New minecraft version. (1.15)

[NiLSPACE]

1.8 is released.

[tonibm19]

Together with inestability returning to minecraft

[sphinxc0re]

It's time to add the 'direct rendering' stuff to MCServer. This would make it another 70% faster I think

[worktycho]

@sphinxc0re Have a look at the GPU code branch if you want. Its got some lighting and generating code for GPU's

[NiLSPACE]

1.8.1 pre-release is released.

[sphinxc0re]

I don't think this will change anything

[ambushed01]

Bug fixes:

[Bug MC-3] – Player facing changes when passing through nether portals.
[Bug MC-4] – Item Drops Sometimes Appear at the Wrong Location
[Bug MC-1607] – Ghost End Portal in The End / Missing layer with AMD/ATI graphics cards
[Bug MC-2545] – Persistant Chunk error / Corrupted world / Wrong location spam
[Bug MC-6594] – Non-living entities (boats, minecarts, fallingsand, item frames, paintings) drop items even if doTileDrops is set to false
[Bug MC-37782] – Items held by witches are too small and held wrongly
[Bug MC-38385] – Hopper: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: bad Base64 input character at 4036: 5 (decimal)
[Bug MC-44542] – Tools with CanDestroy set to allow the breaking of certain blocks don't display proper block name on the tooltip (English (US) language only)
[Bug MC-45537] – Cannot place buttons under stairs or slabs, or ontop of upside down stairs or slabs
[Bug MC-46579] – Items are too high up on the arm in 3rd person mode while sneaking
[Bug MC-46809] – /say Not Showing Villager Entity Data if 'CustomName' Provided
[Bug MC-47683] – Black particles when breaking a block / Torch particles dark
[Bug MC-47987] – Entering a mobs view in spectator mode does not change if world is changed
[Bug MC-48011] – Ender dragon experience drops are not affected by doMobLoot gamerule
[Bug MC-48130] – /fill replace command not filling when clicking tab
[Bug MC-49126] – Glowstone crystal formations are missing their bottom layers
[Bug MC-49538] – Achievement "Overpowered" Has Misleading Icon
[Bug MC-53718] – Chicken Jockey riding inside chicken
[Bug MC-54551] – Resizing window while in Customized World Settings snaps back to Customized Settings page 1
[Bug MC-54707] – Command: setblock minecraft:sign produces a confusing error message
[Bug MC-56574] – Tellraw open_url isn't showing url
[Bug MC-58307] – Air bubbles appear after drowning and still dead
[Bug MC-59216] – Unable to build iron golem and snow golem with jack o'lantern
[Bug MC-59360] – Levers Pop Off Non-Solid Blocks
[Bug MC-61535] – Horse breeding: Foal looks just like an adult horse
[Bug MC-61844] – Creepers target Iron Golems, causing terrain damage without interaction of a player
[Bug MC-62140] – 2 block tall flowers generated in previous version removes the 2nd block
[Bug MC-62758] – Tall flowers drop two items when block below is broken
[Bug MC-63010] – Placing a Banner and breaking it in Survival causes them to not stack (as they have NBT data)
[Bug MC-63466] – Ctrl+Pick Block gives a steve head instead of a head with the owner's skin
[Bug MC-64082] – Enchantment options for individual players are reset after death. KeepInventory does not have any affect.
[Bug MC-64427] – /worldborder, /scoreboard and /debug with invalid arguments don't print an error message
[Bug MC-64455] – Item with CanDestroy / CanPlaceOn have missing translations for ALL languages
[Bug MC-64598] – Creative search tab text becomes offset.
[Bug MC-64773] – /particle autocompletion
[Bug MC-64846] – Cannot extend Potion of Leaping to eight minutes using redstone in a brewing stand.
[Bug MC-65276] – bow when held is upside down
[Bug MC-65603] – Ender Dragon does not obey NoAI tag
[Bug MC-65834] – Snow layers placed against the side of a block are placed one block too far out
[Bug MC-65945] – Enderman blocks look weird when invisible
[Bug MC-66324] – /clone has incomplete syntax
[Bug MC-66658] – /kill does not tab autocomplete with a player's name
[Bug MC-66786] – Incorrect death message for dispensed harming potions
[Bug MC-66861] – when press tab on /entitydata, players pop up
[Bug MC-66922] – <effect> argument in /effect does not show clear in help syntax
[Bug MC-68160] – Placing a coloured banner on a cactus drops a black banner
[Bug MC-68247] – Beacon Beam disappears while looking upwards from it
[Bug MC-68400] – Creative Inventory vert. scrollbar changes without scrolling
[Bug MC-68654] – Tab Complete – /effect and /enchant
[Bug MC-68745] – /resourcepacks/ folder is not automatically created when initially starting the game
[Bug MC-68891] – Mobs think daylight sensor is a full block, causing them to jump while trying to get off it
[Bug MC-69266] – Snow layer placing behavior buggy and inconsistent
[Bug MC-69323] – Certain commands do not allow tab completing coordinate arguments
[Bug MC-69823] – /debug help text wrong
[Bug MC-69983] – Multiplayer Settings named wrongly
[Bug MC-69984] – The "Defaults" popup on the customized world generation options screen doesn't disable hovering over stuff behind it
[Bug MC-69989] – Debug worlds generate one column twice
[Bug MC-70054] – Rabbits don't follow players holding golden carrots or dandelions
[Bug MC-70111] – When a thrown enderpearl is in the air, it disappears after relogging.
[Bug MC-70305] – "Sprint" is in the wrong category in Controls screen
[Bug MC-70308] – Bottom outline is missing in the Controls screen buttons
[Bug MC-70338] – Hopper: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space – creating debug image whilst stitching textures
[Bug MC-70359] – Block breaking remains when eating/blocking with a sword
[Bug MC-70431] – Minecraft 1.8 skin bug!
[Bug MC-70472] – Crash when trying to connect to a server with more than 63 characters address
[Bug MC-70565] – when opening a chest in modded servers Minecraft crashes continuously
[Bug MC-70675] – End credits make no mention of Ryan Holtz (TheMogMiner) or Michael Stoyke (Searge)
[Bug MC-71777] – /achievement take taking too many achievements
[Bug MC-71981] – Uploading a hardcore world to Realms retains auto-ban
[Bug MC-72530] – Signs don’t respect the rules
[Bug MC-72583] – doTileDrops affects item frames
[Bug MC-72868] – Mobs glitch through the ground under certain conditions
[Bug MC-72869] – The 'Defaults' button on the Customized world screen does not disable itself after use
[Bug MC-72871] – Resizing the game makes buttons on "Defaults" popup on Customized world GUI disappear


Source: http://mojang.com/2014/10/minecraft-1-8-...release-1/

[xoft]

Those seem like bugfixes only, we're interested mainly in protocol changes. wiki.vg doesn't list any changes.

[NiLSPACE]

Minecraft 1.8.1 is released.

[xoft]

And they say it's 1.8-compatible.