Jeb posted he was working on the following list of bug fixes shown below, as such no news yet which have made it into the Minecraft 1.8 Beta, the list is as follows...
* SSP chunk memory leak
* Mineshaft density (half now)
* Increased stronghold count to 3 per map instead of one
* Furnace tile entity crash
* Crafting bench ghost items
* Vines (and leaves) crash in nether
* Use item animation in SMP (blocking and eating)
* Blocking in SMP
* Sprinting with right-click or sneaking
* Added some blocks to creative mode
* Fixed dropping items
* Nothing can be eaten in creative mode
* Enderman client-side problems
* Chicken and cow drop burned food
* Squids drop exp
* 1.7 worlds should get structures
* Farmlands rejecting melon and pumpkin seeds
* Bonemeal on melons and pumpkins
* Bonemeal on mushroom only works on dirt or grass
* Added item drops for cracked and mossy smooth stone brick
* Adjusted fog strength at low positions
If you wish to test the Minecraft 1.8 pre-release with other players, we have created a pre-release test server, just point your client to:
minecraftserver.com:25566
Please be aware this is a pre-release test server, as such the main purpose is to examine the performance impact on our hardware of the new 1.8 Minecraft server, if you can not connect it is because the server probably crashed, enjoy!
I have a selection of Minecraft texture packs installed that I swap between depending on my mood, Jolicraft is one of them. The Jolicraft texture pack has now been updated to version 4 and supports Minecraft 1.8. As with all texture packs it is more about what you like as a player and what fits well with your game, In my opinion this hits the mark, do check out some of the mobs. The Jolicraft texture pack is compatible with the very popular Aether Mod and the Aether GUI. Please feel free to download and give it a try, let me know in the comments what you think!
Jolicraft version 4.0 Texture Pack Change log:
+ Now support Minecraft 1.8
+ Added Texture Pack for Enderman
+ New Graphical User Interface
+ New Biomes Color
+ New Chest Model
+ New Critical Hits Particle
+ Added Main Menu Background
+ New Menu Logo
+ New GUI Background
+ New Pumpkin Texture Pack
+ Much more
Notch and Jeb have just announced the Minecraft 1.8 pre-release .jar can now be downloaded for public testing. They have made clear this is not the final release code version of Minecraft 1.8 and I can vouch for the fact this is buggy. However it does show many of the anticipated new features to be present in the official release. Please also note this will only work if you have purchased Minecraft.
Download links:
How To Install Minecraft 1.8 Pre-Release: (Windows)
1. Press the 'Windows' key on your keyboard and the 'R' key at the same time
2. Now type %appdata%
3. Locate your .minecraft folder
4. Navigate down into to your bin folder located inside the .minecraft folder
5. Right click on the file named minecraft and rename it minecraftold
5. Download the new minecraft.jar and drag or copy to the bin folder.
6. Run Minecraft as normal to play pre-release 1.8
How To Restore Minecraft 1.7.3 (Windows)
1. Press the 'Windows' key on your keyboard and the 'R' key at the same time
2. Now type %appdata%
3. Locate your .minecraft folder
4. Navigate down into to your bin folder located inside the .minecraft folder
5. Delete the file named minecraft
5. Select the file named minecraftold right click and select rename change to minecraft
6. Run Minecraft as normal to play Minecraft 1.7.3 again
Minecraft 1.8 'Adventure Update' looms ever closer, this update is shaping up to add a bunch of new features and content changes. It has been confirmed that the Minecraft 1.8 client update will include randomly generated dungeons, non player character villages, new biomes, creative sandbox mode, more farming options, critical hits, sprinting, new mobs, and an updated food system.
We will update the minecraft server as soon as Minecraft 1.8 is available for download and setup a temporary map for 1.8 until bukkit and plugins are updated. On the magical Minecraft news grapevine the rumor is that Minecraft 1.8 will be released on the 8th of September 2011, fingers crossed.
At PAX 2011 Minecraft 1.8 “The Adventure Update” has been shown by Notch, he gives a commentary through the video. It appears some of the key updates for Minecraft 1.8 are the new terrain as expected, some graphics changes and tweaks, the introduction of the Endermen / Enderman enemy who can teleport from what is seen, remember just do not look at them!
Also the NPC villages look interesting but empty. Notch also makes it clear that Mojang will be breaking this update down into two parts, Minecraft 1.8 and Minecraft 1.9, with the expected release of Minecraft 1.8 in a few weeks. Dungeons do not seem to have been mentioned much, however they are expected to be updated in the next release.
A creative gameplay mode has also been officially added, allowing the player a totally creative experience similar to the original version of Minecraft that started the whole journey.
Following on from the earlier Minecraft 1.8 update news, hot from the interweb tubes is another video for your viewing pleasure, check out this 20 minute short documentary titled Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, the video is a fund raiser short film, if they have enough interest they will produce a feature length film, it is over on Penny Arcade TV. Click the link to watch.
Minecraft The Story of Mojang
Peter Stekin schooled his expression to the carefully crafted mask of disinterest the Emperor must wear. There were no heralds in the antechamber to announce the presence of the three arrivals, the room was empty of the customary courtiers and dignitaries, functionaries and hangers-on who curried favor among those who held power in the Empire. Only those in power remained, nobles and generals of the high council, wizards and scholars of the temple and university. The most loyal men of the Stone Guard lined the walls, an unmoving line of steel and leather, seemingly held in abeyance from violence, waiting only for the Emperor's slightest signal.
The three figures walked abreast, none deferring to the others as they approached the stone desk behind which sat the throne of the Emperor. Peter's eyes met those of the man he once thought of as his only true enemy. Daeranindus was no longer the First Lord of the Katari, and the armies of the Katarigeth no longer stood as a bristling wall of defiance against the Empire, but it did not reduce the man's importance in Peter's eyes. It was not politic to dismiss Karaiiandralan, the newly appointed First Lord of the Katari, nor Thammas, second prince of Suidina, but Peter watched only Daer's eyes as they closed the gap to the dais. The man looked tired, but wore a bemused smile. One might take this as a sign that their quest had succeeded, and the danger was past. Peter knew the man too well, however. That same expression of grim humor had adorned this man's face as he surrendered his nation to the Empire.
"Welcome back," Peter said, smiling. There were no servants in the hall to serve them, so a glance at Lieutenant-General Rasmortin sufficed to bring the lowest ranking staff officer forward with a trio of cups and a decanter of water.
"I'm parched," Daeranindus replied, gratefully accepting the drink. He took his time, the damnable man, before raising his voice and addressing the gathered...
