Minecraft:Java Edition 14w03a

14w03a is the fourth Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8, released on January 16, 2014,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which adds the Template:Cmd and Template:Cmd Minecraft:commands, as well as the Template:Gmr Minecraft:game rule.

Additions

Command format

Template:Cmd

• Clones all the blocks (not entities) from a given area to a different given area.
• Up to 4096 blocks can be copied.
  • The clone can be masked or replace – replace copies every block, masked only copies non-air blocks.
  • Usage: Template:Cmd.
  • Example: Template:Cmd.

Template:Cmd

• Fills a given volume with a specified block.
• Up to 4096 blocks can be filled.
  • oldBlockHandling works like with Template:Cmd, but with additional options: hollow to only fill the outer layer of blocks and fill the inner part with air, outline to fill the outer layer of blocks and ignore the inner part.
• Works similarly to /setblock
  • Usage: Template:Cmd.
  • Example: Template:Cmd.

Minecraft:Game rules

• logAdminCommands
  • If set to Template:Cd, prevents all command blocks from outputting to the client console.
  • If used on a server, it also does not log player executed commands in the server's log.
• Players still see other players' executed commands in chat.

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Player heads

• No longer only have one layer.

Mobs

Minecraft:Iron golems

• Now only drop iron ingots when killed by the player, either through combat or potions, or player-activated mechanisms such as manually lit TNT.
• If killed without player intervention, only drops poppies.

Minecraft:Villagers

• When struck by lightning, now transform into Minecraft:witches, similar to Minecraft:pigs transforming to Minecraft:zombie pigmen and Minecraft:creepers to Minecraft:charged creepers.

Minecraft:Zombie pigmen

• Now only drop gold nuggets and rare drops when killed by the player, either through combat or potions, or player-activated mechanisms such as manually lit TNT.
• If killed without player intervention, only drops rotten flesh.

World generation

Minecraft:Desert pyramids

• Now spawn with Minecraft:stained clay File:Desert pyramid JE2 BE2.png rather than Minecraft:wool File:Desert pyramid JE1 BE1.png.

Minecraft:Villages

• Now spawn with cobblestone under the Minecraft:gravel pathways.

Command format

Template:Cmd

• Now supports rotation arguments.
  • Example: Template:Cmd teleports the player so that they face 20 degrees to the right and 40 degrees downwards.

Minecraft:Target selectors

• Now supports cubic areas.
  • Example: @e[x=0,y=0,z=0,dx=10,dy=10,dz=10] gets all entities between 0,0,0 and 10,10,10.
• The radius value in selectors is now based on the block center.
  • A radius of 0 works for exact block positions.

Gameplay

Item tooltips

• Now shows the internal name for use in commands (Template:Key mode).

General

Block IDs

• NBT data in commands can now use block/item names in place of numerical IDs.
• Old IDs still work, but are being phased out slowly.
• Other occurrences of blocks/items now need to be named IDs.
• Regular IDs in commands no longer work. Template:Cmd is now Template:Cmd.

F3 hotkeys

• Template:Key: Clear chat history (including previously typed commands).

Minecraft:Skin customization

• Uses a char.png file with new layout and new dimensions.
  • Dimensions for the file are now 64×64.
• Right and left arms and legs are now editable independently.
• The hat layer is now full-body, can be transparent.
  • Overlays for arms, legs, head, and body are called sleeves, pants legs, hat, and jacket respectively.
• Backward-compatible with older skins.
  • Old skins still work, but do not have the new features.
  • New skins when used in pre-14w02a versions act like old skins.
• New "Skin Customization" button in the options menu.
  • Cape visibility is now toggled from here.
  • Players can toggle the visibility of overlays, independent for each limb/body part.

Trivia

• 14w03a was previously removed from the Minecraft:launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.