1.16 Pre-release 2 — release journal
What 1.16-pre2 changed for data packs, measured against 1.16-pre1, the build before it. Released 2020-06-05; development build — not a 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-pre1 | 1.16-pre2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Resource pack format | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Data version | 2556 | 2557 |
Registries
No registry gained, lost or changed an entry.
The official notes
Read the Minecraft 1.16 Pre-Release 2 article on minecraft.net. It lives at an earlier build's address: minecraft.net updated that article in place and retitled it for 1.16-pre2.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- Data pack selection
- Pack selection screen
- Smithing recipes
- World Customization
Minecraft Wiki page for 1.16-pre2.
In the journal
← 1.16-pre1 · All builds · 1.16-pre3 →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 1.16-pre2 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — Minecraft 1.16 Pre-Release 2 — section names only.