Java Edition 14w20a

14w20a is the twenty-third snapshot released for Java Edition 1.8.

Command format

 * Can make text display on a players screen in the form of a title and/or subtitle.
 * Set the fade in time, the stay on screen time and the fade out time for the title.
 * Set and start showing the title.
 * Set and start the subtitle.
 * Clear titles immediately.
 * Reset all title parameters to defaults (fade times).
 * Set and start the subtitle.
 * Clear titles immediately.
 * Reset all title parameters to defaults (fade times).
 * Clear titles immediately.
 * Reset all title parameters to defaults (fade times).
 * Reset all title parameters to defaults (fade times).

General

 * Splashes
 * Added the following splashes:
 * "Run, coward! I hunger!"
 * "Blue warrior shot the food!"
 * "Warning! A huge battleship "STEVE" is approaching fast!"
 * "Rise from your grave!"

Blocks

 * General
 * Blocks no longer have bits for metadata, the freed up bits are now used for block ids (dynamically).

Mobs

 * Slimes
 * "Slime sizing was moved to a post-spawn method, so the slime's canSpawn method would report spawnability based on the initial size, not the final size. There is an added secondary check which fixes the issue."

World generation

 * Caverns
 * Now generate on the surface of desert, mesa, mega taiga and mushroom biomes.


 * World borders
 * If a player is stuck outside the world border, it is possible for them to freely fly/walk around (not possible to freely walk through the border).

Command format

 * Now has a  argument.
 * Allows to print player's names.
 * Example:  will print everyone who is on TeamRed.
 * Also works with.
 * Also works with.

Gameplay

 * Spectator mode
 * Adjusting fly speed in spectator mode now works vertically too.


 * Player list
 * Made tab-list more consistent and a little prettier when using health display objective.
 * Now groups together teams.
 * Now sorts players by name.

General

 * Debug screen
 * The 'Towards Positive/Negative X/Z' is back.

Trivia

 * 14w20a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
 * "Warning! A huge battleship "STEVE" is approaching fast!" is a reference to Darius, a series of games with the same sentence, showing before boss fights.