16w42a

Minecraft 16w42a

Edition	Java Edition
Type	Snapshot
Release date	October 19, 2016
Snapshot for	1.11
Download	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	312
Data version	815
◄◄ 1.10.2 ◄ 16w41a 16w43a ► 1.11.1 ►►

16w42a is the twelfth snapshot for Java Edition 1.11 and was mainly released to fix a bunch of bugs and crashes.

Changes

Arrows

• Now have a crit tag which determines whether the arrow will deal critical hit damage.

Vexes

• Now do more damage - their attack damage on Easy has been increased from 3 () to 5 (), on Normal 4 () to 9 (), and on Hard 6 () to 13 ( × 6.5).

Fixes

37 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.11

• MC-3367 – Reflecting ghast fireballs is nearly impossible
• MC-12788 – Custom superflat world GUI graphical glitch with chests / ender chests / trapped chests / beacon blocks
• MC-46309 – Command feedback doesn't work with @e and no mobs which match the selector
• MC-46345 – Maps stop updating after going through nether portal / Map update packets ignored by client
• MC-50156 – WitherSkull / fireball disappears at y >~ 256
• MC-58795 – Spectator mode teleportation to team member causes crash
• MC-59144 – A held item replaced by the same kind of item by /replaceitem does not visually update
• MC-64119 – stat.drop wont increase when player throws items out of his inventory screen
• MC-73205 – FallingSand glitches upwards
• MC-79318 – Double piston extender: sand on top falling in between pistons
• MC-80549 – Slime /entitydata motion causing unkillable slime.
• MC-81731 – Dropped items are doubled in Creative, Survival inventory
• MC-86163 – When hostile mobs hit you while blocking with shield, sound of taking damage is not played
• MC-88089 – Two players going down a ladder at the same time makes them stuck or go up
• MC-90175 – Game crashes with exit code -805306369 (out of memory?) when boats are summoned as passenger of a boat that is a passenger of a living entity
• MC-92106 – ThrownPotion not using particles from CustomPotionEffects tag
• MC-95735 – (Splash) harming and healing potion still applys effect even if it's specified not to.
• MC-97360 – Hitting a bed, sign, or banner displays the "Block broken" caption instead of "Block breaking"
• MC-97692 – Boat riding on an entity riding on an entity
• MC-98727 – Standing on a boat starves the player extremely quickly
• MC-99763 – /help command not suggesting tab completion when executed from other entity
• MC-100260 – Explosion impulse on non-living entities is not attenuated by power, distance, or obstructions
• MC-102986 – Can place Grass Path at "invalid" locations
• MC-105845 – Memory usage graph of server GUI not drawing
• MC-107138 – Shot arrow loses its critical state after reloading
• MC-108253 – Zombie villagers despawn
• MC-108664 – Witches that spawn in witch huts don't have PersistenceRequired set to 1
• MC-108748 – Can't trade with villagers while holding a spawn egg

From the 1.11 development versions

• MC-108081 – Item name shown in /give command feedback has no hoverEvent
• MC-108351 – No play placed sound and subtitles, when placing blocks on cake
• MC-108405 – Maps Break after leaving the end.

From the previous development version

• MC-108676 – Skeletons and wither skeletons can spawn anywhere in the Nether
• MC-108685 – The corners of the offhand hotbar slot have transparent textures
• MC-108718 – Illagers and Vexes not randomly looking at player when not aggressed
• MC-108727 – Thorns enchantment has no effect on Vexes
• MC-108729 – When giving yourself items with negative durability, the game crashes.
• MC-108752 – Elder Guardians spawned from spawn egg / command do not have full health

Video

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia

• 16w42a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.