This update was released for Java Edition as version 1.14 on April 23, 2019. The update's development started with snapshot 18w43a. The first pre-release for Java Edition 1.14 was released on April 10, 2019, followed by the second on April 12, the third on April 16, the fourth on April 17, and the fifth on April 18.
PlayStation 4 Edition was the only version of the Legacy Console Edition to receive the update, which was divided into versions 1.83 on December 18, 2018, 1.88 on February 26, 2019, 1.90 on April 15, 2019, and the main update as 1.91 on June 3, 2019.
On Bedrock Edition, features of Village & Pillage were split into four separate versions: 1.8.0, released on December 11, 2018; 1.9.0, released on February 5, 2019; 1.10.0, released on March 19, 2019; and the main update as version 1.11.0 released on April 23, 2019. Additional features were added in 1.13.0 on October 29, 2019.
14 new stairs, including, stone, diorite, andesite, granite (and their polished variants), mossy stone brick, mossy cobblestone, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, smooth quartz, red nether brick, and end stone brick.
14 new slabs, including stone, diorite, andesite, granite (and their polished variants), mossy stone brick, mossy cobblestone, smooth sandstone, smooth red sandstone, smooth quartz, red nether brick, and end stone brick.
12 new walls, including diorite, andesite, granite, brick, stone brick, mossy stone brick, sandstone, red sandstone, prismarine, nether brick, red nether brick and end stone brick.
Usingcertain items on the composter has a chance to add 1 level of composting to the composter, up to 7 levels. After the composter reaches level 7, it turns into level 8 (the harvestable stage), yielding 1 bone meal when used.
Some composted items are consumed without adding a level. The chance of adding a level depends on the quality of the item: larger or crafted items have a higher chance of adding a layer when used (e.g. Kelp has a low chance of about 10%, while pumpkin pie has a chance of 100%).
Items previously used as dyes (bone meal, lapis lazuli, cocoa beans and ink sacs) can still be used except for some instances (such as in the crafting of firework stars).
A trailer documenting some of the Village & Pillage's features was released on Mojang Studios' official YouTube channel on April 17, 2019, featuring a wandering trader on a journey with its trader llama. The trailer was made by Mojang Studios themselves instead of Hat Films, similar to the 3 previous trailers.
A trailer for the update was released on April 23, 2019. Similarly, this trailer was made by Mojang Studios themselves instead of Hat Films, similar to the 3 previous trailers.
What's New in Minecraft Java Edition 1.14 - The Village & Pillage Update? (view on YouTube)
How Villages are Generated in Minecraft 1.14 (view on YouTube)
All the Technical Changes in Minecraft Java Edition 1.14 (view on YouTube)
Bedrock Edition[]
What's New in Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.11 - The Village & Pillage Update? (view on YouTube)
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Note: The footage from both videos are taken from the Java Edition.
All the New Villager Trades in The Minecraft Village & Pillage Update (Corrected) (view on YouTube)
The Texture Update - All the Changed Textures in the Village & Pillage Update (view on YouTube)
Other[]
Village & Pillage: Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft (view on YouTube)
Trivia[]
The pillagers were previously mentioned by Jeb in response to a suggestion posted on Reddit.[1]
The Village & Pillage trailer has a few game mechanics that were not introduced in 1.14. At 34 seconds into the video, the player throws a sword, and at 44 seconds, a villager with purple robes throws a blue version of redstone. The blue redstone was later confirmed to have been a rendering error.[2]
The official artwork for the Village & Pillage update shows a witch holding a potion with one hand, despite the fact that witch's arms are always folded like those of a villager.
On the China Edition, the title screen is the Village & Pillage artwork, but with an extra vex and Steve flying with elytra.