Java Edition 1.19.4 Pre-release 4

1.19.4 Pre-release 4 (known as 1.19.4-pre4 in the launcher) is the fourth and final pre-release for Java Edition 1.19.4, released on March 8, 2023,^[1] which updates textures for cherry leaves and cherry signs, and fixes bugs.

Options

• Added "Credits & Attribution" button in the options menu.
  • Minecraft's credits, attribution, and licenses can be accessed.

Tag

• Added following damage type tag:
  • #bypasses_shield: contains #bypasses_armor, falling_anvil, and falling_stalactite.

Sculk sensor

• Is now activated upon breaking shulker bullets.

Display entity

• When a new interpolation is started, it now starts from the current state instead of the final state.

These changes only take effect when the 1.20 experimental data pack is enabled.

Cherry leaves and cherry sign

• The textures have been updated.​^{[more information needed]}

32 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.19

• MC-172305 – Some words within /clear command feedback messages are always pluralized.
• MC-193497 – Tall Grass & Large Fern are rendered incorrectly when an Enderman is holding them.
• MC-210816 – Sculk sensors are not activated upon breaking shulker bullets.
• MC-211071 – Some words within /spreadplayers command feedback messages are always pluralized.

From 1.19.2

• MC-255060 – Some words within /function and /schedule command feedback messages are always pluralized.
• MC-255087 – Some words within /worldborder command feedback messages are always pluralized.
• MC-256270 – Some words within some multiplayer command feedback messages are always pluralized.
• MC-257784 – Some words within some realms strings are always pluralized.

From 1.19.3

• MC-259259 – Hostile mobs can't replace armor they're wearing with better armor.
• MC-259702 – The death.attack.hotFloor.player string is missing an article before the word "danger".
• MC-259714 – Death messages relating to dragons' breath aren't possessive.
• MC-259715 – The death.attack.message_too_long string is missing an article before the word "message".
• MC-260764 – Right-clicking will focus text fields.
• MC-260765 – Right-clicking will move packs in the pack edit screen.
• MC-260774 – Players are kicked from server environments due to chat message validation failures when attempting to type in chat after having previously altered chat settings.

From the 1.19.4 development versions

• MC-259603 – The selectWorld.gameMode.hardcore.info string displayed within the create new world GUI is improperly capitalized.
• MC-259610 – Gamemode information strings consist of inconsistent concluding punctuation.
• MC-259637 – Natural spider potion effects still last max int instead of infinity.
• MC-259792 – The selectWorld.experimental.message string is missing a serial comma.
• MC-259853 – block_display transform breaks when shearing.
• MC-259896 – item_display has a wrong default value.
• MC-260068 – The sounds of using brushes don't show any subtitles.
• MC-260196 – Entities don't recognize decorated pots as obstacles when pathfinding.
• MC-260214 – Entities will often spin while pathfinding on top of decorated pots.
• MC-260215 – Water within waterlogged decorated pots doesn't flow.
• MC-260265 – Lighting does not transform with display entities.
• MC-260321 – Sniffers in the distance have lots of Z-fighting on their body.
• MC-260429 – The texture of the Cherry Sign post has an inconsistency with the other Signs.
• MC-260497 – Villager trade button interferes with the slider.
• MC-260642 – tall_grass, and large_fern display gray as block_display entities.

From the previous development version

• MC-260681 – UI click sounds in Create New World menu tabs are louder than they should be.
• MC-260735 – You can block falling anvils and dripstone with a shield.