Java Edition 21w11a

21w11a is the fourteenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.17 released on March 17, 2021, which fixes bugs and adds new copper oxidation features.

General

 * Controls
 * Added shortcut to generate and persist performance metrics from in-game.

Blocks

 * Amethyst Cluster
 * Breaking by hand, piston, or other means now only drops 2 amethyst shards instead of 4 with a pickaxe.


 * Big Dripleaf
 * Breaking the stem now drops the block.


 * Block of Copper
 * Honeycomb can now be to wax them.
 * Using a dispenser with honeycomb waxes them.
 * Axes can scrape off wax and oxidation.
 * Lightning now cleans oxidation.
 * Waxed copper blocks can be crafted into 4 copper ingots.


 * Lightning Rod
 * Can now be waterlogged.


 * Hanging Roots
 * Now renders randomly offset from the center.


 * Moss Block
 * Can be crafted with cobblestone or stone bricks to make the mossy versions of those blocks.


 * Rooted Dirt
 * bone meal grows hanging roots underneath.


 * Small Dripleaf
 * The facing direction of small dripleaf is now determined by which direction the player is facing when placing it.

General

 * World generation
 * Tweaked the cave sizes.
 * Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.


 * Textures
 * Brewing Stand UI
 * Bottle slot now matches current bottle texture.
 * Gilded Blackstone
 * Made less noisy.
 * Guardian and Elder Guardian
 * Stray pixels were removed.
 * Overworld Signs
 * Now matches current planks and log texture.
 * Jungle Door
 * Item now matches current block texture.
 * Painting
 * Back texture now matches current planks texture.
 * Pumpkin
 * One pixel was changed to stop swastikas from forming.
 * Siamese Cat
 * Made brighter.
 * Smoker
 * Slightly more cracks, corners were made lighter.
 * Snowy Grass Block
 * Some blueish tones was removed, dirt now matches regular grass.
 * Spectral Arrow
 * Entity now matches item.
 * Sugar Cane
 * Item now matches current block texture.