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Combat Test 2 is the second experimental version of a future combat update.[1] Although it is a version for a future major release, this combat experiment is a fork of 1.14.4. This version was released only on Reddit, so it does not appear in the launcher or in any Minecraft.net blog post.

Changes[]

Gameplay[]

Combat
  • Attacking while crouching will now disable the shield during the attack.
    • Shield is reenabled after the weapon has reached 200% charge.
  • Removed auto-attacking by holding the attack button.[note 2]
  • Weapon reach is always active and increased by half a block during a special attack.
HUD
  • The hotbar attack indicator now only appears after the attack is 100% recharged, showing the progress of reaching 200% charge instead.

Items[]

Shields
  • Will now protect against critical attacks again.
Swords
  • Decreased the attack speed of all swords to 2.5.
Tridents

Fixes[]

From the previous development version
  • Weapon cooldowns now no longer apply to players in Creative mode.
  • Fixed scale of the hotbar attack indicator.

Video[]

Video made by slicedlime:

Issues[]

This version is not supported on the bug tracker, and as such issues relating to this version will not be fixed.

Notes[]

  1. Unzip this file in the .minecraft/versions folder.
  2. Hold to auto-attack will always be enabled for controller and touch controls.

References[]

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