Java What changed in 1.18-pre8
Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 1.18-pre7 with 1.18-pre8 — not copied from patch notes.
Fixes 6
Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft 1.18 Pre-Release 8, published 2021-11-24. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.
6 issues fixed, read from Mojang’s own patch notes. Each entry keeps its original bug ID.
Fixed Bugs in 1.18 Pre-release 8 6
MC-227537Crash: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectSet.remove(Object)" because "$$4" is nullMC-230866Eating whilst traveling through a Nether portal prints error in game logMC-236783Parity Issue: Ravagers still attack baby villagers in Java EditionMC-241991Game freezes without crash logs when upgrading from 1.12.2 to 1.18 pre-5MC-242375Cats no longer scare phantoms awayMC-242647Crash after respawning
Development cycle
This build was part of the run-up to 1.18. Everything tested here landed in that release.