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'''1.16 Pre-release 3''' (known as '''1.16-pre3''' in the [[Minecraft:launcher]]) is the third pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16]], released on June 10, 2020,<ref>{{Mcnet|minecraft-1-16-pre-release-3|Minecraft 1.16 Pre-Release 3|June 10, 2020}}</ref> which makes a few minor changes and fixes many bugs.

== Additions ==
=== Gameplay ===
'''[[Minecraft:Loot table]]s'''
* Added a loot table for the [[Minecraft:nether portal block]].

=== General ===
'''[[Minecraft:Tag]]s'''
* Added <code>infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag.
** Contains netherrack and magma blocks.
** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the overworld.
* Added <code>infiniburn_nether</code> block tag.
** Contains the <code>#infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag.
** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the nether.
* Added <code>infiniburn_end</code> block tag.
** Contains the <code>#infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag as well as bedrock.
** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the end.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
'''[[Minecraft:Lava]]'''
* Visibility under lava is now slightly better when under the effect of [[Minecraft:Fire Resistance]].

'''[[Minecraft:Observer]]s'''
* The back texture while powered on has been changed.

'''[[Minecraft:Potted cactus]]'''
* Top face now uses the top texture of cactus, rather than the side texture.
* Now no longer contains dirt.

'''[[Minecraft:Sign]]s'''
* Changed the capitalization of "Edit sign message" to "Edit Sign Message" in the sign GUI.

=== Items ===
'''[[Minecraft:Food]]'''
* Can now be placed on unlit [[Minecraft:campfire]]s.

'''[[Minecraft:Shroomlight]]s'''
* Can now be composted.

=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Piglin]]s'''
* Now are angered if they hear a player breaking a chest or block of gold (or similar), even when out of their line of sight.
* No longer have unique helmet textures.

'''[[Minecraft:Strider]]s'''
* Are now more common.

'''[[Minecraft:Wither]]s'''
* Can now be built sideways even at Y=0 and Y=1.

'''[[Minecraft:Zombified piglin]]s'''
* Now drop experience orbs and rare drops if killed by entity while in angered state.<ref>{{bug|MC-187449}}</ref>

=== World generation ===
'''[[Minecraft:Bastion remnant]]s'''
* A few sub-structures that would not generate previously now generate.
** This includes <code>bastion/hoglin_stable/large_stables/inner_4</code> and <code>bastion/hoglin_stable/large_stables/outer_4</code>.
* A few unused sub-structures have been removed.
** This includes <code>bastion/hoglin_stable/stairs/stairs_0_mirrored</code>, <code>bastion/hoglin_stable/stairs/stairs_2</code>, and <code>bastion/hoglin_stable/stairs/stairs_3</code>.
* Removed the emerald block from <code>bastion/treasure/big_air_full</code>.

'''[[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es '''
* Are now slightly more common.

=== Gameplay ===
'''[[Minecraft:Advancement]]s'''
* The advancement "Oh Shiny" no longer unlocks if the distracted piglin is a baby. The advancement also does not unlock if the player uses [[Minecraft:gold nugget]]s, since they were removed from the <code>piglin_loved</code> item tag.

'''Debug messages'''
* Changed the description of the F3+N shortcut in the F3+Q output from "F3 + N = Cycle creative <-> spectator" to "F3 + N = Cycle previous gamemode <-> spectator".

'''[[Minecraft:Dual wield]]'''
* Item can be swapped into the off-hand from any open inventory, instead from only the hotbar.

=== General ===
'''Chat'''
* Changed the capitalization of "Click to copy to Clipboard" to "Click to Copy to Clipboard".

'''Credits'''
* Updated the credits.

'''[[Minecraft:Entities]]'''
* The neutral mob NBT tag <code>AngryAt</code> is now used when the mob is angry at any entity, not just players.

'''Options'''
* The localization key for the offhand keybinding was changed from <code>key.swapHands</code> to <code>key.swapOffhand</code>.
* Changed the description of fancy graphics to "'Fancy' graphics balances performance and quality for the majority of machines. [New line] Weather, clouds and particles may not appear behind translucent blocks or water."
** Was previously "'Fancy' graphics balances performance and quality for the majority of machines."
* Changed the description of fabulous graphics to "'Fabulous' graphics uses screen shaders for drawing weather, clouds and particles behind translucent blocks and water. [New line] This may severely impact performance for portable devices and 4K displays."
** Was previously "'Fabulous' graphics enables screen shaders to draw translucent objects per-pixel. [New line] This may severely impact performance for portable devices and 4k displays."
* Changed the description of the offhand swap key in the controls section from "Swap Item In Hands" to "Swap Item With Offhand".

'''[[Minecraft:Region file format|Region files]]'''
* Region files are now only opened in synchronous mode on Windows, not on other operating systems. Status of this feature can be manually controlled by following options:
** For dedicated servers: <code>sync-chunk-writes</code> within <code>server.properties</code>.
** For clients: <code>syncChunkWrites</code> within <code>options.txt</code>.

'''[[Minecraft:Splash]]es'''
* The splash "Sexy!" was changed to "Moderately attractive!"
** At the time of this snapshot's release, this change had no effect as the splashes relating to the COVID-19 pandemic were still in place.

'''[[Minecraft:Tag]]s'''
* Removed gold nuggets from the <code>piglin_loved</code> item tag.
* The <code>sand</code> block tag is now used to determine whether turtle eggs can hatch on a block.

'''World creation'''
* The game now attempts to recover worlds broken in [[Minecraft:1.16-pre1]].
* A loading screen is now displayed while the game is reading world data for loading, creating or re-creating a world.
* [[Minecraft:Commands/gamerule|Gamerule]] descriptions now span multiple lines if needed on the game rules screen.
* Changed the capitalization of some strings.
** "Create backup and load" was changed to "Create Backup and Load".
** "Safe mode" was changed to "Safe Mode".
** "Edit game rules" was changed to "Edit Game Rules".
** "Import settings" was changed to "Import Settings".
** "Floating islands" was changed to "Floating Islands".
** "Go back" was changed to "Go Back".
** "Reset to default" was changed to "Reset to Default".

'''[[Minecraft:raids.dat format|Raid data files]]'''
* Rename the data file for the nether from <code>raids_nether.dat</code> to <code>raids.dat</code>.
** However, the game neither moves the old file nor imports data from the old file.

== Fixes ==
{{fixes|fixedin=1.16 Pre-release 3
|;old
|13823|Leads are incorrectly positioned on certain entities.
|14680|Lead is shifted upwards or downwards based on leashed entity height.
|27535|Mobs can sometimes still despawn, even if named with a name tag.
|55493|JSON text selectors always have predefined {{cd|clickEvent}} and {{cd|hoverEvent}}.
|84610|Off-hand hotkey does not work in inventories.
|103462|Some translucent parts of entities are rendered behind translucent blocks, block entities and some entities (depending on loading order).
|131286|Attack will use right hand instead of left hand when swimming (main hand: left).
|134608|Certain spawner tag conditions induce game crash.
|139313|Ascending and descending simultaneously in lava while flying in Creative mode causes the player to float upwards.
|139361|Skull model positioned out of bounding.
|143473|Teleporting a mob while it is pathfinding will make it navigate back to where it was originally going.
|152157|"Marie Stålkrantz" is not the right color in game credits.
|159371|Leads are incorrectly positioned on bees.
|159502|Bees do not avoid water; killing themselves.
|160520|Bees' wandering AI tries to go through three-way corners.
|163254|Block entities, transparent blocks, water, and clouds always render in front of lightning.
|163921|Placing a block while looking at redstone ore plays no sound.
|166346|Transparent blocks do not render properly with tripwire above.
|167043|Enchantment glint only applies to the handle of shields with banners.
|169008|Using end portal in the nether teleports the player to the end, but at the same coordinates the player was in the nether.
|171618|Players wearing armor take less damage from burning when standing in fire under certain conditions.
|171969|Fall damage is negated when stepping up after falling.
|177712|Nether portal blocks do not have loot tables.
|182076|Horse jumping sound is unused.
|182249|Problems with {{cd|potted_cactus.json}} block model file.
|185616|Turtle eggs cannot hatch on red sand.
|185949|Copy "C" in "Click to Copy to Clipboard" is not capitalized.
|186353|The "s" and "m" in "Edit sign message" are uncapitalized.
|;dev
|171810|Some Mojang employees are not mentioned in the credits.
|172053|Nether particles get stuck on the bottom of blocks.
|172105|When a piglin is dancing, targeting or looking at an item, the chestplate the piglin is wearing does not adjust to the piglin's pose.
|172110|Texture of turtle shells is missing when worn by a piglin or zombified piglin.
|172871|Unable to spawn wither in horizontal arrangement below y level 2.
|173310|Observer powered texture does not match unpowered.
|173404|Desync when mounting an entity while sneaking.
|173825|Bats break turtle eggs.
|176094|Baby zombified piglin chicken jockeys can spawn riding striders.
|177336|"Failed to access level" when opening a world from a CIFS mount on Ubuntu.
|177530|The new {{cd|minecraft:attributes}} registry is plural, while all the others are singular.
|177542|Chunk loading and saving is extremely slow when {{cd|sync-chunk-writes{{=}}true}}.
|177626|Spruce generation is broken.
|177694|Zombified piglin spawn egg is placed before zombie villager spawn egg in the Creative inventory.
|177795|Overworld music can start playing in the Nether in Survival.
|177863|Shroomlights cannot be composted.
|177876|Striders are now much rarer.
|178010|Lena Raine does not appear in credits.
|178338|Striders only get warm when lava touches their legs.
|179140|Sea guardians have an odd swimming behavior.
|180603|Wrong structures are generated in Superflat worlds.
|181630|Advancement trigger {{cd|minecraft:tick}} does not support standard {{cd|player}} predicate.
|181813|Edit "g"ame "r"ules are not capitalized in the "Game Rules" menu title.
|181884|Falling quickly/flying with elytra/swimming with Riptide trident and throwing a projectile will cause it to hit the player.
|182766|Recipe book search function does not work if recipe book was not open before.
|182825|Mob name colors still don't work with translation/keybind components.
|182909|{{key|Escape}} from Customized World's biome selection screen kicks the player back to the main menu.
|183018|When sneaking while flying underwater in creative, the player exits flying mode after a few seconds.
|183402|Tutorial does not advance when breaking nether tree.
|183554|Ruined portals generated in lava lakes unnaturally displace lava, resulting in weird borders.
|183588|Stray emerald block in structure {{cd|bastion/treasure/big_air_full}}.
|183594|The 5th large inner and outer hoglin stables do not generate in bastions.
|183599|Some hoglin stable stair structures do not generate.
|183762|Description of {{key|F3}}+{{key|N}} in help menu still describes the old functionality.
|183809|Large oak trees replace blocks.
|183880|Distracting baby piglins with gold grants the "Oh Shiny" advancement.
|183915|Wall heads and skulls are slightly offset from block selection outline.
|183931|Nether fortress mobs no longer spawn in extended bounding box.
|183933|{{cd|show_text}} in {{cmd|tellraw}}'s {{cd|hoverEvents}} do not work for components that need resolving (nbt, score, selector).
|184093|Using an End gateway teleports the player half a block too high.
|184250|Font of the enchantments displayed in the enchanting table is italic.
|184608|"Unknown biome, defaulting to plains" error upon launching the game.
|184612|"Import Settings" "s" is not capitalized.
|184653|[Crash] {{cd|java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: value already present:}} – Game crashes when worldgen dimension type presets are not unique.
|184675|Superflat void preset does not have a starting platform again.
|184699|{{cmd|spreadplayers under}} does not prevent invalid values.
|184723|The "i" in "World Type: Floating islands" is not capitalized.
|184757|[Crash] {{cd|java.lang.NullPointerException: Ticking memory connection}} on loading a dimension with debug chunk generator.
|184887|The player can spawn in the bedrock ceiling of a Caves world.
|184900|Newline in {{cmd|tellraw}} adds a space at the beginning of the new line.
|184948|Swapping json data for dimensions via custom world breaks portals.
|184984|Game crashes after generating multiple worlds in succession.
|185004|[Crash] {{cd|java.lang.NullPointerException}} – Crash on entering End/Nether portal when dimension is removed in worldgen settings.
|185164|Bottom half of icebergs always generate at y{{=}}62 regardless of {{cd|sea_level}}.
|185285|Entering the end or the nether after creating and reentering a debug world crashes the game.
|185299|Villagers cannot be summoned with a specific type unless the player also specifies a profession.
|185363|{{cd|sync-chunk-writes}} often takes over a minute to close a world.
|185417|Maps reset on upgrade.
|186084|Piglin head and torso floats and detaches during celebration dance.
|186085|Player is unable to interact with the world after dismounting a boat while it is moving.
|186091|When a player stops swimming, "diving underwater" sound occurs and vision flashes.
|186092|The head of a piglin becomes offset after performing their celebration dance.
|186097|Pigs are moving very slowly.
|186248|"m" in "Safe Mode" button is not capitalized.
|186263|"b" & "l" in "Create Backup & Load" is not capitalized.
|186403|Swimming up on the side of flowing water no longer prevents the player from drowning.
|186492|Lily pad placement in creative mode causes item on hotbar to flicker/vanish.
|186905|"Superflat Customization" screen resets every time a user opens it and does not show previously saved settings.
|187363|Charged respawn anchors no longer light up blocks around them.
|187367|Netherite recipes show up in crafting table despite requiring a smithing table to use.
|187371|Game crashes when attempting to change cloud settings on some graphics cards.
|187392|Items in waterlogged stairs do not float up high enough to be caught by a water stream above the stair.
|187394|Dying ender dragons are rendered completely white when using Fabulous graphics.
|187402|Lighting in the end dimension is much darker when on a server.
|187405|{{cmd|seed}} is no longer available without cheats enabled.
|187411|Particles and clouds not rendering properly behind stained glass and solid blocks.
|187437|Held item is invisible in inventory menu.
|187449|Zombified piglins do not drop XP and rare drops anymore if killed by anything other than the player while in angered state.
|187466|Mobs killed in creative mode do not drop experience.
|187468|Enchantment glint does not render for certain things on Fabulous setting.
|187478|Mobs that flee when hit no longer flee after being hit by a player in creative.
|187483|The advancement "Two by Two" can be achieved by just breeding turtles.
|187504|Mobs do not drop rare drop items when killed by a player in Creative mode.
|187552|Piglins and hoglins shake in the nether on servers.
|187585|Dolphins with {{cd|NoAI:1b}} can drown.
|187592|Piglins constantly pick up gold nuggets and drop them.
|;previous
|187611|White squares when in first person with Fabulous video settings and {{key|F1}}.
|187618|Demo world not saving after saving and quitting then quitting out of ''Minecraft''.
|187673|[Crash] {{cd|java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unregistered dimension type}}.
|187676|"d" in "Reset to default" is not capitalized.
|187677|"b" in "Go back" is not capitalized.
|187679|Bees stay angry far longer.
|187729|Villagers don't show angry particles when hit.
|187730|Newly spawned zombified piglins do not pick up the aggro of older spawned aggravated zombified piglins.
|187739|{{cd|NeutralMob.playerDied}} (Player) does not return if {{cd|forgiveDeadPlayers{{=}}false}}.
|187796|Wolves only use their hostile appearance after being attacked.
|187811|Ender dragon death animation suddenly flashes right after it has ended.
|187978|{{cmd|seed}} available to all players on multiplayer server.
|188070|Glitched skin while swimming (left hand).
|188088|Overworld superflat preset no longer generates with terrain decorations.
|188216|Superflat biome selection overrides block selection on "Create New World" screen.
|188370|Zombified piglins no longer make angry sounds when hostile toward a non-player entity.
|188393|"K" in "4k" is not capitalized.
}}</onlyinclude>

== Videos ==
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== Trivia ==
* 1.16-pre3 held the record for the largest number of bug fixes in a single pre-release, as well as in any development version, at 131. However, this was beaten by [[Minecraft:24w33a]].

== References ==
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	=== Gameplay ===		=== Gameplay ===
	'''[[Minecraft:Loot table]]s'''		'''[[Minecraft:Loot table]]s'''
	* Added a loot table for the [[Minecraft:~~nether~~ portal block]].		* Added a loot table for the [[Minecraft:Nether portal block]].

	=== General ===		=== General ===
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	* Added <code>infiniburn_nether</code> block tag.		* Added <code>infiniburn_nether</code> block tag.
	** Contains the <code>#infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag.		** Contains the <code>#infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag.
	** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the ~~nether~~.		** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the Nether.
	* Added <code>infiniburn_end</code> block tag.		* Added <code>infiniburn_end</code> block tag.
	** Contains the <code>#infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag as well as bedrock.		** Contains the <code>#infiniburn_overworld</code> block tag as well as bedrock.
	** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the ~~end~~.		** Fire burns infinitely on blocks in this tag in the End.

	== Changes ==		== Changes ==
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	'''[[Minecraft:raids.dat format\|Raid data files]]'''		'''[[Minecraft:raids.dat format\|Raid data files]]'''
	* Rename the data file for the ~~nether~~ from <code>raids_nether.dat</code> to <code>raids.dat</code>.		* Rename the data file for the Nether from <code>raids_nether.dat</code> to <code>raids.dat</code>.
	** However, the game neither moves the old file nor imports data from the old file.		** However, the game neither moves the old file nor imports data from the old file.

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	\|166346\|Transparent blocks do not render properly with tripwire above.		\|166346\|Transparent blocks do not render properly with tripwire above.
	\|167043\|Enchantment glint only applies to the handle of shields with banners.		\|167043\|Enchantment glint only applies to the handle of shields with banners.
	\|169008\|Using ~~end~~ portal in the ~~nether~~ teleports the player to the ~~end~~, but at the same coordinates the player was in the ~~nether~~.		\|169008\|Using End portal in the Nether teleports the player to the End, but at the same coordinates the player was in the Nether.
	\|171618\|Players wearing armor take less damage from burning when standing in fire under certain conditions.		\|171618\|Players wearing armor take less damage from burning when standing in fire under certain conditions.
	\|171969\|Fall damage is negated when stepping up after falling.		\|171969\|Fall damage is negated when stepping up after falling.
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	\|182909\|{{key\|Escape}} from Customized World's biome selection screen kicks the player back to the main menu.		\|182909\|{{key\|Escape}} from Customized World's biome selection screen kicks the player back to the main menu.
	\|183018\|When sneaking while flying underwater in creative, the player exits flying mode after a few seconds.		\|183018\|When sneaking while flying underwater in creative, the player exits flying mode after a few seconds.
	\|183402\|Tutorial does not advance when breaking ~~nether~~ tree.		\|183402\|Tutorial does not advance when breaking Nether tree.
	\|183554\|Ruined portals generated in lava lakes unnaturally displace lava, resulting in weird borders.		\|183554\|Ruined portals generated in lava lakes unnaturally displace lava, resulting in weird borders.
	\|183588\|Stray emerald block in structure {{cd\|bastion/treasure/big_air_full}}.		\|183588\|Stray emerald block in structure {{cd\|bastion/treasure/big_air_full}}.
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	\|185004\|[Crash] {{cd\|java.lang.NullPointerException}} – Crash on entering End/Nether portal when dimension is removed in worldgen settings.		\|185004\|[Crash] {{cd\|java.lang.NullPointerException}} – Crash on entering End/Nether portal when dimension is removed in worldgen settings.
	\|185164\|Bottom half of icebergs always generate at y{{=}}62 regardless of {{cd\|sea_level}}.		\|185164\|Bottom half of icebergs always generate at y{{=}}62 regardless of {{cd\|sea_level}}.
	\|185285\|Entering the ~~end~~ or the ~~nether~~ after creating and reentering a debug world crashes the game.		\|185285\|Entering the End or the Nether after creating and reentering a debug world crashes the game.
	\|185299\|Villagers cannot be summoned with a specific type unless the player also specifies a profession.		\|185299\|Villagers cannot be summoned with a specific type unless the player also specifies a profession.
	\|185363\|{{cd\|sync-chunk-writes}} often takes over a minute to close a world.		\|185363\|{{cd\|sync-chunk-writes}} often takes over a minute to close a world.
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	\|187392\|Items in waterlogged stairs do not float up high enough to be caught by a water stream above the stair.		\|187392\|Items in waterlogged stairs do not float up high enough to be caught by a water stream above the stair.
	\|187394\|Dying ender dragons are rendered completely white when using Fabulous graphics.		\|187394\|Dying ender dragons are rendered completely white when using Fabulous graphics.
	\|187402\|Lighting in the ~~end~~ dimension is much darker when on a server.		\|187402\|Lighting in the End dimension is much darker when on a server.
	\|187405\|{{cmd\|seed}} is no longer available without cheats enabled.		\|187405\|{{cmd\|seed}} is no longer available without cheats enabled.
	\|187411\|Particles and clouds not rendering properly behind stained glass and solid blocks.		\|187411\|Particles and clouds not rendering properly behind stained glass and solid blocks.
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	\|187483\|The advancement "Two by Two" can be achieved by just breeding turtles.		\|187483\|The advancement "Two by Two" can be achieved by just breeding turtles.
	\|187504\|Mobs do not drop rare drop items when killed by a player in Creative mode.		\|187504\|Mobs do not drop rare drop items when killed by a player in Creative mode.
	\|187552\|Piglins and hoglins shake in the ~~nether~~ on servers.		\|187552\|Piglins and hoglins shake in the Nether on servers.
	\|187585\|Dolphins with {{cd\|NoAI:1b}} can drown.		\|187585\|Dolphins with {{cd\|NoAI:1b}} can drown.
	\|187592\|Piglins constantly pick up gold nuggets and drop them.		\|187592\|Piglins constantly pick up gold nuggets and drop them.