Java Edition 16w05b

16w05b is the fifty-third snapshot for Java Edition 1.9, which was released to fix issues with the previous snapshots.

Items

 * Armor
 * Armor reduction in effective defense points due to attack strength will now allow the effective defense to go as low as 20% of the armor points (was 25% since 16w02a).

Gameplay

 * Combat
 * Attack cooldown effect increased: now quadratic 20%–100% (was linear 50%–100% since 16w02a).


 * Explosions
 * Damage increased to  (was   since 16w02a).

General

 * Chat
 * Box is slightly higher than before.


 * F3 debug screen
 * In the bottom left corner on the main menu and the top left of the F3 debug screen, the version type is now displayed after the version number.
 * Example: “16w05b/snapshot”.

Video
Video made by slicedlime: