Java Edition 1.16.2 Pre-release 2

Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-release 2
Edition	Java Edition
Type	Pre-release
Release date	August 5, 2020
Pre-release for	1.16.2
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	746
Data version	2574

1.16.2 Pre-release 2 (known as 1.16.2-pre2 in the launcher) is the second pre-release for Java Edition 1.16.2, released on August 5, 2020, which allows roots to be broken by hand and fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Roots

• No longer require shears when mined.

Nether vegetation

• No longer catches on fire.

Items

Pufferfish

• Now give Nausea I.

Command format

/execute

• /execute in now respects dimension scaling.

Fixes

25 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.16

• MC-69876 – Pistons at Y=1 do not push downwards / at Y=254 do not push upwards.
• MC-124320 – Endermen can pick up and place snowless snowy grass blocks.
• MC-130558 – Item frames cannot be emptied if gamerule doEntityDrops is set to false.
• MC-134084 – If gamerule sendCommandFeedback is disabled, /msg or /tell don't display the message to the sender.
• MC-136553 – Dyes in creative inventory are in reverse order.
• MC-152037 – Powered, activator, and detector rails are deleted when pushed/pulled onto a block they cannot be placed on.

From 1.16

• MC-187357 – Strongholds will not generate in floating_islands or caves preset.
• MC-189736 – “distance” within predicate no longer works.
• MC-190552 – Demo mode resets position and inventory upon launch.
• MC-190859 – floating_islands or caves buffet worlds no longer generate strongholds and ender eyes do not locate previously generated strongholds after upgrading to 1.16.

From 1.16.1

• MC-192136 – Lava damage works differently than in previous versions.
• MC-192236 – Endermen can place blocks on top of item frames on the floor.
• MC-192371 – Paintings in the same block space pop off when chunk loads.
• MC-192845 – Block Event Lag in 1.16 is excessive.
• MC-194217 – Lava sets Nether vegetation on fire despite it being fire resistant.
• MC-195851 – “Hat” layer on helmets detaches from Piglins’ heads while bartering.
• MC-196245 – Charged creepers do not always drop their skull if zombie variants are nearby.
• MC-196473 – Pufferfish gives Nausea II instead of the maximum of Nausea I.

From the 1.16.2 development versions

• MC-194867 – Minecarts come out the wrong side of a Nether portal and lose momentum when coming back to the Overworld.
• MC-194953 – Custom Biomes are not useable in Predicates.
• MC-195803 – Mob kill statistics are formatted in reverse: "N killed you <mob> times".

From the previous development version

• MC-196441 – Stonecutter/Smithing Table recipes are not given after crafting a stack of more than one.
• MC-196469 – F1 hides the nausea green tint.
• MC-196653 – Creating multiple datapack dimensions that reference the same dimension_type string causes "unregistered dimension" crash.
• MC-196743 – Custom/modified biomes don't work in the Overworld.