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Minecraft 1.8 Update - What's New
One of the largest updates ever. Added ocean monuments, Guardians, armor stands, banners, slime blocks, new stone types, and overhauled the enchanting system.
Changes
#Gameplay(6)
- Enchanting now requires lapis lazuli
- Enchanting shows one guaranteed enchantment before applying
- Added ocean monuments as underwater structures
- Added three new stone types: granite, diorite, andesite
- Villager trading rebalanced
- Added world border for servers
#Mobs(4)
- Added Guardian and Elder Guardian
- Added Endermite
- Added Rabbit
- Improved mob AI
#Blocks & Items(8)
- Added armor stand
- Added banners with customizable patterns
- Added slime block (bouncy, sticky with pistons)
- Added granite, diorite, and andesite
- Added prismarine, sea lantern, sponge (functional)
- Added red sandstone
- Added coarse dirt
- Added iron trapdoor
#Commands(7)
- Added /execute command
- Added /fill command
- Added /clone command
- Added /title command
- Added /worldborder command
- Added /trigger command for adventure maps
- Selector improvements with scores and teams
#Performance(3)
- Major rendering engine rewrite
- Multi-threaded chunk rendering
- Reduced memory usage
Server Admin Migration Guide
- Major internal changes - thorough plugin testing required
- Enchanting changes affect server economy if enchanting is a revenue source
- World border can be configured for server performance
- UUID migration for player data - back up playerdata folder
Known Issues
- Some rendering issues with the new engine on older GPUs
- Ocean monuments may not generate in previously explored ocean chunks
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