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Minecraft 1.16.2 Release Candidate 1

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	August 7, 2020
Type	Release Candidate
Release candidate for	1.16.2
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	749
Data version	2576
Resource pack format	6
Data pack format	6
Minimum Java version	Java SE 8
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1.16.2 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.16.2-rc1 in the launcher) is the first release candidate for Java Edition 1.16.2, released on August 7, 2020, which fixes bugs.

Changes

General

Resource packs

• The resource and data pack version is now version 6 due to MC-197275.

Fixes

7 issues fixed

From 1.16

• MC-190103 – Crash when using a nether portal: java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: fromIndex < 0: -2368549.

From 1.16.1

• MC-197275 – Due to changes to walls, pack_format: 5 is not cross-compatible between 1.15 and 1.16.

From the 1.16.2 development versions

• MC-194933 – Game crashes when loading a custom biome: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Trying to add tag of type 8 to list of 10.
• MC-197197 – Game crashes or freezes after creating or entering a Superflat world without presets.
• MC-197225 – Crash: java.util.concurrent.CompletionException: u: Exception generating new chunk.

From the previous development version

• MC-197258 – Certain dimensions can cause a game crash.
• MC-197263 – End sky and Nether fog do not work on servers.

Video

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Trivia

• This is the first release candidate for a minor release, as the others are from major updates.