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Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 4

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1.18 Pre-release 4 (known as 1.18-pre4 in the launcher) is the fourth pre-release for Java Edition 1.18, released on November 17, 2021,[1] which fixes bugs and crashes.

Fixes

4 issues fixed

From the 1.18 development versions

  • MC-241172 – Rare Datafixer error occurred in old world.

From the previous development version

  • MC-241774 – Crash when going nether portals or creating a single biome world with nether biomes // java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index 0 out of bounds for length 0.
  • MC-241775 – Crash when going through end portals or creating a single biome world with end biomes // java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException: -5.
  • MC-241778 – Game crashes or freeze when loading and upgrading the 1.17.1 version of the Superflat world // java.util.concurrent.CompletionException: z: Biome decoration.

Videos

Videos made by slicedlime:

Trivia

  • This Pre-release was released around two hours after the previous one released.
  • This was the first time two Java Edition developmental versions were released on the same day since 19w38a and 19w38b, which were released more than two years before.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft 1.18 Pre-Release 4" – Minecraft.net, November 17, 2021.

Sources