Minecraft Version History
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.
Download Minecraft 1.8.1
This is the update that follows the large release, The Bountiful Update, as Minecraft ...
Release Date: 2014-11-24
Additions
Blocks
Diorite
Crafting recipe: 2 cobblestone and 2 Nether quartz in a checker board pattern.
Andesite
Crafting recipe: 1 cobblestone and 1 diorite.
Granite
Crafting recipe: 1 Nether quartz and 1 diorite.
Coarse dirt
Replaces the grassless dirt variant found in mega taiga, mesa and savanna biomes.
All worlds with grassless dirt blocks will seamlessly change over to coarse dirt, as it uses the same block ID and data value ...
Release Date: 2014-09-02
Minecraft 1.8
The changes in Minecraft 1.8 are pretty substantial and has been named the Bountiful Update. The update was released on September 2, 2014. This version has many new features added for mapmakers and features added for the survival game mode.
Some of the new mapmaking features include five new gamerules, five new statistics, twelve new commands, thirteen new NBT tags, and select "@e" for targeting entities. Some of the mapmaking changes include interaction with blocks in ...
Release Date: 2014-09-02