Java Edition Combat Test 8c

Minecraft Combat Test 8c

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	August 26, 2020
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	Combat Tests
Downloads	Client (.json) 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 Tests ◄  Combat Test 8b Combat Test 8c

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Combat Test 8c is the ninth and most recent experimental version of a future combat revision which changes the mechanics of shields. 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.

Videos

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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.