Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 7

Minecraft 1.18 Pre-release 7
1.18-pre6.jpg: Infobox image for Minecraft 1.18 Pre-release 7 the version in Minecraft
Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 7.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 1.18 Pre-release 7 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

November 23, 2021

Type

Pre-release

Pre-release for

1.18

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server

Obfuscation maps

Client
Server

Protocol version

 dec1073741879
 hex40000037

Data version

2854

Resource pack format

8

Data pack format

8

Minimum Java version

Java SE 17

1.18 Pre-release 7 (known as 1.18-pre7 in the launcher) is the seventh pre-release for Java Edition 1.18, released on November 23, 2021,[1] which makes tweaks and fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Dirt path

  • Slightly changed the side texture, by moving up 1 pixel of the dirt part, to match up with the side of a dirt block.

Logs

  • Changed the texture of stripped dark oak log again.

World generation

Dripstone caves and lush caves

  • The numbers of features have been increased somewhat again.

Fixes

6 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.18

  • MC-218592 – Azalea trees can generate in more than two blocks of water.

From the 1.18 development versions

  • MC-241240 – Pointed dripstone can occasionally generate unwaterlogged when generating in water aquifers.
  • MC-241277 – Server can't generate amplified/large biomes worlds from scratch.
  • MC-241327 – Render Distance 13 at the world border causes excessive lag.
  • MC-242068 – Dirt part of the Dirt Path texture is one pixel too low.

From the previous development version

  • MC-242546 – When optimizing 1.17 world in 1.18, old Level Compound is not deleted, resulting in increased world size.

Video

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