Java Edition 18w48a

18w48a is the ninth snapshot released for 1.14.

Blocks

 * Barrel, bell, blast furnace, brewing stand, cartography table, fletching table, lectern, loom, smoker, smithing table, stonecutter
 * Can now generate naturally inside plains villages.


 * Grass Path
 * Changed texture.


 * Grindstone
 * Changed texture.
 * Are now craftable: sticks, stone slab, planks
 * Now has a GUI with 2 input slots and 1 output slot.
 * Can now combine 2 damaged items into one and/or remove non-curse enchantments, for each enchantment some experience will be returned.
 * Can be found at plains village weaponsmiths.


 * Vines
 * Can now be climbed without supporting blocks.

Mobs

 * Villagers
 * Slightly modified trades of villagers.

Command format

 * Can locate the new villages, using the parameter.
 * Can locate the new villages, using the parameter.

Generated structures

 * villages
 * Village houses now have a drastically different structure and there are many more types.
 * Use jigsaw blocks for generation.
 * Added new structure and loot table files for the new village houses.

General

 * Crafting
 * Recipes for combining damaged items have been removed; these are now done using the grindstone.


 * Dedicated servers
 * server.properties
 * and settings now accept string names; integer values are still allowed as legacy option.
 * Server will now exit faster if is not set.
 * Command line
 * Added new option.
 * Added new command line option.
 * Initializes with defaults, then exits.

Video
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