1.20.2 — release journal
What 1.20.2 changed for data packs, measured against 1.20.2-rc2, the build before it. Released 2023-09-20; 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
| 1.20.2-rc2 | 1.20.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Resource pack format | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Data version | 3577 | 3578 |
Registries
No registry gained, lost or changed an entry.
The official notes
Read the 1.20.2 article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- Command History
- Network optimizations
- Multi-version Packs
- Symbolic Link Validation
- Network Protocol
- server.properties
- Telemetry
- Resource Pack Version 16
- GUI Sprite Sheet
- Resource Pack Version 17
- Resource Pack Version 18
- Data Pack Version 16
- Commands
- Functions
- Display Entity Interpolation
- Attributes
- Game Events
- Tags
- Data Pack Version 17
- Mob effect storage changes
- Loot Tables
- Data Pack Version 18
- Experimental Features
- Villager Trade Rebalance
Minecraft Wiki page for 1.20.2.
In the journal
← 1.20.2-rc2 · All builds · 23w40a →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 1.20.2 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 1.20.2 — section names only.