Java Edition 14w11a

14w11a is the seventeenth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.8.

Mobs

 * Endermite
 * Appearance is similar to a silverfish's appearance, except they are purple and emit ender particles.
 * Endermen are hostile towards them.
 * Sometimes spawn in place of an enderman teleporting away.
 * Despawn after 2 minutes.
 * Spawn with a 5 percent chance when an ender pearl lands.
 * Not yet completed – endermites may have something to do with dragon eggs.
 * Model will be changed in the next snapshot.

Blocks

 * General
 * Now internally use states instead of metadata.
 * Metadata will still be used for a while.
 * Block states of the block being looked at will now be displayed on the debug screen - Examples: redstone, door.
 * Internally, metadata no longer needs to be calculated out of the 4-bit data value, instead, the values of specified properties can now be easily gotten and set.


 * Block models
 * Converted fence gates, brewing stands.
 * Lighting now works with models (most models for some users).


 * Graphics
 * Dropped items now face the player in all three directions on fast graphics.


 * Fence gates
 * Show two holes in their item icon.

Mobs

 * Creepers, skeletons, witches, zombies, zombie pigmen
 * Now run away from exploding creepers.


 * Endermen
 * Walks slightly faster.


 * Silverfish
 * Will occasionally before moving again (similar to most mobs).


 * Slime
 * Seem to jump a bit more randomly.

Non-mob entities

 * Minecarts
 * Changed minecart physics.
 * Minecarts now go faster and farther.
 * Improved collision and position handling.
 * Minecarts can derail at corners if going too fast, as well as refuse to go uphill.


 * Minecart with Furnace
 * They now give a much greater boost to other minecarts.
 * When powered, they can move on non-powered rails without decelerating.


 * Minecart with TNT
 * Minecart with TNT explosions no longer stack.

General

 * Debug screen
 * On the right hand side, a display shows up if you are looking at a block, giving various pieces of information and NBT data about it.
 * Looking at a door and redstone shows you the state of the block.
 * Door: which way it is facing, if it is open, which half you are looking at, if it is powered, and what side the hinge is.
 * Redstone: power direction (up, down, side, none) for all compass directions (north, south, east, west) and power level.
 * Not 100% complete, data for a lot of blocks still missing.

Gallery
Pictures of fix to in block faces.

Trivia

 * 14w11a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.