Minecraft On a Side-Chain - Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-release 1 is Out!

On a Side-Chain - Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-release 1 is Out!
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On a Side-Chain - Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-release 1 is Out!

Posted: 29 Jul 2020 08:00 AM PDT

It's time for pre-releases for Minecraft Java Edition 1.16.2!

From now on you should mostly see bug fixes leading up to the full release of 1.16.2 which we expect to happen in a few weeks.

This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

If you find any bugs, please report them on the official Minecraft Issue Tracker.

New Features in 1.16.2 Pre-release 1

New accessibility settings have been added to help with visual comfort

Accessibility

Distortion effects such as nausea and the Nether portal overlay can now be reduced
At lower values, the nausea effect is replaced with a green overlay as an alternative visualization
Field of view effects shown after speed modifiers are applied can now be reduced

Changes in 1.16.2 Pre-release 1

Chains can now be placed in all orientations
Endermen will no longer place their held blocks onto bedrock blocks
Piglins now become angry with players who open or destroy a Chest Minecart
Villagers now lose their job sites when changing dimension
Chat delay has been added to the Chat Settings screen

Technical Changes in 1.16.2 Pre-release 1

Custom world generation and dimension settings now use the same folder pattern in data packs as other resources (namespace/<type>/resource.json)

Fixed bugs in 1.16.2 Pre-release 1

MC-73884 - Throwable projectiles get destroyed at contact with non solid blocks
MC-125758 - Bubble column does not affect egg, snowball, ender pearl, splash potion, lingering potion, fireball and shulker bullet
MC-158987 - Raid still continues after a villager turns into a witch
MC-163767 - Villagers get ejected from a minecart when converted to a zombie villager
MC-167045 - Banners are rendered too dark in the inventory
MC-170900 - New Nether plants can be picked up without shears/silk touch
MC-174574 - Soul speed doesn't work when slabs and blocks of similar height are placed above the soul sand block
MC-176015 - Strider suffocates when player is saddled on and looking up with Warped Fungus on a Stick
MC-176034 - You can walk on striders
MC-177651 - Despite being cold outside of lava, striders don't care about staying in lava
MC-178061 - Chat Delay option doesn't exist in Chat settings
MC-182330 - Crossbow-wielding piglins behave weirdly when they try to pursue invisible players
MC-185490 - Separated Trader Lamas On Leads Cause TPS Hit
MC-187398 - Smithing table and stonecutter recipes are not unlocked when used
MC-187904 - Data packs cannot replace settings of vanilla dimensions during world creation
MC-189414 - Smithing table doesn't calculate amount of output items correctly
MC-189797 - Hoglins, Zoglins, melee Piglins, and Piglin Brutes do not properly attack invisible entities within normal range
MC-191168 - Piglins that convert into Zombified Piglins while sitting on a minecart sometimes sink into blocks
MC-192032 - Villagers don't always try to claim the closest workstation and are sometimes focussed on a non-existent one or one out of their reach
MC-193213 - Leads are positioned incorrectly on players and Wandering Traders
MC-194263 - Large End Cities do not generate correctly / get cut off
MC-194299 - Template pools fail to load via datapack
MC-194845 - Subspace Bubble advancement cannot be completed with 7 km distance
MC-195062 - Raids often will not end in defeat when all villagers are dead if there are job sites in the village
MC-195544 - Game crashes after killing a mob that is being ridden by a guardian while it is being ridden by a wither skeleton

Get the Pre-release

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

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

Cross-platform server jar: