Java Edition 16w04a

16w04a is the fifty-first snapshot released for 1.9.

Additions

 * Running "Searge" as the command in a command block (without a preceding "/", also case insensitive) will now write "#itzlipofutzli" to the previous output.

General

 * Sounds
 * Some updated sounds.
 * New chest sounds.
 * However, ender chests still use the old sounds, due to MC-91091.
 * New wooden door sounds.
 * New iron door sounds.
 * New fence gate sounds.
 * Added a sound for taking damage from thorns.
 * Rain sounds are now more ambient/less loud and sound more 'realistic'.

Blocks

 * Lily pad bounding box changed again, now $3/32$ block tall and inset $1/16$ from all sides (since 15w49a, was $15/256$ block tall and only three of the four edges were inset).

Non-Mob Entities

 * Boats
 * Will now move forward and backwards using the and  key, and will steer left and right using the  and  keys respectively.
 * The boat will stay in one place when pressing the and  keys at the same time, but the paddles will be moving.
 * Now faster and stay at a consistent speed, unlike previous snapshots.
 * Now sink when underwater, or within flowing water of any depth.
 * Crafting recipe no longer requires wooden shovel.
 * Riding a boat no longer subjects water-sensitive mobs to being damaged by water, and no longer protects sunlight-sensitive mobs from being damaged by sunlight.
 * The player will now be dismounted onto land if possible.
 * Now break lily pads, instead of passing right through them.
 * Minecarts
 * Players no longer board minecarts when while crouching.