JAVA EDITION: SNAPSHOT 21W19A

Big changes for those playing Minecraft: JAVA Edition going forward with this one.  This snapshot upgrades the version of Java that is shipped with Minecraft. This means that if you are on a computer that does not meet the minimum requirements, you will not be able to play this snapshot or newer versions. Please refer to https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360035131371-Minecraft-Java-Edition-system-requirements- for the requirements.

Changes In 21w19a

  • The maximum length of item names in the anvil UI has been increased from 35 to 50
  • Made geodes significantly rarer
  • Unfinished items (Sculk Sensor, Bundles, and Candles) have been removed from the creative inventory
  • Recipes for unfinished items (Bundles, Candles) have been removed

Changes to The Caves & Cliffs Preview

Download the updated datapack.

  • The pack now includes recipes related to bundles and candles

Technical Changes In 21w19a

  • Upgraded to Java 16
  • Added mineable/axe, mineable/hoe, mineable/pickaxe and mineable/shovel block tags. Blocks with these tags can be destroyed more quickly with the matching tool.
  • Added needs_stone_tool, needs_iron_tool and needs_diamond_tool block tags. If a block requires the correct tool to drop, these tags determine which tier of that tool is required.
  • Changed the syntax of the /item command

JAVA 16

Minecraft now uses a more recent version of Java. If you are using a default setup the Launcher will download and install the correct version. If you are using a custom Java setup or a third-party launcher, you will need to ensure that your Java installation is version 16 or above.

Item Command

New syntax:

  • /item replace <target> with <item stack> [<count>] - same as old replaceitem
  • /item replace <target> from <source> [<modifier>] - copies item for source to target(s), optionally applying modifier
  • /item modify <target> <modifier> - modifies item (without copying)

For example, /item replace block ~ ~ ~ container.0 from entity @s enderchest.0 will copy first item from player’s enderchest to first slot of container player is currently standing on.

Fixed Bugs In 21w19a

  • MC-105080 - Ender Dragon is respawned if all Exit End Portal blocks are removed / legacy scanning is done for worlds with new dragon fight
  • MC-136647 - Leads don’t work with Squids
  • MC-200009 - Crash when using a non-mushroom block in a huge mushroom feature’s cap
  • MC-203606 - “X Candle Cake” should be “Cake with X Candle”
  • MC-203718 - Lightning rod stays activated when struck by lighting at the same time as being moved by a piston
  • MC-203757 - Anvil character limit is too low for items with long names
  • MC-204244 - Sheep are rendered like white sheared sheep through tinted glass blocks
  • MC-205626 - The command syntax order of /item is inconsistent
  • MC-208663 - Pufferfish don’t defend themselves from axolotls
  • MC-208740 - Withers attack axolotls that are playing dead
  • MC-209533 - Amethyst shard is not grouped with other gemstones in the Creative inventory
  • MC-212206 - Shulkers generating outside the world border bug out when trying to spawn
  • MC-213774 - Hanging roots float in your hand
  • MC-213922 - Shulkers are not spawned in the correct place
  • MC-213943 - Flying slightly above a big dripleaf can cause it to tilt without touching it
  • MC-214127 - Despite being a type of berry plant, bees don’t pollinate cave vines
  • MC-214220 - Items in water streams don’t fall from big dripleaves, but constantly try
  • MC-214283 - Hanging roots break sound event uses break3 twice, excluding break4
  • MC-217626 - Spore blossom is positioned rather strangely among flowers in Creative
  • MC-219445 - Bonemealing big dripleaf in flowing water doesn’t update the water
  • MC-219873 - Lightning Bolt detecting lightning rod incorrectly
  • MC-220106 - Lightning hitting an entity on copper slabs on top of another copper block fully cleans the bottom block first
  • MC-220215 - Opening a shulker box while an entity is standing on top of it pushes it too high for a short amount of time
  • MC-221309 - Experience orbs produce particles whilst moving through powder snow
  • MC-221756 - Snow particles do not render at all when the block light level is 7 or more
  • MC-221844 - Powder snow doesn’t produce particles when broken by burning mobs
  • MC-221957 - Pick Block used on a level 15 light block returns a different item from the default light block
  • MC-222738 - Leads don’t work with Glow Squids
  • MC-222882 - Spyglass in Search tab of creative inventory is mixed with block types instead of tools where it belongs
  • MC-223132 - Powder snow doesn’t produce a breaking sound or subtitle when destroyed through extinguishing a burning player, mob, or flame arrow
  • MC-223171 - Budding Amethyst and Copper variants are far away in the creative inventory
  • MC-223227 - Floating water caves in caves under the ocean
  • MC-223446 - Shulkers appear in the wrong place when riding an entity
  • MC-223820 - Azalea & Flowering Azalea aren’t part of the block or item tags for #saplings
  • MC-223907 - Moss block appears in the #lush_ground_replaceable.json twice
  • MC-224322 - Powder snow can create ghost blocks in creative mode
  • MC-224325 - minecraft.used:minecraft.COMPOSTABLE_ITEM doesn’t increase when placing an item into a composter
  • MC-224388 - Ores and raw materials in smelting preview are off-center
  • MC-224389 - Copper Ingots are no longer grouped in the crafting table
  • MC-224927 - Infested blocks take twice as long instead of half the time
  • MC-224972 - Infested blocks have no effective tool
  • MC-225025 - Server-side performance drop with dragon’s breath area effect clouds

Get The Snapshot

Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

 

Snapshots can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

 

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