Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 5

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1.18 Pre-release 5 (known as 1.18-pre5 in the launcher) is the fifth pre-release for Java Edition 1.18, released on November 19, 2021,^[1] which fixes some bugs, many of which are relating to textures issues.

Tags

• Added following block tags:
  • azalea_grows_on
    • Contains #dirt, #sand, #terracotta, snow_block, and powder_snow.
  • azalea_root_replaceable
    • Contains #lush_ground_replaceable, #terracotta, and red_sand.
  • replaceable_plants
    • Contains grass, fern, dead_bush, vine, glow_lichen, sunflower, lilac, rose_bush, peony, tall_grass, large_fern, and hanging_roots.
  • terracotta
    • Contains terracotta, white_terracotta, orange_terracotta, magenta_terracotta, light_blue_terracotta, yellow_terracotta, lime_terracotta, pink_terracotta, gray_terracotta, light_gray_terracotta, cyan_terracotta, purple_terracotta, blue_terracotta, brown_terracotta, green_terracotta, red_terracotta, and black_terracotta.
• Added following item tags:
  • dirt
    • Contains dirt, grass_block, podzol, coarse_dirt, mycelium, rooted_dirt, and moss_block.
  • terracotta
    • Contains terracotta, white_terracotta, orange_terracotta, magenta_terracotta, light_blue_terracotta, yellow_terracotta, lime_terracotta, pink_terracotta, gray_terracotta, light_gray_terracotta, cyan_terracotta, purple_terracotta, blue_terracotta, brown_terracotta, green_terracotta, red_terracotta, and black_terracotta.

Anvil

• Slightly changed the hammer texture on its GUI.

Barrel

• Bottom texture was changed.

Carrot

• Texture of crop stage3 was changed from 👁 Image
  to 👁 Image
  , removed an extra pixel.

Cartography table

• Texture was changed from 👁 Image
  to 👁 Image
  , to match the dark oak planks texture after being updated a second time in the Texture Update.

Cocoa beans

• Textures of cocoa pods (stage0 and stage1) were changed. This visually changes only particles.

Dirt path

• Side texture was changed to better match its top texture.

Door

• Changed door's model, to fix spruce door's top/bottom texture.
• Changed textures of oak doors and iron doors to remove a horizontal line.

Enchanting table

• Changed the texture of the lapis lazuli icon in the GUI from 👁 Image
  to 👁 Image
  .

Glass pane

• Top texture was changed to better match its side texture.

Lectern

• Base texture was changed to match the oak planks texture after being updated a second time in the Texture Update.

Logs

• Top textures of crimson stems and warped stems were changed, to match Bedrock Edition.
• Changed the top texture of dark oak log.
• Changed the side texture of stripped dark oak log, to match the color of its top texture.

Spruce planks

• Changed one miscolored pixel on their texture.

Stained glass

• Changed textures of blue stained glass and red stained glass, to match transparency of other types of stained glass.

Sunflower

• minecraft:sunflower has been removed from the #minecraft:mineable/axe block tag.

Beetroot seeds and melon seeds

• Textures were moved down by 1 pixel.

Axolotl

• Texture of the wild axolotl was changed.

Evoker, vindicator and witch

• Removed hoods in their textures.

Illusioner

• Removed a few misplaced pixels in its texture.

Parrot

• The bottom texture of all parrots' wings has been flipped.

Armor stand

• Smooth stone outline texture was changed.

Random patch

• Melons are about 10 times more common than in previous snapshots.
• Pumpkins are about 6 times more common than in previous snapshots
• Sweet berry bushes are about 4 times more common than in previous snapshots.

Upgrading of old worlds

• If there is any bedrock at height 0 in a chunk, new world generation will happen under any non-air block at height 0 in that chunk.

60 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.18

• MC-138118 – Parrot wing texture is reversed on the bottom.
• MC-148422 – Stripped dark oak log side texture is too bright.
• MC-150567 – Dark oak log top texture bark ring not updated.
• MC-162038 – Pillagers have no hood texture.
• MC-162803 – Lily Pad mirrors texture when placed.
• MC-170557 – Spruce door top/bottom has the incorrect texture.
• MC-176309 – Illusioner has a few misplaced pixels left in their texture.
• MC-176824 – Red glass and outline of blue glass are slightly more opaque.
• MC-176833 – Anvil GUI hammer uses an outdated iron pallet.
• MC-177664 – Sound system warning messages are spamming the system log.
• MC-180398 – Too many sounds causes client to stall, limit can be easily reached with rabbits.
• MC-194822 – Glass pane top texture has not changed with the Texture Update.
• MC-194950 – Cactus in potted cactus is vertically squished.
• MC-198007 – Villages replace ice with path blocks instead of wood.
• MC-199662 – Extra pixels in cocoa pod textures as of Texture Update.
• MC-200046 – Cartography table planks texture is incorrect/slightly outdated.
• MC-200137 – Lectern base plate texture still uses the old planks texture.
• MC-200956 – Beetroot seeds texture is not vertically centered.
• MC-200957 – Melon seeds texture is not vertically centered.
• MC-202910 – Inconsistent highlight color on armor.
• MC-204901 – Side texture for dirt paths hasn't been updated with the texture update.
• MC-219132 – Cave vines hang from amethyst buds and clusters.
• MC-221172 – Warped and Crimson Stems use different top texture from Bedrock Edition.
• MC-222154 – Cave vines can generate hanging on pointed dripstone.
• MC-222763 – Armor stands use the old smooth stone slab texture.
• MC-225553 – Oak and iron doors have a line in their textures.
• MC-226711 – Carrot crop texture has an incorrect pixel.
• MC-227258 – Flowering Azalea Leaves are in both #minecraft:mineable/hoe and #minecraft:mineable/axe tags, while regular Azalea Leaves (and all other leaves) are only in #minecraft:mineable/hoe.
• MC-228900 – Cave vines can generate floating (Recurrence of MC-218817).
• MC-229977 – Breaking blocks with pistons on the east/west direction causes significant lag.
• MC-231219 – Cave vines can occasionally generate hanging on fences.
• MC-231272 – Cave vines can sometimes generate hanging on cobwebs.
• MC-231818 – You can no longer use the up or down arrow to navigate between servers in the multiplayer menu.
• MC-233883 – The hide and show messages buttons in the social interactions menu display their hover text regardless of the position of the cursor.
• MC-234039 – The back of wild axolotls are off-centered.
• MC-235567 – Clusters of dripstone (stalagmites) tend to generate abnormally frequent with thickness "tip" on tall caves.
• MC-241747 – Inconsistent Colors in grindstone GUI.

From the 1.18 development versions

• MC-236723 – The Floating Islands preset does not seem to be generating correctly.
• MC-237500 – Azalea trees can generate on top of huge mushrooms, trees & bamboo.
• MC-238360 – Rooted dirt cannot replace terracotta.
• MC-238529 – Azalea trees can fail to generate.
• MC-238530 – Hanging roots can fail to generate.
• MC-238892 – Rooted dirt doesn't replace red sand.
• MC-239128 – Sweet berry bushes generate extremely rare in comparison with 1.17.1.
• MC-239143 – Terracotta generating into caves in eroded badlands.
• MC-239237 – Azalea trees can be generated on icebergs.
• MC-239474 – Autosaving now causes extreme and gameplay-impacting lag.
• MC-239489 – Melons generate rarely in jungle biomes.
• MC-239847 – Chunk blending occasionally produces sharp chunk border edges.
• MC-241256 – Some feature configs still expect a configured feature instead of a placed feature.
• MC-241278 – Azalea trees are no longer generating.
• MC-241539 – Stone generates in the side of hoodoos.
• MC-241566 – Mossy cobblestone boulders generate in a grid pattern in old-growth spruce taigas.
• MC-241588 – Cave vines can sometimes generate hanging on water.
• MC-241672 – Mobs don't panic when burning if standing on blocks placed above water.
• MC-241728 – Converting world to 1.18 pre-release 2 generates new caves in too many places.
• MC-241784 – Some sliders in options menu do not work properly.
• MC-241933 – Spore blossoms, cave vines, and pointed dripstones generate indented into the cave surface.

From the previous development version

• MC-241800 – Cannot change numbers for gamerules on world creation.
• MC-241847 – Floating stone platform doesn't generate in void superflat world preset.