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Minecraft 1.20 Release Candidate 1

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	May 31, 2023
Type	Release Candidate
Release candidate for	1.20
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	dec: 1073741965  hex: 4000008D
Data version	3462
Resource pack format	15
Data pack format	15
Minimum Java version	Java SE 17
◄◄  1.19.4 1.20 1.20.1 ►► ◄  1.20 Pre-release 7 1.20 Release Candidate 1

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1.20 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.20-rc1 in the launcher) is the first and only release candidate for Java Edition 1.20, released on May 31, 2023, which fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Splashes

• Added "Joule is neat too!"

Changes

Blocks

Chiseled bookshelf

• Knowledge books now can be placed inside them.

General

Tag

• Added knowledge_book into the #bookshelf_books item tag.

Fixes

3 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.20

• MC-256477 – Knowledge books can't be placed in chiseled bookshelves.
• MC-262325 – Ice/Slime blocks don't give speed when landing towards the very edge of the block.

From the 1.20 development versions

• MC-262853 – Pitcher plant breaks and floats when growing without enough light.

Video

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