diff --git a/docs/running.rst b/docs/running.rst
index 2da1557..340f1e5 100644
--- a/docs/running.rst
+++ b/docs/running.rst
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ If you want or need to provide your own textures, you have several options:
 
   ::
 
-    VERSION=1.7.10
+    VERSION=1.8
     wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/${VERSION}/${VERSION}.jar -P ~/.minecraft/versions/${VERSION}/
     
   If that's too confusing for you, then just take this single line and paste it into
-  a terminal to get 1.7.10 textures::
+  a terminal to get 1.8 textures::
   
-    wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.7.10/1.7.10.jar -P ~/.minecraft/versions/1.7.10/
+    wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.8/1.8.jar -P ~/.minecraft/versions/1.8/
 
 * You can also just run the launcher to install the client.
   
diff --git a/overviewer_core/src/overviewer.h b/overviewer_core/src/overviewer.h
index af5b418..d4af5d4 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/src/overviewer.h
+++ b/overviewer_core/src/overviewer.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 // increment this value if you've made a change to the c extesion
 // and want to force users to rebuild
-#define OVERVIEWER_EXTENSION_VERSION 46
+#define OVERVIEWER_EXTENSION_VERSION 47
 
 /* Python PIL, and numpy headers */
 #include <Python.h>
diff --git a/overviewer_core/textures.py b/overviewer_core/textures.py
index df14a67..2ea9f43 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/textures.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/textures.py
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ class Textures(object):
 
         most_recent_version = [0,0,0]
         for version in versions:
-            # Look for the latest non-snapshot that is at least 1.6. This
-            # version is only compatible with >=1.6, and we cannot in general
+            # Look for the latest non-snapshot that is at least 1.8. This
+            # version is only compatible with >=1.8, and we cannot in general
             # tell if a snapshot is more or less recent than a release.
 
-            # Allow two component names such as "1.6" and three component names
-            # such as "1.6.1"
+            # Allow two component names such as "1.8" and three component names
+            # such as "1.8.1"
             if version.count(".") not in (1,2):
                 continue
             try:
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ class Textures(object):
             except ValueError:
                 continue
 
-            if versionparts < [1,7]:
+            if versionparts < [1,8]:
                 continue
 
             if versionparts > most_recent_version:
                 most_recent_version = versionparts
 
         if most_recent_version != [0,0,0]:
-            if verbose: logging.info("Most recent version >=1.7.0: {0}. Searching it for the file...".format(most_recent_version))
+            if verbose: logging.info("Most recent version >=1.8.0: {0}. Searching it for the file...".format(most_recent_version))
 
             jarname = ".".join(str(x) for x in most_recent_version)
             jarpath = os.path.join(versiondir, jarname, jarname + ".jar")
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Textures(object):
 
             if verbose: logging.info("Did not find file {0} in jar {1}".format(filename, jarpath))
         else:
-            if verbose: logging.info("Did not find any non-snapshot minecraft jars >=1.7.0")
+            if verbose: logging.info("Did not find any non-snapshot minecraft jars >=1.8.0")
             
         # Last ditch effort: look for the file is stored in with the overviewer
         # installation. We include a few files that aren't included with Minecraft
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class Textures(object):
                 if verbose: logging.info("Found %s in '%s'", filename, path)
                 return open(path, mode)
 
-        raise TextureException("Could not find the textures while searching for '{0}'. Try specifying the 'texturepath' option in your config file.\nSet it to the path to a Minecraft Resource pack.\nAlternately, install the Minecraft client (which includes textures)\nAlso see <http://docs.overviewer.org/en/latest/running/#installing-the-textures>\n(Remember, this version of Overviewer requires a 1.7-compatible resource pack)\n(Also note that I won't automatically use snapshots; you'll have to use the texturepath option to use a snapshot jar)".format(filename))
+        raise TextureException("Could not find the textures while searching for '{0}'. Try specifying the 'texturepath' option in your config file.\nSet it to the path to a Minecraft Resource pack.\nAlternately, install the Minecraft client (which includes textures)\nAlso see <http://docs.overviewer.org/en/latest/running/#installing-the-textures>\n(Remember, this version of Overviewer requires a 1.8-compatible resource pack)\n(Also note that I won't automatically use snapshots; you'll have to use the texturepath option to use a snapshot jar)".format(filename))
 
     def load_image_texture(self, filename):
         # Textures may be animated or in a different resolution than 16x16.