Java Edition Combat Test 8b

Combat Test 8b is the eighth experimental version of a future combat revision. Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2. This version was released only on Reddit, so it does not appear in the launcher or in any Minecraft.net blog post.

Combat Test 8 (or 8a) was privately released earlier for user testing.

Items

 * Arrows
 * Instantaneous effects on tipped arrows are now scaled by $1/8$, just like the duration of other effects.


 * Bows
 * Returned bow fatigue for holding the bow pulled, but it doesn't start until 3 seconds. Bow fatigue will also cancel out "critical arrows".


 * Potions
 * Strength I/II now adds +20%/+40% (was +3/+6 damage).
 * Instant Health potions now heal 3x2level (was 2x2level).
 * Potions can now be drunk faster (20 ticks, was 32 ticks).

Gameplay

 * Eating
 * Returned eating interruption for getting hit (by players or mobs), also applies to drinking.
 * Liquid food (stews, honey, milk) can now be consumed faster (20 ticks, was 32 or 40 ticks).


 * Enchantments
 * Weapon enchantments are now included in the base damage when calculating crits and potion effects.
 * Cleaving now adds +2/+3/+4 points of damage (was +1/+2/+3).

Fixes

 * From the previous development versions
 * Fixed shield protection arcs.
 * Improved server-side attack range calculations.

Video
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Trivia

 * Combat Test 8b has the same protocol version as Combat Test 8c, which means these versions are cross-compatible with each other.
 * This is a rare time 2 development versions have had the same protocol version excluding joke versions. The last one was on September 15, 2017, with 1.12.2-pre1 and 1.12.2-pre2.
 * Combat Test 8b has the same data version as 21w14a even though these versions should not be compatible with each other.
 * This means that they are compatible on singleplayer but not multiplayer.