New Features and Bug Fixes in Pre-Release 2

A Minecraft Java Pre-Release

We're rounding out the week with the second Pre-Release of 1.21, with a lot of bug fixes. In case you did not catch the news, the full release of 1.21 is planned for the 13th of June!

Happy mining!

Changes

• End Crystals are now immune to fire damage
• Added an attestation checkbox when submitting a player report
• Heavy Core, Trident, and Mace are now considered of Epic rarity, giving their hover text a purple color

Technical Changes

• Data Pack version is now 47

Data Pack Version 47

• Added new placement modifier type fixed_placement to place features in a set of fixed positions
• Added new feature type end_platform for the obsidian platform in the end

Fixed bugs in 1.21 Pre-Release 2

• MC-223165 – The Snout Banner Pattern is treated as common in the game.
• MC-269359 – 'Field Masoned', 'Skull Charge', 'Flow', and 'Guster' banner patterns are not mirrored on the backside
• MC-269389 – Flow banner pattern is treated as common loot
• MC-269390 – Guster banner pattern is treated as common loot
• MC-270033 – Infested or Oozing effect cloud shrinks when silverfish or slime enters it
• MC-271199 – Advancement 'Local Brewery' not granted on shift-clicking
• MC-271754 – Copper doors can be used as furnace fuel
• MC-271887 – Your FOV doesn't change back to normal after jumping off from soul sand/soul soil while wearing soul speed boots
• MC-271892 – Your FOV doesn't immediately change when jumping onto soul sand/soul soil while having the slow falling effect and wearing soul speed boots
• MC-272224 – 'in_bounding_box' vertical position for 'spawn_particles' effect is anchored incorrectly
• MC-272241 – Error when traveling through nether portal outside world border
• MC-272333 – The gamerule spawnRadius doesn't work anymore on respawn (always respawn at the same place)
• MC-272547 – block.portal.travel sound no longer plays when entering End portal
• MC-272550 – End crystals now receive fire damage causing them to explode instantly
• MC-272553 – Naturally generated End Stone drops in cases where the Obsidian platform generates inside the island
• MC-272556 – Ender pearls don't work correctly when riding entities and cause players to be teleported for a split second
• MC-272559 – Players cannot traverse dimensions when throwing ender pearls into portals while riding entities
• MC-272563 – The ender dragon death animation is rendered behind blocks when using 'Fabulous!' graphic settings
• MC-272571 – Server crashes upon updating from 24w21b to 1.21 Pre-release 1.
• MC-272583 – Each time you pass through an end gateway with an ender pearl from the main island, a new portal is created
• MC-272585 – Crash when bow or crossbow enchanted with multishot runs out of durability
• MC-272588 – Wind Charges can trigger Wind Burst
• MC-272595 – Breaking a Carrot/Warped Fungus on a Stick no longer gives a Fishing Rod
• MC-272596 – Throwing an ender pearl into the end fountain skips the credits
• MC-272625 – Game crashes when saving after teleporting a leashed entity to another dimension
• MC-272638 – Leads attached to a boat are deleted when breaking the boat
• MC-272639 – trial_spawner_bottom texture is different from Bedrock
• MC-272650 – Can respawn mid-air with default spawnpoint

Get the Pre-Release

Pre-Releases are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Pre-Release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the 'Installations' tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar:

• Minecraft server jar

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

Want to give feedback?

• For any feedback and suggestions on our upcoming 1.21 features, head over to the dedicated Feedback site category. You can also leave any other feedback on the Feedback site. If you're feeling chatty, join us over at the official Minecraft Discord.

Written By

Java Team

Published

05/30/2024