Java Edition 16w40a

16w40a was released to fix some bugs from 16w39c.

Changes

 * Vindicators


 * "Johnny" vindicators are now also created by setting a new byte tag,, to true, in addition to renaming the vindicator to Johnny. The tag supersedes the name, so a   tag set to   will allow arbitrary names with the "Johnny" behavior, or a   tag set to   will allow the name Johnny without the "Johnny" behavior.
 * Their axe is now one of their, whereas before it was purely a visual effect. This means their attack now disables Shields.
 * Vindicators have been heavily buffed - their attack damage on Easy has been increased from to, on Normal  to , and on Hard,  to.


 * Fireballs


 * Tags,  ,  ,   and   were removed.
 * The  tag is no longer used for anything, but still saved/read.
 * This affects ghast fireballs, blaze fireballs, fire charges, dragon fireballs and wither skulls.

Trivia

 * The image used for the blog post for this snapshot shows 2 Minecraft characters in shulker boxes. These are Mojang AB game developers Erik "Grum" Broes and Maria Lemón.