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[DeadStatix]

A lot of people thought that the Minecraft 1.8 Adventure Update would be showing up yesterday, September 8th. When that didn't happen, the Minecraft community breathed a collective sigh of sadness. Today, however, those blocky frowns have been turned upside down. Notch and Jens "leaked" the 1.8 pre-release onto 4chan. The build has their endorsements, as seen in the Minecraft subreddit and is safe to download and install. If you're interested in seeing a list of the changes and new features of the game, Minecraft Forums is updating a list on their front page. Perhaps the most exciting change is the introduction of Beef and Chicken, delicious!

Notch is warning everyone to only download the pre-release files directly from the Minecraft.net site. Heeding his suggested caution, here are the links to both files:

• Minecraft 1.8 Pre-Release Client
  
• Minecraft 1.8 Pre-Release Server

Unfortunately, installing the update isn't extremely easy. Thankfully, we have the instructions. If you have a Windows PC, follow these steps:

• Download the Client files listed above to whatever directory you would like on your PC.
  
• Hit the Windows key. If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, type "Run" into the search box and choose "Run" from the search results. Otherwise, choose the "Run" command off of the Start Menu.
  
• In the "Open" text field, type "%AppData%" without the quotes and press "OK."
  
• Locate the folder labeled .minecraft (note the period before minecraft), and make a copy of it. You can do this by right clicking the folder and selecting "copy." Then, choose a different directory folder (such as "Documents"), right click, and select "paste." Now you have a backup of your Minecraft files if anything goes wrong.
  
• Return to the original .minecraft folder, open it, and access the bin directory.
  
• In the bin directory, locate the "minecraft.jar" file and delete it.
  
• Locate the client file (minecraft.jar) you downloaded at the start and move it into the bin folder, replacing the file you just deleted.

[Sporadic LG]

just downloaded the 1.8 update, its pretty good.

[XLawless BaronX]

Thanks Pez
No Longer Required 1.8 has just been released