{{Infobox version
|title=1.8.1-pre2
|image=Java Edition 1.8.1-pre2.png
|edition=Java
|type=Pre-release
|parent=1.8.1
|date=October 16, 2014
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'''1.8.1-pre2''' is the second pre-release for [[Java Edition 1.8.1]], released on October 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017223906/https://mojang.com/2014/10/minecraft-1-8-1-pre-release-1/|title=Minecraft 1.8.1 Pre-release 2|website=Mojang.com|author=[[Dinnerbone]]}}</ref>

== Fixes ==
{{fixes|fixedin=1.8.1-pre2|prefix=Minecraft
|;From released versions before 1.8.1
|10808|Sprinting and breaking particles of piston arms use same particles as piston even though there no stone on the arms.
|52717|Placing heads/skulls break existing blocks.
|72166|Banners disappear at some angles.
|;From the 1.8 development versions
|69562|Can't play LAN whilst offline.
|;From the 1.8.1 development versions
|73025|Falling blocks do not animate.
|73026|Unable to hit the ender dragon.
}}</onlyinclude>

== Trivia ==
* This version was previously removed from the [[launcher]] for some time, but was added back in September 2018.

== References ==
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