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16w05b[1] is the fifty-third snapshot for Java Edition 1.9, which was released to fix issues with the previous snapshots.

Changes[]

Items[]

Armor
  • Armor reduction in effective defense points due to attack strength will now allow the effective defense to go as low as 20% of the armor points (was 25% since 16w02a).

Gameplay[]

Combat
  • Attack cooldown effect increased: now quadratic 20%–100% (was linear 50%–100% since 16w02a).
Explosions
  • Damage increased to (impact×impact+impact)×7×power+1 (was (impact×impact+impact)×4.5×power+1 since 16w02a).

General[]

Chat
  • Box is slightly higher than before.
F3 debug screen
  • In the bottom left corner on the main menu and the top left of the F3 debug screen, the version type is now displayed after the version number.
    • Example: "16w05b/snapshot".

Fixes[]

5 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.9
  • MC-17748 – Chat box is too low (covers heart bar).
  • MC-66114 – Mobs (unsuccessfully) attempt to jump 1.5 blocks high.
From the 1.9 development versions
  • MC-84562 – Controlling a pig only works if pig was lured with carrot on a stick before.
  • MC-89741 – Pigs don't jump up on to blocks while riding them with carrot on a stick.
  • MC-90192 – Cannot control saddled pig at all.

Video[]

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia[]

  • 16w05b was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.

References[]

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