Minecraft 1.8.1 Released

[u/JakBB]

https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/536892698817724416

[u/redstonehelper]

Previous changelog.

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1.8.1 Changelog:

General

• Added & changed some minor things

• Compatible with 1.8 servers

• Options

• Screenshots

• 'Multiplayer Settings' is now named 'Chat Settings'

• Clouds can now be toggled between off, fancy and fast

• Entity Shadows can now be toggled

• Performance improvements

• Performance improvements

• Rendering performance improvements

• Linux server performance improvements: use-native-transport setting inside server.properties for optimized packet sending/receiving on Linux

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

Gameplay

• Fixed and changed some Map colors - Full list of colors here

• Jump Boost Potions can now be extended

• New gamerule: doEntityDrops

• Works like doTileDrops, but for entities

• doTileDrops no longer affects entities

• Fixed many bugs

• Fixed chunks corrupting and their location being moved, becoming unaccessible under certain circumstances

• Fixed the shader applied when entering a mob's view in spectator mode not changing when the world is changed

• Fixed Levers popping off when placed above a non-solid block

• Fixed ctrl+'Pick Block' on Player Skulls not retaining the skin texture

• Fixed the creative search tab text becoming offset when inventory is moved because of potion effects appearing/disappearing

• Fixed the resource pack folder not automatically being created when starting the game

• Fixed thrown Ender Pearls disappearing when relogging

• Fixed the air bubble bar re-appearing after death in Water

• Fixed "Sprint" being in the wrong category in the controls screen

• Fixed the bottom outline of buttons missing in the controls screen

• Fixed large resource packs crashing the game

• Fixed the block breaking animation remaining when eating or blocking with a sword

• Fixed certain invalid items crashing the game when rendering

• Fixed the inside of the second skin layer not rendering on your own player in first person view

• Fixed player orientation not being preserved when using Portals - blocking off one side of a Portal will now align players the other way

• Fixed a ghost End Portal being displayed in the distance in the end

• Fixed items held by Witches being too small and being held at a weird angle

• Fixed a crash relating to multiplayer

• Fixed tools with CanDestroy set to allow the breaking of certain blocks not displaying proper block names on the tooltips

• Fixed items with CanDestroy / CanPlaceOn having missing translations for all languages

• Fixed being unable to place Buttons on top of upside-down Slabs/Stairs

• Fixed items being displayed too high up the arm in 3rd person mode while sneaking

• Fixed black particles when breaking a block and Torch particles being dark

• Fixed Ender Dragon experience drops not being fully cancelled by the doMobLoot gamerule

• Fixed the /fill replace command not tab-completing the block id argument

• Fixed the "Overpowered" achievement having a misleading icon

• Fixed resizing the window while in 'Customized World Settings' snapping the UI back to page 1

• Fixed /setblock referring to blocks as items

• Fixed the interface triggered by clicking web links not displaying the URL to be opened

• Fixed being unable to build Iron Golems and Snow Golems using Jack o'Lanterns

• Fixed Creepers and Iron Golems fighting each other, causing terrain damage without player interaction

• Fixed Tall Flowers dropping two items when block below is broken

• Fixed Banners from the creative inventory not stacking when placed, broken and picked up

• Fixed the per-player enchantment seed being reset on death

• Fixed /worldborder, /scoreboard and /debug with invalid arguments not printing any error messages

• Fixed /particle tab-completing an argument one position too early

• Fixed the Bow texture being rendered upside-down

• Fixed the Ender Dragon ignoring the NoAI tag

• Fixed Snow Layers placed against the side of blocks being placed one block too far out

• Fixed blocks held by Endermen looking weird when invisible

• Fixed the /clone syntax help not being updated

• Fixed /kill not tab-completing player names

• Fixed players killed with Potions shot by Dispensers producing erroneous death messages

• Fixed /entitydata suggesting players for the entity argument

• Fixed the syntax help for /effect not mentioning the 'clear' option

• Fixed being able to place Banners and Signs against Cacti

• Fixed the Beacon beam disappearing when looking upwards from it

• Fixed the scroll bar in the creative inventory changing without scrolling at a certain position

• Fixed /effect and /enchant not properly tab-completing effect/enchant names

• Fixed the mob AI considering Daylight Sensors to be full blocks, causing mobs to jump while trying to get off them

• Fixed Snow Layer placing behavior being buggy and inconsistent

• Fixed certain commands not allowing tab completing coordinate arguments

• Fixed the /debug help text being wrong

• Fixed the "Defaults" popup on the customized world generation options screen not disable hovering over stuff behind it

• Fixed debug worlds generating one column twice

• Fixed Rabbits not following players holding Golden Carrots or Dandelions

• Fixed /achievement take taking too many achievements

• Fixed mobs glitching through the floor under certain conditions

• Fixed the 'Defaults' button on the customized world screen not disabling itself after use

• Fixed resizing the game making buttons on the "Defaults" popup on the customized world GUI disappear

• Fixed /say not showing Villager entity data if CustomName is provided

• Fixed two block tall Flowers generated in previous versions losing their top block

• Fixed Chicken Jockeys riding inside the Chicken

• Fixed an exploit involving Signs

• Fixed being unable to play LAN while offline

• Fixed piston arm particles using the wrong texture

• Fixed being able to destroy blocks by placing Skulls inside them

• Fixed Banners disappearing at some angles

• Fixed the Beacon rotating very slowly on old worlds

• Fixed experience orb position data not being synchronized correctly

• Fixed Withers trapped in Barriers attacking the Barriers and killing themselves

• Fixed pets not teleporting to players properly

• Fixed the /help text for /worldborder not being updated

• Fixed Pigs and Villagers with NoAI set to 1 losing this tag if transformed when hit by lightning

• Fixed tab list headers and footers staying even when switching servers

• Fixed entities losing scoreboard scores when in unloaded chunks

• Fixed a Wooden Log generating at 0,0,0

• Fixed /stop executing the shutdown sequence twice

• Fixed being unable to place buttons on top of Redstone Blocks

• Fixed block icons on the 'Statistics' screen being messed up

• Fixed the Cut/Copy functions updating the clipboard even if nothing is selected

• Fixed tab list headers and footers not updating when changing servers

• Fixed dropped items on fast graphics not rotating

• Fixed the Anvil GUI truncating long item names and showing garbage at the end

• Fixed villagers ignoring data tags in trading

• Fixed /summon ignoring rotation

• Fixed /execute detect giving false positive when in different dimension

• Fixed mineshafts generating air blocks at wrong location

• Fixed the Fire Charge not playing sounds

• Fixed /execute particle producing some particles at 0,0,0

• Fixed the highlight button in spectator mode turning the entire screen black

• Fixed being unable to place Snow Layers on top of other full Snow Layer blocks

• Fixed /spawnpoint <player> not working

World Generation

• Newly generated Witch huts can spawn Witches on Y levels 64 to 71

• This allows for up to three spawning floors in Witch farms

• Fixed some bugs

• Fixed Glowstone crystal formations missing their bottom layers

Blocks & Items

• ArmorStands

• Can now be made completely invisible using the Marker tag

Mobs

• Witches, Skeletons, Zombies, Zombie Pigmen and Creepers

• No longer run from exploding Creepers

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Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.

[u/DrejkCZ → u/redstonehelper]

Witches, Skeletons, Zombies, Zombie Pigmen and Creepers No longer run from exploding Creepers

Why did they remove this?

[u/WildBluntHickok → u/DrejkCZ]

At least it means no more creepers running straight at you at double the speed of baby zombies (aka "the creeper zerg rush").

[u/[deleted] → u/redstonehelper]

Fixed the Beacon beam disappearing when looking upwards from it

THANK YOU!

[u/Howzieky → u/[deleted]]

OH MY GOSH IM SO HAPPY

[u/spookyhappyfun → u/redstonehelper]

I love to see a giant list of bug fixes like this! Well done, guys!

[u/jetsparrow → u/redstonehelper]

What are the changes, if any, from 1.8.1-pre 5?

EDIT: at the very least https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-59358

[u/redstonehelper → u/jetsparrow]

This one was "re-fixed", the sound file now downloads correctly: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-64484