Java Edition 14w05a

14w05a is the eighth snapshot released for 1.8.

Additions

 * Spectator game mode
 * Usage:, or
 * No interaction with the world
 * Player can move through any entity or block without interfering with it (commonly referred to as 'noclip')
 * Collecting or using items is impossible, as is placing, destroying or interacting with blocks in any way
 * A bug in this version allows the selected item from the hotbar to be dropped
 * Viewing inventories and GUIs is possible, but it is not possible to interact with them
 * The Heads-up display is disabled, except for the crosshairs when looking at a mob.
 * Player selectors (in commands) will target spectators
 * Using on a spectator will cause the item(s) to drop at their location.
 * Spectators are not noticed by mobs, and do not trigger spawners or spawning
 * A spectator's presence keeps a mob from despawning
 * Only the Void and can damage a spectator
 * Flying mode
 * Landing is not possible—the player can fly through the ground
 * The mouse scroll wheel, the sprint key, and the slowness and swiftness effects all affect the flying speed
 * First-person view through another player or mob's eyes
 * Left-clicking an entity locks the player's position and camera to the entity's
 * The spectator cannot control where the entity moves or looks
 * Certain mobs have different vision
 * Creeper applies the new creeper.json shader
 * Endermen applies the invert.json shader
 * Spider and Cave Spider apply the new spider.json shader
 * Viewing oneself using shows the entity
 * Pressing the Dismount key ( by default) returns the player to flying mode
 * Viewing privileges
 * Spectators can see other spectators
 * Appear as a translucent disembodied head
 * The selected item from the hotbar is also visible
 * Invisible players and mobs appear visible, but translucent


 * Barriers
 * Acts like a solid block but is completely transparent
 * Can transfer redstone signals and allows blocks to be placed on it
 * Invincible like bedrock
 * Can be obtained using
 * Uses lava texture for breaking particles
 * Shaders
 * creeper.json
 * Shows the world in pixelated shades of green, similar to green.json
 * Is applied when you use spectator mode on a creeper
 * spider.json
 * A segmented-eyes effect
 * Is applied when you use spectator mode on a spider
 * Splashes
 * pls rt
 * Do you want to join my server?
 * Put a little fence around it!
 * Throw a blanket over it!
 * One day, somewhere in the future, my work will be quoted!
 * Now with additional stuff!
 * Extra things!

Changes

 * Copying Written Books
 * Copying written books will now mark them as copies/copies of copies
 * The copying status of a book (ie. original, copy of original or copy of a copy) is denoted in a separate line in the tooltip, beneath the author's name
 * Copies of copies cannot be copied
 * Activator Rail
 * Powered activator rails will now shake minecarts, causing riders to dismount
 * Debug screen
 * Text now has a background.
 * Replaced x, y, z, b, bl and other labels with more understandable labels.
 * "Light" is now the light levels at feet, not eyes.
 * Currently missing LC value.
 * GUI code
 * Improvements to allow "cooler things"
 * End Portal
 * Inventory image is now the Missing Texture block instead of the Nether Portal.

Fixes

 * – The command block will detect players who are dead, but have not yet hit re spawn
 * – Joining Realms World "Cancel" Button Mis-Placed

From the 1.8 snapshots

 * –,  , and any UUID references work incorrectly after a player dies.
 * – on a tile entity with " " doesn't seem to work
 * – | Hitbox Bug
 * – Blocks with tile entities don't get removed when you clone / fill an airblock to their position.
 * – does not work in Minecraft 14w03b
 * – Items & Blocks placed in item frames are rendered incorrectly
 * – Items don't render on the ground properly
 * – Pre-snapshot14w04a villagers break crops but don't replant them
 * – Transparent blocks are much darker
 * – Two tall flowers variants are not generating.

From the previous snapshot

 * – Map will not show in item frame
 * – Villagers can not place or pick up any crops
 * – Villager Farmer NBT tag   will default to 0