{{Infobox version
|title=1.8.1-pre3
|image=Java Edition 1.8.1-pre3.png
|edition=Java
|type=Pre-release
|parent=1.8.1
|date=October 23, 2014
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'''1.8.1-pre3''' is the third pre-release for [[Java Edition 1.8.1]], released on October 23, 2014, which fixes bugs.<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024233331/https://mojang.com/2014/10/minecraft-1-8-1-pre-release-1/|title=Minecraft 1.8.1 Pre-release 3|website=Mojang.com|author=[[Dinnerbone]]}}</ref>

== Fixes ==
{{fixes|fixedin=1.8.1-pre3|prefix=Minecraft
|;old
|1279|Slow (choppy) rotating beacon block.
|3448|Statistic screen icons messed up.
|4158|Nether portal sometimes places you a fraction of a block in the air.
|4167|EXP orbs will switch locations after a second or so from killing a mob.
|6261|Brewing stand Doesn't drop custom potions.
|12013|Experience orbs invisible for one second right after spawning.
|55661|Animals don't teleport to player when target is air block.
|67437|Lightning gives AI to witches and zombie pigman that were originally pigs and villagers that had <code>NoAI</code> set to 1.
|68497|Cut/Copy function updates clipboard even if nothing is selected.
|71973|Tab list headers and footers stay even when rejoining a different server.
|72524|Can't place buttons on top of redstone blocks.
|72806|When using {{cmd|stop}} server executes the shutdown sequence twice (and hangs if players are online).
|;From the 1.7.2 development versions
|30937|{{cmd|summon}}ed mobs riding XP orbs phase out of existence.
|;From the 1.8 development versions
|44474|Smooth teleportation while falling glitches player back up.
|46670|Withers trapped in a barrier box attacks barriers, killing it.
|48633|Operation, test and enable doesn't show up as options when typing {{cmd|scoreboard players}}.
|53558|World generator crash when creating a custom new world (different than others).
|53983|Loading world on new world or loading screen disappears if the window size is changed.
|54575|Part of stair becomes invisible when placing a block near it.
|54626|Chicken jockey falls into solid block when chicken dies.
|54929|Fast creeper bug (aka creeper zurg rush).
|58908|{{cmd|help}} for {{cmd|worldborder}} not updated.
|61610|Bedrock at Y0 has wood log in it at x0 y0 z0.
|64515|Inconsistency in piston timing.
|68880|Rabbit falls through snow layers and suffocates.
|;From the 1.8.1 development versions
|73060|Named ender dragon crashes the game.
|73061|Realms not compatible with 1.8.1-pre1/-pre2.
|73114|Entity UUID records remain in scoreboard teams.
|73123|Entities lose scoreboard scores when in unloaded chunk.
}}</onlyinclude>

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

== Gallery ==
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First image of TheMogMiner's frame time graph (1.8.2-pre1).png
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== References ==
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