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Java Edition 1.21.4 Pre-Release 2

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1.21.4 Pre-Release 2 (known as 1.21.4-pre2 in the launcher) is the second pre-release for Java Edition 1.21.4, released on November 25, 2024,[1] which fixes bugs.

This version has a bug where players could take damage when falling from 1 block,[2] this was fixed in Java Edition 1.21.4 Pre-Release 3.

Changes

General

Data pack

  • The pack format version is now 61.
  • Renamed CookTime to cooking_time_spent.
  • Renamed CookTimeTotal to cooking_total_time.
  • Renamed BurnTime to lit_time_remaining.
  • Added the field lit_total_time representing the total time the furnace should be lit.

Fixes

9 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21

  • MC-10025 – Burn time indicator of a furnace not working correctly after reloading the world.
  • MC-197857 – Villagers trying to claim claimed beds.

From 1.21.1

  • MC-275952 – Riding a minecart above the water with Frost Walker boots on will also give the Frost Walker effect.

From 1.21.2

  • MC-277169 – Creaking moves while a player is looking at it while moving a certain way and looking through pale moss.

From the 1.21.4 development versions

  • MC-278256 – Horses jumping multiple times in a row take fall damage.
  • MC-278282 – "Tried to load a DUMMY block entity"/"Tried to load a block entity" errors at specific coordinates.
  • MC-278370 – Winter drop feature flag is not added to the removed features list.

From the previous development version

  • MC-278430 – Trim materials item tag is not deterministic in data generation.
  • MC-278497 – Using items while sneaking slows down the player way less than in previous versions.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft 1.21.4 Pre-Release 2" – Minecraft.net, November 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ MC-278518 – Player takes damage from jumping down from one block – resolved as "Fixed".

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