1.19 Pre-Release 5

2022 06 01

Bug fixes

1.19 Pre-Release 4

2022 05 30

Bug fixes

1.19 Pre-Release 3

2022 05 25

Changes

  • Wardens’ sonic boom attack now bypasses the damage reduction by armor enchantments such as Protection

Technical Changes

  • item_interact_start is no longer detectable as a vibration to allow more specific actions be detected, like drink or eat, but item_interact_finish still is
1.19 Pre-Release 2

2022 05 22

Changes

  • If the Warden is stuck in a liquid, it will angrily despawn instead of digging
  • Reverted using generic equip sound when equipping blocks in the head slot

Technical Changes

  • Added game event teleport with a vibration frequency of 5
1.19 Pre-Release 1

2022 05 18

Changes

  • Slightly reduced the number of Mangrove trees in Mangrove Swamps
  • Endermen, Skeletons, Wither Skeletons, and Piglins now spawn in a wider range of light levels in the Nether (from light level 0 to 11)
  • Item interaction vibrations are now emitted when you start or finish “using” an item with a start and finish state (such as Bows, Crossbows, Goat Horns, Shields, Food)
  • Item interaction vibrations are now ignored when sneaking
  • Placing items that aren’t armor (such as Pumpkins and Skulls) in your headwear slot now plays a generic equip sound

Technical Changes

  • Auto-completion is now available for the template argument to place template

  • Custom servers can now enable or disable chat preview for certain clients by sending a new network packet

  • Now, a chat preview is also shown for chat-related commands, such as /say and /msg

  • test-rainbow-chat has been removed from server.properties

  • Added game event note_block_play with a vibration frequency of 6

  • Added game event instrument_play with a vibration frequency of 15

22w19a

2022 05 12

Changes

  • Warden and Iron Golems now make sure to spawn above something solid

Technical Changes

  • Servers can now enable Chat Preview, which displays a server-controlled preview above the chat edit box
  • Changes to the locate and place commands
  • Point of Interest tags
22w18a

2022 05 04

Changes

  • Allays now follow their liked player even if they can’t see them
  • Allays will only lose track of a player if they are more than 64 blocks away
  • The texture of the sonic boom particle has been updated
  • Vibration listeners such as Sculk Sensors, Sculk Shriekers and Wardens now listen to the closest vibration instead of the first vibration in the tick

Technical Changes

  • Banner patterns available in the Loom can now be controlled with tags (banner_pattern/no_item_required for no pattern item and banner_pattern/pattern_item/* for specific banner pattern items)
  • Servers can now define different chat style formats for clients
  • Removed the placefeature command
  • Added the place command
  • The bundled Java runtime has been upgraded to 17.0.3
  • Removed loot table function set_goat_horn_sound
  • Added loot table function set_instrument
  • Chat from the /say, /msg, /teammsg, and /me commands are now all also cryptographically signed
22w17a

2022 04 27

New Features

  • Added Goat Horn!

Changes

  • The Allay connecting with Note Blocks is now better visualized by the vibration particle
  • The Allay connecting with Note Blocks can now be blocked by Wool Blocks again
  • Replaced realms subtle selected world highlight with a clear green checkmark
  • Updated the Brewing Stand’s base UVs and texture to match a graphical fix in Bedrock Edition
  • Explosions caused by player-ignited TNT now cause experience to drop from broken blocks (such as ore blocks and sculk)
    • We will be keeping an eye on feedback for this change, it might change in a future update
  • Sculk blocks now have very low blast resistance
  • Warden balancing:
    • Their ranged attack will now:
      • Bypass shields and armor
      • Deal 10 damage instead of 30 damage, and the cooldown has been reduced from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
      • Display a custom death message
    • They now drop a single Sculk Catalyst upon death
22w16b
22w16a

2022 04 19

New Features

  • Added new music
  • Added Disc Fragment 5 and Music Disc 5

Changes

  • Allay tweaks
  • Improved the predictability a number of gameplay elements
  • Frogs can now spawn on Grass, Mud, Moss Carpet, Mangrove Roots and Muddy Mangrove Roots
  • Froglights are now movable by pistons
22w15a

2022 04 13

New Features

  • Added advancement “When the Squad Hops into Town” for getting each Frog variant on a Lead
  • Added advancement “Sneak 100” for sneaking near a Sculk Sensor or Warden to prevent it hearing you
  • Added a new ranged attack to the Warden

Changes

  • Added Darkness effect to “How Did We Get Here?” advancement

  • Allays have a natural health regen of 2 health per second

  • The main menu background now shows a Wild Update panorama

  • Mud generates all the way from the surface down to stone in Mangrove Swamps

  • Tall Mangroves are far more common than Short Mangroves in Mangrove Swamps

  • Moss Carpet generates on top of Mangrove Tree’s roots

  • The Wandering Trader will now sometimes offer Propagules for sale

  • A previous change to Noteblocks that only Wool and Wool Carpets would block the sounds has been reverted

  • Wardens can now sniff you from further away

  • The vertical range Wardens get angry at a target while sniffing is now 20 blocks instead of 6 blocks

  • Carpets, like Wool blocks, will now dampen the vibrations caused by their placing, breaking or dropping as items

  • Carpets now also dampen the vibrations caused by running and jumping over them

22w14a

2022 04 06

New Features

  • Added Clay renewability
  • Added Mangrove Trees
  • Added Mangrove Swamp biome
  • Added Echo Shard and Recovery Compass

Changes

  • The Warden will now get angry at ALL living mobs that bump into it, not just players
22w13oneBlockAtATime

2022 04 01

Features

  • Fixed all inventory issues by removing the inventory
  • Made the whole world into a player inventory space
  • Up to 14 quintillion inventory slots
  • Also removed experience and enchanting, while we’re at it
  • Fixed MC-4 by having no items on the ground
  • Dropper drops. Droppier drops?
  • Improved chest excitement factor >:)
  • Added the ability to throw stuff. YEET!
  • Glass is 50% more realistic when thrown
  • Added wrestling moves as an alternative to leashes
  • Reworked combat because it’s haaaard to create a more immersive gameplay experience
  • Sneaky block? What sneaky block?
22w13a

2022 03 31

New Features

  • Added Allay mob
  • Added Ancient Cities

Changes

  • The recipes for minecart with chest/furnace/tnt/hopper are now shapeless
  • When broken each minecart variant drops itself as an item, instead of splitting into two items (such as chest and minecart)
  • Only wool and wool carpets now block the sounds coming from noteblocks
22w12a

2022 03 24

New Features

  • Added Darkness mob effect
  • Added Sculk Shrieker functionality
  • Added the Warden mob
  • Added boat with chest
  • Added the Swift Sneak enchantment

Changes

  • The Deep Dark biome is now less flooded than surrounding areas
  • Leaves are now waterloggable
  • Removed debug hotkey cycling render distance
22w11a

2022 03 16

New Features

  • Added the Deep Dark biome
  • Added Frogs & Tadpoles
  • Added mangrove blocks
  • Added mud and mud brick blocks
  • Added Sculk, Sculk Veins, Sculk Shrieker and Sculk Catalyst blocks
  • Added 3D Directional Audio option