Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8.4

1.8.4<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/32tb8e/hey_rminecraft_i_wanted_to_bring_light_to_an/cqeo2oe</ref> is a minor update to Template:JE which was released on April 17, 2015,<ref name="official post">Template:Cite</ref> to fix various exploits and important security vulnerabilities,<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/32tb8e/hey_rminecraft_i_wanted_to_bring_light_to_an/</ref><ref>http://blog.ammaraskar.com/minecraft-vulnerability-advisory/</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> as well as some other minor issues. 1.8.4 is compatible with 1.8 – 1.8.3 servers.<ref>http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/post/116645435739/minecraft-1-8-4</ref>

Changes

Mobs

Minecraft:Ocelots and Minecraft:wolves

• No longer follow players in Spectator mode.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Nether portal

• Traveling through no longer places the player outside the portal.<ref>https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-73504?focusedCommentId=224785&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-224785</ref>

General

Minecraft:Skin customization

• Player head skins can no longer be loaded from arbitrary servers.<ref>Template:Reddit</ref>
  • They must now be loaded from the official Minecraft:Mojang servers.
• Player head skin files are now required to be a .png file.