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| edition = Java
| type = Snapshot
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| date = August 26, 2020
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'''Combat Test 8c''' is the ninth and most recent experimental version of a future combat revision which changes the mechanics of shields.<ref name=":1">{{reddit|url=idvujw|title=Here we go again... Combat test snapshot 8b|author=jeb_|date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> Although it is a development version for a future release, this combat experiment is a [[wikipedia:Fork (software development)|fork]] of [[Java Edition 1.16.2|1.16.2]]. This version was released only on {{w|Reddit}}, so it does not appear in the [[launcher]] or in any [[Minecraft.net]] blog post.

== Changes ==
=== Gameplay ===
; [[Shield]]s
* Fixed [[Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]] calculations for shields.
* Disabled crouch-shielding while jumping.
* Shields with banners are now much stronger than normal shields (10 absorption instead of 5, increased knockback resistance).
** This is just a quick way of testing different types of shields without adding new items, and is not going to actually be implemented.<ref name=":1">{{reddit|url=idvujw|title=Here we go again... Combat test snapshot 8b|author=jeb_|date=August 21, 2020}}</ref></onlyinclude>

== Video ==
Video made by [[slicedlime]]: 
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== Trivia ==
* Combat Test 8c has the same [[protocol version]] as [[Combat Test 8]] and [[Combat Test 8b]], which means these versions are cross-compatible with each other.
** This is a rare time where 3 development versions have had the same protocol version.

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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