Java Edition 20w17a

20w17a is the thirteenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on April 22, 2020.

Additions

 * Added an Entity Distance scale option ranging from 50% to 500%
 * Difficulty and game rules can now be changed from the "Create World" screen
 * Added the command

Blocks

 * Improved smithing table UI
 * Walls now create posts under more blocks, like pressure plates and banners
 * Renamed "Soul Fire Torch" and "Soul Fire Lantern" to "Soul Torch" and "Soul Lantern"

World generation

 * Ruined portals now spawn less frequently

Bastion remnants

 * Bastion remnant loot has been tweaked
 * Ancient debris and netherite scrap have been made generally rarer
 * Netherite gear can now longer be found in bastion remnants; instead, diamond gear is found
 * The chances and stack sizes of various items have been tweaked

General

 * The "Singleplayer" button will jump directly to "Create World" screen if there are no worlds to select
 * Chat component style can now select font
 * Block storage format in chunks slightly changed to speed up various tasks (rendering, pathfinding, world generation, etc)
 * Full range of Unicode characters is supported, making it possible to type emojis