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16w06a[1] is the fifty-fourth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.9.

Changes[]

Items[]

Elytra
  • The elytron texture now defaults to the cape texture if no custom texture is uploaded and the player owns a cape.
Tipped arrows
  • Are now crafted by 8 arrows surrounding a lingering potion of that type, yielding 8 of them.
    • Can no longer be obtained by splashing down a lingering potion first, then shooting regular arrows through that cloud.
    • This new method can even create tipped arrows from a custom lingering potion using commands, but the tipped arrow will say "Arrow of Splashing" if it is custom-made.

World generation[]

Stronghold
  • Generation has changed (to a formation or pattern of rings):
    • The 1st ring has 3 strongholds distanced 1408–2688 blocks from the origin.
    • The 2nd ring has 6 strongholds distanced 4480–5760 blocks from the origin.
    • The 3rd ring has 10 strongholds distanced 7552–8832 blocks from the origin.
    • The 4th ring has 15 strongholds distanced 10624–11904 blocks from the origin.
    • The 5th ring has 21 strongholds distanced 13696–14976 blocks from the origin.
    • The 6th ring has 28 strongholds distanced 16768–18048 blocks from the origin.
    • The 7th ring has 36 strongholds distanced 19840–21120 blocks from the origin.
    • The 8th ring has 9 strongholds distanced 22912–24192 blocks from the origin.

Gameplay[]

Entities
  • The player's body, hand and held item is now rendered while sleeping in bed.
  • Most entities in the game should now move much more smoothly.
Frost Walker
  • Maximum radius is now 16 blocks (i.e., levels over 14 do not increase the range).

General[]

Performance
Sounds

Fixes[]

12 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.9
  • MC-72340 – Summoning an iron golem riding a zombie makes the zombie blind.
From the 1.9 development versions
  • MC-84361 – Ridden pig on a grass path is constantly jumping.
  • MC-88403 – Arrows blocked by shield appear first above the player and then in front.
  • MC-90202 – Client can always use carrot on a stick, ignoring pig's food state.
  • MC-90348stat.breakItem.minecraft.shield does not exist.
  • MC-90605 – Constant teleporting between the Nether and the Overworld.
  • MC-92289 – Extra strongholds spawn in positions Mojang didn't intend.
  • MC-92476 – Inventory Duplication Glitch based on uncompleted entity removal.
  • MC-94104 – Floating tripwire disappears since 15w50a.
  • MC-94169 – Fishing rod bobber collision error (into the block).
  • MC-94213 – Snowman/iron golem slight into blocks (descent altitude 0.03125, 1/32 block).
  • MC-95416 – Item duplication in multiplayer.

Video[]

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia[]

  • 16w06a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
  • The wool in the hotbar in the snapshot cover image when converted into numbers based on the damage value reads "17022016", which appears to be February 17, 2016 — the date that Java Edition 1.9-pre1 was later released.

References[]

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