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Minecraft 1.21.2 Pre-Release 1

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	October 8, 2024
Type	Pre-release
Pre-release for	1.21.2
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	dec: 1073742037  hex: 400000D5
Data version	4073
Resource pack format	41
Data pack format	57
Minimum Java version	Java SE 21
◄◄  1.21.1 1.21.2 1.21.3 ►► ◄  24w40a 1.21.2 Pre-Release 1 1.21.2 Pre-Release 2 ►

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1.21.2 Pre-Release 1 (known as 1.21.2-pre1 in the launcher) is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.21.2, released on October 8, 2024, which fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Game rule

• Added the disablePlayerMovementCheck game rule.
  • Controls the player movement speed restriction.
  • This behaves the same as the disableElytraMovementCheck rule, but applies irrespective of flying with elytra.
  • Default to false.

Changes

Gameplay

Oxygen bar

• Added an empty state for air bubbles () along with a wobble when the player is drowning.
• Added a popping sound for when bubbles pop on the oxygen bar, increasing in pitch depending on the oxygen left.

General

Data pack

• The pack format version is now 57.

Item components

• minecraft:equippable
  • Added field camera_overlay (optional): namespaced ID of the overlay texture to use when equipped.
    • If not specified, no overlay is used.
    • The ID addresses a texture under the textures/ folder and automatically assumed to be .png.
      • For instance, misc/pumpkinblur addresses textures/misc/pumpkinblur.png.

Resource pack

• The pack format version is now 41.
• Added texture and sound for tweaked air bubble UI.
  • New texture added for empty air bubble.
  • Sound added for when air bubble pops.

Particles

• The format of color fields in particle options is now more standardized:
  • RGB fields can always be encoded either as a vector of floats (order: [R,G,B]) or as a single packed integer (order: RGB).
  • ARGB fields can always be encoded either as a vector of floats (order: [R,G,B,A] or as a single packed integer (order: ARGB).
  • Changed fields:
    • minecraft:trail.color (previously accepted only integer).
    • minecraft:dust.color (previously accepted only vector of floats).
    • minecraft:dust_color_transition.from_color (previously accepted only vector of floats).
    • minecraft:dust_color_transition.to_color (previously accepted only vector of floats).

Enchanting

• Carpets and wolf armor now show the enchantment glint on llamas and wolves.

Experimental

The listed changes are only present when the "Winter Drop" experimental data pack is enabled.

Changes

Blocks

Creaking heart

• A comparator that is attached to the creaking heart block outputs a signal strength dependent on the distance to the connected creaking.

Mobs

Creaking

• Doesn't activate or freeze around players in Creative mode.
• Cannot be named with a name tag if summoned via a creaking heart.

General

Tags

• Added pale_garden to the #is_overworld biome tag.

Fixes

29 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21

• MC-271961 – Parity Issue: No empty bubbles on the oxygen bar and popping sound.

From the 1.21.2 development versions

• MC-276360 – Repeating command block data is often lost when moving it around in inventory.
• MC-276604 – Horse Armor no longer has enchantment glint.
• MC-276815 – Dyed bundles are missing the "filled" predicate.
• MC-276965 – Post shader ColorModulate uniform not reset properly after spectating spiders.
• MC-276979 – Lock field on containers and minecraft:lock data component do not get datafixed correctly when a \ is present.
• MC-277017 – Flaming arrows no longer extinguish when water or powder snow is placed in its location.
• MC-277019 – Execute command teleporting across dimensions does not use correct relative coordinates.
• MC-277027 – Shapeless recipes accept anything if one of their ingredients is an empty tag.
• MC-277028 – Bundles do not empty smoothly.

From the previous development version

• MC-277067 – The high contrast and programmer art resource packs are displayed as being incompatible.
• MC-277075 – Pale hanging moss is all destroyed at the same time when its supporting block is removed.
• MC-277078 – Trim advancements use recipe registry key.
• MC-277108 – The "below_name" scoreboard display mode renders with dark parts when custom colors are set.
• MC-277111 – Wandering traders can sell pale oak saplings even when they're disabled.
• MC-277118 – Creakings can spawn with doMobSpawning set to false.
• MC-277131 – Pale garden missing from #minecraft:is_overworld biome tag.
• MC-277141 – /rotate command is not restricted to permission level 2.
• MC-277143 – Horse armor has damage-related components.
• MC-277144 – Furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers delete all of their contents inside them once reloaded after smelting items.
• MC-277148 – Pack filters removing recipes that the player has unlocked causes data pack loading to fail.
• MC-277160 – Pale hanging moss is often immediately destroyed when placed using the /fill command.
• MC-277163 – Map color for pale oak saplings is incorrect.
• MC-277176 – Team affixes have dark lines between them and the username in player name tags.
• MC-277215 – The game crashes when attempting to accept or reject already accepted or rejected realm invitations.
• MC-277301 – The enchantment glint isn't visible on thrown tridents that are enchanted or held in the hand in third person when using Fabulous graphics.
• MC-277302 – The enchantment glint isn't visible on shields that are enchanted in third person when using Fabulous graphics.
• MC-277335 – Pale moss carpet can be swapped without destroying the upper vine.
• MC-277371 – Pale moss carpet is often immediately destroyed when placed using the /fill command.

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