Java Edition 1.16 Release Candidate 1

This page covers a development version that has a major issue under certain conditions.

 

The dedicated server for this version has a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.^[1]

Minecraft 1.16 Release Candidate 1

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1.16 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.16-rc1 in the launcher) is the first and only release candidate for Java Edition 1.16, released on June 18, 2020,^[2] which modifies splash texts and fixes bugs. This is the first release candidate version since 1.0.0 RC2.

Splashes

• The COVID-19 pandemic set of splash texts have been added to the normal set of splashes.
• Added new splashes:
  • This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be!
  • Honey, I grew the bees!
  • Find your claw!
  • Everybody do the Leif!
  • <3 Max & 99 & Ducky!
  • Bushy eyebrows!
  • Edit is a name!
  • From free range developers!
  • Music by Lena Raine!
  • Aww man!
  • #minecraftfarms
  • And my pickaxe!
  • Envision! Create! Share!
  • Fabulous graphics!
  • Also try Minecraft Dungeons!
  • Vanilla!
  • May contain traces of citrus!
  • Zoglin!?

The Nether

• Fixed issues with the Nether surface generation, which caused issues like floating lava and crimson forests without nylium.^{[check the code]}

Optimizing worlds

• The progress bar when optimizing worlds are now color-coded according to the type of dimension, and the ratio is calculated according to the number of chunks to optimize for each.
  • Green for the Overworld, brown for the Nether, and light orange for the End.
  • This applies to custom dimensions as well.

Splashes

• The COVID-19 pandemic set of splashes no longer overwrite the normal ones.
• Removed some splashes:
  • Undocumented!
  • Down with O.P.P.!
  • Lewd with two dudes with food!
  • Switches and ores!
  • Huge tracts of land!
  • Totally forgot about Dre!
  • Popping tags!
  • Getting ready to show!
  • Getting ready to know!
  • Getting ready to drop!
  • Getting ready to shock!
  • Getting ready to freak!
  • Getting ready to speak!

16 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.16

• MC-59540 – Creating superflat world without layers causes to get "Classic Flat".
• MC-86197 – Shield blocking happens even while eating.
• MC-88901 – Blocking with Shield, and getting hit causes visual bug.
• MC-109121 – 2×2 jungle and spruce trees do not grow from the lowest layer.
• MC-117312 – Hover and click events are at wrong position for right-to-left languages.
• MC-135333 – Open fence gates still block players in water.
• MC-150543 – Using a stonecutter can sometimes crash the game in certain circumstances.
• MC-152934 – Water and lava disappear when dispensed through a dispenser at build limit.
• MC-164224 – Non updated lava layers that rarely generate in Nether wastes, crimson forests, and warped forests.
• MC-164569 – Random "Block Broken" in jungle.
• MC-166921 – Incorrect bow animation when eating.
• MC-166959 – Cannot trade with villager after clicking on them while holding a written book.
• MC-174790 – Mob on turtle eggs causes the game to crash.
• MC-175634 – Fishing line disconnects while drinking.

From the 1.16 development versions

• MC-181833 – Crash on world startup after playing world in 20w18a.
• MC-187423 – Ender pearls sometimes won't work with end gateways.

• The splash "This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be!" is a reference to Monty Python's Flying Circus "Dead Parrot Sketch".
• The splash "Honey, I grew the bees!" is a reference to the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids as well as the size of the bee mob added in 1.15.
• The splash "From free range developers!" is a reference to the "From free-range hens" phrase seen on egg boxes.
• The splash "Music by Lena Raine!" is a reference to the new music tracks added in 1.16, made by Lena Raine.
• The splash "Aww man!" is a reference to the "Creeper, aww man" meme, originating from CaptainSparklez' Minecraft parody song, Revenge.^[3]
• The splash "#minecraftfarms" is a hashtag Felix Jones wanted to get trending.^[4]
• 1.16 Release Candidate 1 was released exactly 10 years after Infdev 20100618.
• This is the first release candidate available in the launcher.