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Minecraft 19w42a

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	October 16, 2019
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	1.15
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	559
Data version	2212
Resource pack format	4
Data pack format	4
Minimum Java version	Java SE 8
◄◄  1.14.4 1.15 1.15.1 ►► ◄  19w41a 19w42a 19w44a ►

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19w42a is the tenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.15, released on October 16, 2019, which makes slime blocks and honey blocks no longer stick together and fixes many rendering bugs, as well as several other bugs.

Additions

General

Tags

• Added lectern_books item tag.
  • Contains written book and book and quill.

Changes

Blocks

Dispensers

• Now eject empty glass bottles "properly" (likely not, due to MC-114111) when not facing water.
• Fire charges launched from a dispenser now light campfires.
• Can now place armor stands.

Honey blocks and slime blocks

• No longer stick to each other.

Gameplay

Elytra

• Can now start gliding even rise in immediately after the jump up, not only during the descent after the jump.

General

Textures

• Removed wax block and crystallized honey textures.

Fixes

79 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.15

• MC-82943 – Witch-held item uses player-held item position.
• MC-83998 – Unable to place blocks on fences from off-hand.
• MC-84611 – Right-clicking water while duel-wielding spawn eggs create two of the mobs.
• MC-102130 – Glowing slimes/drowned outline becomes black when taking damage.
• MC-106826 – Can interact with (eat) cake in creative mode/hunger bar is full.
• MC-111444 – Elytras can't open if the server is lagging or when moving upwards.
• MC-114106 – Dispenser plays failed to sound when equipping a single pumpkin or skull.
• MC-119621 – Left arm swings in third person while interacting with a fence with the item in the main hand.
• MC-125204 – Trident appears floating when charging it while sneaking.
• MC-127573 – Hover text is displayed for multiplayer chat while in bed even if chat is hidden.
• MC-131061 – Armor stands cannot be placed by dispensers.
• MC-132445 – Spawn eggs used on water do not display a hand animation.
• MC-132787 – Lily pads generate much less frequently / do not generate in certain areas.
• MC-134495 – Click and hover events still work when F1 is toggled.
• MC-147549 – Clicking on the bell from unringable angles/clicking non-bell parts of the bell plays the hand animation.
• MC-156078 – Name tags not working on endermites.
• MC-158585 – Villagers spawned from dispensers have default textures no matter what biome they are in.
• MC-159947 – Fire charge from dispenser does not light the campfire.
• MC-160895 – Breeding animals do not display a hand animation.
• MC-160896 – Shearing sheep and mooshrooms do not display a hand animation.
• MC-160992 – Certain blocks cause bare hands to animate when clicked on, despite no action taking place but do not cause held items to animate.
• MC-160993 – Empty flower pots cause arm animation to play even when holding incompatible items.
• MC-161151 – Right-clicking on Redstone ore, which causes it to light up, plays no hand animation.
• MC-161220 – Right-clicking on a button while it's pressed inwards still plays a hand animation.
• MC-161261 – Treating zombie villagers does not display a hand animation.
• MC-161262 – Feeding pandas does not play hand animation.
• MC-161886 – Dropped trident items rotate around an external axis / Bed items rotate around a non-centered axis.
• MC-162261 – Placed rails are not immediately updated when connecting to other rails.

From the 1.15 development versions

• MC-159347 – "Bee nest" is not capitalized correctly.
• MC-160477 – Dispenser with empty bottles plays a successful sound when attempting to remove honey from non-full bee house/empty space.
• MC-160524 – Wet sponges placed in the nether make no sound.
• MC-160894 – Shovel swings when right-clicking on any block.
• MC-160901 – Using an item while looking at an entity is no longer possible.
• MC-161424 – Chest hatch floats when the chest is open; affects all types of chests.
• MC-161487 – Entity lighting.
• MC-161832 – Transparent and translucent blocks in the inventory render their bottom face.
• MC-161854 – Animation of teleporting through a nether portal and nausea effect is broken.
• MC-161872 – Trident item is very small and renders as a 3D model when dropped or in an item frame.
• MC-161876 – Armor models aren't enchanted inside.
• MC-161920 – Incorrect crossbow animation for invisible players.
• MC-161924 – Default texture minecraft:entity/conduit/open_eye causing mipmap to drop from 4 to 3.
• MC-161939 – Leads are always rendered bright.
• MC-161982 – Glowing effect outline no longer applies to banners carried by entities with the glowing effect.
• MC-162024 – Item frame hitbox is rendered offset.
• MC-162184 – Shadow under the player disappears when sneaking.
• MC-162214 – Player hitbox sinks into the ground when sneaking.
• MC-162226 – Large chests are z-fighting with themselves when the two chest blocks have different light levels.
• MC-162245 – Item frames aren't lit properly (too bright).
• MC-162374 – Trident position is not adjusted properly if the player is sneaking.
• MC-162391 – Armor stand arm rotation is neglected when affected by invisibility.
• MC-162402 – Some items are not adjusted properly in third-person mode if the player holding them is sneaking.
• MC-162529 – Water doesn't have any mipmaps.
• MC-162532 – When invisible, players wearing heads will bug out.
• MC-162534 – When crouching, player, skeleton, zombie, and other heads will clip through the player.
• MC-162540 – When a witch drinks a potion, it's far from her body.
• MC-162611 – Breaking animation is rendered upside down.
• MC-162729 – Held map doesn't respect light level.
• MC-162783 – Banner block outline is white.

From the previous development version

• MC-163001 – Certain items have a black background.
• MC-163008 – Zombies, husks, and giants have black heads.
• MC-163009 – Zombie and player head blocks are completely black.
• MC-163019 – Honey blocks don't prevent slimes and magma cubes from jumping.
• MC-163022 – Mobs do not avoid walking over honey blocks.
• MC-163030 – Advancements menu isn't clipped by bounds properly.
• MC-163045 – Breaking animation is not always displayed correctly, depending on the angle it's viewed from.
• MC-163085 – Textures on some horses and donkeys/mules appear black/white on their hair and tails.
• MC-163089 – Saddle texture on horses/donkeys appear black or completely broken.
• MC-163095 – Crossbow is darker than it should be.
• MC-163102 – Some blocks and items are discolored when viewed from certain angles.
• MC-163105 – Held item lighting is based on the player's point of view in third-person mode.
• MC-163110 – Some blocks are lit inconsistently in the inventory.
• MC-163146 – Entities and items without transparency by default ignore transparency in resource packs.
• MC-163159 – Honey block recipe is unlocked when the honey block is obtained.
• MC-163227 – Persian cats have black noses.
• MC-163255 – Some mobs can still jump when on a honey block.
• MC-163314 – Minecarts cause constant noises when in a honey block.
• MC-163371 – Paintings drop after world reload.
• MC-163734 – Skeleton and wither skeleton skull textures underneath are completely black.
• MC-163811 – Summoned item frames are invisible/distant.

Video

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