Java Edition 20w16a

20w16a is the twelfth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on April 15, 2020, which adds bastion remnants, ruined portals, chains, and a new music disc.

Blocks

 * Chains
 * Generate in bastion remnants.
 * Crafted using 2 iron nuggets and 1 iron ingot in a vertical line formation.

Items

 * Music Discs
 * Added "Pigstep" music disc, composed by Lena Raine.
 * "Pigstep" can only be found in Bastion Remnants and cannot be dropped by creepers.
 * "Pigstep" has a red color instead of black.
 * When played in a jukebox, a redstone comparator will give a signal strength of 13.

World generation

 * Bastion Remnants
 * Generate in all Nether biomes, except Basalt Deltas.
 * Four types of structures generate.
 * Bridge
 * Hoglin Stable
 * Housing Units
 * Treasure Room
 * These are the only source of the "Pigstep" disc.
 * Piglins and Hoglins spawn here.
 * Spawners that spawn Magma Cubes can be found in bastion remnants.
 * Ruined Portals
 * Shattered remains of ancient Nether Portals.
 * Generate in the Overworld and Nether.
 * Can be buried underground or underwater.
 * A loot chest can be found beside the portal.

General

 * Tags
 * Added new item tag.
 * Contains all music discs except "pigstep".
 * Used to determine what music discs creepers can drop.

Blocks

 * Chiseled nether bricks


 * Changed texture of Chiseled Nether Bricks. The center now more closely resembles a skeleton or wither skeleton skull.


 * Crying Obsidian


 * Crying Obsidian can now be found in Ruined Portals and Bastion Remnant loot chests, making it obtainable without Bartering.


 * Gilded Blackstone


 * Gilded Blackstone can now be found in bastions, making it obtainable in Survival.


 * Jigsaw Block


 * Added a button in the GUI that generates a jigsaw structure starting from the jigsaw block, using given generation depth.


 * Quartz bricks


 * Changed texture of Quartz Bricks. The bottom row of bricks was shifted to the right about $1/4$ of a block.


 * Structure Block


 * Expanded the max size per axis of Structure Blocks from 32 to 48.

Items

 * Banner patterns


 * The Piglin banner pattern can now be found in bastions, making it obtainable in Survival.

World Generation

 * Biomes


 * Increased the amount of lava pools on basalt deltas.

General

 * Misc
 * Added a JMX MBean to monitor dedicated server tick times.


 * Tags
 * Changed the item tag to use the   item tag and the pigstep music disc.