Java Edition 15w41a

15w41a is the thirty-first snapshot released for 1.9.

Additions

 * Transportation
 * Elytra which functions according to hang glider aerodynamics.
 * Elytra has to be equipped onto the "chestplate" slot in order to work.
 * Has 432 durability and can be given the unbreaking enchantment with anvil or commands.
 * Legs will make a "walking movement" when you are stalling in the air.
 * You don't receive fall damage if you fall from a small height while flying slowly (not nose-diving).
 * Still receive fall damage if you nose-dive directly into the ground.
 * Similar to the Wing Cap item from Super Mario 64.
 * Different kind of wood boats.
 * Currently, all other boats except for Oak Boats are unable to be crafted.
 * All mobs can go into boats, with a max of 2 mobs including the player.


 * Commands
 * NBT tag:
 * Overrides  tag.
 * Example:, which will spawn a slime with a witch on top.
 * Improvement of the deprecated  tag, as you can have more than one entity riding on top of another entity since it consists out of an array of compounds.

Changes

 * Improved cheat detection in Multiplayer.
 * Boats which require oar movement to move.