Java Edition 1.14.4
This page covers a release version that has a critical issue under certain conditions.
The dedicated server for this version includes a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.[1]
Minecraft 1.14.4


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| Release date |
July 19, 2019 | ||||
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| Downloads | |||||
| Obfuscation maps | |||||
| Protocol version |
498 | ||||
| Data version |
1976 | ||||
| Resource pack format |
4 | ||||
| Data pack format |
4 | ||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
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1.14.4 is a minor update to Java Edition released on July 19, 2019,[2] which made minor changes to villagers and server permissions, and fixed bugs not fixed in 1.14.3.[3] It is not compatible with 1.14.3 servers.
Additions
Command format
- Added
/debug report.- Used to get more detailed information while debugging performance, such as lists of chunks and block entities in each dimension.
- Saves this information as a .zip file in the .minecraft/debug folder.
- Used to get more detailed information while debugging performance, such as lists of chunks and block entities in each dimension.
- Added
function-permission-levelto server.properties which controls which permission levels functions have.
General
- Added "Ping the human!"
Changes
Items
- Suspicious stews made from poppies now gives the player Night Vision instead of Speed.
Mobs
- Changed arm texture.
- Now voluntarily pick up items.
- Trades can now be completed more times before locking.
- Now remember their gossip after becoming a zombie villager.
- Gossip about players who converted a zombie villager now lasts longer.
- Can now work without also restocking at the same time.
- This has no effect other than playing the work sound.
- Improved performance of villager pathfinding.
Command format
Permissions
General
Camera
- Removed the camera pivot offset when in first-person view.
- Re-integrated Realms code into the client, in package com.mojang.realmsclient.dto.
- Re-added Realms assets to the client.
Performance
- Improved general performance.
- Improved leaf rendering performance.
- Improved chunk loading when traveling at high speeds.
- Removed the "Player Activity" button from the Realms screen.
Fixes
From released versions before 1.14
- MC-100946 – Bow with mending undraws when receiving XP while drawn.
- MC-113968 – Zombies of village siege spawn despite gamerule
doMobSpawningbeingfalse. - MC-113970 – Zombies of village siege do not spawn centered on a block.
- MC-134811 – Undead mobs bob up and down in waterlogged slabs.
- MC-134964 –
Unexpected error: java.util.NoSuchElementException. - MC-136318 – Floatable mobs are unable to walk when in waterlogged blocks.
- MC-142037 –
java.lang.NullPointerException: Initializing game.
From 1.14
- MC-143886 – Acacia leaves render improperly from a distance.
- MC-145769 – Villagers are not shutting doors behind them.
- MC-146289 – Farmer villagers do not stop to pick up their crops.
- MC-147844 – Pillagers do not pathfind around obstacles and out of water.
- MC-148539 – Villagers stuck pathfinding to long destroyed bed[note 1]
- MC-148613 – Aquatic mobs are not spawning./Fish spawned from buckets count towards the aquatic mob cap again.
- MC-149018 – High idle CPU usage on server.
- MC-149880 – Villager trades wrong book.
- MC-150623 –
The game crashed whilst rendering overlay: Unable to fit texture. - MC-156349 – Cannot press Enter on direct connect.
From 1.14.1
- MC-151150 – Entities (villagers) cause massive lag when attempting to pathfind.
- MC-151282 – Villager trade GUI does not show the correct price on servers if trade demand is high.
- MC-151376 – Villagers are not pathfinding towards their POI; POI detection range is too small.
- MC-151810 – Mobs do not try to avoid fall damage anymore.
- MC-152094 – End city/end ship generation gets cut at chunk borders sometimes.
- MC-152908 – When a player joins a server, everything that happened during the time offline queued on connecting to the server.
From 1.14.2
- MC-153498 – Cyrillic letter
Єis not included in the Minecraft font. - MC-153665 – Full villager inventory creates invisible items.
- MC-153712 – Java using 100–200% CPU in macOS.
- MC-153749 – Trusting foxes attack player when self-injured.
- MC-153852 – Concrete powder deleting waterlogged blocks when falling.
- MC-154668 – Invalid characters crash the game in jigsaw block input upon pressing enter.
- MC-154830 – All wall signs use oak color on maps.
From 1.14.3
- MC-153766 – Rabbits no longer need sand/grass in order to spawn in deserts/tundras.
- MC-153892 – Mending slows down breaking blocks.
- MC-154019 – Beacon deactivate sound not sounds when you break the base.
- MC-154031 – Villagers give away all food if they want to share it.
- MC-154068 – Parrots occasionally disappearing when taken from a boat.
- MC-154201 – Trying to trade with villager immediately closes trading menu for some villagers.
- MC-154271 – Rolling shutter issue on macOS.
- MC-154362 – Crossbow has to reload when mending takes place.
- MC-154509 – Bashkir letters
Ҙ,ҙ,Ҡ,ҡ,Ҫ, andҫare not included in the Minecraft font. - MC-155092 – Zombie sieges can happen on mushroom islands.
- MC-155104 – When closing a menu while moving the mouse, the screen will move in that direction.
- MC-155147 – Mouse acceleration issue.
- MC-155172 – Hostile wolf AI has been broken: wolves can no longer attack enemies efficiently.
- MC-155238 – Villagers picking up workstation through wall.
- MC-155345 –
ConcurrentModificationExceptionwhen a player leaves an active raid. - MC-155571 – Silverfish and endermite spawners no longer functioning.
- MC-156013 – Breaking blocks "re-appear" to nudge player.
- MC-156389 – Game crashes when pressing ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Delete to remove 18 characters at once on an anvil.
- MC-156395 – Villagers use job site blocks already in use.
Private issues
- MC-143755 – Arbitrary score/selector/NBT resolution using lectern without operator rights.[3]
- MC-152636 – Killing a zombie right as it converts into a drowned will drop the loot from zombie while still converting into a drowned.[3]
- MC-153406 – Score JSON component crash in items.[3]
- MC-154214 – Chunks refusing to unload due to incorrect player ticket additions.[3]
- MC-155711 – Functions capable of running commands they should not be able to (publish, debug …).[3]
Video
Video made by slicedlime:
Notes
- ↑ This change occurred between the last pre-release for 1.14.4 (1.14.4-pre7) and the full release of 1.14.4.
References
- ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Minecraft Java Edition 1.14.4" – Minecraft.net, July 19, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d e f "Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 1" – Minecraft.net, July 3, 2019.