Java Edition 22w16a

Minecraft 22w16a
Edition	Java Edition
Release date	April 20, 2022
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	1.19
Downloads	Client (.json); Server
Obfuscation maps	Client; Server
Protocol version	dec: 1073741904; hex: 40000050
Data version	3091
Resource pack format	9
Data pack format	10
Minimum Java version	Java SE 17

22w16a is the sixth snapshot for Java Edition 1.19, released on April 20, 2022,^[1] which introduces new music, tweaks to the allay, more predictable randomized events, and fixes bugs.

Additions

Items

Disc fragment

Added a new music disc fragment titled "5".
- Can only be obtained from the chests in the ancient cities. They are extremely rare and hard to obtain.

Music disc

Added a new music disc by Samuel Åberg titled "5".
- Can only be obtained through crafting by using 9 "Disc Fragment 5"s.

Non-mob entities

Painting

Added unused painting earth, wind, fire, and water from Bedrock Edition.
- These paintings are not placeable by default, but can be added through commands (such as /summon painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"water"}) or through a data pack.

Command format

Game rules

Added doWardenSpawning game rule, to control whether wardens can be spawned or not, defaults to true.

General

Debug screen

Added a heap memory allocation metric.

Music

Added new music, all by Lena Raine.^{[note 1]}
- "Ancestry" only plays in the deep dark.
- "Aerie", "Firebugs", and "Labyrinthine" play in the lush caves, all types of swamps, forests, and jungles, as well as the title screen.

Tags

Added the following block tag:
- #frogs_spawnable_on: grass_block, mud, mangrove_roots, muddy_mangrove_roots, and moss_carpet.
Added the following painting variant tag (new type):
- #placeable: kebab, aztec, alban, aztec2, bomb, plant, wasteland, pool, courbet, sea, sunset, creebet, wanderer, graham, match, bust, stage, void, skull_and_roses, wither, fighters, pointer, pigscene, burning_skull, skeleton, and donkey_kong.
  - These paintings are placeable in Survival mode.

Changes

Blocks

Froglights

Now movable by pistons.

Items

Bucket of tadpole

Now plays sounds when picking up or releasing tadpoles.

Mobs

Allay

Raised health from 10HP to 20HP × 10.
Lowered the delay after item throw from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
Raised item search range from 9 to 32.
Changed movement speeds:
- Now slower when just wandering.
- Now faster when collecting items, going to the player or going to a note block.
Changed throwing arc to make them hit their target more consistently.
Now drop the item they were holding when dying.
Are now unable to despawn if they are holding an item they have been given.
Now make a sound when they toss an item.

Frog

Can now spawn on grass block, mud, moss carpet, mangrove roots and muddy mangrove roots.

Tadpole

Now make a sound when they grow up into a frog.

World generation

Mangrove swamp

Atmospheric water color has been changed to a pale green tint.

General

LWJGL

Updated LWJGL library to 3.3.1.

Music

The places where the following existing music can be played are changed:^{[note 2]}
- "Stand Tall", "Wending", and "Infinite Amethyst" can no longer be played in the main menu.
- "Left to Bloom" and "One More Day" can no longer be played in the main menu, and can be played in all types of forests, jungles, and old growth taigas.
- "Floating Dream" and "Comforting Memories" can be played in all types of forests, jungles, and old-growth taigas.

Particles

Removed the particle allay_dust.

Randomized events predictability

Following randomized events are now more predictable, and no longer have a possibility of extreme behaviors:
- Placement and velocity of things dropped from droppers or dispensers.
- Placement and velocity of items spawned from containers upon destruction.
- Randomized follow_range component attribute for mobs.
- Velocity of horses spawned from skeleton traps.
- Blaze random position and randomized speed of blaze projectiles.
- Randomized portion of damage and velocity of arrows.
- Randomized flight pattern of firework rockets.
- Bobbing patterns and time until a fish for fishing rods.

Tags

The #music_discs item tag now includes the new music_disc_5.

Fixes

47 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.19

MC-81870 – Editing entity data of Painting does not reflect in-game until chunk reload.
MC-111809 – Paintings unrender when entity data is updated rapidly.
MC-121376 – Cannot bind the "caps" key in control settings.
MC-122421 – On Linux, simultaneously pressing two keys introduces a delay for one of the keys pressed.
MC-134546 – Mouse won't move first couple seconds after you open your inventory.
MC-187188 – Painting NBT and registry contain a typo: "Motive" instead of "Motif".
MC-189897 – Game hangs while loading world saves when entering the singleplayer world selection menu.
MC-210887 – Game launch crashes on Linux with Unicode home folder/username.
MC-226184 – Axolotls pathfinding to water can sometimes fall in wide holes.
MC-227041 – Axolotls will spin constantly on honey blocks that are placed above water.
MC-228049 – Axolotl can't pathfind through open doors.
MC-229182 – JVM crash in org.lwjgl.system.JNI.invokePPPP.
MC-237106 – JVM crash in atio6axx.dll at org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11C.nglDrawElements(IIIJ)V.
MC-244957 – "Search" Option in Social Interactions Screen is not labeled in the right order when using Tab ↹.
MC-245001 – "Manage with Microsoft account" button in Social Interactions menu is not centered.
MC-249169 – Paintings do not have their packet coordinates set on spawn.
MC-249246 – Strider can't pathfind through open doors.

From the 1.19 development versions

MC-249084 – No sound is present for placing a Bucket of Tadpole.
MC-249092 – Mangrove Stripped Log, Stripped Wood and Wood are in the incorrect order in the creative inventory.
MC-249120 – Some sound events introduced in 22w11a are missing from the game.
MC-249176 – Froglights are not visible on maps.
MC-249179 – Rain/Snow can go through froglights.
MC-249193 – Frog can't pathfind through open doors.
MC-249217 – Fluid level next to froglights is too low.
MC-249265 – Some blocks cannot be placed on froglights.
MC-249459 – Cactus is not destroyed by froglights.
MC-249653 – Parity Issue: Oak Boat texture in Java does not match Bedrock Edition.
MC-249663 – The subtitles of some parrot imitation sounds are inconsistent with the original sounds' subtitles.
MC-249679 – Incorrect activation of warden's sniffing animations and behavior.
MC-249715 – Allays don't drop their held items upon death.
MC-249734 – The minecraft:entity.allay.flap sound event doesn't have a translation key.
MC-249754 – The minecraft:entity.allay.flap sound event is unused.
MC-249766 – Allays can despawn after being given an item if they haven't picked up any items yet.
MC-249790 – Allay follows and drops items for players in spectator mode.
MC-249814 – The minecraft:entity.allay.throw sound event is unused.
MC-249838 – Allays lose their idle animation once they start moving.
MC-249855 – Parity Issue: Allays don't have a flying animation in Java.
MC-249912 – minecraft:ancient_city/city_center_3 is one block shorter compared than the other ancient city centers.
MC-249928 – Mangrove tree roots do not update blocks around them when generating.
MC-250039 – Wardens can get angry at mobs outside world border.
MC-250040 – Wardens can hear mobs beyond the world border.
MC-250041 – Wardens can spawn outside of world border.
MC-250044 – Observers don't detect mangrove roots when tree grows.
MC-250094 – Wardens ignore /kill execution whilst they're emerging or digging.
MC-250095 – Wardens can spawn in very narrow places, causing them to suffocate.

From the previous development version

MC-250293 – The allay_dust particle is unused.
MC-250294 – Parity Issue: Allays item detection range is significantly smaller than in Bedrock.

Video

Videos made by Slicedlime:

Notes

↑ Released to all 1.19 snapshots.
↑ Changed to all 1.19 snapshots.

References

↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 22w16a" – Minecraft.net, April 20, 2022.

Navigation

[2] Released to all 1.19 snapshots.

[3] Changed to all 1.19 snapshots.

[1] "Minecraft Snapshot 22w16a" – Minecraft.net, April 20, 2022.

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