Minecraft Snapshot 20w29a

Minecraft Snapshot 20w29a
Release: 4 years ago

Today we're releasing Snapshot 20w29a for Minecraft Java Edition. We found some bugs to squash, but also snuck in a technical change or two!

Changes in 20w29a

  • Tools are now sorted based on material in the creative inventory

Technical Changes in 20w29a

Commands

spawnpoint & setworldspawn

Added angle parameter for setting the default facing angle of a respawning player.
Syntax: spawnpoint [targets] [pos] [angle]
Syntax: setworldspawn [pos] [angle] New parameters:

  • angle: Floating point angle in degrees. Supports the relative ~ modifier

Customized world generation

  • worldgen/noise_settings can now contain noise configurations

Fixed bugs in 20w29a

  • MC-194464 "large_oak_foliage_placer" incorrectly serializes to "blob_foliage_placer"
  • MC-194298 Bone meal can't create flowers
  • MC-194257 Several instances of "snowy" being spelled as "snovy" in the vanilla_worldgen configuration
  • MC-194220 Totems of Undying give you Fire Resistance II instead of the maximum Fire Resistance I
  • MC-194200 Birch trees are not generated correctly in the Birch Forest and Birch Forest Hills biomes
  • MC-194173 Hitboxes are rendered offset while picking up items or experience on graphics settings Fast and Fancy
  • MC-193662 Player flying in creative slightly above blocks while sneaking and jumping are restrained to that block
  • MC-193560 Enchantment glint doesn't render on elytra in specific circumstances
  • MC-192021 Enchantment Glint effect on transparent blocks not properly rendered on Fabulous graphic
  • MC-191623 Ender dragon battle music does not stop after ender dragon has been defeated
  • MC-191031 Players in spectator mode can interact with boats
  • MC-190559 Baby striders don't die when it's raining and they are in lava
  • MC-189788 Certain mobs in boats sometimes take drowning damage while the boat is moving
  • MC-185019 Worldgen settings with empty structures parameter generates all structures extremely frequent
  • MC-176836 Unarmed vindicators raise their arm in offensive way when attacking
  • MC-176778 Camera is reset when a block reappears due to high server latency
  • MC-166718 Mobs no longer suffocate inside of soul sand, farmland or grass paths
  • MC-158735 Pillagers without crossbows hold their arm up, in a way that may be offensive to some people
  • MC-153230 Players in spectator mode can stop minecarts