17w16a

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17w16a

Type	Snapshot
Release date	Apr. 20, 2017
Snapshot for	1.12 1.12 Official name World of Color Update 1] Release date Jun. 7, 2017 Development versions View all Snapshot 17w06a 17w13a 17w13b 17w14a 17w15a 17w16a 17w16b 17w17a 17w17b 17w18a 17w18b Pre-release 1.12-pre1 1.12-pre2 1.12-pre3 1.12-pre4 1.12-pre5
Download	Client (.json) Server
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17w16a is the sixth snapshot released for 1.12 1.12 Official name World of Color Update 1] Release date Jun. 7, 2017 Development versions View all Snapshot 17w06a 17w13a 17w13b 17w14a 17w15a 17w16a 17w16b 17w17a 17w17b 17w18a 17w18b Pre-release 1.12-pre1 1.12-pre2 1.12-pre3 1.12-pre4 1.12-pre5 .

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General

Narrator See the multiplayer experience in Minecraft. For the multiplayer software, see Server. PvP (Player versus Player) on a multiplayer server. Multiplayer is the server-based version of Minecraft that enables multiple players to

• Now displays a message whenever the Narrator isn`t available

Controls Minecraft uses the standard control scheme of mouse and keyboard controls as input. The game cannot be played using only a mouse or only a keyboard using the default control scheme. The controls menu is

• Pressing F1 will now hide all toast messages

NBT format

• Improved NBT parsing in commands
  • Keys can now (optionally) be quoted, e.g: "Motion":0.0,0.0,0.0
  • Unquoted string values are now stricter; they can no longer contain spaces or special symbols, e.g: CustomName:Test Test
  • Indices, which were previously optional in lists, are no longer allowed, e.g: Motion:0:7.3,1:1.0,2:3.1
  • Empty keys and values are no longer allowed
• Improved error messaging; now points to where exactly the error occurred

Blocks

Hardened Clay Terracotta Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 21 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Terracotta dec: 172 hex: AC bin: 10101100 Stained Terracotta dec: 159 hex: 9F bin: 10011111 Name Terracotta hardened_clay

• Renamed to terracotta

Glazed Terracotta See the mosaic block. For the naturally generating block, see Terracotta. Glazed Terracotta Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 7 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values

• Will no longer "stick" to slime blocks Slime Block Transparency Partial (does not block light, mob spawning possible) Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Availability Survival, but not on Peaceful Drops Itself Data if attached to the side, top or bottom, but not if attached to the front or back.

Shulker Box Shulker Box Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Hardness 6 Tool Renewable No Stackable No Flammable No Drops Itself Block entity id shulker_box Data values PC: dec: 219 hex: DB bin: 11011011

• Colors changed in accordance with the changes to other block colors
  • This causes the `default` (purple) shulker boxes to be a vibrant purple that mismatches all other purpur items and blocks (reverted in 17w17a 17w17a Type Snapshot Release date Apr. 26, 2017 Snapshot for 1.12 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.11.2 ◄ 17w16b 17w17b ► 1.13 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version ).

Command Block Command Block Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 18,000,000 Hardness -1 Tool None Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See history Drops None Block entity id command_block

• Now executes all of the commands in a chain before scheduling them for the next tick.
  • It is now possible to stop/modify the operation of a chain via commands and get results instantly (as opposed to getting them in a 1 tick delay).

Mobs

Comparison of old and new shulker and shulker box colors.

Shulker Shulker Health points 30 ( × 15) Armor points 20 ( × 10) when closed Attack strength 4 () Size Closed: Height: 1.0 Blocks Width: 1.0 Blocks Open: Height: 1.2069 Blocks Width: 1.0 Blocks Spawn End city

• Colors changed in accordance with the changes to other block colors
  • This causes the `default` (purple) shulkers to be a vibrant purple that mismatches all other purpur items and blocks (reverted in 17w17a 17w17a Type Snapshot Release date Apr. 26, 2017 Snapshot for 1.12 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.11.2 ◄ 17w16b 17w17b ► 1.13 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version ).

Commands

Selectors

• @s
• Targets the executing entity, e.g: / execute Contents 1 Usage 1.1 Tilde notation 1.2 Target selectors 1.2.1 Target selector variables 1.2.2 Target selector arguments 1.3 Data tags 1.4 Raw JSON text 1.5 Block/item names 2 Summary of commands 3 List of commands @etype=Villager ~ ~ ~ /say @s

Fixes

27 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.12

• MC-9565 – Fences and Cobblestone Walls connect to Fence Gates, which are facing the other direction
• MC-95560 – Wrong command message: Last character of NBT parsing error message is missing
• MC-97662 – NBT parser regex checks for pipebars as tag declaration
• MC-114219 – NBT integer array regex matches non integer arrays
• MC-114220 – NBT integer arrays have trailing comma in string representation

From the 1.12 development versions

• MC-113915 – Inadvertently saving/overwriting saved hotbars due to stuck modifier key
• MC-114889 – Parrots on shoulders disappear when flying up in creative or spectator mode
• MC-115046 – Recipe book icon changes when wearing enchanted armor
• MC-115336 – Closing crafting menu drops or deletes items in some cases
• MC-115528 – Local client crashes when using the new shift click recipe book in a server
• MC-115603 – Shift clicking recipe deletes other applicable items with different meta data

From the previous development version

• MC-115797 – Server output shows errors and nothing else
• MC-115802 – Crash when going to Statistics/items-blocks or trying to customize Superflat settings
• MC-115806 – Clicking on coloring white bed recipe selects creating bed recipe (placing planks in armor slots of player)
• MC-115807 – Game crash if right clicked on the underside of block with torch in hand
• MC-115809 – Advancements/recipes notifications don`t show correctly in F1 mode.
• MC-115812 – ⇧ Shift + F3 crashes the game
• MC-115837 – Gap between advancements and recipe toast
• MC-115873 – Can`t drop items by clicking outside of inventory
• MC-115938 – Toasts darken in some GUIs and while some tooltips are displayed
• MC-115942 – Parrots imitating mobs causes null pointer exception
• MC-116004 – "Parrot" isn`t translatable in the "imitates" subtitle
• MC-116136 – Parrots are invisible when on shoulder
• MC-116213 – Parrots on your shoulder change color when the player is wearing an enchanted elytra
• MC-116314 – Bows destroy other bows while crafting using recipe book
• MC-116316 – Shulker boxes not matching the new hues

From the current version, hotfixed

• MC-116352 – Crash when opening the chat settings