Java Edition 18w46a

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18w46a is the sixth snapshot for Java Edition 1.14, released on November 15, 2018,^[1] which adds lanterns and jigsaw blocks.

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Lanterns

• New light source.
• Crafted with 8 iron nuggets surrounding 1 torch.
• Can be placed either hanging under or on top of a block.
• Gives slightly more light than a torch.
• Emits light level of 15

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Jigsaw blocks

• A technical block.
• Not obtainable in Survival.
• Is a junction block that allows to construct structures out of smaller templates.
  • Target pool refers to a pool of elements the jigsaw block can draw elements from (ie: the next template to place).
  • Attachment type refers to the "name" of the jigsaw block. Jigsaw blocks can only connect to other jigsaw blocks with the same "name" (attachment type).
  • Turn into is the block state the jigsaw block will turn into once the whole feature is placed.

Cartography tables, fletching tables, and smithing tables

• Updated block texture.

Scaffolding

• Can now be placed 6 blocks out from its base of support without falling.

Stonecutters

• Updated block texture.
• Animated saw.

Pillagers

• Improved AI.
• No longer drop emeralds.

Illager patrols

• Now spawn in the world as a pack of 5 random illagers.
• Removed the illager beast from patrols.

Technical

• Added support for directional opacity of blocks.
  • Used by carpet, enchanting table, end portal frame, farmland, grass paths, extended piston base blocks, slabs, snow layers, and stairs: their full-block faces block light, and their non-full faces let light through the gaps.
  • Not used by cauldrons, comparators, daylight detectors, hoppers, redstone repeaters, or stonecutters: these are fully transparent, and let light through all their faces, even their full-block faces.
• Added loot table for illusioners.

32 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.14

• MC-92 – Slab and stairs lighting incorrect
• MC-46667 – Light Level in F3 not correct on slabs, stairs, farmland, and grass path
• MC-83277 – Entities render black when enclosed in slabs (or other blocks)
• MC-99863 – Line breaks different in signed book
• MC-116448 – Illusioner is missing its loot table
• MC-129926 – Light glitch with slabs
• MC-131553 – Iron horse armor is misaligned at the head
• MC-132701 – Lighting is broken on world load
• MC-134063 – Wood blocks have wrong color on maps
• MC-137266 – Colon in 'Direct Connect' menu crashes game
• MC-139141 – Mushroom stem blocks changed color on maps

From the 1.14 development versions

• MC-137469 – Sign GUI darkens its buttons too
• MC-137536 – Stairs incorrectly blocking light
• MC-137563 – Horses become invisible when equipped with horse armor
• MC-137755 – Pillagers are near enemies when attacking
• MC-137795 – World does not tick when two players are far away from each other
• MC-137831 – Slimes and magma cubes riding mobs causes game crash
• MC-138058 – FPS's are switched in  + 
• MC-138283 – Some blocks use wrong color palette on maps
• MC-138458 – Pillagers do not slow down while loading their crossbows
• MC-138531 – Dying a sign in creative mode removes dye from inventory
• MC-138567 – Button, Snow-Layer, Ladder, Tripwire-Hook, Lever, Torch, Vines, Fences, Walls, Iron-Bars and Glass-Panes can connect to Stonecutters
• MC-138578 – You can dye a sign in the same color as the sign is already dyed in
• MC-138588 – Vsync setting disabling itself on fullscreen switch

From the previous development version

• MC-138984 – Sign bottom texture is missing
• MC-138989 – Unable to go down column of scaffolding that is not connected to the ground
• MC-139000 – Certain items glitch when rendered
• MC-139022 – Illager beast roars hurt Illagers
• MC-139048 – Illager patrol spawn rate seems to be too high
• MC-139100 – Scaffolding breaks when placed on some blocks
• MC-139118 – Illager path finding is broken
• MC-139175 – Waterlogged Scaffolding keeps Waterlogged state when falling

• Unlike most of the first-of-the-week snapshots, this was released on a Thursday instead of Wednesday, similar to the snapshots before 14w26a.
• This is the first snapshot where the end rings glitch happens. This glitch is where the End terrain cuts of at 370,720 blocks from (0,0) due to the terrain generation code trying to take the square root of a negative number.