Java Edition 20w12a

20w12a is the seventh snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on March 18, 2020, which adds respawn anchors and polished basalt.

Blocks

 * Polished basalt
 * Obtained by smelting normal basalt.
 * Purely decorative and directional, like normal basalt.
 * Respawn anchor
 * Crafted with crying obsidian.
 * Can be used to set spawn points using glowstone as charges.
 * A maximum of 4 charges can be set at once, and one charge is depleted with each respawn.
 * Emits a slight amount of light, which gets stronger for each charge added.

Blocks

 * Nether gold ore
 * Can now be mined with any pickaxe.
 * Now drops a 2-6 golden nuggets, instead of itself, when mined.

Items

 * Hoe
 * Are now the appropriate tools for mining sponges and wet sponges.

Gameplay

 * Advancements
 * Added hoglins to Two by Two.


 * Bartering
 * Piglins now give a book enchanted with Soul Speed as opposed to an enchanted book.