Minecraft:Java Edition Combat Test 8

Combat Test 8 is a development version for Minecraft:Combat Test 8b. Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2.

This version was privately released for testing and thus was not initially made available to the general public.

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Arrows

• Instantaneous effects on tipped arrows are now scaled by Template:Frac, just like the duration of other effects.

Minecraft:Bows

• Returned bow fatigue for holding the bow pulled, but it doesn't start until 3 seconds. Bow fatigue also cancels out "critical arrows".

Minecraft:Potions

• Minecraft:Strength I/II now adds +20%/+40% (was +3/+6 damage).
• Minecraft:Instant Health potions now heal 3×2^level (was 2×2^level).
• Potions can now be drunk faster (20 ticks, was 32 ticks).

Gameplay

Minecraft:Eating

• Returned eating interruption for getting hit (by Minecraft:players or Minecraft:mobs), also applies to drinking.
• Liquid food (stews, honey, milk) can now be consumed faster (20 ticks, was 32 or 40 ticks).

Minecraft:Enchantments

• Weapon enchantments are now included in the base damage when calculating critical hits and potion effects.

Build mechanics

• It is now possible to build in front of players' feet when looking down over a ledge.

Fixes

From the previous development versions

• Fixed shield protection arcs.
• Improved server-side attack range calculations.

Trivia

• Combat Test 8 has the same Minecraft:protocol version as Minecraft:Combat Test 8b and Minecraft:Combat Test 8c, which means these versions are cross-compatible with each other.
  • This is a rare time where 3 development versions have had the same protocol version excluding joke versions.

External links

• A Microsoft Excel sheet that Mojang has been using to check damage values.