Minecraft Combat Test 8
Release date
August 19, 2020
Combat Test 8 is a development version for Combat Test 8b . Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.16.2 .
This version was privately released for testing and thus was not available to the general public.
Changes
Items
Arrows
Instantaneous effects on tipped arrows are now scaled by 1 ⁄8 , just like the duration of other effects.
Bows
Returned bow fatigue for holding the bow pulled, but it doesn't start until 3 seconds. Bow fatigue will also cancel out "critical arrows ".
Potions
Strength I/II now adds +20%/+40% (was +3/+6 damage).
Instant Health potions now heal 3×2level (was 2×2level ).
Potions can now be drunk faster (20 ticks, was 32 ticks).
Gameplay
Eating
Returned eating interruption for getting hit (by players or mobs ), also applies to drinking.
Liquid food (stews, honey, milk) can now be consumed faster (20 ticks, was 32 or 40 ticks).
Enchantments
Weapon enchantments are now included in the base damage when calculating crits and potion effects.
Build Mechanics
It is now possible to build in front of your feet when looking down over a ledge. (Parity)
Fixes
From the previous development versions
Fixed shield protection arcs.
Improved server-side attack range calculations.
Video
Video made by slicedlime :
Trivia
Combat Test 8 has the same protocol version as Combat Test 8b and Combat Test 8c , 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 excluding joke versions.
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