Minecraft Snapshot 21w44a

Another snapshot is now available. We've added new world generation below existing chunks, and blocks and fluids are now also part of the simulation distance setting. We also fixed a few bugs.

Keep in mind that we're still working on the world upgrades, so making a backup before upgrading is still a good idea.

Enjoy!

New Features in 21w44a

• New world generation is now inserted under existing chunks when upgrading a world to the new world height
• Added an Online options screen where you can now find the Realms Notifications option and Difficulty when on a server
• Added an "Allow Server Listings" option to opt-out of having your name displayed in server listings

Changes in 21w44a

• Sleeping now only resets the weather cycle if it was raining
• Blocks and fluids are now also affected by simulation distance. It might be a good idea to test that the behavior of your Redstone contraptions remained the same
• Optimized entity collisions

Technical Changes in 21w44a

• Servers can now set property hide-online-players to true in order to not send a player list on status requests
• When JFR profiling is started from an external source, the JFR events for network packets are now aggregated instead of one event per packet

Bugs fixed in 21w44a

• MC-63340 Sleeping always resets time until rain
• MC-170551 Foxes can't spawn on podzol or coarse dirt
• MC-200494 In mineshafts, torches can generate attached to blocks other than the wooden supports
• MC-216432 Mineshafts can generate with light but without any torches
• MC-216561 Torches not spawning in abandoned mineshafts under y=0
• MC-217038 Large dripstone structures can be generated outside the caves
• MC-236701 New mountain biomes don't count towards "Adventuring Time" advancement
• MC-236938 /jfr stop output does not have a link
• MC-237986 Mobs specific to structures aren't spawning in their structures
• MC-238062 Foxes & Wolves don't spawn in Groves
• MC-238761 Adventuring Time does not account for the new cave biomes
• MC-238877 Deep Ocean & Ocean is not needed for the "Adventure Time" advancement
• MC-238900 Values of 'Infinity' in noise settings in default worldgen
• MC-238912 Powder snow strips can't generate exposed to the surface
• MC-238962 Icebergs go all the way to ocean floor.
• MC-238966 Old Growth Spruce Taiga and Old Growth Birch Forest aren't part of the "Adventuring Time" advancement
• MC-238968 Windswept Gravelly Hills & Windswept Savanna aren't apart of the "Adventuring Time" advancement
• MC-239280 Withers do not move down to follow the player when the wither's health is half or lower
• MC-239344 All torches in mineshafts are facing the wrong way
• MC-239359 Wither Skeletons can only spawn on Nether Bricks
• MC-239689 The "amplified" boolean in noise settings does nothing
• MC-239854 Nether and caves world is missing bedrock
• MC-239858 Nether decorations can be generated on the original bedrock layer
• MC-239866 Terrain shaper in noise_settings is not used