Java Edition 1.15 Pre-release 3

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1.15 Pre-release 3 (known as 1.15-pre3 in the launcher) is the third pre-release for Java Edition 1.15, released on November 28, 2019,^[1] which adds new splash texts and fixes bugs.

Splashes

• Added the following splash texts:
  • "In case it isn't obvious, foxes aren't players."^[2]
  • "Buzzy Bees!"
  • "Minecraft Java Edition presents: Disgusting Bugs"

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Farmland, Grass Path and Soul Sand

• No longer suffocate mobs.^[3]

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Signs

• Made text colors on signs match how they looked in 1.14.

Heads-up display

• Tweaked the transparency of the hotbar.^[4]

Performance

• Tweaked chunk loading and rendering performance further.

Textures

• Removed transparent pixels from the honeycomb texture.

40 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.15

• MC-27287 – Baby wolves spawn hurt.
• MC-63720 – Banners do not move in wind when over certain [Long] Time value of the level.dat.
• MC-100222 – Breeding wolves with rotten flesh causes Hunger to the player.
• MC-155616 – Shulkers in boats disappear after entering end gateways.
• MC-163879 – Dispenser plays failed sound when equipping a single mob head.
• MC-164342 – Barrels do not generate [String] LootTable when broken.

From the 1.15 development versions

• MC-161144 – Baby ocelots do not spawn naturally.
• MC-162518 – Blocks in the inventory are no longer shaded properly.
• MC-162590 – Enchantment glint blur renders rough.
• MC-163946 – Tridents with one durability remaining can be thrown.
• MC-164792 – Underlined text in chat is not underlined.
• MC-165203 – Semi-transparent pixels on skin's outer layer renders wrongly in inventory model.
• MC-165212 – Snow can be placed on top of fully grown wheat.
• MC-165550 – Lighting of slimes and magma cubes becomes dark when they land to the ground.
• MC-165707 – Tamed wolves do not have 20 health points.
• MC-165957 – Block hitboxes are rendered transparent again.
• MC-165971 – TNT in a minecart with TNT is offset.
• MC-165975 – Water does not properly connect to itself.
• MC-166025 – Hotbar is almost completely opaque.
• MC-166056 – Enchantment glint does not render correctly.
• MC-166062 – Patterns on banners fill up the whole banner.
• MC-166063 – Projectile entities are flipped backward.
• MC-166071 – Banner outline is weirdly colored again.
• MC-166110 – Honeycomb item has random transparent pixels.
• MC-166132 – The /tp command will not accurately face armor stands.
• MC-166171 – Shields are not rendered correctly.
• MC-166195 – Inconsistent behavior of dispensers with mob heads.
• MC-166198 – A dispenser dispenses two wither skeleton skulls instead of one if a mob or a player is right next to it.
• MC-166312 – Loom UI pattern icons are too dark.
• MC-166333 – Horse jumping is odd with elytra.

From the previous development version

• MC-166374 – Enchantment glint does not show on items outside of the player's inventory or in third-person mode.
• MC-166376 – Ender chests are invisible.
• MC-166386 – The player is pushed away when they are at the edge of a block of farmland, grass path or soul sand.
• MC-166389 – Silverfish suffocate inside of soul sand.
• MC-166411 – "Edit Server Info" window closes itself when clicking on text fields.
• MC-166419 – Trident can be shot through the closed shulker, wither, ender dragon and invulnerable mobs.
• MC-166508 – Glitchy chunk rendering is back.
• MC-166535 – Armor Stands rotation and position visual bug.
• MC-166585 – Banners do not have a breaking animation again.
• MC-166684 – Trying to hold key while at the multiplayer section makes the game crash.