Minecraft Version History
Additions
General
Splashes
Added "GNU Terry Pratchett".
Changes
General
Splashes
Removed "Happy birthday Notch!"
Removed "Happy Birthday ez!"
Removed "Notch <3 ez!"
Changed "Cooler than Spock!" to "Not as cool as Spock!"
Fixes
5 issues fixedFrom 1.8
MC-50550 – Stacked boats floating.
From 1.8.4
MC-79632 – Phantom custom player in scoreboard/UUIDs of non-player entities on scoreboards truncated after relog.
Private issues
MC-80478 – ...
Release Date: 2015-05-22
Minecraft 1.8.5
Minecraft 1.8.5 was released as an update to the game to fix a security related issues and an issues related to the in game scoreboard. Version 1.8.5 is compatible with all server versions pertaining to 1.8 and newer. There have been a few changes to the splashes in the main menu, and a few bug fixes added to the game to address some necessary game related issues that affected the gameplay and performance of the game itself. A few private bugs have been addressed as well in ...
Release Date: 2015-05-22
Changes
Mobs
Ocelots and wolves
No longer follow players in Spectator mode.
Gameplay
Nether portal
Traveling through no longer places the player outside the portal.[7]
General
Skin customization.
Player head skins can no longer be loaded from arbitrary servers.[8]
They must now be loaded from the official Mojang servers.
Player head skin files are now required to be a .png file.
Fixes
14 issues fixedFrom released versions before ...
Release Date: 2015-04-17
Minecraft 1.8.4
In Minecraft version 1.8.4, the release of this update is for minor bug fixes that effected the gameplay of the game with various visual and mechanical elements with in the game. A few changes made to 1.8.4 of Minecraft are that player head skins no longer can be loaded from arbitrary servers and the ability to travel through Nether portals will no longer place you outside of the portal. A few bugs fixes that have been added to Minecraft 1.8.4 are fixes to various security ...
Release Date: 2015-04-17
Fixes
11 issues fixedFrom released versions before 1.8
MC-39120 – Blocks are placeable over build limit.
From 1.8
MC-45074 – MinecartSpawners make ghost pigs.
MC-45171 – Falling sand on end portal causes graphical glitch.
MC-55078 – Grass generation not moving with sea level in customized world generation.
MC-59168 – TNT explode delay.
MC-66156 – Player gets stuck in ...
Release Date: 2015-02-20
Minecraft 1.8.3
This version, Minecraft 1.8.3, features a major bug fix to the game that was causing crashes in the game during the in-game world would load. Version 1.8.3 also features a few bug fixes, but a fairly small amount since 1.8.3 was a rushed update to fix the major world crash bug.
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Release Date: 2015-02-20
Additions
General
Debug screen
New frame-time graph.
Activated by pressing Alt+F3 to display frame time bar chart in lower left of screen.
Splashes
Added "Do it all, everything!"
Added "Where there is not light, there can spider!"
Statistics
Added new statistics.
Cake Slices Eaten
Cauldrons Filled
Water Taken from Cauldron
Armor Pieces Cleaned
Banners Cleaned
Interactions with Brewing Stand
Interactions with Beacon
Droppers Searched
Hoppers Searched
Dispensers ...
Release Date: 2015-02-19
Minecraft 1.8.2
In Minecraft 1.8.2 there have been many new things added to the game, as well as bug fixes. First, many new statistics have been added to the game so you can keep track of your progress like never before. 1.8.2 also features a new frame time graph in the debug screen. Version 1.8.2 also has a few changes to spectator mode, some in-game blocks, how TNT reacts, mobs, and beacons.
With all of the changes added to Minecraft, there have also been a large amount of bug ...
Release Date: 2015-02-19
Additions
Items
Maps
Added proper color display support for the new blocks.
Command format
Gamerules
doEntityDrops - Works like doTileDrops and doMobDrops but applies to non-mob entities (minecarts, paintings, etc.) instead.[4]
Gameplay
Credits
Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) and Michael Stoyke (Searge) are now mentioned in the credits.
Changes
Blocks
Jack o'Lanterns
Can be used to create iron ...
Release Date: 2014-11-24
Minecraft 1.8.1
The most notable changes in Minecraft version 1.8.1 adds a "doEntityDrops" game rule which works like "doTileDrop", but applies to non-mob entities like minecarts, paintings, etc. Jack o'Lanterns can now be used to create icon golems and snow golems once again. Mobs no longer run from creepers. A few new options giving you more choice over the detail in the game.
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Release Date: 2014-11-24