1.21.2 Pre-Release 1 — release journal
What 1.21.2-pre1 changed for data packs, measured against 24w40a, the build before it. Released 2024-10-08; development build — not a release.
📌 Additive
17 entries added and nothing removed. Existing packs keep their references; new content is available.
Formats
| 24w40a | 1.21.2-pre1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 56.0 | 57.0 moved |
| Resource pack format | 40.0 | 41.0 moved |
| Data version | 4072 | 4073 |
Registries
17 entries added and 0 removed across 5 registries.
| Registry | Change | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|
recipe_book_category | new registry | blast_furnace_blocks, blast_furnace_misc, campfire, crafting_building_blocks, crafting_equipment, crafting_misc, crafting_redstone, furnace_blocks, furnace_food, furnace_misc, smithing, smoker_food, stonecutter | — |
experiment/winter_drop/tag/worldgen/biome | changed | is_overworld | — |
slot_display | changed | with_remainder | — |
sound_event | changed | ui.hud.bubble_pop | — |
texture | changed | gui/sprites/hud/air_empty | — |
The official notes
Read the 1.21.2 Pre-Release 1 article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- Data Pack Version 57
- Item Components
- Particles
- Resource Pack Version 41
Minecraft Wiki page for 1.21.2-pre1.
In the journal
← 24w40a · All builds · 1.21.2-pre2 →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 1.21.2-pre1 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 1.21.2 Pre-Release 1 — section names only.