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1.19.4 Pre-release 1 (known as 1.19.4-pre1 in the launcher) is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.19.4, released on February 22, 2023,[1] which fixes bugs.

Additions[]

General[]

Options
  • Added "High Contrast" accessibility option, which enhances the contrast of UI elements.
Realms
  • Added a notification system for Realms to notify the player about important information about their Realm.
HC Select Resource Packs

"High Contrast" resource pack.

Resource packs
  • Added a built-in "High Contrast" resource pack that enhances the contrast of UI elements.
    • The resource pack can be enabled in the accessibility options screen or manually in the resource pack screen.
    • Only available in the menus for now.
Tags
  • Added following block and item tag:
    • #smelts_to_glass: contains sand, and red_sand.
  • Added following entity tag:
    • #fall_damage_immune: contains iron_golem, snow_golem, shulker, allay, bat, bee, blaze, cat, chicken, ghast, phantom, magma_cube, ocelot, parrot, and wither.
      • Entity types with this tag do not take fall damage.
  • Added following damage type tags:
    • #always_hurts_ender_dragons: contains #is_explosion.
      • Damage types with this tag always hurt the ender dragon.
    • #bypasses_cooldown: empty in vanilla.
      • Damage types with this tag bypass the regular invincibility time after taking damage.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Froglight
  • Sounds when placing or breaking the block are now less loud.
Sculk Sensor
  • The item_interact_finish event now has a vibration frequency of 2 instead of 14.

Items[]

Potions
  • No longer have an enchantment glint due to it obscuring the color of the potion contents.
General
  • The enchantment glint for items in the inventory has been made more visible.

Command format[]

/execute
  • New sub-command positioned over, for finding positions on top of a heightmap. Changes the height of the execution position to be on top of the given heightmap. Syntax:
    • ... positioned over <heightmap> -> execute
      • <heightmap>: A heightmap records the highest position in a column of blocks according to some criteria. Available options:
        • world_surface: Any non-air block.
        • motion_blocking: Any motion blocking material (e.g. ignores flowers and grass).
        • motion_blocking_no_leaves: Any non-leaf motion blocking material.
        • ocean_floor: Any non-fluid motion blocking material.

General[]

Create New World
  • The appearance of the tab bar has been updated.
    • Tabs now have unique visuals instead of being traditional buttons.
    • The tabs now align to the center of the screen.
    • The content has been aligned to the top of the screen.
Options
  • The default value of the "Glint Strength" setting has been reduced to 75%.
  • The scrolling animation for texts in options buttons which are too large to fit is now slower.
Resource packs
  • The resource pack version is now 13.
  • The enchantment glint now has two separate texture files: enchanted_glint_entity.png and enchanted_glint_item.png.
Tags
  • Added thorns, and #is_explosion into the #avoids_guardian_thorns damage type tag.

Experimental changes[]

Blocks[]

Pink Petals
  • Now mine instantly.
Torchflower
  • Can now be used to craft suspicious stew, giving the player Night Vision.
  • Can now be used to tempt and breed bees.

Items[]

Brush
Spawn Eggs
  • Updated the color of sniffer spawn egg, to distinguish it from the salmon spawn egg.
Torchflower Seeds
  • Can now be used to tempt and breed chickens and parrots.
  • Are now next to other seeds in the Creative inventory.

World generation[]

Cherry Grove
  • Pigs can now spawn in this biome.
  • Donkeys no longer spawn in this biome.

Gameplay[]

Advancements
  • The "A Seedy Place" advancement can be granted by planting torchflower seeds now.
  • The "The Parrots and the Bats" advancement can be granted by breeding sniffers now.
  • The "Two by Two" advancement now requires breeding a sniffer.

General[]

Recipe Book
Tags
  • Moved the #breaks_decorated_pots item tag into the experimental 1.20 datapack.
  • Added torchflower_crop into the #crops block tag.
  • Added torchflower into the #small_flowers block and item tags.
  • Added cherry_leaves, and pink_petals into the #flowers item tag.
  • Added cherry_leaves into the #leaves item tag.
  • Added the #cherry_logs item tag into the #logs_that_burn item tag.
  • Added suspicious_sand into the #sand item tag.
  • Added cherry_sapling into the #saplings item tag.

Fixes[]

61 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.19
  • MC-106484 – Some potions are indistinguishable by color.
  • MC-132200 – Ghost block hoppers appear if summoned by command to powered location.
  • MC-188163 – Abnormally very high RAM usage since 1.13 (client side).
  • MC-189383 – Baby striders aren't shivering when riding an adult strider.
From 1.19
  • MC-253210 – Goats will panic when receiving fall damage.
  • MC-253211 – Frogs will panic when receiving fall damage.
From 1.19.2
  • MC-258242 – Checkerboard biome sources using biome tags do not generate features, and structures cannot be located.
From 1.19.3
  • MC-256484 – Sitting camels don't stand up and begin following players that are tempting them with their favorite food.
  • MC-256489 – Sitting camels that are in love don't attempt to stand up and approach one another to breed.
  • MC-256530 – The camel's AI is slower to find its way after being hurt than other creatures.
  • MC-256731 – The sounds of camels recovering aren't controlled by the "Friendly Creatures" sound slider.
  • MC-256861 – Camels panic when receiving fall damage.
  • MC-257009 – When creating a Debug Mode world, there is no Data Packs option.
  • MC-259920 – The ITEM_INTERACT_FINISH game event overrides other game events causing several actions to not produce their intended vibration frequency.
From the 1.19.4 development versions
  • MC-259192 – Server/client position desync when running /ride too fast and manually dismounting.
  • MC-259246 – Passengers on an ender dragon ride too high.
  • MC-259576 – Passenger's riding position is too high on a phantom.
  • MC-259613 – Enchantment glint is hardly noticeable on some items, even when the Glint Strength is set to 100%.
  • MC-259630 – Camels, horses and mules bounce high into the air when being ridden across water.
  • MC-259882 – Axolotls no longer give the Regeneration effect to nearby players after they kill a mob, and do not grant "The Healing Power of Friendship!" advancement.
  • MC-259893 – Long texts on buttons scroll too fast.
  • MC-259917 – Entities immune to fall damage are damaged when using minecraft:fall damage type in /damage.
  • MC-259918 – Text scrolling speed isn't accessible-friendly.
From the previous development version
  • MC-260030 – Starting data.Main for data generation crashes.
  • MC-260033 – Torchflowers cannot be used to craft suspicious stew.
  • MC-260035 – Chickens and parrots are not tempted by torchflower seeds.
  • MC-260051 – Bees are not tempted by or attempt to pollinate Pink Petals and Torchflowers.
  • MC-260059 – Pigs do not seem to spawn in Cherry Grove biome
  • MC-260071 – Sniffer Digging Sounds can be heard from way too far.
  • MC-260089 – Sniffers panic when receiving fall damage.
  • MC-260092 – Sniffers' hitboxes are too small resulting in sniffers not being rendered from certain angles despite being visible on the screen.
  • MC-260098 – Sniffers aren't required for the "Two by Two" advancement.
  • MC-260102 – Torchflower seeds don't contribute to the "A Seedy Place" advancement.
  • MC-260107 – Sniffers don't swim properly and their walking animations freeze when in water.
  • MC-260109 – Sniffers do not rotate their head to look at the player.
  • MC-260118 – Disabling experimental features on the world creation screen causes pack validation to fail.
  • MC-260121 – Hoppers are ghost blocks for other players when placed on jukeboxes that are playing music.
  • MC-260125 – Sniffer's head occasionally disappears.
  • MC-260126 – Using pick block function on grown torchflower crop gives torchflower seeds instead of the plant item.
  • MC-260149 – Cherry logs can't be used to craft campfires.
  • MC-260156 – The sound of the torchflower being broken after growing is different than the sound of it breaking after being placed.
  • MC-260157 – On existing snapshot servers, cherry grove biomes cannot be found with /locate, nor do they generate.
  • MC-260168 – Torchflower crop aren't part of the #crops block tag.
  • MC-260171 – Cherry Leaves and Pink Petals aren't part of the #flower block tag.
  • MC-260172 – Torchflower isn't part of the #flowers block or item tags.
  • MC-260181 – Torchflower seeds are not grouped with other seeds in the creative inventory.
  • MC-260185 – Pink Petals aren't insta-mined
  • MC-260189 – Cherry Sapling is not part of the #saplings item tag.
  • MC-260191 – Cherry Leaves aren't part of the #leaves, and #complete_find_tree_tutorial item tags.
  • MC-260192 – You can't make Charcoal with Cherry Logs or Wood.
  • MC-260193 – Cherry wood, logs and saplings can't be used as fuel in furnaces.
  • MC-260194 – Create new world screen appears even when world is created; clicking on button causes freeze or crash.
  • MC-260195 – Cherry Logs and Wood are missing from the #log, #logs_that_burn, and #complete_find_tree_tutorial item tags.
  • MC-260209breaks_decorated_pots Item Tag is in the Vanilla datapack, not 1.20.
  • MC-260210 – Brush Recipe is in the Vanilla datapack, not 1.20.
  • MC-260223 – Torchflowers seeds and Torchflowers hitboxes are different.
  • MC-260227 – When re-creating the superflat world, the customize content is lost.
  • MC-260234 – Sniffers jump multiple times when attempting to climb blocks.
  • MC-260262 – Cherry Saplings can be obtained in world with experimental settings turned off.
  • MC-260355 – The server process crashes when making a slime ride a iron golem.
  • MC-260367 – Crash when damaging a Guardian using a command block: java.lang.StackOverflowError: Executing command block.

Video[]

Video made by slicedlime:

References[]

  1. "Minecraft 1.19.4 Pre-Release 1" – Minecraft.net, February 22, 2023
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