Java Edition 1.8.8

1.8.8 was an update to Minecraft (Java Edition) that was released on July 27, 2015 to mainly fix security bugs. 1.8.8 is compatible with servers running 1.8 – 1.8.7. While it was not the last update to 1.8, it was the last one before the snapshots of 1.9 started.

A pre-release for 1.8.8 was released earlier on July 27 for players to test, though the full release of 1.8.8 was just a hotfix of this pre-release.

General

 * Realms
 * Added the minigame Splatter by SethBling to Realms.
 * SethBling had originally named the map Splatoon after the Wii U game, but it was renamed by Marc Watson for copyright reasons.
 * Realm-wide resource packs for custom maps and minigames

Blocks

 * Banners
 * Only up to 16 layers are rendered now.

General

 * Resource packs
 * Now display an error if the pack version number is not 1.
 * Resource packs that do not match the version now require user acknowledgment to use.
 * Resource packs that were selected in a different version are unselected automatically.

Video
Video made by slicedlime: