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Minecraft 1.14 Snapshot 18W48A

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<p>We’ve been doing a great job with the ‘Pillage’ part of the Village and Pillage update for a while now, which means it’s time for the ‘Village’ part. So today the first village of the Village and Pillage update gets a makeover!</p>
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<p>A full summary of the content available in this snapshot can be found in the <a href="https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-18w48a">changelog on Minecraft.net</a>, the following is a short summary:</p>
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<li data-bi-id="c1c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c1c1m2r1a3">Added Grindstone functionality</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c2c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c2c1m2r1a3">Updated plains villages</li>
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<h2 id="grindstone">GRINDSTONE</h2>
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<li data-bi-id="c1c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c1c1m2r1a3">Moved inventory/crafting table repairing into the Grindstone, this will be its new home</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c2c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c2c1m2r1a3">Has the ability to remove all non-curse enchantments from an item; for each enchant removed some XP is reimbursed</li>
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<h2 id="updated-plains-villages">UPDATED PLAINS VILLAGES</h2>
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<li data-bi-id="c1c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c1c1m2r1a3">The plains villages have got an updated look</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c2c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c2c1m2r1a3">The new look is adapted to the Plains biome, both when it comes to climate and to available resources</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c3c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c3c1m2r1a3">Uses the mysterious Jigsaw block for generation</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c4c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c4c1m2r1a3">Adds new structure files, quite a lot actually</li>
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<h2 id="dedicated-server">DEDICATED SERVER</h2>
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<h3 id="serverproperties">SERVER.PROPERTIES</h3>
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<li data-bi-id="c1c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c1c1m2r1a3"><code>difficulty</code> and <code>gamemode</code> settings now accept string names (integer values are still allowed as legacy option)</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c2c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c2c1m2r1a3">Server will exit faster if <code>eula.txt</code> is not set</li>
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<h3 id="command-line">COMMAND LINE</h3>
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<li data-bi-id="c1c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c1c1m2r1a3">Added new option <code>--help</code>. Not going to tell you what it does.</li>
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<li data-bi-id="c2c1m2r1a3" data-bi-name="c2c1m2r1a3">New command line option <code>initSettings</code> initializes <code>eula.txt</code> and <code>server.properties</code> with defaults, then exits</li>
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<p>To get snapshots, open your launcher and go to the “launch options” tab. Check the box saying “<em>Enable snapshots</em>” and save. To switch between the snapshot and normal version, you can find a new dropdown menu next to the “Play” button. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (In the “launch options” page).</p>
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<p>Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to <a href="https://bugs.mojang.com/">bugs.mojang.com</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. </strong></p>
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<p>Share your thoughts on how 1.14 is shaping up in the comments below!</p>
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