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Minecraft 1.8.8

Finished, fully supported build — this is what the launcher gives you. Version facts below are read from Mojang’s own files — the official manifest plus the version.json inside the jar.

Contents (4)
  1. What changed in 1.8.8
  2. New in-game text
  3. Version facts
  4. Neighbouring versions

Java What changed in 1.8.8

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 1.8.7 with 1.8.8 — not copied from patch notes.

Minecraft did not ship a data generator until January 2018, so there is no registry of blocks and items to compare for a build this old. What is below is read from the game’s own client.jar: the text the game displays, and the textures, models and sounds it ships. New blocks and items almost always show up in both.

New in-game text 6

KeyText
resourcePack.incompatibleIncompatible
resourcePack.incompatible.confirm.newThis resource pack was made for a newer version of Minecraft and may no longer work correctly.
resourcePack.incompatible.confirm.oldThis resource pack was made for an older version of Minecraft and may no longer work correctly.
resourcePack.incompatible.confirm.titleAre you sure you want to load this resource pack?
resourcePack.incompatible.new(Made for a newer version of Minecraft)
resourcePack.incompatible.old(Made for an older version of Minecraft)

Version facts

EditionJava Edition
TypeStable release
Release date27 July 2015
Minimum Java versionJava 8
Asset index1.8
Client jar8.1 MB sha1 0983f08be6a4…
Server jar7.9 MB sha1 5fafba3f58c4…
Previous1.8.7
Next15w31a
Official metadata1.8.8.json
PlatformsWindows macOS Linux
Written inJava
DeveloperMojang Studios