Java Edition Combat Test 7b

Combat Test 7b is a development version for Combat Test 7c released on August 13, 2020, for private testing. This combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2.

Gameplay

 * Attacking
 * Base reach has been reverted to 2.5.


 * Knockback
 * Upwards knockback has been decreased slightly.


 * Shields
 * Now give 50% knockback resistance when active.

Fixes

 * Fixed a bug which made knockback resistance sometimes block 100% of knockback.
 * Fixed a bug which allowed spectators to attack with sweeping weapons.

Trivia

 * Combat Test 7b has the same data version as 21w11a even though these versions should not be compatible with each other.