Minecraft 1.16.220.52 Changelog

World Generation Changes

• Generation range and build limits have been expanded by 64 blocks up and 64 blocks down, to a total range of 384 blocks
• Underground features, structures, and caves generate all the way down to y -64

New Lush Cave Blocks!

Please note: We have added several new blocks that will generate in the lush caves - but the caves themselves will not be generated in the world yet!

• Added Spore Blossom block
• Introducing Moss Block and Moss Carpet
  • Random vegetation can grow on Moss Blocks when they are fertilized
  • Moss Carpet is a Lush Caves vegetation that looks like wool carpets
  • The Hoe is the most efficient tool to dig Moss Blocks and moss carpets
• Added Azalea and Flowering Azalea blocks
• Adding Cave Vines:
  • Use Glow Berries to place Cave Vines on the underside of other blocks
  • Cave Vines have a random chance of growing from time to time
  • When Cave Vines grow, they have a chance of containing Glow Berries
  • Interacting with a Cave Vine that has Glow Berries results in the Glow Berries popping
  • When a Cave Vine that doesn't have Glow Berries is fertilized, it gets Glow Berries
  • A Cave Vine block that has Glow Berries emits light
  • Cave Vines are climbable
• Introducing Glow Berries:
  • Use them to lure and breed foxes
  • They can be eaten and are as nutritious as sweet berries
  • Glow Berries can also be planted on the bottom of most solid, cube-shaped blocks to place cave vines underneath them
• Added the following blocks:
  • Azalea Leaves
  • Flowered Azalea Leaves
  • Rooted Dirt
  • Moss
  • Hanging Roots
  • Spore Blossom
  • Glow Berries
  • Cave Vines
  • Big Dripleaf
• Moss Carpet is a carpet-like block made out of moss
• Bonemeal rooted dirt gives hanging roots below
• Tilling rooted dirt with a hoe turns block to dirt and pop out a roots item
• Azalea and Flowering Azalea can now be used as furnace fuel
• Added Dripleaf Blocks
• Big Dripleaf Block is a platforming block in Lush Caves. Entities on top of the block will cause the block to tilt, and drop the entity
• Small Dripleaf Block is a decorative block in Lush Caves. Bone-mealing it creates a Big Dripleaf Block

Bug Fixes and Tweaks

Copper and Lightning Rod

• Copper ore Block textures are oriented correctly
• Copper Ingots can now only be crafted from unoxidized copper blocks on the crafting table
• The block state ambiguity concerning the states 'dripstone_thickness' and 'copper_oxidation' is resolved
• Copper Blocks, Slabs, and Stairs are registered using separate BlockIDs
• Sound of walking/running on Copper blocks is now assigned to 'Players' audio category
• Waxed Copper blocks can now be cut in Stonecutter
• Weathered Cut Copper Block cannot be cut into slabs in Stonecutter has been resolved
• Crafting Slabs from Copper blocks in a Stonecutter will now yield two slabs
• Copper Blocks, Stairs, and Slabs now have correct map colors
• Lightning strikes target entities and blocks in the same priority order as Java
• Copper Oxidation now using Random Tick to change state, parity with Java
• It's now possible to de-wax Copper using furnace
• Stonecutter can be used to get cut, slab, and stair variants using Copper Block or Cut Copper Block
• Right clicking on Copper while holding an Axe will de-wax copper, scraping off patina one step at a time
• Waxed copper block variants cannot be de-waxed using furnaces or blast furnaces
• Particles get emitted around Copper Block when:
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  • Waxed by the player
  • Waxed by a dispenser
  • Waxing off by player
  • Scraping off patina layer
  • Hit by lightning
• Lightning Rods struck by lightning will decrement the oxidation age of nearby copper blocks
• Leaves surrounded by blocks no longer turn opaque when a lightning rod is placed on top of them
• Lightning Rods no longer connect to fences or walls
• Lightning Rods are now waterloggable, which in turn solves a culling issue with water
• The lightning rod emits particles during a thunder storm if there is nothing above it
• Players can interact with other blocks when holding a Lightning Rod in hand

General

• Sign Text is no longer invisible on older worlds
• Ink Sacs and Dyes now make sounds when used on signs
• Selecting featured offer on Profile Screen will properly redirect user to complete list of featured offers
• Fixed non-guest split-screen players' lost data on Xbox
• Made the sign-in buttons text fit the button in Portuguese-BR
• Use lighter color for text in Storage menu on Settings screen
• Fixed an issue where button textures were scaled wrong when applying Resource Packs
• Enabled navigating to the back button using only keyboard in some screens where it was not possible
• Fixed bug where switching between profile causes all other previewed profiles to be overridden by the initial one
• /clear command will apply the correct "data" argument for the sapling item
• /clear command will no longer remove an additional item from player's off-hand slot
• Fixed a bug where if the view bobbing setting was disabled the player's hand would still bob
• Fixed HudCursor not rendering inverted colors
• Piston and Sticky Piston are no longer appear black when Outline Selection is disabled
• Fixed fog in Nether biomes not rendering properly in some resource packs
• Glitchy lines are no longer visible on Signs with text
• Fixed barrier bug where non full blocks were flashing due to barrier not writing the depth
• Non-persistent mobs no longer despawn immediately after loading into the Nether
• Drowned will now swing their arm when throwing tridents
• Fixed crash when entering a Nether Portal and throwing a Bottle o' Enchanting at the same time

Character Creator

• Steve pants no longer color the bottom of appearance's feet when no footwear is equipped
• Users in multiplayer games should no longer see other players using pieces on their appearance that they do not own as Steve
• Changing skins while in splitscreen should now properly save for all local users and update properly for remote users
• Alex shirt no longer looks corrupted when equipped with different pants
• "Hooray!" emote will now display in the emotes section if already owned

VR

• The death screen is now visible when behind full-screen effects (on fire, standing in a portal, etc) in VR
• Fixed translucent rendering of occluded UI elements, including when viewing menus near blocks
• Item aliases do not show up in autocomplete for duplicate items but commands can still succeed if the user runs the command with aliases