Minecraft 1.16 Pre-Release 5

Spend your weekend with this brand new fifth pre-release for Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 - it has a check to warn you not to try to run with too high graphics settings for your system and a bunch of bug fixes.

Changes in 1.16 Pre-Release 5#

• Added a GPU warn list for graphics drivers that are known to have rendering issues with Fabulous graphics
• If your GPU driver is detected as problematic then a warning message will be displayed with details of the detected problem
• This warning message can be ignored, but support cannot be provided for graphics drivers on the warn list running Fabulous

Fixed Bugs in 1.16 Pre-Release 5#

• MC-141934 Ctrl + Pick block on a lectern does not display its book despite being saved to NBT
• MC-148955 Iron golems can spawn inside of non-full blocks
• MC-149308 Thrown items appear right in front of head for a frame
• MC-166276 Thrown items and blocks sometimes appear black for an instant
• MC-166413 Item frame turns black for an instant when being placed
• MC-166718 Mobs no longer suffocate inside of soul sand, farmland or grass paths
• MC-167359 Items are bright for a brief moment after being broken
• MC-167362 Item frames are bright for a brief moment when placed
• MC-177361 Villagers/wandering traders don't flee away from zoglins
• MC-180867 Jukeboxes grabbed with an NBT+ picker do not release discs on right click.
• MC-181605 Right-clicking a Respawn Anchor with an item in off-hand uses that item
• MC-182119 Game mode description text is no longer centered and now extends off the screen in some languages
• MC-183469 Mobs do not pathfind around holes or lava
• MC-185777 Shift-clicking a netherite ingot in a smithing table moves the ingot to gear slot
• MC-186206 Water tinted rendered differently behind glass top versus sides
• MC-188468 User Control for "Swap Item with Offhand" gets reset when upgrading from 1.16pre-2 to 3
• MC-188489 "Switch item with offhand" inventory keyboard shortcut still works in Search Items creative tab, overriding text input
• MC-188505 Attacking an entity while sneaking cancels sneaking for a moment, then desyncs client and server about player's height
• MC-188509 Zombified Piglins drop experience but not gold ingots when they die while aggressive
• MC-188542 Custom world gen settings causes minecraft to crash upon import
• MC-188633 Small mobs drown while in boat
• MC-188652 Gamerules doMobLoot and doTileDrops have the same description in gamerule menu
• MC-188655 Number keys in Creative search override typing in the search bar, resulting in unintentional hotbar item switching
• MC-188675 Bed heads, tall flowers and bottom doors drop two items
• MC-188678 Milking a cow/mooshroom for milk or mushroom stew consumes the item without giving anything back
• MC-188691 Can no longer light Nether Portal using Fire Charge on the side of Obsidian