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21w41a is the fifth snapshot for Java Edition 1.18, released on October 13, 2021,[1] that introduces changes to some textures, world generation, and fixes bugs.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Cave Vines
  • Changed cave vines plant texture from Cave Vines Plant JE2Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE2 to Cave Vines Plant JE1 BE1Cave Vines Plant (berries) JE1 BE1.
Enchanting Table
  • Changed the texture of the lapis icon in the GUI from Lapis Lazuli (enchanting slot) JE1 BE1 to Lapis Lazuli (enchanting slot) JE2.
Redstone Comparator

Items[]

Campfire and Soul Campfire
  • Changed the item textures from Campfire (item) JE1 BE1 Soul Campfire (item) JE1 BE1 to Campfire (item) JE2 Soul Campfire (item) JE2.
Wooden Doors and Iron Door
  • Changed the item textures of all doors except crimson and warped from Oak Door (item) JE3 BE2 Birch Door (item) JE3 BE1 Spruce Door (item) JE3 BE1 Jungle Door (item) JE4 Acacia Door (item) JE3 BE1 Dark Oak Door (item) JE3 BE1 Iron Door (item) JE2 BE2 to Oak Door (item) JE4 BE3 Birch Door (item) JE4 BE2 Spruce Door (item) JE4 BE2 Jungle Door (item) JE5 BE3 Acacia Door (item) JE4 BE2 Dark Oak Door (item) JE4 BE2 Iron Door (item) JE3 BE3.
Item Frames and Glow Item Frames
  • Changed the item textures from Item Frame (item) JE2 BE2 Glow Item Frame (item) JE1 BE1 to Item Frame (item) JE3 Glow Item Frame (item) JE2.
Signs
  • Changed the item textures from Oak Sign JE2 BE2 Spruce Sign JE1 BE1 Birch Sign JE1 BE1 Jungle Sign JE1 BE1 Acacia Sign JE1 BE1 Dark Oak Sign JE1 BE1 Crimson Sign JE1 BE1 Warped Sign JE1 BE1 to Oak Sign JE3 Spruce Sign JE2 Birch Sign JE2 Acacia Sign JE2 Jungle Sign JE2 Dark Oak Sign JE2 Crimson Sign JE2 Warped Sign JE2.

Mobs[]

Wither
  • Tweaked the wither skull's texture to use the new wither face from the Texture Update.
Zombie Villager
  • Tweaked the armorer zombie villager's and weaponsmith zombie villager's textures to remove stray villager pixels.

World generation[]

Amethyst Geodes
  • Now only generate up to Y=30.
  • Rarity has been increased to match 1.17 levels.
Badlands
  • Red sandstone now generates naturally once again.
Mineshafts
Mountains
  • The snowy slopes and jagged peaks surfaces have been fixed to work like they did in the experimental snapshots, where steep sides of the peaks that facing the east or north are exposed stone.
General
  • New random number generator is used for overworld generation.

General[]

Chunk render pipeline
  • Changed the prioritization order.
Menu screen
Server
  • Server classes are now signed.
Sprinting
  • Slightly increased the angle in which sprinting against a block would not stop the player from doing so.

Fixes[]

21 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.18
  • MC-118134 – Item frame texture as an item uses texture of oak planks.
  • MC-137950 – Signs textures do not correspond to the actual texture of their handle.
  • MC-142385 – Campfire texture has one pixel extending into hotbar outline.
  • MC-148182 – The zombie villager "profession" texture uses villager-skin-colored pixels.
  • MC-152506 – Wither skull projectile has faces with old texture.
  • MC-160256 – Texture of door items does not match the blocks.
  • MC-166508 – Glitchy chunk rendering since 1.15 pre-release 2.
  • MC-173339 – Comparators lit base texture is incorrect.
  • MC-203155 – Enchanting table GUI uses old lapis texture.
  • MC-225949 – Parity issue: Different Bedrock and Java sign items textures.
  • MC-226313 – Lava can generate floating in caves.
  • MC-227398 – Misplaced pixel on cave vines texture.
  • MC-230302 – Glow item frame item texture is missing two pixels.
From the 1.18 development versions
  • MC-236620 – Nether biomes don't generate correctly.
  • MC-236650 – Minecraft in 1.18 has 248 seeds instead of 264 seeds.
  • MC-236767 – Axolotls are extremely rare in lush caves.
  • MC-237330 – Worlds created with seed "REDApRES" (0) crash when trying to load new 1.18 mountain biomes: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "dfw.a(double, double, double)" because "this.a" is null.
  • MC-237457 – Snowy slopes biome no longer generates stone cliff feature from experimental snapshots.
  • MC-238003 – Stone in jagged peaks is always covered by snow blocks.
From the previous development version
  • MC-238561 – Axolotls aren't able to spawn at all in lush caves.
  • MC-238661InhabitedTime value/local difficulty doesn't increase.

Video[]

Videos made by slicedlime:

Trivia[]

  • This snapshot's cover screenshot was taken at seed ddnqavbk at coordinates X=1861 Y=170 Z=2678. It generates most accurately in snapshot 21w40a.[2]

References[]

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