Java Edition 20w30a

20w30a is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16.2, released on July 22, 2020, which allows lanterns to be waterlogged and fixes several bugs.

Blocks

 * Lanterns and soul lanterns
 * Can now be waterlogged.


 * Signs
 * The sign editing screen is now initialized with the existing sign text when the sign is re-edited using third-party tools.

World generation

 * Bastion remnants
 * Chest loot has been changed.
 * Loot overall was improved; rarer items had their weights increased and many item amounts were increased. Many pools had their rolls increased as well.
 * Removed all "empty" loot entries.
 * Most items with damage had their average durability increased.
 * Added enchanted golden axes, golden carrots, and blocks of iron to various loot tables.
 * Hoglin stable chests may contain an enchanted diamond pickaxe.
 * Removed iron nuggets from treasure chests.
 * Unenchanted diamond armor in treasure chests is no longer damaged.
 * Chests in bastion remnants are now more likely to be located on top of gilded blackstone.

Command format

 * Added an error for attempting to summon an entity with a duplicate UUID: "Unable to summon entity due to duplicate UUIDs".
 * Added an error for attempting to summon an entity with a duplicate UUID: "Unable to summon entity due to duplicate UUIDs".

Gameplay

 * Advancements
 * Changed the capitalization of "Beacon" to "beacon" in the description of Bring Home the Beacon.
 * Changed the capitalization of "Compass" to "compass" in the description of Country Lode, Take me Home.


 * Death messages
 * Changed the death message for being shot by a skull from " was shot by a 's skull" to " was shot by a skull from ".


 * Respawning
 * Changed how respawn positions are chosen for beds and respawn anchors.
 * Respawn anchors now prioritize cardinal directions over corners.
 * Beds now prioritize the side of the bed the player entered from, and then spaces circling around the foot of the bed up to the head of the bed.
 * Respawning players now face the block they respawned at.
 * Placing players onto dangerous blocks is now avoided when possible.

General

 * Data packs
 * Changed some GUI text strings.
 * Changed the second line of the data pack error message from "You can either try to load only with vanilla datapack ("safe mode") or go back to title screen and fix it manually." to "You can either try to load it with only the vanilla data pack ("safe mode"), or go back to the title screen and fix it manually."
 * Minor grammatical changes were made.


 * Translation strings
 * Capitalized various text strings.
 * Corrected punctuation in various text strings.
 * Corrected "Mojang" to "Mojang Studios" in the multiplayer warning message.
 * Changed the description of Fast graphics to say "leaves" instead of "tree-leaves".


 * Recipe book
 * Capitalized various text strings.


 * Subtitles
 * Capitalized various subtitles.


 * Tags
 * Entries can now be marked as optional using.
 * For example,  allows all beds and stone in the tag. This can also be written as  . Setting   to   makes either entry optional.