Thursday snapshot! Apart from some bugfixes and some changes to fancy tags and commands, we're introducing "chat preview" as a way to cryptographically sign chat messages that have been dynamically styled by servers. And for this snapshot only, we've left in our testing option test-rainbow-chat in server.properties, which can be set to true together with the new previews-chat option for testing. If this is something that interests you, and especially if you run a server, we would love your feedback on it.

Enjoy!

This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

If you find any bugs, please report them on the official Minecraft Issue Tracker. You can also leave feedback on the Feedback site.

Changes in 22w19a

Warden and Iron Golems now make sure to spawn above something solid

Technical Changes in 22w19a

Servers can now enable Chat Preview, which displays a server-controlled preview above the chat edit box
Changes to the locate and place commands
Point of Interest tags

Chat Preview

Servers can enable Chat Preview by setting previews-chat=true in server.properties
When enabled, a server-controlled preview appears above the chat edit box, showing how the message will look when sent
This can be used by servers to preview messages with styling applied, such as emojis or chat coloring
Chat Preview sends chat messages to the server as they are typed, even before they're sent
- The server then sends back the styled preview in real time
- This allows servers to apply dynamic message stylings while still allowing chat to be securely signed
A warning screen is shown on the client when joining a server with Chat Preview, and it can be globally disabled in Chat Settings
Dynamic chat styling can also be controlled by the server, although this is only signed when Chat Preview is enabled
- Clients can prefer to always show the original, signed message by enabling "Only Show Signed Chat" in Chat Settings

Commands

Added template sub-command to place-command
locate command moved to locate structure, locatebiome moved to locate biome
Added locate poi
Servers will now also send an additional icon and MOTD packet after a player has connected
- This allows servers with enable-status=false to set an icon and MOTD for players that successfully connect

Place template

The place-command can now also place templates at a given location. Syntax:

place template [pos] [rotation] [mirror] [integrity] [seed]



place template works like using the load button in the UI for a structure block



Parameters:



template: The namespaced id of a template ("structure block file") to load and place

rotation: The rotation to apply (if omitted, none is used)

mirror: The mirroring to apply (if omitted, none is used)

integrity: The structure integrity value between 0 and 1

seed: The seed to use for the randomized degradation when integrity is less than 1


Point of Interest types


Removed unemployed and nitwit point_of_interest_types
Added tag point_of_interest_type/acquirable_job_site for all job sites seeked by Villagers with none profession
Added tag point_of_interest_type/village for PoI that are part of Village
Added tag point_of_interest_type/bee_home for all PoI targeted by Bees


Fixed bugs in 22w19a



MC-197647 - Players cannot jump off the edge of blocks when sneaking if they have a block above

MC-231600 - Sculk sensor continuously receives vibrations when next to a powered big dripleaf

MC-249130 - Tadpoles hatch inside of adjacent blocks, causing them to suffocate and die

MC-249161 - Frogs frequently get stuck below lily pads

MC-249634 - Warden's sniffing behavior continues after being distracted

MC-249664 - Warden despawns when far away

MC-249801 - Mineshafts can intersect ancient cities

MC-249888 - Warden is not angered when hit by a blaze fireball

MC-249910 - Warden "Nearby Closest" sound is unused

MC-249966 - Warden can stop chasing a target it just roared at

MC-250172 - Warden doesn't turn towards the direction it is firing the Sonic Boom attack

MC-250233 - A warden summoned from a spawn egg suddenly losing its AI

MC-250255 - Warden's Sonic Boom cannot hurt Ender Dragon, it only pushes it back

MC-250272 - Warden spawns in blocks that have no collision

MC-250353 - Warden cannot spawn on a single snow layer like other mobs

MC-250357 - Sculk sensors and Wardens detect when a player holds up a shield

MC-250948 - Warden's ranged attack is no longer affected by the game's difficulty

MC-250966 - Dying to the warden's sonic boom doesn't count as the warden's kill

MC-251029 - Warden froze and stopped being hostile towards the player

MC-251263 - "Invalid signature for profile public key" when trying to open a singleplayer world

MC-251316 - The game crashes when loading chunks that consist of jigsaw blocks

MC-251321 - Warden can be pushed by explosions while emerging

MC-251350 - /give @s goat_horn gives an unregistered goat horn

MC-251396 - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Name and ID cannot both be blank

MC-251464 - When passive mobs take damage from warden's sonic boom, they won't flee in panic


Get the Snapshot

Snapshots are available for Minecraft Java Edition. To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar:


Minecraft server jar


What else is new?

For other news in the Wild update, check out the previous snapshot post. For the latest news about the Caves & Cliffs update, see the previous release post.

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[2022] A Preview of What Is to Come - Snapshot 22w19a Is Out!

Changes in 22w19a

Technical Changes in 22w19a

Chat Preview

Commands

Place template

Point of Interest types

Fixed bugs in 22w19a

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