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20w20a is the sixteenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on May 13, 2020,[1] which adds advancements and fixes bugs.

Additions

Gameplay

Advancements

Added ten new advancements:

  • Hidden in the Depths
  • Cover Me in Debris
    • Get a full suit of Netherite armor.
  • Country Lode, Take Me Home
  • Who is Cutting Onions?
  • Not Quite "Nine" Lives
  • This Boat Has Legs
  • Hot Tourist Destinations
  • Those Were The Days
  • War Pigs
    • Open a chest in a bastion remnant.
  • Oh Shiny
    • Distract an aggressive Piglin with any item piglins "love" while not wearing any golden armor.
  • Added a smokey property to the location trigger which checks if the location is closely above a campfire.
  • Added thrown_item_picked_up_by_entity advancement trigger.
  • Added player_generates_container_loot advancement trigger.
  • Added item_used_on_block advancement trigger.

General

  • Added a game mode switcher using /defaultgamemode.
entity_properties
  • Now has vehicle, and targetedEntity properties.
Tags
  • Added piglin_loved item tag.
    • Contains gold ingots, gold tools, gold armor, golden apples, enchanted golden apples, golden horse armor, golden carrots, blocks of gold, gold ore, nether gold ore, light weighted pressure plates, bells, glistering melon slices, and clocks.
    • Piglins "love" items in this tag, meaning they will actively seek them out. They will also view players holding an item in this tag as holding a "loved" item.
    • Used in the "Oh Shiny" advancement.

Changes

Gameplay

Advancements
  • The "Bullseye" advancement has been changed.
    • Now unlocks when hitting the bullseye of a target block from at least 30 blocks away.
    • Is now a challenge advancement and rewards 50 experience.
    • Changed the description from "Hit the bullseye of a Target block with an arrow" to "Hit the bullseye of a Target block from at least 30 meters away."
  • The "Serious Dedication" advancement is now awarded for obtaining a netherite hoe.
    • Changed the description from "Completely use up a diamond hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices" to "Use a Netherite ingot to upgrade a hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices."
  • Striders are now required for "Two by Two."
  • Obtaining blackstone now also counts for the "Stone Age" advancement.
  • Changed the description of "Not Today, Thank You" from "Deflect an arrow or trident with a shield" to "Deflect a projectile with a shield."
  • Changed the description of "Ice Bucket Challenge" from "Form and mine a block of obsidian" to "Obtain a block of obsidian."
Bartering
  • Piglins can no longer give netherite hoes.

General

  • Shulkers with NoAI can now be summoned with rotation.
  • Removed safely_harvest_honey advancement trigger as it was made redundant by item_used_on_block.

Fixes

6 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.16
  • MC-118234 – Advancement ‘Not Today, Thank You’ can be triggered by non-arrow projectiles.
From the 1.16 development versions
  • MC-173207 – Bullseye advancement can be made when using a non-arrow projectile, even though the description explicitly mentions arrows.
  • MC-173756 – Ice Bucket Challenge advancement can be obtained by collecting obsidian from bartering.
  • MC-175992 – Striders are not part of the “Two by Two” advancement challenge.
  • MC-179481 – Structure block offset can’t be bigger than 32.
  • MC-182967 – Throwing ender pearl whilst mounted doesn’t teleport you.

Video

Video made by slicedlime:

References

  1. "Minecraft Snapshot 20w20a" – Minecraft.net, May 13, 2020
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