Combat Test 8c is the ninth experimental version of a future combat revision which changes the mechanics of shields.[1] Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2. This version was released only on Reddit, so it does not appear in the launcher or in any Minecraft.net blog post.
Changes
Gameplay
- Fixed knockback calculations for shields
- Disabled crouch-shielding while jumping
- Shields with banners are now much stronger than normal shields (10 absorption instead of 5, and better knockback resistance).
- This is just a quick way of testing different types of shields without adding new items, and is not going to actually be implemented.
- Swords & Axes *You can now free sword-swipe to air but axes can't but if you enchant axe Sweeping Edge III the axe has have a swipe effect and the axe can swipe to air.
Video
Video made by slicedlime:
Trivia
- Combat Test 8c has the same protocol version as Combat Test 8b, which means these versions are cross-compatible with each other.
- This is also the first time 2 development versions have had the same protocol version excluding joke versions. The last one was on September 15, 2017, with 1.12.2-pre1 and 1.12.2-pre2.[verify]
Notes
- ↑ Unzip this file in the .minecraft/versions folder.
References
- ↑ "Here we go again... Combat test snapshot 8b" – u/jeb_ on Reddit, August 21, 2020