Java Edition 1.15.2

Minecraft 1.15.2
Edition	Java Edition
Planned release date	Q1 2020

1.15.2 is a minor update to Java Edition with no set release date, which adds new game rules and fixes bugs.

Additions

Command format

Gamerules

• doPatrolSpawning
  • Controls the spawning of patrols
  • Defaults to true.
• doTraderSpawning
  • Controls the spawning of wandering traders
  • Defaults to true.

Changes

Blocks

Saplings

• Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a flower on the same y-level have a 5% chance to have a bee nest.

Mobs

Bees

• No longer anger when a nearby nest/hive is destroyed using a Silk Touch tool.

Horses

• The texture of the horse armor slot in the horse GUI has been changed to reflect the current horse armor textures.

World generation

Bee nests

• Now have a 2% chance to spawn in flower forests.
• Now have a 0.2% chance to spawn in forest, wooded hills, birch forest, tall birch forest, birch forest hills, and tall birch hills biomes.

Gameplay

Status effects

• Effects are now stored when overwritten by an effect of a higher amplifier. A beacon effect will only temporarily overwrite a lower amplifier potion until the beacon effect runs out.

General

Block models

• Added gui_light option in models to allow controlling light when rendering model as an item in a GUI.
  • If set to side, the model will be rendered like a block.
  • If set to front, the model will be shaded like a flat item.

Game window

• Now displays the session type in the window title, such as singleplayer or multiplayer.
  • It also specifies the type of server the player is on in multiplayer, such as on a LAN or a third party server.

Profiler report

• Now captures more information about performance problems.

Stability and performance

• Crashes and exploits fixed.

Fixes

27 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.15

• MC-862 – Spawn protection doesn't work for item frames, paintings and armor stands.
• MC-1541 – Beacon effect removes potion effect of the same type.
• MC-51053 – Furnace minecarts lose power after navigating corners.
• MC-88038 – Furnace minecart go backwards when throught the corner
• MC-106468 – Ender Crystal beam has incorrect texture on one side.
• MC-150575 – Concrete powder does not turn into concrete when letting it fall beside water.
• MC-153987 – Falling down ladders while wearing elytra.
• MC-166319 – B on "Open in browser" is lowercase in link confirmation GUI.
• MC-167018 – Misplaced pixel in critical hit particle texture.
• MC-167079 – Horse Armor texture is off.
• MC-167416 – Distance from where a monster will stop you from sleeping is off center.

From 1.15

• MC-165695 – Hoppers harvesting honeycomb from bee hives and bee nests only pick up one honeycomb.
• MC-166312 – Loom UI pattern icons are too dark.
• MC-166324 – "Raw input" button has lowercase "i".
• MC-166397 – Entities become white from certain angles when affected by glowing and invisibility effects.
• MC-166722 – Some custom item models appear dark in the inventory.
• MC-167201 – Invisible glowing entities do not respect their team color.
• MC-167219 – Reloading a resource pack enough times will cause intense lag.
• MC-167220 – Items on marker armor stands no longer glow.
• MC-167235 – Distance from where you can enter a bed is off center.
• MC-167344 – com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.ClipboardManager leaks direct buffers.
• MC-167444 – iron_golem_crackiness_* textures show up on invisible iron golems that are damaged.
• MC-167709 – Bees that ride a boat, minecart or other entities when entering their hive or nest can't leave the hive or nest ever again.
• MC-168091 – Concrete powder doesn't convert into concrete when dropped into deep water.

From 1.15.1

• MC-168230 – End crystal beam is dark / desaturated.
• MC-168467 – Bees do not remember how many crops they've pollinated.
• MC-169157 – Breaking a hive with obstructed front makes bees vanish.