Java Edition 20w13a

20w13a is the eighth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on March 25, 2020, which adds the strider mob, lodestone and fixes bugs.

Blocks

 * Lodestone
 * Crafted from netherite and chiseled stone bricks.
 * Using a compass on one creates a lodestone compass, which points to that lodestone block.
 * Its functionality applies in all dimensions, not just the Nether.

Items

 * Warped fungus on a stick
 * Crafted with a fishing rod and warped fungus.
 * Can be used to control striders in the same way as a carrot on a stick with pigs.

Mobs

 * Strider
 * A passive nether mob.
 * Spawns in lava oceans and lakes in the Nether.
 * Can be saddled and controlled with warped fungus on a stick.
 * Is damaged by water and rain.
 * Can be bred with warped fungi.
 * Can be led.
 * Can spawn with zombified piglins or baby striders riding them.
 * If they spawn with a zombified piglin, they will also have a saddle equipped.

Gameplay

 * Tags
 * Added the block and item tags.
 * Contains the block and item tags, respectively.
 * Added the block and item tags.
 * Contains crimson and warped stems, hyphae, planks, and other wood blocks, as well as stripped variants where applicable.
 * Items in the item tag cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
 * Added the block tag.
 * Contains lava.
 * Unless a strider is in a block in this tag, it will shiver.

Blocks

 * Basalt
 * Can now be made if lava touches blue ice while next to soul soil.


 * Bee nests
 * Now appear yellow on maps.


 * Campfires
 * Can now be crafted with stems and hyphae.


 * Fences
 * Nether wood fences now connect to other wood fences.


 * Hyphae and stems
 * Now use the nether wood material.
 * Can no longer catch fire from lava.


 * Jigsaw block
 * Can have one of 12 orientations.
 * Added new property to describe if attached piece can be rotated  or not.
 * NBT field has been renamed to.
 * has been split into (on parent block) and  (on child block).


 * Nether gold ore
 * The texture has been changed.
 * Now gives experience points


 * Nether planks, stairs, and slabs
 * Can no longer be used as fuel in furnaces, blast furnaces, or smokers.


 * Polished basalt
 * Can now be crafted from basalt in a 2x2 grid, similar to other polished blocks.
 * Can no longer be smelted.
 * Can now be crafted from basalt in a stonecutter.


 * Respawn anchors
 * Can be charged with a dispenser filled with glowstone.
 * Can no longer be destroyed by the ender dragon.


 * Smoker
 * Can now be crafted with stems and hyphae.

Items

 * Charcoal
 * Can now only be smelted from items in the block tag.
 * This change will not affect gameplay, as the new tag only contains items charcoal could be smelted from.

Mobs

 * Villagers
 * Farmers can now use bone meal to make their crops grow faster.
 * Farmers will now put excess seeds in their composter.
 * Farmers share excess wheat to other farmers, so more farmers can make bread.


 * Zombified piglins
 * Texture has been tweaked.

Gameplay

 * Bartering
 * Items enchanted with Soul Speed are now slightly more common.


 * Creative inventory
 * Moved bamboo, kelp, and sugar cane to the Decoration Blocks tab.


 * Fishing
 * Lily pads no longer invalidate open water.


 * Recipe book
 * Charcoal now unlocks using the item tag.


 * Tags
 * Added the respawn anchor to the block tag.
 * Changed the block and item tags to use the  block and item tags, respectively.