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Minecraft 1.21 Pre-Release 2

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	May 31, 2024
Type	Pre-release
Pre-release for	1.21
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	dec: 1073742024  hex: 400000C8
Data version	3949
Resource pack format	34
Data pack format	47
Minimum Java version	Java SE 21
◄◄  1.20.6 1.21 1.21.1 ►► ◄  1.21 Pre-Release 1 1.21 Pre-Release 2 1.21 Pre-Release 3 ►

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1.21 Pre-Release 2 (known as 1.21-pre2 in the launcher) is the second pre-release for Java Edition 1.21, released on May 31, 2024, which makes end crystals immune to fire damage and fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Tags

• Added the #mob_interactable_doors block tag.

Changes

Items

Banner patterns

• Flow and guster are now considered of "Rare" rarity.
• Snout is now considered of "Uncommon" rarity.

Heavy core, mace and trident

• Are now considered of "Epic" rarity.
• Their hover text is now purple.

Non-mob entities

End crystals

• Are now immune to fire damage.

General

Data pack

• The pack format version is now 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.

Social interactions

• Added an attestation checkbox when submitting a player report.

Tags

• Added the copper doors to the #needs_stone_tool block tag.
• Removed the copper doors from the #wooden_doors block and item tags.

Fixes

31 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21

• MC-223165 – Snout banner pattern is treated as common loot.
• MC-252691 – Player spawns on a bedrock layer when the world is first created as a SuperFlat world with non-full blocks on the surface.
• MC-266113 – Copper doors are in the #minecraft:wooden_doors tag.
• MC-266118 – Copper doors are in the #minecraft:mineable/axe tag.
• 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-272241 – Error when traveling through nether portal outside world border.

From the 1.21 development versions

• 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-272333 – The gamerule spawnRadius doesn't work anymore on respawn (always respawn at the same place).

From the previous development version

• 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.

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