{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft 1.8-pre1
|edition=Java
|type=Pre-release
|parent=1.8
|image=The Bountiful Update.png
|image2=Java Edition 1.8-pre1.png
|date=August 22, 2014
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'''1.8-pre1''' is the first pre-release for [[Java Edition 1.8]], released on August 22, 2014,[{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822113047/https://www.mojang.com/2014/08/minecraft-1-8-pre-release-the-bountiful-update/|title=Minecraft 1.8 Pre-release – The Bountiful Update|author=Jens Bergensten|website=Mojang.com|date=August 22, 2014}}] which adds new alternative skin named 'Alex' and fixes bugs.
== Additions ==
=== General ===
; [[Skin]]s
* New alternative default skin: Alex.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20140910123314/https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/979200-minecraft-skins Minecraft skins] - Mojang]
** The Alex skin features what appears to be a human with long ginger hair, a green top, brown pants, and black boots as well as 3-pixel wide arms.
** All accounts are assigned the Steve or Alex skin based on its random user ID.
* There will be a choice to select 4 or 3-pixel arms on minecraft.net/profile in the future.
** However, there is a bug in the pre-release which sometimes displays the wrong model.
; [[Splash]]es
* Added "Any computer is a laptop if you're brave enough!"
== Changes ==
=== Mobs ===
; [[Killer bunny]]
* Texture changed (it no longer has blood).
== Fixes ==
{{fixes|fixedin=1.8-pre1|prefix=Minecraft
|;old
|5312|Thorns not working against some monsters.
|5313|Durability on shears does not go down when used on wool blocks.
|5477|Fireworks and given dye beyond id 15.
|5610|Redstone dust on tall grass (placement bug).
|5860|Endermen can place cacti in illegal places.
|6179|Chickens don't save their egg lay timer.
|48340|Lava pools change leaves.
|68341|Cinematic camera keeps momentum.
|68524|Java not properly capitalized in splash "Now java 6!"
|;dev
|55549|Snow (cover) makes mobs jump but do not move.
|56771|Baby zombie pigmen don't forgive, while adults do.
|58120|"DoMobSpawning" is causing reduced tick speed, causing general tick lag.
|60428|Yellow/gold rabbits don't spawn naturally.
|61676|Tab list expands too far and is unreadable.
|63381|Constant crash - Locked out of world.
|63388|Player heads do not render in inventory or when equipped.
|63896|High CPU load on superflat.
|63973|Multiplayer: giving yourself a player-skull crashes the game.
|65237|When invisible, endermen can see you when you stare at them.
|68140|Opening a command block doesn't pause the game.
|68350|Dispenser TNT summon position offset.
}}
== Trivia ==
* 1.8-pre1 was previously removed from the [[launcher]] for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
* Alex's name is depicted with a "?" at the end, a reference to how Steve's name was written by [[Markus Persson|Notch]] as a joke.