18w44a is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 1.14,[1] which adds 10 new blocks and stray cats as their own separate mob.
Additions[]
Blocks[]
- Currently have the inventory of a chest.
- GUI can only be accessed through spectator mode.
- Can be filled and emptied by hoppers.
- Can be filled by droppers.
- Only available in the creative inventory.
- Currently do not drop the items they contain when broken.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the creative inventory.
- Have an associated block-entity placeholder.
- Can be anchored to top and bottom block, with different texture for each.
- Currently function as a furnace with support for hopper and dropper inputs and outputs.
- Only available in the creative inventory.
- GUI can only be accessed through spectator mode.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the creative inventory.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the creative inventory.
- Have a very high blast resistance, similar to obsidian.
- Can be placed on the top, bottom or side of a block.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the creative inventory.
- Have an associated block-entity placeholder.
- Have a
BookItem
field which holds the book item to be displayed, cannot be set and is not written to the block entity.
Mobs[]
- Added stray cats which can be tamed.
- Drops 0–2 string.
- Tamed cats will sleep or sit on the owner if they go to sleep in a bed.
- When the owner wakes up from the bed, the owner will receive a "gift", based on a loot table.
- The possible gifts are: string, raw chicken, feather, rabbit hide, rabbit's foot, rotten flesh or phantom membrane.
- When the owner wakes up from the bed, the owner will receive a "gift", based on a loot table.
- Cat collars can now be dyed.
- Added seven new cat skins.
- Will hiss at phantoms.
General[]
- Added 1 new advancement:
- A Complete Catalogue: Tame all cat variants!
Changes[]
Blocks[]
- Changed texture.
- Right clicking on signs with dyes will now change the text color.
- The default sign text color has been reverted back to black.
Mobs[]
- Are now mobs separate from ocelots.
- Can no longer be tamed.
- Will trust the player, if fed raw salmon or raw cod. Other fish status unknown.
- Are now afraid of cats.
- Now have loot tables.
General[]
- "The Parrots and the Bats" and "Best Friends Forever"
- "Two by Two"
- Requirements have been changed from ocelots to cats.
- Now requires pandas.
- Removed
award
part of/drop
command (loot
now does the same thing)
- Conditions
entity_properties
- Now uses same predicate syntax as advancements (like
player_killed_entity
). - Parameters are now described in
predicate
field. If this field is an empty object, any entity is accepted (but still has to be present).
- Now uses same predicate syntax as advancements (like
set_name
- Added new parameter
entity
(same values asentity_present
condition). If present, the name will be resolved with that entity (which allows using selector and score components).
- Added new parameter
fill_player_head
- Copies player profile info to player head item.
- Parameters:
entity
– source of profile (same values asentity_present
condition, will do nothing if it's not player).
set_lore
- Adds or replaces lore lines.
- Parameters:
lore
– list of lines (in chat component format) to be added.replace
– if true, previous lore is erased.entity
– if present, name will be resolved with selected entity (same values asentity_present
condition).
- New loot table functions:
set_lore
andfill_player_head
. - Removed loot table condition:
entity_present
. - New loot table conditions:
damage_source_properties
,location_check
,weather_check
and two special modifiers:inverted
andalternative
. - Renamed entity parameter in predicates from
direct_killer_entity
todirect_killer
.
- Block variant
{"nbt": path, "block": "coordinates"}
, wherecoordinates
field uses same format as/setblock
. - Entity variant
{"nbt": path, "entity": selector}
, whereselector
field uses same format as/kill
. - Additionaly, if field
interpret
is present and set totrue
, contents of selected tags will be interpreted as chat components. - Works same as selector components:
- If there are no elements, returns empty string.
- If there are multiple elements, merges them with
,
.
- Video settings
- Removed option to disable VBOs in the game settings. VBOs are now always used.
Fixes[]
- 21 issues fixed
- From released versions before 1.14
- From the 1.14 development versions
- MC-137490 – Unable to pick block a bamboo sapling
- MC-137512 – Bamboo sapling connects to fences and walls
- MC-137537 – Walking into a different chunk causes lag
- MC-137589 – Pandas are not spawning in bamboo jungles
- MC-137596 – Part of donkey back and chest is invisible
- MC-137797 – Illager beast destroys leaves even when mobGriefing is set to false
- MC-137839 – Lighting issues
- MC-137866 – Negative durability on shears using dispensers
- MC-137911 – Arrows spawned by commands plays cave ambience
- MC-137931 – Lag spikes while placing/breaking blocks
- MC-137934 – "Argument range" class has typo in JsonObject serialization
- MC-137974 – Dispenser can shear dying sheep
- MC-138002 – Dispenser with shears always succeeds even if there is no sheep in front of it
- MC-138045 – Pandas indefinitely eat cakes
- MC-138082 – When setting CustomModelData on food items, the crumb particle is not updated to the model you specify
- MC-138474 – Pandas won't panic when they catch fire
- From the previous development version
- MC-138105 – Severe lag with sticky pistons moving blocks
- MC-138362 – Written books do not maintain CustomModelData NBT upon creation
- MC-138453 – Tall grass drops two tall grass / large ferns drops two large ferns
Video[]
Video made by slicedlime:
Trivia[]
- This is the first snapshot to be released on Halloween.
References[]
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 18w44a" – Minecraft.net, October 31, 2018
- ↑ "FYI, I asked Josh to remove this feature again. Although funny, being scared of rabbits doesn't fit with the Beast's lore." – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X, October 30, 2018