Java Edition 19w14a

19w14a is the thirty-first snapshot for Java Edition 1.14, released on April 3, 2019, which changes player positioning mechanics, allowing players to crawl in 1-block-tall areas.

General

 * Debug screen
 * Now has a new "Sounds" section, listing how many sounds are currently playing near the player out of 247, and streaming sounds (jukeboxes and ingame music) out of 8.


 * Splashes
 * Added "It came from space."

Mobs

 * Cats
 * Now naturally spawn in villages properly instead of only spawning during world generation.


 * Pillagers
 * Can no longer open doors.


 * Villagers
 * Nitwits and jobless villagers now bobble their head and grunt if the player tries to trade with them.

World generation

 * Pillager outposts
 * No longer can spawn inside of villages.
 * Can now be toggled in custom-preset superflat worlds via "".


 * Villages
 * Instead of oak saplings, sticks will now generate in the chest of savanna village houses.


 * The Nether
 * Soul sand and gravel now generate at lava sea level, instead of between y level 60 and 65.

Gameplay

 * Advancements
 * Monsters Hunted
 * No longer requires polar bears.
 * Monster Hunter
 * Polar bears no longer serve as a valid mob to trigger this advancement.


 * Player positioning
 * The player's position will now adjust to the gap they are within:
 * 1.5 blocks: sneaking posture
 * <1 block: swimming animation
 * Being forced into an area under two blocks high will cause the player to adopt the appropriate posture.

Video
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Trivia

 * This URL for this snapshot is different from all other snapshots, as it adds a "0" at the end, making it "19w14a0".
 * This snapshot previously had the record for fixing the most bugs in a single snapshot, with 105 bug fixes, but this record was beaten in 20w22a, with 123 bug fixes.