Java Edition Combat Test 8c

Minecraft Combat Test 8c
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Edition

Java Edition

Release date

August 26, 2020

Type

Snapshot

Snapshot for

Combat Tests

Downloads

Client (.json[note 1])
Server

Obfuscation maps

Client
Server

Protocol version

803

Data version

2707

Resource pack format

6

Data pack format

6

Minimum Java version

Java SE 8

Combat Test 8c is the ninth and most recent experimental version of a future combat revision which changes the mechanics of shields.[1] Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2. This version was released only on Reddit, so it does not appear in the launcher or in any Minecraft.net blog post. This is the final combat test released in 2020.

Changes

Gameplay

Shields

  • Fixed knockback calculations for shields.
  • Disabled crouch-shielding while jumping.
  • Shields with banners are now much stronger than normal shields (10 absorption instead of 5, increased knockback resistance).
    • This is just a quick way of testing different types of shields without adding new items, and is not going to actually be implemented.[1]

Videos

Video made by Slicedlime:

Trivia

  • Combat Test 8c has the same protocol version as Combat Test 8 and Combat Test 8b, which means these versions are cross-compatible with each other.
    • This is a rare time where 3 development versions have had the same protocol version.

Notes

  1. Unzip this file in the .minecraft/versions folder.

References

  1. a b "Here we go again... Combat test snapshot 8b"u/jeb_ on Reddit, August 21, 2020

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