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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox version&lt;br /&gt;
|title=15w51a&lt;br /&gt;
|edition=Java&lt;br /&gt;
|image=15w51a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|image2=Java Edition 15w51a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|type=Snapshot&lt;br /&gt;
|date=December 17, 2015&lt;br /&gt;
|parent=1.9&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;15w51a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the forty-seventh snapshot for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.9]], released on December 17, 2015,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{link|url=https://www.mojang.com/2015/12/minecraft-snapshot-15w51a/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://mojang.com/2015/12/minecraft-snapshot-15w51a/|title=Minecraft snapshot 15w51a|author=Searge|website=Mojang.com|date=December 17, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which fixes bugs and crashes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Additions==&lt;br /&gt;
===Command format===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Gamerule]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;spawnRadius&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
** Controls how far from the world spawn point players can [[Minecraft:World spawn/Multiplayer details|spawn]]. &lt;br /&gt;
** Defaults to 10.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Changes==&lt;br /&gt;
===Blocks===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Ice]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Water produced by melting ice now flows.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Mobs===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;General&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* AI and pathfinding have been improved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Creeper]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* No longer drop music discs when {{cmd|gamerule doMobLoot false}} is set.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Non-mob entities===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Boat]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Will now drop their corresponding wood planks when broken.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:End crystal]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* End crystals can no longer be placed in Adventure mode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===World generation===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Terrain&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* When riding a [[Minecraft:minecart]], [[Minecraft:boat]], [[Minecraft:pig]] or [[Minecraft:horse]], terrain will now normally generate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Command format===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{cmd|gamerule}}&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Using the command to set a game rule will now report the change: &amp;quot;Game rule &amp;amp;lt;gamerule&amp;amp;gt; has been updated to &amp;amp;lt;value&amp;amp;gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Gameplay===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Frost walker]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* No longer frosts blocks that do not have an air block above.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Spectator]] mode&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* A spectator is no longer able to open a chest where the loot has not been generated yet.&lt;br /&gt;
* They are given the message: &amp;quot;Unable to open. Loot not generated yet.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Status effect]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GlowingSnapshotComparison.png|thumb|250px|A comparison of the glowing effect on an ender dragon before and after this snapshot.]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Glowing]] status effect now outlines players and mobs more exactly, arrows stuck in them or items held and transparencies will now be obeyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Fixes ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{fixes|fixedin=15w51a|prefix=Minecraft&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|;old&lt;br /&gt;
|3564|Debug message &amp;quot;&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Unable to locate Sign at (x, y, z)&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;quot; left inside &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Minecraft&amp;#039;&amp;#039; client.&lt;br /&gt;
|13046|Certain supported characters glitch out, clearing outlines of text.&lt;br /&gt;
|51725|Gamerule &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;doMobLoot&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; does not affect the dropping of music discs.&lt;br /&gt;
|69072|{{cmd|worldborder warning distance/time}} throws an error when used without arguments.&lt;br /&gt;
|73886|Villagers don&amp;#039;t recognize blocked doors correctly.&lt;br /&gt;
|75256|&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;spawn-protection&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; is also spawn randomization size.&lt;br /&gt;
|93614|Bats fly from creative players.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|;dev&lt;br /&gt;
|85709|The ender dragon is incorrectly outlined when it has the glowing effect.&lt;br /&gt;
|86099|The outline of the glowing guardian&amp;#039;s tail is bigger than the tail itself.&lt;br /&gt;
|89246|When the &amp;quot;glowing&amp;quot; effect finishes on an entity it un-renders things for one frame.&lt;br /&gt;
|89915|Chunks don&amp;#039;t load when the player is in a minecart/on a horse/pig.&lt;br /&gt;
|89954|All boat types drop oak wood planks.&lt;br /&gt;
|90585|Navigating on a boat wearing Frost Walker enchantment frosts the water layer below the boat.&lt;br /&gt;
|92915|Items, blocks &amp;amp; XP orbs appear transparent and/or gray when picked up&lt;br /&gt;
|93503|Inner elytra texture doesn&amp;#039;t render while holding a skull.&lt;br /&gt;
|93532|Holding items will slightly brighten an elytra being worn.&lt;br /&gt;
|93622|Endermen remain hostile after switching gamemodes.&lt;br /&gt;
|93772|Mobs follow player in Creative and Spectator mode.&lt;br /&gt;
|93844|Transparent hat pixels on skull render opaque.&lt;br /&gt;
|93944|Default resource pack is ordered topmost until closing and re-entering the resource pack dialogue.&lt;br /&gt;
|94010|Wolves joining an attack stay aggressive on the player even after changing gamemode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|;previous&lt;br /&gt;
|94295|Ender dragon respawns on its own in pre-1.9 worlds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/onlyinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Videos ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{slicedlime|IC1Fjp-Sz7M}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Trivia ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Unlike most of the first-of-the-week snapshots, this was released on a Thursday instead of a Wednesday, similar to the snapshots before [[Minecraft:14w26a]].&lt;br /&gt;
* 15w51a was previously removed from the [[Minecraft:Java Edition launcher|launcher]] for some time but was added back in September 2018.&lt;br /&gt;
* As with [[Minecraft:15w51b]], 15w51a was released on the second latest calendar date out of all snapshots on December 17, only beaten by [[Minecraft:23w51a]] and [[Minecraft:23w51b]] on December 18.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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