1.16.2 Release Candidate 1 — release journal
What 1.16.2-rc1 changed for data packs, measured against 1.16.2-pre3, the build before it. Released 2020-08-07; development build — not a release.
The data pack format moved but no registry entry changed. That is not a no-op: the change is in file schemas — field shapes and required keys — which a registry diff cannot see. Read the article's technical sections below.
Formats
| 1.16.2-pre3 | 1.16.2-rc1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 5.0 | 6.0 moved |
| Resource pack format | 5.0 | 6.0 moved |
| Data version | 2575 | 2576 |
Registries
No registry gained, lost or changed an entry.
The official notes
This build has no article at its own address. Its notes are part of Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-Release 2, which covers it — checked, not assumed: that article names 1.16.2-rc1.
The article has no technical-changes section — it lists bug fixes only, or predates that heading.
Minecraft Wiki page for 1.16.2-rc1.
In the journal
← 1.16.2-pre3 · All builds · 1.16.2-rc2 →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 1.16.2-rc1 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-Release 2 — section names only.