Bountiful Update



The Bountiful Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.8, a major update to be released on September 2, 2014. The update has two main themes, one being features added for mapmakers and the other being new survival features.

Development began the month after 1.7.2 was released. Fifty-two development snapshots were released, from 14w02a to 14w34d – the most for any major update to date. During the development period, seven subsequent versions of 1.7 were released. 1.8 had the longest wait for a major update to Minecraft, with 3929 days days having elapsed since the release of 1.7.2 on October 25, 2013. It was also the longest development to a major update in the history of Minecraft, with 3852 days days since the first snapshot was made available on January 9, 2014.

The official name for the update – The Bountiful Update – was announced on August 22, 2014 in a blog post on the Mojang website.

Mojang released the 1.8 pre-release on August 22, 2014.

Notable features
Among the mapmaking features are new commands, gamerules, statistics, NBT tags and new scoreboard functionality. Survival features includes new blocks - including new stone variants, prismarine, sea lanterns, slime blocks, iron trapdoors, banners, armor stands, red sandstone, barriers, and new fences, fence gates and doors variants. 1.8 will add new mobs - including Endermites, Guardians, and rabbits. A new gamemode (spectator), a second optional layer for player skins, and two new world types (customized and debug mode) are among the other additions.