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The Bountiful Update

Image for the Bountiful Update released by Mojang

The Bountiful Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.8, a major update that was released on September 2, 2014. The update has two main themes, one being features added for mapmakers and the other being new survival features.

Development began the month after 1.7.4 was released. Fifty-two development snapshots were released, from 14w02a to 14w34d – the most for any major update to date. During the development period, six subsequent versions of 1.7 were released. The development period for 1.8 was the longest of any major update in the history of Minecraft, with 236 days between the first snapshot on January 9 and the final release. The time between releases of 1.7.2 and 1.8 represents the longest wait for a major update to Minecraft, at 312 days.

The official name for the update, the Bountiful Update[1], was announced on August 22, 2014 in a blog post on the Mojang website.

Mojang released the first pre-release on August 22, 2014, the second pre-release on August 25th and the third pre-release on August 28th.

Notable features

Main article: 1.8

Mapmaking features

Additions
Changes
  • Interaction with blocks in Adventure Mode is disabled by default
  • Many new arguments and scopes for existing commands
  • Block models are now customizable via resource packs
  • Signs and books can use JSON-formatted text
  • Monster spawners can be quickly changed using spawn eggs

Survival features

Additions
Changes
  • Rebalances to the enchanting and repairing systems
  • Beacons may be colored with stained glass
  • Moss stone, mossy stone bricks, and chiseled stone bricks now obtainable by crafting
  • Cracked stone bricks and sponge now obtainable by smelting
  • Item frames now emit a redstone signal, and can rotate to 8 directions
  • Daylight sensors may now be inverted
  • Powered activator rail now dismounts entities riding minecarts
  • Arrows decelerate much more quickly underwater, and extinguish if on fire
  • Improvements to mobs' behavior and AI
    • Most mobs can now swim; notably, Slimes
    • Most mobs can now pathfind as zombies have; notably, angry Zombie Pigmen
    • Skeletons flee from wolves
    • Spiders no longer see players through solid blocks
    • Iron Golems attack Creepers
    • Babies' growth can be accelerated by feeding them
    • Most mobs will flee from a Creeper about to explode
    • Creepers, Skeletons, Wither Skeletons and Zombies drop their heads when killed by charged Creepers
  • Villagers
    • Will harvest crops
    • Breed only when willing
    • Have additional villager professions and trading schemes
    • Turn to witches when struck by lightning
  • Pets show death message if named with a name tag

Performance changes

  • VBOs (Vertex Buffer Object) toggle added to Video Settings menu
  • Anisotropic Filtering removed
  • Advanced OpenGL removed in favor of a new Advanced Cave Culling Algorithm[2]
  • Render Distance slider maximum increased to 32 chunks when using 64-bit Java and 2GB allocated RAM

Video

Bountiful Update/video

References

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