Java Edition 1.15 Pre-release 3

Minecraft 1.15 Pre-release 3
Edition	Java Edition
Type	Pre-release
Release date	November 28, 2019
Pre-release for	1.15
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	567
Data version	2220

1.15 Pre-release 3 (known as 1.15-pre3 in the launcher) is the third pre-release for Java Edition 1.15, released on November 28, 2019.

Changes

Blocks

Farmland, grass path, and soul sand

• No longer suffocates mobs.

Signs

• Made text colors on signs match how they looked in previous versions.

General

Performance

• Tweaked chunk loading and rendering performance further.

Splash texts

• Added a special splash text to reassure users that there indeed is a difference between foxes and players.

Fixes

35 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.15

• MC-27287 – Baby wolves spawn hurt.
• MC-63720 – Banners do not move in wind when over certain Time value of the level.dat.
• MC-155616 – Shulkers in boats disappear after entering end gateways.
• MC-164342 – Barrels do not generate LootTable when broken.

From the 1.15 development versions

• MC-161144 – Baby ocelots do not spawn naturally.
• MC-162518 – Blocks in the inventory are no longer shaded properly.
• MC-162590 – Enchantment glint blur renders rough.
• MC-163270 – Sign in sign editing GUI is too dark.
• MC-163397 – Arrow projectile lighting is incorrect.
• MC-163946 – Tridents with one durability remaining can be thrown.
• MC-164792 – Underlined text in chat is not underlined.
• MC-165203 – Semi-transparent pixels on skin's outer layer renders wrongly in inventory model.
• MC-165212 – Snow can be placed on top of fully grown wheat.
• MC-165550 – Lighting of slimes and magma cubes becomes dark when they land to the ground.
• MC-165707 – Tamed wolves do not have 20 health points.
• MC-165957 – Block hitboxes are rendered transparent again.
• MC-165971 – TNT in a minecart with TNT is offset.
• MC-165975 – Water does not properly connect to itself.
• MC-166025 – Hotbar is almost completely opaque.
• MC-166063 – Projectile entities are flipped backwards.
• MC-166110 – Honeycomb item has random transparent pixels.
• MC-166171 – Shields are not rendered correctly.
• MC-166198 – A dispenser dispenses two wither skeleton skulls instead of one if a mob or a player is right next to it.
• MC-166312 – Loom UI pattern icons are too dark.
• MC-166333 – Horse jumping is odd with elytra.

From the previous development version

• MC-166374 – Enchantment glint does not show on items outside of the player's inventory or in third-person mode.
• MC-166376 – Ender chests are invisible.
• MC-166386 – The player is pushed away when he is at the edge of a block of farmland, grass path or soul sand.
• MC-166389 – Silverfish suffocate inside of soul sand.
• MC-166411 – "Edit Server Info" window closes itself when clicking on text fields.
• MC-166419 – Trident can be shot through the closed shulker, wither, ender dragon and invulnerable mobs.
• MC-166508 – Glitchy chunk rendering is back.
• MC-166535 – Armor Stands rotation and position visual bug.
• MC-166585 – Banners do not have a breaking animation again.
• MC-166684 – Trying to hold Tab ↹ key while at the multiplayer section makes the game crash.

Trivia

• Unlike the surrounding pre-releases, this version name has a lowercase "r" in-game.