Java Edition 1.8.1

1.8.1
Edition	computer
Planned release date	?
See also other instances of 1.8.1	Java Edition Classic server Java Edition Beta Java Edition Bedrock Edition Minecraft Dungeons

1.8.1 is an upcoming update to Minecraft with no set release date.

Additions

Gamerules

• doEntityDrops - Works like doTileDrops but applies to entities instead.

Changes

Credits

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

Gamerules

• doTileDrops no longer affects entities

Jack o'Lanterns

• Can be used to create iron golems and snow golems again

Maps

• Changed some colors

Mobs

• No longer run from creepers

Performance

• Various improvements
• Many optimizations

Potion of Leaping

• Can now be extended

Witch huts

• Newly generated witch huts can spawn witches on Y 64 to 71
• This allows for three spawning floors in witch farms

Options

• Renamed "Multiplayer Settings" to "Chat Settings".
• Off/fancy/fast clouds
• Off/on entity shadows
• Fast/fancy now only controls leaves and rain particles

Dropped items

• On fast graphics, they now rotate

Fixes

114 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.8.1

• MC-3 – Player facing changes when passing through nether portals in certain cases
• MC-349 – Villagers ignore data tags in trading
• MC-460 – Experience orb position client-server desync
• MC-954 – Air Blocks floating in Water
• MC-1237 – Anvil GUI truncating long item names and showing garbage at the end
• MC-1279 – Slow (Choppy) Rotating Beacon Block
• MC-1607 – Ghost End Portal in The End / Missing layer with AMD/ATI graphics cards
• MC-2545 – Persistent Chunk error / Corrupted world / Wrong location spam
• MC-3448 – Statistic screen icons messed up
• MC-4158 – Nether Portal sometimes places you a fraction of a block in the air
• MC-4167 – EXP orbs will switch locations after a second or so from killing a mob.
• MC-6261 – Brewing Stand Dosen't Drop Custom Potions
• MC-6594 – Non-living entities (boats, minecarts, falling sand, item frames, paintings) drop items even if doTileDrops is set to false
• MC-10808 – Sprinting and breaking particles of piston arms use same particles as piston even though there is no stone on the arms
• MC-12013 – Experience Orbs are invisible for one second right after spawning
• MC-25646 – Music keeps playing when putting in a disc in a jukebox and breaking it at the same time
• MC-37586 – Ghost Players in Multiplayer / Item Duplication
• MC-37782 – Items held by witches are too small and held wrongly
• MC-38372 – Sprint glitch
• MC-38385 – Hopper: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: bad Base64 input character at 4036: 5 (decimal)
• MC-44542 – Tools with CanDestroy set to allow the breaking of certain blocks don't display proper block name on the tooltip (English (US) language only)
• MC-45537 – Cannot place buttons under stairs or slabs, or on top of upside down stairs or slabs
• MC-46579 – Items are too high up on the arm in 3rd person mode while sneaking
• MC-48011 – Ender dragon experience drops are not affected by doMobLoot gamerule
• MC-48130 – /fill replace command not filling when clicking tab
• MC-49126 – Glowstone crystal formations are missing their bottom layers
• MC-49538 – Achievement "Overpowered" Has Misleading Icon
• MC-52717 – Placing heads / skulls break existing blocks
• MC-53718 – Chicken jockey riding inside chicken
• MC-54551 – Resizing window while in Customized World Settings snaps back to Customized Settings page 1
• MC-54707 – Command: /setblock minecraft:sign produces a confusing error message
• MC-55661 – Animals don't teleport to Player when target is air block
• MC-56574 – /tellraw open_url isn't showing url
• MC-58307 – Air bubbles appear after drowning and still dead
• MC-58568 – Item frames with items in them do not frustum culling properly causing sevre FPS lag.
• MC-59216 – Unable to build iron golem and snow golem with jack o'lantern
• MC-59360 – Levers Pop Off Non-Solid Blocks
• MC-61587 – /summon Rotation
• MC-62140 – 2 block tall flowers generated in previous version removes the 2nd block
• MC-62758 – Tall flowers drop two items when block below is broken
• MC-63466 – Ctrl +Pick Block gives a steve head instead of a head with the owner's skin
• MC-64082 – Enchantment options for individual players are reset after death. KeepInventory does not have any affect.
• MC-64427 – /worldborder,/scoreboard and /debug with invalid arguments don't print an error message
• MC-64484 – Fire charge plays no sound due to incorrect sound file reference
• MC-64653 – /execute particle Leaves a False Particle Trail to 0,0,0
• MC-64773 – /particle autocompletion
• MC-64846 – Cannot extend Potion of Leaping to eight minutes using redstone in a brewing stand.
• MC-65603 – Ender Dragon does not obey NoAI tag
• MC-65834 – Snow layers placed against the side of a block are placed one block too far out
• MC-65945 – Enderman blocks look weird when invisible
• MC-66324 – /clone has incomplete syntax
• MC-66658 – /kill does not tab autocomplete with a player's name
• MC-66786 – Incorrect death message for dispensed harming potions
• MC-66861 – when press Tab ↹ on /entitydata, players pop up
• MC-66922 – <effect> argument in /effect does not show clear in help syntax
• MC-67437 – Lightning gives AI to Witches and Zombie Pigman that were originally Pigs and Villagers that had NoAI set to 1
• MC-68160 – Placing a coloured banner on a cactus drops a black banner
• MC-68247 – Beacon Beam disappears while looking upwards from it
• MC-68400 – Creative Inventory vert. scrollbar changes without scrolling.
• MC-68497 – Cut/Copy function updates clipboard even if nothing is selected
• MC-68654 – Tab Complete - /effect and /enchant
• MC-68745 – /resourcepacks/ folder is not automatically created when initially starting the game
• MC-68891 – Mobs think daylight sensor is a full block, causing them to jump while trying to get off it
• MC-69266 – Snow layer placing behavior buggy and inconsistent
• MC-69323 – Certain commands do not allow tab completing coordinate arguments
• MC-69823 – /debug help text wrong
• MC-69983 – Multiplayer Settings named wrongly
• MC-69984 – The "Defaults" popup on the customized world generation options screen doesn't disable hovering over stuff behind it
• MC-69989 – Debug worlds generate one column twice
• MC-70054 – Rabbits don't follow players holding golden carrots or dandelions
• MC-70111 – When a thrown ender pearl is in the air, it disappears after relogging.
• MC-70305 – "Sprint" is in the wrong category in Controls screen
• MC-70308 – Bottom outline is missing in the Controls screen buttons
• MC-70338 – Hopper: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space - creating debug image whilst stitching textures
• MC-70359 – Block breaking remains when eating/blocking with a sword
• MC-70431 – Minecraft 1.8 skin bug!
• MC-70472 – Crash when trying to connect to a server with more than 73 characters address
• MC-70565 – when opening a chest in modded servers Minecraft crashes continuously
• MC-70675 – End credits make no mention of Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) or Michael Stoyke (Searge)
• MC-71436 – Screen goes black when "highlighting" players in spectator mode
• MC-71777 – /achievement take taking too many achievements
• MC-71973 – Tab list headers and footers stay even when rejoining a different server
• MC-71981 – Uploading a hardcore world to Realms retains auto-ban
• MC-72166 – Banners disappear at some angles.
• MC-72524 – Can't place buttons on top of redstone blocks
• MC-72583 – doTileDrops affects item frames
• MC-72688 – /execute Detect gives false positive when in different dimension
• MC-72806 – When using /stop server executes the shutdown sequence twice (and hangs if players are online)
• MC-72868 – Mobs glitch through the ground under certain conditions
• MC-72869 – The 'Defaults' button on the Customized world screen does not disable itself after use
• MC-72871 – Resizing the game makes buttons on "Defaults" popup on Customized world GUI disappear

From the 1.7.2 development versions

• MC-30937 – /summoned mobs riding XP orbs phase out of existence

From the 1.8 development versions

• MC-44474 – Smooth teleportation while falling glitches player back up
• MC-46670 – Withers trapped in a barrier box attacks barriers, killing it
• MC-46809 – /say Not Showing Villager Entity Data if 'CustomName' Provided
• MC-47987 – Entering a mobs view in spectator mode does not change if world is changed
• MC-48633 – Operation, test and enable doesn't show up as options when typing /scoreboard players
• MC-53558 – World Generator Crash when creating a custom new world (Different than others)
• MC-53983 – Loading World on New World or loading screen disappears if the window size is changed.
• MC-54575 – Part of Stair becomes invisible when placing a block near it.
• MC-54626 – Chicken jockey falls into solid block when chicken dies
• MC-54929 – Fast Creeper bug (aka Creeper Zurg Rush)
• MC-55767 – Unable to hide Wither Skull names
• MC-56268 – Breaking the bedrock below an Ender Crystal (in the End) creates performance drops, rapidly flickering light
• MC-58132 – Spectator Mode Layer glitch
• MC-58908 – /help for /worldborder not updated.
• MC-61610 – Bedrock at Y0 has wood log in it at x0 y0 z0.
• MC-61844 – Creepers target Iron Golems, causing terrain damage without interaction of a player
• MC-64455 – Item with CanDestroy / CanPlaceOn have missing translations for ALL languages
• MC-64515 – Inconsistency in piston timing
• MC-64598 – Creative search tab text becomes offset.
• MC-65276 – bow when held is upside down
• MC-68880 – Rabbit falls through snow layers and suffocates
• MC-69562 – Can't play LAN whilst offline

References