Java Edition 16w05b

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

This version was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.

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: