1.16.2 — release journal

What 1.16.2 changed for data packs, measured against 1.16.2-rc2, the build before it. Released 2020-08-11; full release.

💡 No measured change

Same data pack format, same registries. That is the strongest safe-for-data-packs signal a diff can give, and it is still not proof — behaviour changes and bug fixes are invisible to it.

Formats

1.16.2-rc21.16.2
Data pack format6.06.0
Resource pack format6.06.0
Data version25772578

Registries

No registry gained, lost or changed an entry.

The official notes

Read the 1.16.2 article on minecraft.net.

The article has no technical-changes section — it lists bug fixes only, or predates that heading.

Minecraft Wiki page for 1.16.2.

In the journal

← 1.16.2-rc2 · All builds · 1.16.3-rc1 →

Sources