20w46a is the second snapshot for Java Edition 1.17, released on November 11, 2020,[1] which adds powder snow among other changes.
Additions
Blocks
- Entities that walk into it will sink in it.
- Can be picked up and placed with a bucket.
- Leather boots can be worn to prevent players from sinking into powder snow blocks.
- Players can still crouch to descend with leather boots. Wearing leather boots also allows powder snow to be "climbed", like water or scaffolding.
- Entities in powder snow will slowly freeze.[more information needed]
- Once frozen, damage will be slowly dealt to the entity.[more information needed]
- Wearing leather armor causes entities to freeze more slowly.[more information needed]
Items
- Using a bucket on a powder snow block will create a powder snow bucket.
- Powder snow buckets can be used to place powder snow blocks
- Powder snow buckets can also be filled from cauldrons filled with powder snow.
Command format
/item
- Modifies item or block inventory
- Item modifiers
- Reuse loot table functions syntax to describe item modification in
/itemcommand - The function part of loot tables can now be defined as separate data pack resource in item_modifiers directory
- Such files can contain a single function (i.e single JSON object) or an array of functions
Gameplay
- Freezing
- Standing in powder snow will slowly freeze an entity
- Once frozen, freeze damage is done every few seconds to the frozen entity
- Each piece of leather armor worn causes an entity to freeze more slowly
- Wearing a full set of leather armor prevents freezing entirely
- New conditions
value_check- Checks range of value
- New functions
set_enchantments- Modifies enchantments on item
- New value providers
score- Returns scaled scoreboard value.
General
- Added new
snow_step_sound_blocksblock tag.- Contains snow and powder snow.
- Blocks in this tag will create snow stepping noises while the player walks in them.
- Added new
powder_snow_walkable_mobsentity tag.- Contains rabbits, endermites, and silverfish.
- Entities in this tag can walk on top of powder snow.
Changes
Blocks
- The unused "base" pattern has been renamed to the "field" pattern and given proper translation strings (its ID is still "base").
- Cauldrons can be filled with powder snow in snowstorms.
- Using a bucket on a cauldron filled with powder snow will empty the cauldron and create a powder snow bucket.
- Cauldrons can also be filled with powder snow by using a powder snow bucket on it.
- Crafting recipe has been changed to require only 4 copper ingots.
- Putting a copper block in a crafting table results in 4 copper ingots.
- Renamed to "Block of Lapis Lazuli".
- Default mode of structure blocks is now Load. Data is now hidden (but can be accessed by clicking mode button while holding alt key)
Items
- The texture of bundles has been changed.
- Now has a GUI when hovering over it.
- Shows contained items in its GUI's inventory slots when hovering over it.
- The range of attracting lightning has been doubled.
- The scope texture is now a square with a border.
World generation
- Biome-specific sky colors now blend more smoothly.
Command format
- Removed
/replaceitemcommand - Replaced with
/item replace.
Gameplay
- Added death messages for freezing:
- "<player> froze to death".
- "<player> was frozen to death by <entity>"
- Loot tables can now access scoreboard values by UUID
- Loot table values inside random number generators can now be nested
General
- Data pack version is now 7
- Buttons tied to a set of values can now be scrolled through.
- Shift-clicking on a menu button changes it to the previous value.
- The debug mode can be accessed by Alt-clicking instead of shift-clicking on the world type button.
- Changes to resource packs for version 7:
- Drowned texture mirroring has changed[2]
- Slots for the game mode selector are now 26 pixels instead of 25
- Changed the
cauldronsblock tag to include powder snow cauldrons.
- Changed a number of the textures for blocks and items introduced in the previous snapshot
- Cut copper
- Some colors were made slightly darker.
- Lightning rod
- The whole texture was made slightly darker
- Calcite
- Texture reworked with the same general layout and colorscheme.
- Amethyst block
- Has more bright areas
- Budding amethyst block
- Has more bright areas
- Tinted glass
- Removed the largest "glare" line.
- Candle item icons
- Now depicts two candles of different sizes standing upright side-by-side.
- Copper ingot item icon
- Textured reworked to be more intensely bright and dark
- Amethyst shard item icon
- The darker pixels are now a bit more dark.
- Bundle item icon
- Is now a more vibrant, orangey brown.
- Spyglass
- Updated zoom-in overlay.
- Cut copper
- Translation Strings
- The "World Type" string no longer contains a colon (":"). The colon is still visible in game, however.
- Changed "Use VSync" to "VSync".
- Removed the unused string for enabling VBOs, "Use VBOs".
- Added unused[verify] strings, "Mode", "Type", "Triggering", and "Track output".
Fixes
- 29 issues fixed
- From released versions before 1.17
- MC-2490 – TNT animation ends at 80 ticks, ignores fuse length changes
- MC-53518 – Endermen don't attack endermites spawned using spawn eggs or /summon
- MC-80468 – Inconsistency between block names
- MC-99259 – As of 1.9, the wither health bar doesn't go up during spawn
- MC-110903 – Cannot remove horse saddle using /replaceitem
- MC-143821 – Using empty map in creative mode can create additional map with ID 0
- MC-147729 – Crafting via the recipe book can delete items if picking up items while crafting
- MC-162910 – Additional map is created when using an empty map in Creative in a newly created world
- MC-182954 – "block.minecraft.banner.base.<color>" displays raw translation string (is untranslated)
- MC-183771 – Gamemode switcher icons in the F3+F4 menu are not centered
- MC-183917 – Min and max are both required in entity_scores condition
- MC-185605 – Kelp generates on top of Magma Blocks
- MC-188448 – Food pops off of campfire when extinguished
- MC-189482 – LAN World screen buttons are selected in the wrong order when using Tab
- MC-196425 – "Off" is not completely capitalized for the Distortion Effects and FOV Effects sliders, which is inconsistent with other sliders
- MC-197276 – Pufferfish gives poison IV instead of II
- MC-198514 – Creating a superflat world with nothing but air crashes the game
- MC-198725 – Crash when clicking "Presets" after setting the superflat preset with a non-existent biome
- From the previous development version
- MC-203562 – Shulker boxes animate when shulkers do
- MC-203574 – Decorations don't generate in the Nether
- MC-203621 – Unable to pick up experience orbs
- MC-203622 – Arm when using Spyglass aligned wrong on Multiplayer
- MC-203631 – Amethyst buds do not drop themselves with silk touch
- MC-203643 – Command modified bundle has a bigger progress bar than a slot
- MC-203644 – Cats & Ocelots are missing one of their legs
- MC-203646 – Some mobs won't despawn when switched to peaceful
- MC-203648 – The armour stand model floats above its base
- MC-203746 – Levitation particles go on forever when killed by a levitating creeper
- MC-203880 – Floating creepers / creeper with no AI
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 20w46a" – Minecraft.net, November 11, 2020
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