14w05a

14w05a

Type	Snapshot
Release date	January 30, 2014
Snapshot for	1.8
Download	Client (.json) Server
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This article is about the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation).

14w05a is the eighth snapshot released for 1.8.

Additions

• Spectator game mode
  • Usage: /gamemode spectator, /gamemode sp or /gamemode 3
  • No interaction with the world
    • Player can move through any entity or block without interfering with it (commonly referred to as 'noclip' or as if in the Far Lands because they have fake chunks)
    • Collecting or using items is impossible, as is placing, destroying or interacting with blocks in any way
      • A bug in this version allows the selected item from the hotbar to be dropped
    • Viewing inventories and GUIs is possible, but it is not possible to interact with them
      • The Heads-up display is disabled, except for the crosshairs when looking at a mob.
    • Player selectors (in commands) will target spectators
      • Using /give on a spectator will cause the item(s) to drop at their location.
    • Spectators are not noticed by mobs, and do not trigger spawners or spawning
      • A spectator's presence keeps a mob from despawning
    • Only the Void and /kill can damage a spectator
  • Flying mode
    • Landing is not possible—the player can fly through the ground
    • The mouse scroll wheel, the sprint key, and the slowness and swiftness effects all affect the flying speed
  • First-person view through another player or mob's eyes
    • Left-clicking an entity locks the player's position and camera to the entity's
    • The spectator cannot control where the entity moves or looks
    • Certain mobs have different vision
      • Creeper applies the new creeper.json shader
      • Endermen applies the invert.json shader
      • Spider and Cave Spider apply the new spider.json shader
    • Viewing oneself using F5 shows the entity
    • Pressing the Dismount key (⇧ Shift by default) returns the player to flying mode
  • Viewing privileges
    • Spectators can see other spectators
      • Appear as a translucent disembodied head
      • The selected item from the hotbar is also visible
    • Invisible players and mobs appear visible, but translucent

• Barriers
  • Acts like a solid block but is completely transparent
    • Can transfer redstone signals and allows blocks to be placed on it
  • Invincible like bedrock
  • Can be obtained using /give @p minecraft:barrier
  • Uses lava texture for breaking particles
• Shaders
  • creeper.json
    • Shows the world in pixelated shades of green, similar to green.json
    • Is applied when you use spectator mode on a creeper
  • spider.json
    • A segmented-eyes effect
    • Is applied when you use spectator mode on a spider
• Splashes
  • pls rt
  • Do you want to join my server?
  • Put a little fence around it!
  • Throw a blanket over it!
  • One day, somewhere in the future, my work will be quoted!
  • Now with additional stuff!
  • Extra things!

Changes

• Copying written books
  • Copying written books will now mark them as copies/copies of copies
  • The copying status of a book (i.e. original, copy of original or copy of a copy) is denoted in a separate line in the tooltip, beneath the author's name
  • Copies of copies cannot be copied
• Activator rail
  • Powered activator rails will now shake minecarts, causing riders to dismount
• Debug screen
  • Text now has a background.
  • Replaced x, y, z, b, bl and other labels with more understandable labels.
  • "Light" is now the light levels at feet, not eyes.
  • Currently missing LC value.
• GUI code
  • Improvements to allow "cooler things"
• End Portal (block)
  • Inventory image is now the Missing Texture block instead of the Nether Portal.
• Armor
  • Armor no longer gets colored when mobs/players are hurt

Fixes

15 bugs fixed

From released versions before 1.8

• MC-9752 – The command block will detect players who are dead, but have not yet hit re spawn
• MC-38944 – Joining Realms World "Cancel" Button Mis-Placed

From the 1.8 snapshots

• MC-44521 – @a, @e, and any UUID references work incorrectly after a player dies.
• MC-45041 – /setblock on a tile entity with "replace" doesn't seem to work
• MC-45050 – /fill … skull | Hitbox Bug
• MC-45159 – Blocks with tile entities don't get removed when you clone / fill an airblock to their position.
• MC-45239 – /clear @a does not work in Minecraft 14w03b
• MC-45453 – Items & Blocks placed in item frames are rendered incorrectly
• MC-45470 – Items don't render on the ground properly
• MC-45478 – Pre-snapshot14w04a villagers break crops but don't replant them
• MC-45492 – Transparent blocks are much darker
• MC-45554 – Two tall flowers variants are not generating.

From the previous snapshot

• MC-45764 – Map will not show in item frame
• MC-45795 – Villagers can not place or pick up any crops
• MC-45847 – /summon Villager Farmer NBT tag canPickUpLoot will default to 0