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20w09a is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on February 26, 2020,[1] which adds crying obsidian, target blocks and renames zombie pigmen among other changes.

Additions[]

Blocks[]

Crying Obsidian JE1 Crying obsidian
Target JE1 BE1 Targets

Gameplay[]

Advancements
  • Added new "Bullseye" advancement.
    • To complete this advancement, the player has to shoot a projectile into the center of one face of a target block.
    • Found in the "Adventure" tab.
Recipe book
  • The recipes for crimson and warped signs have been added to the recipe book and are unlocked by having the respective planks.
Tags

General[]

Particles
  • Added three particles for crying obsidian: dripping_obsidian_tear, falling_obsidian_tear, and landing_obsidian_tear.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Crimson and warped signs
Fungi
Lava
Nether sprouts
  • Now have the replaceable plant material.
Purpur pillar
  • Changed the top texture.
Roots
Stripped crimson and warped stems
  • Changed the top texture.
Weeping vines
  • Are now climbable.
  • Now have the replaceable plant material.

Items[]

Diamond axe, diamond boots, diamond helmet, diamond hoe, diamond leggings, diamond pickaxe, diamond shovel, diamond sword, golden hoe, golden pickaxe, netherite pickaxe, wooden hoe, and wooden pickaxe
  • Changed their textures slightly, fixing some texture inconsistencies.
Hoes
Shovels

Mobs[]

Hoglin
  • Slightly tweaked the texture. Some colors were tweaked and transparent pixels were removed.
Piglin
  • Now have an IsImmuneToZombification data value that prevents them from zombifying in the Overworld.
  • Baby piglins now ride on the back of baby hoglins.
Skeleton horses and zombie horses
  • Can now be leashed.
Zombie pigman
  • Has been renamed to "Zombified Piglin".
  • Updated model and texture.
    • The texture used is the same texture added in 20w07a.

Non-mob entities[]

Minecart
  • Now checks dismount position height against entity height.

Gameplay[]

Bartering
Recipe book
Sounds
  • block.portal.travel and block.portal.trigger sounds are now part of the "ambient/environment" sound category adjustable in options.
  • Shearing sound category was changed from "friendly creatures" to "players" for players using shears and "blocks" for dispenser using shears.
Tags

General[]

Nether fog
  • Color now transitions smoothly between biomes.
The Nether
  • Changed the ambient lighting in the Nether, it is now much darker.
Textures

Fixes[]

55 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.16
  • MC-7424 – Fall damage death messages do not show the block players fall from correctly (ladders, vines, water).
  • MC-102319 – Nether portal trigger and travel sounds are not assigned to any sound category.
  • MC-111726 – Minecart dismount position always above the minecart, even if there's space next to it.
  • MC-137554 – Shearing sound is in the "friendly creatures" sound category.
  • MC-146834 – Zombie pigman's head bottom texture is flipped.
  • MC-147601 – Purpur pillar block top texture has not changed to a new texture.
  • MC-148869 – Player can clip through the ground when exiting a minecart or a boat.
  • MC-149042 – Minecart dismount position is not consistent.
  • MC-164435 – Stream sounds do not loop properly.
  • MC-166246 – Skeleton horses cannot be leashed.
  • MC-170273 – Diamond swords use the wrong pallet.
  • MC-170274 – Pickaxe textures are inconsistent.
  • MC-170556 – Hoe textures are inconsistent.
From the 1.16 development versions
  • MC-170815 – Soul sand valley fossils generate duplicated/stacked.
  • MC-170823 – Crimson and Warped trees spawn on top of the Nether roof.
  • MC-170833 – Crimson fungi and warped fungi cannot be placed in flower pots.
  • MC-170834 – Cannot replace warped forest foliage with other blocks.
  • MC-170835 – Nether large fungi do not kill nylium underneath them.
  • MC-170842 – Potted plant models are still missing their bottom due to faulty UV.
  • MC-170844 – Nether sprouts do not break when their supporting block is removed.
  • MC-170879 – Nether fog abruptly changes color when moving across biomes.
  • MC-170890 – Users can get normal fire on soul soil.
  • MC-170904 – When viewed in 3rd person mode, the cape renders incorrectly when sneaking while wearing a chest plate.
  • MC-170915 – Hoglins have inconsistent texture.
  • MC-170932 – Cave generator will not cut through crimson_nylium and warped_nylium, leading to lots of floating nylium.
  • MC-170954 – Lava spreads blue fire at invalid locations.
  • MC-170961 – Mining speeds for breaking crimson and warped doors, trapdoors, fences, signs, stairs, and slabs are not faster with an axe.
  • MC-170968 – Crimson and warped fungi replace certain blocks when growing.
  • MC-170986 – Lava fire spread creates normal fire on soul soil.
  • MC-171025 – Netherite items are not pushed in flowing lava.
  • MC-171048HugeFungiConfiguration has an unused planted field.
  • MC-171077 – Soul fire can be /setblock on air, while normal fire cannot.
  • MC-171130 – Hoglin spawn egg is not sorted alphabetically in the Creative menu.
  • MC-171245 – Warped and crimson signs cannot be crafted.
  • MC-171448 – The top textures of stripped stems do not match the normal stem top textures.
  • MC-171457 – New fungi wrongly named.
  • MC-171491 – Fossils generate floating in the sky in buffet worlds.
  • MC-171502 – In the texture files there is 2 sets of textures for the stripped warped stem.
  • MC-171517 – Nylium, wart bushes, soul soil, or soul sand generate slightly below the Nether ceiling.
  • MC-171548 – Soul soil is not mined quicker with a shovel.
  • MC-171640 – Villagers, vindicators, and zombies do not properly interact with the new crimson/warped doors
  • MC-171731 – Huge fungi generate on the lowest nylium block.
  • MC-171961 – Nether wart block and warped wart block do not have a tool assigned.
  • MC-172084 – Soul sand and soul soil have no sounds.
  • MC-172090 – Piglins would rather hold a golden item than a crossbow.
  • MC-172096 – Baby hoglins and baby piglins do not seem to play with each other.
  • MC-172112 – Hoglin walking sound is subtitled as "Hoglin dies" instead of "Footsteps".
  • MC-172151 – Dark oak saplings are called "Jukebox/Note Blocks" in English (United Kingdom).
  • MC-172203 – Soul sand and soul soil have no subtitles for breaking, placing and when being walked on.
  • MC-172356 – Piglin admiring held gold ingot drops it when killed.
  • MC-172363 – Piglins are not attracted to certain golden items.
  • MC-172434 – Baby piglins do not sound high-pitched when zombified.
  • MC-172486 – Piglins drop two shields when killed while holding one in their offhand.
  • MC-172516 – Piglins/hoglins become persistent when within 16 blocks of a player, causing massive lag due to piling up entities.
  • MC-172580 – Piglin can no longer pick up items when equipped with a shield.

Video[]

Video made by Slicedlime:

References[]

  1. a b "Minecraft Snapshot 20w09a" – Minecraft.net, February 26, 2020
  2. "It's decorative for now, but will have uses later ;)"@kingbdogz on X, February 26, 2020
  3. MC-173165
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