Java Edition 1.14.4/Development versions

This is a list of Java Edition 1.14.4 development versions.

1.14.4 Pre-Release 1

1.14.4 Pre-Release 1 (known as 1.14.4-pre1 in the launcher) is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 3, 2019, which adds a new debug report command, changes the suspicious stew effect of poppies, improves performance and fixes bugs.

Additions

Command format

/debug

• Added /debug report
  • Used to get more detailed information while debugging performance, such as lists of chunks and block entities in each dimension.
    • Saves this information as a .zip file in the .minecraft/debug folder.

Changes

Items

Suspicious stew

• Suspicious stew made from poppies now gives the player Night Vision instead of Speed.

Mobs

Villagers

• Now voluntarily pick up items.

General

client.jar

• Re-integrated Realms code into the client, in package com.mojang.realmsclient.dto.
• Re-added Realms assets to the client.

Performance

• Optimized performance.

Fixes

30 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.14

• MC-100946 – Bow with mending undraws when receiving XP while drawn.
• MC-113968 – Zombies of village siege spawn despite gamerule doMobSpawning being false.
• MC-113970 – Zombies of village siege do not spawn centered on a block.
• MC-134964 – Unexpected error: java.util.NoSuchElementException.
• MC-142037 – java.lang.NullPointerException: Initializing game.

From 1.14

• MC-143755 – Arbitrary score/selector/NBT resolution using lectern without operators rights.
• MC-143886 – Acacia leaves render improperly from a distance.
• MC-146289 – Farmer villagers do not stop to pick up their crops.
• MC-147844 – Pillagers do not pathfind around obstacles and out of water.

From 1.14.1

• MC-152094 – End city/end ship generation gets cut at chunk borders sometimes.
• MC-152636 – Killing a zombie right as it converts into a drowned will drop the loot from zombie while still converting into a drowned.

From 1.14.2

• MC-153498 – Cyrillic letter Є is not included in the Minecraft font.
• MC-153665 – Full villager inventory creates invisible items.
• MC-153712 – Java using 100–200% CPU in macOS.
• MC-154668 – Invalid characters crash the game in jigsaw block input upon pressing enter.
• MC-154830 – All wall signs use oak color on maps.

From 1.14.3

• MC-153766 – Rabbits no longer need sand/grass in order to spawn in deserts/tundras.
• MC-153892 – Mending slows down breaking blocks.
• MC-154019 – Beacon deactivate sound not sounds when you break the base.
• MC-154031 – Villagers give away all food if they want to share it.
• MC-154068 – Parrots occasionally disappearing when you take them from a boat.
• MC-154201 – Trying to trade with villager immediately closes trading menu for some villagers.
• MC-154362 – Crossbow has to reload when mending takes place.
• MC-154509 – Bashkir letters Ҙ, ҙ, Ҡ, ҡ, Ҫ, and ҫ are not included in the Minecraft font.
• MC-155092 – Zombie sieges can happen on mushroom islands.
• MC-155104 – When closing a menu while moving the mouse, the screen will move in that direction.
• MC-155172 – Hostile wolf AI has been broken: wolves can no longer attack enemies efficiently.
• MC-155238 – Villagers picking up workstation through wall.
• MC-155345 – ConcurrentModificationException when a player leaves an active raid.
• MC-155571 – Silverfish and endermite spawners no longer functioning.

1.14.4 Pre-Release 2

1.14.4 Pre-Release 2 (known as 1.14.4-pre2 in the launcher) is the second pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 4, 2019, which makes small changes to villager AI and fixes some bugs.

Changes

Mobs

Villagers

• Now stock more items, so they now can trade more items before they lock their trades.
• Will now remember their gossip after becoming a zombie villager.
  • Gossip about players who converted a zombie villager will now last longer.
• Can now work without also restocking at the same time.
• Improved performance of villager pathfinding.

General

Minecraft Realms

• The "Player Activity" button on the Realms screen has been removed.

Fixes

8 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.14

• MC-134811 – Undead mobs bob up and down in waterlogged slabs.
• MC-136318 – Floatable mobs are unable to walk when in waterlogged blocks.

From 1.14.1

• MC-151150 – Entities (villagers) cause massive lag when attempting to pathfind.
• MC-151376 – Villagers are not pathfinding towards their POI; POI detection range is too small.
• MC-151810 – Mobs do not try to avoid fall damage anymore.

From 1.14.3

• MC-155147 – Mouse acceleration issue.

From the previous development version

• MC-155906 – Failed to save debug dump if the destination location contains a space.

Private issues

• MC-154214 – Chunks refusing to unload due to incorrect player ticket additions.

1.14.4 Pre-Release 3

1.14.4 Pre-Release 3 (known as 1.14.4-pre3 in the launcher) is the third pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 8, 2019, which adds a splash and attempts to fix a chunk loading lag issue unsuccessfully.

Additions

Splashes

• Added "Ping the human!".

1.14.4 Pre-Release 4

1.14.4 Pre-Release 4 (known as 1.14.4-pre4 in the launcher) is the fourth pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 10, 2019, which modifies server permissions and fixes bugs.

Additions

server.properties

• Added function-permission-level to server.properties which controls which permission levels functions have.

Changes

/forceload and/reload

• Now available up to permission level 2.

Pillagers

• Changed arm texture.

Fixes

9 issues fixed

From 1.14

• MC-145769 – Villagers are not shutting doors behind them.
• MC-148613 – Aquatic mobs are not spawning./Fish spawned from buckets count towards the aquatic mob cap again.

From 1.14.1

• MC-152908 – When a player joins a server, everything that happened during the time offline queued on connecting to the server.

From 1.14.2

• MC-153749 – Trusting foxes attack player when self-injured.
• MC-153852 – Concrete powder deleting waterlogged blocks when falling.

From 1.14.3

• MC-156013 – Breaking blocks "re-appear" to nudge player
• MC-156395 – Villagers use job site blocks already in use

Private issues

• MC-153406 – Score JSON component crash in items.
• MC-155711 – Functions capable of running commands they should not be able to (publish, debug …).

1.14.4 Pre-Release 5

1.14.4 Pre-Release 5 (known as 1.14.4-pre5 in the launcher) is the fifth pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 11, 2019, which fixes some bugs.

Fixes

6 issues fixed

From 1.14

• MC-149880 – Villager trades wrong book.
• MC-156349 – Cannot press Enter on direct connect.

From 1.14.1

• MC-151282 – Villager trade GUI does not show the correct price on servers if trade demand is high.

From the Java Edition 1.14.4 development versions

• MC-156042 – Villager demand never goes down over time unless traded with.

Other

• Fixed debug reports in worlds with a dot in their name.
• Fixed servers freezing when villagers fall into the void.

1.14.4 Pre-Release 6

1.14.4 Pre-Release 6 (known as 1.14.4-pre6 in the launcher) is the sixth pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 15, 2019, which improves performance, removes the camera pivot offset in first-person mode, and fixes some bugs.

Changes

General

Camera

• Removed the camera pivot offset when in first-person view.

Performance

• Improved performance.
• Improved chunk loading when traveling at high speeds.

Fixes

4 issues fixed

From 1.14

• MC-149018 – High idle CPU usage on server.

From 1.14.3

• MC-154271 – Rolling shutter issue on macOS.

From the Java Edition 1.14.4 development versions

• MC-156451 – Velocity resets when breaking blocks occasionally.

Other

• Fixed a memory leak.

1.14.4 Pre-Release 7

1.14.4 Pre-Release 7 (known as 1.14.4-pre7 in the launcher) is the seventh and final pre-release for Java Edition 1.14.4, released on July 18, 2019, which fixes some bugs and improves performance.

Changes

General

Performance

• Performance optimizations for leaf rendering.

Fixes

4 issues fixed

From 1.14

• MC-150623 – The game crashed whilst rendering overlay: Unable to fit texture.

From 1.14.3

• MC-156389 – Game crashes when pressing ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+Delete to remove 18 characters at once on an anvil.

From the Java Edition 1.14.4 development versions

• MC-156407 – Unobtainable (speed) suspicious stew can be obtained from villagers.
• MC-156574 – Villagers demand values increase/decrease indefinitely.