggs
• Performance changes:
  • VBOs (Vertex Buffer Object) toggle was added to Video Settings menu.
  • Anisotropic Filtering was removed.
  • Advanced OpenGL was removed in favor of a new Advanced Cave Culling Algorithm<ref>http://tomcc.github.io/2014/08/31/visibility-1.html</ref>
  • Render Distance slider maximum has been increased to 32 chunks when using 64-bit Java and 2GB allocated RAM.
  • Grass now has a different texture when the graphics are put into "Fast".

Further revisions

This update has nine minor versions, the most out of any major update in the full release of Minecraft:Java Edition.

• 1.8.1 brought performance optimizations and bug fixes.
• 1.8.2 brought new Minecraft:statistics and a frame time graph for the debug screen, as well as performance optimizations and bug fixes.
• 1.8.3 was released soon thereafter to fix a crash from 1.8.2.
• In 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6 and 1.8.7, a number of exploits and vulnerabilities were patched.
• 1.8.8 saw a new Realms mini game, the ability to use resource packs with Realms, and patches to more exploits.
• 1.8.9 added Realms notifications, as well as some bug fixes.