Java Edition 19w42a

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19w42a is the tenth snapshot for Java Edition 1.15, released on October 16, 2019,^[1] which makes slime blocks and honey blocks no longer stick together and fixes many rendering bugs, as well as several other bugs.

Tags

• Added lectern_books item tag.
  • Contains written book and book and quill.

Dispensers

• Now eject empty glass bottles "properly" (likely not, due to MC-114111) when not facing water.
• Fire charges launched from a dispenser now light campfires.
• Can now place armor stands.

Honey blocks and slime blocks

• No longer stick to each other.

Elytra

• Can now start gliding even rise in immediately after the jump up, not only during the descent after the jump.

Textures

• Removed wax block and crystallized honey textures.

79 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.15

• MC-82943 – Witch-held item uses player-held item position.
• MC-83998 – Unable to place blocks on fences from off-hand.
• MC-84611 – Right-clicking water while duel-wielding spawn eggs create two of the mobs.
• MC-102130 – Glowing slimes/drowned outline becomes black when taking damage.
• MC-106826 – Can interact with (eat) cake in creative mode/hunger bar is full.
• MC-111444 – Elytras can't open if the server is lagging or when moving upwards.
• MC-114106 – Dispenser plays failed to sound when equipping a single pumpkin or skull.
• MC-119621 – Left arm swings in third person while interacting with a fence with the item in the main hand.
• MC-125204 – Trident appears floating when charging it while sneaking.
• MC-127573 – Hover text is displayed for multiplayer chat while in bed even if chat is hidden.
• MC-131061 – Armor stands cannot be placed by dispensers.
• MC-132445 – Spawn eggs used on water do not display a hand animation.
• MC-132787 – Lily pads generate much less frequently / do not generate in certain areas.
• MC-134495 – Click and hover events still work when F1 is toggled.
• MC-147549 – Clicking on the bell from unringable angles/clicking non-bell parts of the bell plays the hand animation.
• MC-156078 – Name tags not working on endermites.
• MC-158585 – Villagers spawned from dispensers have default textures no matter what biome they are in.
• MC-159947 – Fire charge from dispenser does not light the campfire.
• MC-160895 – Breeding animals do not display a hand animation.
• MC-160896 – Shearing sheep and mooshrooms do not display a hand animation.
• MC-160992 – Certain blocks cause bare hands to animate when clicked on, despite no action taking place but do not cause held items to animate.
• MC-160993 – Empty flower pots cause arm animation to play even when holding incompatible items.
• MC-161151 – Right-clicking on Redstone ore, which causes it to light up, plays no hand animation.
• MC-161220 – Right-clicking on a button while it's pressed inwards still plays a hand animation.
• MC-161261 – Treating zombie villagers does not display a hand animation.
• MC-161262 – Feeding pandas does not play hand animation.
• MC-161886 – Dropped trident items rotate around an external axis / Bed items rotate around a non-centered axis.
• MC-162261 – Placed rails are not immediately updated when connecting to other rails.

From the 1.15 development versions

• MC-159347 – "Bee nest" is not capitalized correctly.
• MC-160477 – Dispenser with empty bottles plays a successful sound when attempting to remove honey from non-full bee house/empty space.
• MC-160524 – Wet sponges placed in the nether make no sound.
• MC-160894 – Shovel swings when right-clicking on any block.
• MC-160901 – Using an item while looking at an entity is no longer possible.
• MC-161424 – Chest hatch floats when the chest is open; affects all types of chests.
• MC-161487 – Entity lighting.
• MC-161832 – Transparent and translucent blocks in the inventory render their bottom face.
• MC-161854 – Animation of teleporting through a nether portal and nausea effect is broken.
• MC-161872 – Trident item is very small and renders as a 3D model when dropped or in an item frame.
• MC-161876 – Armor models aren't enchanted inside.
• MC-161920 – Incorrect crossbow animation for invisible players.
• MC-161924 – Default texture minecraft:entity/conduit/open_eye causing mipmap to drop from 4 to 3.
• MC-161939 – Leads are always rendered bright.
• MC-161982 – Glowing effect outline no longer applies to banners carried by entities with the glowing effect.
• MC-162024 – Item frame hitbox is rendered offset.
• MC-162184 – Shadow under the player disappears when sneaking.
• MC-162214 – Player hitbox sinks into the ground when sneaking.
• MC-162226 – Large chests are z-fighting with themselves when the two chest blocks have different light levels.
• MC-162245 – Item frames aren't lit properly (too bright).
• MC-162374 – Trident position is not adjusted properly if the player is sneaking.
• MC-162391 – Armor stand arm rotation is neglected when affected by invisibility.
• MC-162402 – Some items are not adjusted properly in third-person mode if the player holding them is sneaking.
• MC-162529 – Water doesn't have any mipmaps.
• MC-162532 – When invisible, players wearing heads will bug out.
• MC-162534 – When crouching, player, skeleton, zombie, and other heads will clip through the player.
• MC-162540 – When a witch drinks a potion, it's far from her body.
• MC-162611 – Breaking animation is rendered upside down.
• MC-162729 – Held map doesn't respect light level.
• MC-162783 – Banner block outline is white.

From the previous development version

• MC-163001 – Certain items have a black background.
• MC-163008 – Zombies, husks, and giants have black heads.
• MC-163009 – Zombie and player head blocks are completely black.
• MC-163019 – Honey blocks don't prevent slimes and magma cubes from jumping.
• MC-163022 – Mobs do not avoid walking over honey blocks.
• MC-163030 – Advancements menu isn't clipped by bounds properly.
• MC-163045 – Breaking animation is not always displayed correctly, depending on the angle it's viewed from.
• MC-163085 – Textures on some horses and donkeys/mules appear black/white on their hair and tails.
• MC-163089 – Saddle texture on horses/donkeys appear black or completely broken.
• MC-163095 – Crossbow is darker than it should be.
• MC-163102 – Some blocks and items are discolored when viewed from certain angles.
• MC-163105 – Held item lighting is based on the player's point of view in third-person mode.
• MC-163110 – Some blocks are lit inconsistently in the inventory.
• MC-163146 – Entities and items without transparency by default ignore transparency in resource packs.
• MC-163159 – Honey block recipe is unlocked when the honey block is obtained.
• MC-163227 – Persian cats have black noses.
• MC-163255 – Some mobs can still jump when on a honey block.
• MC-163314 – Minecarts cause constant noises when in a honey block.
• MC-163371 – Paintings drop after world reload.
• MC-163734 – Skeleton and wither skeleton skull textures underneath are completely black.
• MC-163811 – Summoned item frames are invisible/distant.