News - Java Edition: 1.16 Pre-Release 4 & 5

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Java Edition: 1.16 Pre-Release 4 & 5

More cleanup as we move ever closer to the release of 1.16.  With the latest release just remember to turn down your graphic settings a bit before playing.  Report any bugs to Mojang Studios to get as many bugs as possible squashed!

• Tweaked hostile spawn rates in Warped Forests and Soulsand Valleys
  

• MC-136085 – Blocks attached to multi-block blocks are deleted when breaking the other half of the block
  
  
• MC-177463 – Crash report “Connection:” field contains unuseful value (Object.toString())
  
  
• MC-179851 – Attribute generic.movement_speed does not work in /attribute
  
  
• MC-180967 – Advancement description JSON can ignore the first specified color
  
  
• MC-181498 – Using a fire charge on top of fire briefly creates another fire on top of it
  
  
• MC-181556 – Baby Zombified Piglins float while riding striders
  
  
• MC-181576 – Worlds which are already open in another instance of Minecraft can be selected with arrow keys and tab
  
  
• MC-184613 – End Stone generates in Floating Islands setting
  
  
• MC-184644 – Cave buffet generator generates with netherrack, even if using a non-nether biome
  
  
• MC-186468 – Although reload failed, the game will also tell you “Disabled data pack [XXX]”
  
  
• MC-187419 – Hand animation is not played when feeding horses or donkeys with golden carrots
  
  
• MC-188352 – Creative mode cow milking / mushroom stewing inconsistent with picking up placed fluids
  
  
• MC-188451 – Game crashes when dispensing a shulker box from a dispenser – “java.lang.NullPointerException: Exception while ticking”
  
  
• MC-188463 – Transparent dropped items render in wrong order when behind entities when graphics setting is set to fabulous
  
  
• MC-188467 – “Sound Director” in credits is too light compared to the rest of the text, and is missing an “S”
  
  
• MC-188517 – Cannot create multiple empty tags in a datapack
  
  
• MC-188519 – Clouds render on top of blocks
  
  
• MC-188528 – Particles render on top of stained glass
  

• Added a GPU warn list for graphics drivers that are known to have rendering issues with Fabulous graphics
  
  
• If your GPU driver is detected as problematic then a warning message will be displayed with details of the detected problem
  
  
• This warning message can be ignored, but support cannot be provided for graphics drivers on the warn list running Fabulous
  

• MC-141934 – Ctrl + Pick block on a lectern does not display its book despite being saved to NBT
  
  
• MC-148955 – Iron golems can spawn inside of non-full blocks
  
  
• MC-149308 – Thrown items appear right in front of head for a frame
  
  
• MC-166276 – Thrown items and blocks sometimes appear black for an instant
  
  
• MC-166413 – Item frame turns black for an instant when being placed
  
  
• MC-166718 – Mobs no longer suffocate inside of soul sand, farmland or grass paths
  
  
• MC-167359 – Items are bright for a brief moment after being broken
  
  
• MC-167362 – Item frames are bright for a brief moment when placed
  
  
• MC-177361 – Villagers/wandering traders don’t flee away from zoglins
  
  
• MC-180867 – Jukeboxes grabbed with an NBT+ picker do not release discs on right click.
  
  
• MC-181605 – Right-clicking a Respawn Anchor with an item in off-hand uses that item
  
  
• MC-182119 – Game mode description text is no longer centered and now extends off the screen in some languages
  
  
• MC-183469 – Mobs do not pathfind around holes or lava
  
  
• MC-185777 – Shift-clicking a netherite ingot in a smithing table moves the ingot to gear slot
  
  
• MC-186206 – Water tinted rendered differently behind glass top versus sides
  
  
• MC-188468 – User Control for “Swap Item with Offhand” gets reset when upgrading from 1.16pre-2 to 3
  
  
• MC-188489 – “Switch item with offhand” inventory keyboard shortcut still works in Search Items creative tab, overriding text input
  
  
• MC-188505 – Attacking an entity while sneaking cancels sneaking for a moment, then desyncs client and server about player’s height
  
  
• MC-188509 – Zombified Piglins drop experience but not gold ingots when they die while aggressive
  
  
• MC-188542 – Custom world gen settings causes minecraft to crash upon import
  
  
• MC-188633 – Small mobs drown while in boat
  
  
• MC-188652 – Gamerules doMobLoot and doTileDrops have the same description in gamerule menu
  
  
• MC-188655 – Number keys in Creative search override typing in the search bar, resulting in unintentional hotbar item switching
  
  
• MC-188675 – Bed heads, tall flowers and bottom doors drop two items
  
  
• MC-188678 – Milking a cow/mooshroom for milk or mushroom stew consumes the item without giving anything back
  
  
• MC-188691 – Can no longer light Nether Portal using Fire Charge on the side of Obsidian