Java Edition 18w50a

18w50a
Edition	Java Edition
Type	Snapshot
Release date	December 12, 2018
Snapshot for	1.14
Downloads	Client Server
Protocol version	451
Data version	1919

18w50a is the twelfth snapshot released for 1.14.

Additions

Mobs

Cats

• Added Jellie, the winner of the community competition.

Villagers

• Added Mason profession.
  • Currently has no trades.

Witches

• Are now neutral mobs.
• Changed appearance.

Changes

Blocks

Barrel

• Acts as a storage unit.
• Works in tight spaces, even if there is a block above it unlike a chest.
• Can be crafted using 6 wood planks, and 2 wood slabs.

Bell

• Added sounds.
• Has a shaking animation when hit.
• Changed texture.

Blast Furnace

• New furnace upgrade that allows for the smelting of ores and melting of metals faster than the traditional furnace.
• Twice as fast as a regular furnace.
  • Can only smelt ores and melt metals.
• Can be crafted via 3 smooth stone, 1 furnace, and 5 iron ingots.

Smoker

• New furnace upgrade that allows for the cooking of foods faster than the traditional furnace.
• Twice as fast as a regular furnace.
  • Can only cook food.
• Can be crafted using 4 logs and 1 furnace.

Mobs

All professions correspond to their crafting stations. (Plain type)

Villagers

• Villagers and zombie villagers now have seven skin types which correspond to the following biomes:
  • Plains
  • Desert
  • Savanna
  • Taiga
  • Snowy Tundra / Snowy Taiga
  • Jungle
  • Swamp
• Each villager now has one of five profession levels, which can be seen on the badge on their suits.
• Cured zombie villagers will retain their trades if they are converted back into regular villagers.

Cats

• Will now spawn naturally in villages.

World Generation

Villages

• Updated taiga and desert villages.

Gameplay

Raids

• Patrol leaders now give 1–3 bad omen levels when killed. Outpost captains always give 1 only.
• Patrol leaders can now spawn at outposts.
• Illager beasts start at wave 2, witches at wave 4, evokers at wave 10.

Fixes

10 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.14

• MC-15990 – The base of farms in desert villages are composed of dirt.
• MC-123312 – Pressure plate tables in villages are oak instead of village type specific wood.

From the 1.14 development versions

• MC-138587 – The bell-face "wall" have no texture.
• MC-138611 – Barrels containing items lose inventory when broken.
• MC-138660 – Throwable/Projectile entity item model not apply CustomModelData from model.
• MC-138662 – Bell can't be placed on walls.
• MC-139225 – Pillager arms incorrectly positioned when riding or unarmed.
• MC-139428 – Missing texture particles appear when breaking jigsaw blocks.
• MC-140069 – Banners lose their name when placed (49a: wall only).
• MC-140853 – Being close to the end island causes out of memory and file descriptor exhaustion.