http://assets.minecraft.net/1_8-pre/minecraft.jar

I don't know if it's a "leak" because they knew people were disappointed by 1.8 being pushed back or a leak because someone figured out where the file was hosted. Just replace your minecraft.jar with that one. Notch said on twitter that it's okay to use. He just wants people to share the minecraft.net link so people aren't sharing sketchy files hosted who knows where.

A quick glance at notch's twitter can confirm he's okay with it. At the very least, he wants you to report bugs.

I just tried it out and instantly was in a swamp. However, it appears that this computer doesn't want two browsers, two JTV streams and Minecraft at the same time so I'll have to wait.

I will wait till it's officially out so nothing bad will happen on my end.

@JJOR64 said:

I will wait till it's officially out so nothing bad will happen on my end.

Same here. Just had a quick look at it, looks great, but I think I'll wait :)

That's probably what Jeb tweeted about.

How do you install it? ehehe...

@Titus said:

How do you install it? ehehe...

Download that .jar. Then go to your Minecraft folder (YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft - You may need to enable hidden folders to get there through the Windows Explorer) and drop that Minecraft.jar in the "bin" folder. Remember to create a backup of the 1.7 Minecraft.jar you already have there, in case you want to go back to that version.

If you replaced the 1.7 JAR and want to roll back to it, delete the 1.8 JAR and start Minecraft. It'll download the latest available version from the servers.

@eroticfishcake said:

Yup.

I've been messing around with it since and unsurprisingly it's pretty buggy in some spots. Not to mention unstable (just crashed on me there). Haven't had a chance to take a good look at everything but so far it feels pretty different. Double tapping the forward key actually goes into a sprint. That's soooo mainstream. Psshaw!

@eroticfishcake said:

I've been messing around with it since and unsurprisingly it's pretty buggy in some spots. Not to mention unstable (just crashed on me there). Haven't had a chance to take a good look at everything but so far it feels pretty different. Double tapping the forward key actually goes into a sprint. That's soooo mainstream. Psshaw!

What's next, bow iron sights?

@louiedog said:

@eroticfishcake said:

I've been messing around with it since and unsurprisingly it's pretty buggy in some spots. Not to mention unstable (just crashed on me there). Haven't had a chance to take a good look at everything but so far it feels pretty different. Double tapping the forward key actually goes into a sprint. That's soooo mainstream. Psshaw!

What's next, bow iron sights?

Nolan North voicing Steve.

Playing it right now. Liking the upgrades so far!

Why are they at above 1.0 if it's not 11/11/11 yet?

Why are they at above 1.0 if it's not 11/11/11 yet?

@eroticfishcake said:

Good to know man. Reporter in the field xD

Does it add anything new or more wolves?

Man, it's tempting but I think I'll wait for Monday. Assuming the release date isn't pushed back.

Just tried it out, 30 minutes in and still no augmentation. This is nothing like Deus Ex.

Just tried it out, 30 minutes in and still no augmentation. This is nothing like Deus Ex.

Who is there to even leak it? doesn't the Minecraft team consist of like 5 people?

I'm playing it and it's fine.

Just a bit buggy

I just tried it out and instantly was in a swamp. However, it appears that this computer doesn't want two browsers, two JTV streams and Minecraft at the same time so I'll have to wait.

@Mr_Skeleton said:

Does it add anything new or more wolves?

There's a lot new in this one. Off the top of my head, there's a few new enemy types, a hunger and experience system, new biomes - including swamps, ravines and oceans, NPC villages (which currently aren't populated) and a few other little things.

And yeah, this wasn't "leaked" it's an official release, a lot of people wanted to play it, but it's very buggy at the moment, so they put it up for "expert users" who want to try it out early and can help find problems.

from what I saw of it (didnt check myself, just watched some videos) 1.8 is actually quite good ... first time in a looooong time they made a patch that adds something worth while and usefull.

Are there birds? There needs to be flying somethings in Minecraft.

So far I think it is pretty damn great. The hunger bar sounded pretty dumb at first, but I was actually frantically looking for food after my first night because I forgot to get some for the night. Also the new terrain generation and lighting is outstanding. I spawned in a mountain range with a ravine in front of me. I spent my night in a cave in this huge mountain, and explored this super deep ravine. I am looking forward to playing minecraft for the first time in awhile.

I already tried some of it, didn't want to spoil it all for myself but yeah, its good.