Java Edition 1.8-pre1

1.8-pre1 is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.8, which adds new alternative skin named Alex and fixes bugs.

General

 * Skins
 * New alternative default skin: Alex.
 * The Alex skin features what appears to be a human with long ginger hair, a green top, brown pants, and black boots as well as 3-pixel wide arms.
 * All accounts will be assigned the Steve or Alex skin based on its random user ID.
 * There will be a choice to select 4 or 3-pixel arms on minecraft.net/profile in the future.
 * However, there is a bug in the pre-release which sometimes displays the wrong model.


 * Splashes
 * Added "Any computer is a laptop if you're brave enough!"

Mobs

 * Killer Bunny
 * Texture changed (it no longer has blood).

Trivia

 * 1.8-pre1 was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.