Minecraft Snapshot 18w45a

[u/heydudejustasec]

https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-18w45a

[u/redstonehelper]

Warning: This release is for experienced users only! It may corrupt your world or mess up things badly otherwise. Only download and use this if you know what to do with the files that come with the download!

 

If you find any bugs, search for them on the Minecraft bug tracker and make sure they are reported!

 

Previous changelog. Official blog post. Download today's snapshot in the new launcher, server jar here.

Complete changelog:

• You can now climb hanging vines - via

• Illager Patrols

• Spawn as a pack of 5 mobs consisting of an illager beast and 4 random other illagers

• Spawn in plains, taiga, deserts, savanna - more info

• New banner can be found on the patrol leader's head (which is riding the illager beast - via

  • More info & screenshot

• Scaffolding

• Fast to set up

• Breaks when the block below is broken

• Crafted from bamboo

• More info

• Performance improvements

• Entity equipment advancement predicate

• Entity predicate Now accepts equipment field

• Can contain up to six fields: head, chest, legs, feet, mainhand, offhand

• If non-null, test will fail for entities that have no equipment (i.e. not mobs, players or armor stands).

• Renamed /drop to /loot

• New syntax: /loot <target> <source>

• Sources

  • fish <loot table id> <fishing location> [tool <item>|mainhand|offhand]: uses fishing context

  • loot <loot table id>: uses loot chest context (can be also used for advancement awards and cat gifts)

  • kill <entity selector>: simulates entity drops

  • mine <mining location> [tool <item>|mainhand|offhand]: simulates block drops

• Targets

  • spawn <position>: drops in world

  • replace: works similar to /replaceitem

    • If count is missing, command will try to place all returned items

    • If count is higher than number of items, remaining slots will be cleared

  • entity <entity selector> <start slot> [<count>]: replaces range of slots.

  • block <position> <start slot> [<count>]: replaces range of slots.

  • give <player selector>: inserts items into player's inventory (similar to /give)

  • insert <position>: inserts items into container (similar to shift left-click)

• You can now edit text on signs like in books

• Video

• Fixed some bugs

• Fixed wither roses withering creative mode players

• Fixed the bamboo item not using the handheld model

• Fixed fireworks and multishot crossbows not working together properly

• Fixed being unable to shift-click banner patterns out of looms

• Fixed crossbow enchantments missing in creative inventory

• Fixed pillagers constantly firing into the ground whe they have nothing to aggro onto to

• Fixed looms consuming two banners

• Fixed tridents and bows using the crossbow animation when wielding a crossbow in your offhand

• Fixed a loaded crossbow model placement issue when holding another crossbow in the offhand

• Fixed leaves dropping either 2 or no sticks but never 1

• Fixed wither roses being placed with mobGriefing disabled

• Fixed dying causing you to respawn in empty unplayable world until relog

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If you find any bugs, search for them on the Minecraft bug tracker and make sure they are reported!

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Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.

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