Java Edition 17w14a

Minecraft 17w14a
17w14a.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 17w14a the version in Minecraft
Java Edition 17w14a.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 17w14a the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

April 5, 2017

Type

Snapshot

Snapshot for

1.12

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server

Protocol version

320

Data version

1124

Resource pack format

3

Minimum Java version

Java SE 8

17w14a is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 1.12, released on April 5, 2017.[1]

Changes

Mobs

Parrots

  • They are now able to make sounds while sitting on the player's shoulders.
  • Parrots now dance and change colors if playing music on a nearby jukebox.
  • Changed the right-click action:
    • Right-click on a tamed parrot tells it to sit down.
  • Walking over/through/near a tamed parrot while crouching cause it to sit on the player's shoulders.

Zombies

  • New ConversionPlayerLeast and ConversionPlayerMost tags.
    • Contains the UUID of the player that is converting the zombie.
    • Used with the "minecraft:cured_zombie_villager" trigger for advancements.

General

Advancements

  • Added 8 advancements, 7 of which are in the new "Adventure" tab.
  • Advancements added in this version include:
Minecraft/Adventure
IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionParentActual requirements (if different)Resource locationRewards
Descriptions were not added yet.Brew a Weakness PotionThe advancement is granted when the zombie villager converts into a villager.story/cure_zombie_villager
Kill any entity, or be killed by any entity.adventure/root
AdventureSleep in a bed.adventure/sleep_in_bed
AdventureTrade with a villager.adventure/trade
Adventureadventure/kill_a_mob
Kill a mobKill each of the mobs mentioned above.adventure/kill_all_mobs
Kill a mobHit a mob with a shot arrow.adventure/shoot_arrow
Shoot somethingKill any mob with a shot arrow from at least 50 blocks away.adventure/sniper_duel
  • Changes to some existing advancements:
    • "Summon the Wither" now works properly when player summons a wither.
    • "Brew a Potion" changed to "Brew a Weakness Potion"; now requires specifically taking a potion of Weakness out of a brewing stand.
      • Icon of the advancement was changed to a potion of Healing.
    • "Create a full beacon" is now a "goal" type advancement instead of a "challenge".
  • Pop-up notification for when players advance.
    • New sliding effect.
    • Comes in two different colors - yellow for normal advancements, and pink for "challenge" advancements.

NBT format

  • recipeBook: Now a compound tag (was a string) containing recipe book information
    • isFilteringCraftable: Becomes 1 if the player has enabled the "Show Craftable" feature in the recipe book.
    • isGuiOpen: Checks if the player has left the GUI open.
      • unlocked
    • recipes: Contains information about all recipes the player has seen.
      • displayed: Checks if the player has tried out the recipe in the recipe book before (by clicking it/viewing it)

Recipe book

  • Changed the icon on the trigger button, from a standard book to the knowledge book.
  • Added a shift-click ability to the recipe book that puts all available materials in the crafting grid.
  • Added a new white-and-gray colored notification that pops up when the player unlocks new recipes.
    • The notification only appears upon reloading the world; Dinnerbone has stated that this is a bug.[2]
  • If player searches "excited" (changed in 17w18a) in the recipe book, language switches to Pirate Speak.

Splashes

  • "Now Java 6!" changed to "Now Java 8!"

Fixes

21 issues fixed

From the 1.12 development versions

  • MC-114879 – Picking up an item has a chance to duplicate it
  • MC-114896 – Parrots don't make any sounds when they are on your shoulder
  • MC-114943 – Items in crafting table disappear when selecting a recipe
  • MC-114976 – Parrots don't show up on subtitles
  • MC-114987 – Unknown recipe message not translated
  • MC-114989 – recipe command causes unknown errors with invalid player argument
  • MC-114999 – Hover text of items in crafting grid is rendered behind crafting help
  • MC-115028 – Crafting recipe pop-up renders above items in the inventory gui
  • MC-115054 – Recipe interface doesn't remember "showing all/craftable" preference when inventory closed
  • MC-115065 – "loot" reward for advancements does not provide items
  • MC-115067 – All instances of entity-matching conditions do not function for advancements
  • MC-115074 – Potion effects are still rendered under the recipe book
  • MC-115100 – Hover text of items in crafting help does not use same text and text box like hovering over item in inventory
  • MC-115107 – Helmet does not render after using autorecipe feature
  • MC-115123 – Parrots keep moving their legs even if they are on shoulders
  • MC-115129 – Missing crafting recipe resources render in front of item description
  • MC-115153 – recipe command not showing an error with invalid first argument
  • MC-115175 – New crafting menu texture bug
  • MC-115204 – Crash when canceling/changing recipe in recipe book with full inventory

From the previous development version

  • MC-115191 – Parrots disappear completely when leaving the End via a portal
  • MC-115209 – Crafting Book Not Accounting for Item Count

Video

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Trivia

  • 17w14a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.

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