17w15a[1] is the fifth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.12.
Additions[]
Blocks[]
- Added colored beds which can be crafted with colored wool or by dyeing a white bed
- Now bounce the player like slime blocks, albeit much less
- Now reduce (but not negate) fall damage when landed on
- The player can survive a 41 block fall onto a bed
- Any higher, and the second bounce will deal the remaining amount of damage to kill them
- The player can survive a 45 block fall onto a bed if they don't take further fall damage (e.g. by landing on a platform)
- The player can survive a 41 block fall onto a bed
- Now a block entity, and each half can be colored individually using the NBT tag
color
- Now use a 3D item model instead of a 2D item because of the new colors
General[]
- Added descriptions to advancements and changed some titles
- The Adventuring Time achievement has been made into an advancement
- Added a toast notification for toggling the narrator
- Added the option to toggle narrator between: "off", "chat & system", "chat only", and "system messages only"
- Added "Don't feed chocolate to parrots!"
Changes[]
Blocks[]
- The rear face and underside of stairs are now considered "solid"
- Allows for torches, fences, iron bars, glass panes, walls, and snow layers to connect to them properly
- Now connect to stairs, buttons, signs, all types of rails, banners, string, redstone, pressure plates, levers, tripwire hooks, sticky pistons, and structure voids.
Mobs[]
- No longer cycle through parrot colors when dancing
General[]
- The icon in the pop-up notification now quickly cycles through all recipes that were unlocked
Fixes[]
- 43 issues fixed
- From released versions before 1.12
- MC-2813 – Snow doesn't form / cannot be placed on upside down slabs / stairs
- MC-8345 – Placing torch on backside of stairs impossible
- MC-9176 – Glass panes not correctly rendering with the back of stairs
- MC-10613 – Fence doesn't connect with stairs
- MC-11963 – bed hind legs not rendered
- MC-109663 – Tamed dogs attack tamed cats
- From the 1.12 development versions
- MC-114899 – Recipes removed on gamemode 2
- MC-114907 – Parrots in flight tend to spin around in circles rather than fly in a direction
- MC-114950 – Book crafting recipe doesn't exist in the newest snapshot
- MC-114961 – Multiplayer players get kicked on pickup first item for advancement
- MC-114974 – Clicking on crafting recipe in Spectator mode moves items to crafting grid
- MC-114991 – Crafting recipe list shows 1/0 pages when no recipes were unlocked
- MC-115025 – Clicking on recipe or on book to close crafting help additionally clicks in inventory
- MC-115048 – Parrots sitting on shoulders don't drown in water or burn in lava / Parrots shouldn't go diving
- MC-115050 – Statistics page never loads
- MC-115064 – Custom advancements in world folder use the "minecraft" namespace instead of folder name
- MC-115121 – Credits are not shown when leaving end for the first time but after that are always shown
- MC-115148 – F3 + T does not reload advancements but does reload loot tables
- MC-115157 – No advancements on server
- MC-115159 – Repeated key events are not enabled for crafting search
- MC-115182 – Parrots become invisible when on a players shoulder while player swims up.
- MC-115184 – Parrot imitations show up on subtitles as original sound
- MC-115221 – Certain blocks don't render correctly in crafter helper.
- MC-115277 – Your tamed wolf will attack your tamed parrot
- MC-115341 – Bug with the Narrator
- MC-115361 –
doLimitedCrafting
set to 'true' disables ability to combine used tools
- From the previous development version
- MC-115423 – Duplicate bug in "Click and hold for more" menu + text message bug
- MC-115426 – Background doesn't become darker in most GUIs
- MC-115427 – Tool info not showing up in most GUIs
- MC-115436 – Item duplication using recipe book
- MC-115443 – 17w14a doLimitedCrafting(true) returns FATAL ERROR on servers when recipe should unlock
- MC-115444 – "Obtain Armor" and "Shiny Gear" advancement notification at each piece of armor.
- MC-115462 – Can craft "incomplete" recipe using alternate ingredients
- MC-115465 – Items can be dropped if you click while hovering over recipe interface
- MC-115466 – 17w14a doLimitedCrafting(true) Crafting Based duplication
- MC-115469 – Parrots do not appear dancing for other players
- MC-115470 – Parrots go to players' shoulders in spectator mode
- MC-115474 – Taken recipes are still available until player relogs
- MC-115481 – 17w14a STDOUT spam when hurting/killing mobs
- MC-115504 – Recipe book does not correctly render character
- MC-115508 – Parrots on your shoulder look darker if many items in your inventory
- MC-115530 – "Recipes unlocked" message only shows up when reloading the world.
- MC-115726 – Tool and armor duplication glitch with
doLimitedCrafting
set to true
Video[]
Video made by slicedlime:
Trivia[]
- 17w15a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.