Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.8

Nothing beats graphical corruption and freeze issues like a blazing, steamy hotfix. Today we are releasing 1.21.8 fixing various issues experienced on certain graphics devices.

Fixed bugs in 1.21.8

• MC-295947 - The game screen occasionally freezes while the game keeps running on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture
• MC-296107 - Entity and block entity textures become corrupted over time on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture
• MC-296585 - Flickering and other graphical corruption appears after summoning one or multiple text_display entities on some Intel devices
• MC-296908 - Texture atlases, most notably those of text, become corrupted over time on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture
• MC-297784 - Entities and block entities are lit incorrectly after a while on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture
• MC-298903 - Items in the inventory and text are rendered in a solid color after a while, and the items sometimes become invisible, on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture
• MC-298908 - Items in the inventory are lit incorrectly after a while on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture
• MC-299144 - The game crashes when loading a resource pack with an invalid shader on some AMD graphics

Get the Release

To install the Release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and click play! Make sure your Launcher is set to the "Latest Release” option.

Cross-platform server jar:

• Minecraft server jar

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

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