1.8.1-pre1

1.8.1-pre1

Type	Pre-release
Release date	October 15, 2014
Pre-release for	1.8.1
Download	Client (.json) Server
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This article is about the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation).

1.8.1-pre1 is the first pre-release for 1.8.1.

Additions

Gamerules

• doEntityDrops - Works like doTileDrops but applies to entities instead.

Changes

Credits

• Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) and Michael Stoyke (Searge) are now mentioned in the credits.

Bows

• Bows are no longer upside down when held in the inventory.

Gamerules

• doTileDrops no longer affects entities.

Jack o'Lanterns

• Can be used to create iron golems and snow golems again.

Maps

• Changed some colors.

Mobs

• No longer run from creepers.

Performance

• Various improvements.

Potion of Leaping

• Can now be extended with redstone, like any other potion.

Witch huts

• Newly generated witch huts can spawn witches on Y 64 to 71.
• This allows for three spawning floors in witch farms.

Options

• Renamed "Multiplayer Settings" to "Chat Settings" from 1.5.x and lower.

Fixes

64 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.8.1

• MC-3 – Player facing changes when passing through nether portals in certain cases
• MC-1607 – Ghost End Portal in The End / Missing layer with AMD/ATI graphics cards
• MC-6594 – Non-living entities (boats, minecarts, falling sand, item frames, paintings) drop items even if doTileDrops is set to false
• MC-37782 – Items held by witches are too small and held incorrectly
• MC-45537 – Cannot place buttons under stairs or slabs, or on top of upside down stairs or slabs
• MC-46579 – Items are too high on the arm in 3rd person mode while sneaking
• MC-48011 – Ender dragon experience drops are not affected by doMobLoot gamerule
• MC-48130 – /fill replace command not filling when clicking tab
• MC-49126 – Glowstone crystal formations are missing their bottom layers
• MC-49538 – Achievement "Overpowered" Has Misleading Icon
• MC-53718 – Chicken jockey riding inside chicken
• MC-54551 – Resizing window while in Customized World Settings snaps back to Customized Settings page 1
• MC-54707 – Command: /setblock minecraft:sign produces a confusing error message
• MC-56574 – /tellraw open_url isn't showing url
• MC-58307 – Air bubbles appear after drowning and still dead
• MC-59216 – Unable to build iron golem and snow golem with jack o'lantern
• MC-59360 – Levers Pop Off Non-Solid Blocks
• MC-62140 – 2 block tall flowers generated in previous version removes the 2nd block
• MC-62758 – Tall flowers drop two items when block below is broken
• MC-63466 – Ctrl +Pick Block gives a Steve head instead of a head with the owner's skin
• MC-64082 – Enchantment options for individual players are reset after death. KeepInventory does not have any affect
• MC-64427 – /worldborder , /scoreboard and /debug with invalid arguments don't print an error message
• MC-64773 – /particle auto-completion
• MC-64846 – Cannot extend Potion of Leaping to eight minutes using redstone in a brewing stand
• MC-65603 – Ender Dragon does not obey NoAI tag
• MC-65834 – Snow layers placed against the side of a block are placed one block too far out
• MC-65945 – Enderman blocks look weird when invisible
• MC-66324 – /clone has incomplete syntax
• MC-66658 – /kill does not tab auto-complete with a player's name
• MC-66786 – Incorrect death message for dispensed harming potions
• MC-66861 – when press Tab ↹ on /entitydata, players pop up
• MC-66922 – <effect> argument in /effect does not show clear in help syntax
• MC-68160 – Placing a colored banner on a cactus drops a black banner
• MC-68247 – Beacon Beam disappears while looking upwards from it
• MC-68400 – Creative Inventory vert. scrollbar changes without scrolling
• MC-68654 – Tab Complete - /effect and /enchant
• MC-68745 – /resourcepacks/ folder is not automatically created when initially starting the game
• MC-68891 – Mobs think daylight sensor is a full block, causing them to jump while trying to get off it
• MC-69266 – Snow layer placing behavior buggy and inconsistent
• MC-69323 – Certain commands do not allow tab completing coordinate arguments
• MC-69823 – /debug help text wrong
• MC-69983 – Multiplayer Settings named wrongly
• MC-69984 – The "Defaults" popup on the customized world generation options screen doesn't disable hovering over stuff behind it
• MC-69989 – Debug worlds generate one column twice
• MC-70054 – Rabbits don't follow players holding golden carrots or dandelions
• MC-70111 – When a thrown enderpearl is in the air, it disappears after relogging
• MC-70305 – "Sprint" is in the wrong category in Controls screen
• MC-70308 – Bottom outline is missing in the Controls screen buttons
• MC-70338 – Hopper: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space - creating debug image whilst stitching textures
• MC-70359 – Block breaking remains when eating/blocking with a sword
• MC-70431 – Minecraft 1.8 skin bug! (Layered skin in the right arm, is not completely shown in first person).
• MC-70565 – When opening a chest in modded servers Minecraft crashes continuously
• MC-70675 – End credits make no mention of Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) or Michael Stoyke (Searge)
• MC-71777 – /achievement take taking too many achievements
• MC-71981 – Uploading a hardcore world to Realms retains auto-ban
• MC-72583 – doTileDrops affects item frames
• MC-72868 – Mobs glitch through the ground under certain conditions
• MC-72869 – The 'Defaults' button on the Customized world screen does not disable itself after use
• MC-72871 – Resizing the game makes buttons on "Defaults" popup on Customized world GUI disappear

From the 1.8 development versions

• MC-46809 – /say Not Showing Villager Entity Data if 'CustomName' Provided
• MC-47987 – Entering a mobs view in spectator mode does not change if world is changed
• MC-61844 – Creepers target Iron Golems, causing terrain damage without interaction of a player
• MC-64598 – Creative search tab text becomes offset
• MC-65276 – Bow is upside down when held

References