Java Edition 16w50a

16w50a is the first and only snapshot released for Java Edition 1.11.1, released on December 15, 2016, which adds iron nuggets, the Sweeping Edge enchantment, the ability to boost elytras with fireworks, and fixes bugs. It is the final snapshot released in 2016.

Additions

 * Iron Nuggets
 * Can be crafted from iron ingots, but are also received from smelting iron tools and armor.
 * Can be crafted into iron ingots.


 * Sweeping Edge enchantment
 * Can be applied to a sword to increase the damage of the sweep attack.
 * Level 3 will make the sweep attack damage as potent as the regular attack damage.

Changes

 * Attack indicator
 * When in crosshair mode, the weapon is fully cooled, and a mob or entity is in range of attack, the attack indicator will be visible and will include a small exclamation point underneath the crosshair (later changed to a plus-sign (+) in the final release )


 * Enchantments
 * Mending is no longer compatible with Infinity on bows when trying to apply it in survival or when using the command.
 * In this snapshot, however, players can still add mending to an infinity bow, but not vice versa.
 * The player can also put Infinity on a Mending enchantment book, but not vice versa.
 * Old bows with both enchantments applied, will still keep their enchantments and remain working as they used to.


 * Fireworks
 * While flying using elytra, using a firework will give the player a boost for a certain amount of time. This will emit a particle when in use.
 * Fireworks stay at the players location until they disappear or explode.
 * Longer flight duration on the rocket will make the boost last longer. The player can increase the flight duration of a firework by crafting it with gunpowder in the other slots.
 * Fireworks with an explosion will deal damage at the end of their flight.
 * The right-click on a block action for the fireworks is prioritized over the right-click ability in midair. This simply means that when the player looks at a block while flying and right-clicking, the rocket will shoot regularly, instead of being used as a boost.
 * Firework explosions now hurt surrounding mobs and players.
 * The damage radius of the explosion is about 2-3 blocks and is the same for any shape (large ball, creeper, burst, etc.) and the damage decreases with the distance to the explosion.
 * The damage amount at close range is about without armor on, and with full diamond armor, it equates to about.
 * Death message is "[player] went off with a bang".


 * Furnaces
 * Iron and golden tools and armor can be smelted into nuggets. Iron and golden horse armor can also be smelted.
 * Yield 1 iron or golden nugget per item respectively.


 * Totem of Undying
 * ID name changed from  to


 * Statistics
 * Removed the 'Junk Fished' and 'Treasure Fished' statistics


 * Pistons
 * Added a new byte tag  for the   block entity, which is true if the block represents the piston head itself, and false if it represents a block being pushed.


 * Arrows
 * Added a new integer tag  to be used by the   entity, for displaying the custom potion color of a fired arrow item that had a   tag.

Reupload
This snapshot was accidentally released under "snapshot 1.11.1"; this was fixed the same day.

Trivia

 * Unlike most of the first-of-the-week snapshots, this was released on a Thursday instead of Wednesday, similar to the snapshots before 14w26a.
 * 16w50a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
 * This was the last snapshot and any sort of update, to be announced on the Mojang blog.
 * This also happened to be announced after they moved to minecraft.net, despite them saying they would post no more news.
 * This was also the last development version to be cross-compatible with a full version of Java Edition.

Video
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