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{{Infobox version
| title = Minecraft Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;<!--Do not remove this or your edit WILL be reverted.-->)
| vernum = 1.8-pre2
| image = Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2.png
| image2 = Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 menu.png
| edition = Java
| type = Pre-release
| parent = Beta 1.8
| date = September 12, 2011 September 13, 2011
| clientdl = [https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-beta/b1.8/pre/b1.8-pre2-121559.jar Original client]<br>[https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/client-beta/b1.8/pre/b1.8-pre2-131225.jar Reupload client] ([https://archive.org/download/Minecraft-JSONs/b1.8-pre2.json .json])
| serverdl = [https://vault.omniarchive.uk/archive/java/server-beta/b1.8/pre/b1.8-pre2.jar server]
| prevparent = Beta 1.7.3
| prev = Beta 1.8 Pre-release
| next = Beta 1.8
| nextparent = 1.0.0
}}<onlyinclude>

'''Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2 ;<!--Do not remove this or your edit WILL be reverted.-->)'''{{sic}} is the second and last pre-release for [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]], released on September 13, 2011.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|113600292104318978|Ok, so here's the second "pre-release," only use it if you know what to do with the JAR: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_8-pre2/minecraft.jar|September 13, 2011}}</ref>

An earlier instance of this version, from September 12, 2011, has also been found. In the earlier version, [[dead bush]]es are missing their tooltip, but apart from that and some other minor code differences, this version is identical. It is unknown if the September 12th version was publicly released.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
; [[Vines]]
* Now spread infinitely down, but do not spread if there are more than four other vine blocks nearby.

; [[Stone bricks]]
* Cracked and mossy stone bricks now drop themselves instead of regular stone bricks.

; [[Grass block]]
* Name changed from ''Grass'' to ''Grass Block''.

=== Items ===
; [[Sword]]s
* Blocking now works in multiplayer.

; [[Bone meal]]
* Can now be used on [[pumpkin seeds]] and [[melon seeds]].
* [[Huge mushroom]]s can only be made if a mushroom is planted on grass or dirt.

=== Mobs ===
; [[Squid]]
* Now drop experience orbs when killed.

=== World generation ===
; [[Mineshaft]]s
* Their density is now significantly decreased.
* To counter this change they generate about 2.5 times as often.

; [[Stronghold]]s
* Increased stronghold count to three per map instead of one.

=== Gameplay ===
; [[Creative inventory]]
* Some of the missing blocks are now on the creative selection screen.

; [[Creative]]
* The player can no longer eat in Creative.

; [[Drops]]
* Chickens and cows killed by burning now drop their cooked meat.

; [[Crafting]]
* Holding shift while grabbing a crafting output now automatically takes the maximum amount of outputs from the ingredients it was given.

=== General ===
; [[Options]]
* "Generated Structures" is now on by default.

; Fog
* Adjusted fog strength at low altitudes to be less extreme.

; [[Controls]]
* Fog key mapped to {{key|F}}.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
; [[Dead bush]]es
* Now have a tooltip.

=== Mobs ===
; [[Cave spider]]s
* Now apply Poison correctly instead of doing so regardless of difficulty.

=== General ===
; [[Controls]]
* {{key|F6}} and {{key|F7}} working as a result of left-in debug code not being removed.</onlyinclude>

== Fixes ==
; 7 bugs fixed
* Fixed Endermen having client-side problems in multiplayer.
* Sprinting with right-click or sneaking is now fixed.
* Fixed Furnace tile entity crash.
* Fixed leaving the crafting table with items on the grid creating phantom blocks.
* Fixed singleplayer chunk memory leak.
* Fixed vines and leaves crashing the game when placed in the Nether.
* Fixed farmlands rejecting melon and pumpkin seeds.

== References ==
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