Java Edition 18w44a
Minecraft 18w44a
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| Release date |
October 31, 2018 | ||||||
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| Protocol version |
443 | ||||||
| Data version |
1907 | ||||||
| Resource pack format |
4 | ||||||
| Data pack format |
4 | ||||||
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18w44a is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 1.14, released on October 31, 2018[1] which adds 10 new blocks and stray cats as their own separate mob.
Additions
Blocks
- Currently have the inventory of a chest.
- GUI can only be accessed through Spectator mode.
- Can be filled and emptied by hoppers.
- Can be filled by droppers.
- Only available in the Creative inventory.
- Currently do not drop the items they contain when broken.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the Creative inventory.
- Have an associated block-entity placeholder.
- Can be anchored to top and bottom block, with different texture for each.
- Also, has a state for anchoring to walls, but this has a missing model.
- Pop off as an item when the anchored block is destroyed or moved.
- Currently function as a furnace with support for hopper and dropper inputs and outputs.
- Only available in the Creative inventory.
- GUI can only be accessed through Spectator mode.
Cartography tables, fletching tables, smithing tables, and stonecutters
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the Creative inventory.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the Creative inventory.
- Have a very high blast resistance, similar to obsidian.
- Can be placed on the top, bottom or side of a block.
- Currently have no functionality.
- Only available in the Creative inventory.
- Have an associated block-entity placeholder.
- Have a
BookItemfield which holds the book to be displayed, cannot be set and is not written to the block entity.
Mobs
- Added stray cats which can be tamed.
- Drops 0–2 string.
- Tamed cats sleep or sit on the owner if they go to sleep in a bed.
- When the owner wakes up from the bed, the owner receives a "gift", based on a loot table.
- The possible gifts are:
string, 
raw chicken, 
feather, 
rabbit hide, 
rabbit's foot, 
rotten flesh or 
phantom membrane.
- The possible gifts are:
- When the owner wakes up from the bed, the owner receives a "gift", based on a loot table.
- Cat collars can now be dyed.
- Added seven new cat skins.
- Hiss at phantoms.
Items
General
- Added 1 new advancement:
- A Complete Catalogue: Tame all cat variants!
Changes
Blocks
Andesite, diorite, cactus, crafting table, obsidian, sand, sandstone, stone, wheat crops
- Changed texture.
- Right clicking on signs with dyes now changes the text color.
- The default sign text color has been reverted back to black.
Mobs
- Are now mobs separate from ocelots.
- Can no longer be tamed.
- Trust the player, if fed raw salmon or raw cod. Other fish status unknown.
- Are now afraid of cats.
Players, withers, armor stands
- Now have loot tables.
General
- "The Parrots and the Bats" and "Best Friends Forever"
- "Two by Two"
- Requirements have been changed from ocelots to cats.
- Now requires pandas.
- Removed
awardpart of/dropcommand (lootnow does the same thing)
Conditions
entity_properties- Now uses same predicate syntax as advancements (like
player_killed_entity). - Parameters are now described in
predicatefield. If this field is an empty object, any entity is accepted (but still has to be present).
- Now uses same predicate syntax as advancements (like
set_name- Added new parameter
entity(same values asentity_presentcondition). If present, the name is resolved with that entity (which allows using selector and score components).
- Added new parameter
fill_player_head- Copies player profile info to player head item.
- Parameters:
entity– source of profile (same values asentity_presentcondition, does nothing if it's not player).
set_lore- Adds or replaces lore lines.
- Parameters:
lore– list of lines (in chat component format) to be added.replace– if true, previous lore is erased.entity– if present, name is resolved with selected entity (same values asentity_presentcondition).
- New loot table functions:
set_loreandfill_player_head. - Removed loot table condition:
entity_present. - New loot table conditions:
damage_source_properties,location_check,weather_checkand two special modifiers:invertedandalternative. - Renamed entity parameter in predicates from
direct_killer_entitytodirect_killer.
- Block variant
{"nbt": path, "block": "coordinates"}, wherecoordinatesfield uses same format as/setblock. - Entity variant
{"nbt": path, "entity": selector}, whereselectorfield uses same format as/kill. - Additionally, if field
interpretis present and set totrue, contents of selected tags are interpreted as chat components. - Works same as selector components:
- If there are no elements, returns empty string.
- If there are multiple elements, merges them with
,.
Video settings
- Removed option to disable VBOs in the game settings. VBOs are now always used.
Fixes
From released versions before 1.14
- MC-109344 – There is no wither loot table
- MC-123808 – Resource packs menu scrolling doesn't work
- MC-133130 – Uncaught exception handler doesn't log the stacktrace
From the 1.14 development versions
- MC-137490 – Unable to pick block a bamboo sapling
- MC-137512 – Bamboo sapling connects to fences and walls
- MC-137537 – Walking into a different chunk causes lag
- MC-137589 – Pandas are not spawning in bamboo jungles
- MC-137596 – Part of donkey back and chest is invisible
- MC-137797 – Illager beast destroys leaves even when mobGriefing is set to false
- MC-137839 – Lighting issues
- MC-137866 – Negative durability on shears using dispensers
- MC-137911 – Arrows spawned by commands plays cave ambience
- MC-137931 – Lag spikes while placing/breaking blocks
- MC-137934 – "Argument range" class has typo in JsonObject serialization
- MC-137974 – Dispenser can shear dying sheep
- MC-138002 – Dispenser with shears always succeeds even if there is no sheep in front of it
- MC-138045 – Pandas indefinitely eat cakes
- MC-138082 – When setting CustomModelData on food items, the crumb particle is not updated to the model you specify
- MC-138474 – Pandas won't panic when they catch fire
From the previous development version
- MC-138105 – Severe lag with sticky pistons moving blocks
- MC-138362 – Written books do not maintain CustomModelData NBT upon creation
- MC-138453 – Tall grass drops two tall grass / large ferns drops two large ferns
Video
Video made by slicedlime:
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 18w44a" – Minecraft.net, October 31, 2018.
- ↑ "FYI, I asked Josh to remove this feature again. Although funny, being scared of rabbits doesn't fit with the Beast's lore." – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), October 30, 2018
