Java Edition 14w25b

14w25b is the twenty-eighth snapshot for 1.8, and was released to fix some of the bugs and crashes in the 14w25a snapshot.

This version was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.

Changes

 * Wet Sponges
 * Wet sponges, when smelted, will fill empty buckets in the 'fuel' slot with water if possible
 * Commands
 * Added new  mode
 * Filters out unnecessary blocks
 * Added new  mode
 * Debug screen
 * Removed the line on the right-hand side which had displayed the name of the block model the player was looking at
 * Removed the line on the right-hand side which had displayed the name of the block model the player was looking at

Fixes
52 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.8
 * – Minecraft on Mac is called java

From the 1.8 snapshots
 * – Black line at the horizon when using shaders
 * – Various blocks don't display their metadata in the F3 screen
 * – Model names of tall flowers are mixed up
 * – Models names of coloured wool wrong
 * – Slimes despawn instantly

From the previous snapshot
 * – Placeholder texture showing for burning player instead of fire
 * – F3 hovering over grass and log model:
 * – Water and Lava textures messed up after changing resource pack
 * – Stairs place the wrong way
 * – Missing map texture
 * – Thrown splash potions have missing texture
 * – Jungle leaves have oak leaves texture
 * – Crash When Placing Log
 * – Missing texture for Enderman-handled block
 * – Chickens constantly flap their wings
 * – When placing a pumpkin, its face does not face the player.
 * – Fast Graphics leaves texture
 * – Repeater not rendering delay length correctly
 * – Bed Doesn't Drop When Broken
 * – Dragon egg item rendering incorrectly
 * – Repeaters and comparators are placed in the wrong orientation
 * – Trapdoor duplication
 * – Dispenser and dropper direction issue
 * – Acacia / Dark Oak Wood Log being dropped as Oak Wood with missing texture
 * – Rendering bug with pistons
 * – Floating Items Dropped on floor
 * – Chiselled quartz block turns into regular quartz
 * – Burning furnaces change orientation
 * – wrong animation while breaking blocks in survival
 * – Missing Barrier Texture
 * – Comparators appear as powered when put into subtraction mode.
 * – customitemnames dont get displayed in itemframes
 * – Elder Guardian able to apply mining fatigue to someone in spectator mode
 * – Grass all neatly lined up
 * – Use damage splash potion to kill guardian crash the game
 * – Superflat world customization visually replaces water ID with Air ID
 * – Items in item frames facing wrong way
 * – Vines are placed on opposite side
 * – placing ladders causes a crash.
 * – Minecraft default world generator crashes.
 * – Stacked "Enchanted" Items Render Incorrectly
 * – Slimes have no particles, even if all particles are on.
 * – End portal frames must be placed in reverse to work correctly.
 * – Scoreboard setdisplay won't show up in tab menu
 * – Magma cubes rendering wrong
 * – Blocks are held wrong
 * – Powered Rail now in powered state in creative inventory
 * – Mipmapping does not work in Inventory
 * – Map #1 looks like purple/black cube in inventory
 * – Blazes missing their black smoke texture

Trivia

 * Between snapshot 14w21b and 14w25b in total 2651 files changed, 41995 insertions, 43425 deletions for a grand total of 285408 lines of diffs.
 * 14w25a had a notably high incidence of new bugs, which Michael Stoyke (@SeargeDP) attributed to the fact that each developer was contributing a substantial amount of work that had not yet been combined in a snapshot.