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{{Infobox version&lt;br /&gt;
|title=Minecraft 20w21a&lt;br /&gt;
|image=20w21a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|image2=Java Edition 20w21a.png&lt;br /&gt;
|date=May 20, 2020&lt;br /&gt;
|edition=Java&lt;br /&gt;
|type=Snapshot&lt;br /&gt;
|clienthash=96efb012b75620e881d5b97deb6fd9f02caab4e5&lt;br /&gt;
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|parent=1.16&lt;br /&gt;
|prevparent=1.15.2&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;20w21a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the eighteenth [[Minecraft:snapshot]] for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16]], released on May 20, 2020,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;20w21a&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{snap|20w21a|May 20, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which adds experimental support for [[Minecraft:custom|custom worlds]] and fixes bugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Additions ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Warped Forest Overworld.png|333px|thumb|A warped forest biome in the Overworld using the new generator.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Customized]] worlds&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added experimental support for new custom worlds.&lt;br /&gt;
* The &amp;quot;Edit World&amp;quot; menu now has an option to export world settings to a JSON file.&lt;br /&gt;
** Previously exported world settings can be imported during world creation.&lt;br /&gt;
* Many new parameters are exposed but marked as experimental, meaning they can be used but may later be removed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;samp&amp;gt;[[Minecraft:client.json]]&amp;lt;/samp&amp;gt; arguments&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;disableChat&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
** Disables the receiving and sending of online chat.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;disableMultiplayer&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
** Disables the &amp;quot;[[Minecraft:Multiplayer]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Minecraft:Minecraft Realms]]&amp;quot; buttons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Settings]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added functionality to import/export world settings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Sound events]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added a new sound event for [[Minecraft:fox]]es teleporting after eating a [[Minecraft:chorus fruit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Subtitles]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added an unused&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{bug|MC-184622}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; subtitle for traveling through a [[Minecraft:Nether portal]], &amp;quot;Portal noise fades&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added a subtitle for activating a Nether portal, &amp;quot;Portal noise intensifies&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added a subtitle for [[Minecraft:cat]] purring, &amp;quot;Cat purrs&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added a subtitle for [[Minecraft:donkey]] eating, &amp;quot;Donkey eats&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added a subtitle for fox teleporting, &amp;quot;Fox teleports&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added subtitles for [[Minecraft:mule]]s neighing and eating; &amp;quot;Mule neighs&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Mule eats&amp;quot;, respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added subtitles for [[Minecraft:parrot]]s imitating [[Minecraft:hoglin]]s, [[Minecraft:piglin]]s, and [[Minecraft:zoglin]]s; &amp;quot;Parrot growls&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Parrot snorts&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Parrot growls&amp;quot;, respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added subtitles for [[Minecraft:zombie]]s attacking and breaking wooden [[Minecraft:door]]s; &amp;quot;Door shakes&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Door breaks&amp;quot;, respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* Added subtitles for using [[Minecraft:cartography table]]s, [[Minecraft:loom]]s, and [[Minecraft:stonecutter]]s; &amp;quot;Map drawn&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Loom used&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;Stonecutter used&amp;quot;, respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
* Several of these subtitles do not show up in-game but are specified in &amp;lt;samp&amp;gt;[[Minecraft:sounds.json]]&amp;lt;/samp&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Changes ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Redstone dust]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Right-clicking an isolated redstone toggles it between a cross and a dot.&lt;br /&gt;
** A dot of redstone does not power surrounding blocks, and a cross does.&lt;br /&gt;
** Redstone which is connected to anything is not toggleable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Log|Stems]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now have a hardness of 1.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Items ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Nether sprouts]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Are now positioned in the center of the inventory slot as opposed to the bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Mobs ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Piglin]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* No longer walk around when admiring golden items.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a piglin is hurt while admiring a gold ingot, the ingot now disappears without completing a barter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== World generation ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Ore (feature)|Ore blobs]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Increased the chance of ores to generate in the [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]] to balance against the reduced amount of [[Minecraft:netherrack]] in this biome.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;World types&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Buffet]] worlds can no longer be created from &amp;lt;samp&amp;gt;[[Minecraft:server.properties]]&amp;lt;/samp&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Command format ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{cmd|locate}}&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Structure names are now specified as lowercase.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{cmd|spreadplayers}}&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added the ability to control the height.&lt;br /&gt;
** Syntax: {{cmd|spreadplayers &amp;lt;center&amp;gt; &amp;lt;spreadDistance&amp;gt; &amp;lt;maxRange&amp;gt; under &amp;lt;maxHeight&amp;gt; &amp;lt;respectTeams&amp;gt; &amp;lt;targets&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
*** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;maxHeight&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; specifies the maximum height for resulting positions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Gameplay ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Fishing]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Lily pad]]s are now considered junk fishing loot rather than treasure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Splash2020.png|thumb|New Mojang logo on the loading screen.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Java Edition logo 12.png|thumb|New Minecraft logo.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Title Screen|Menu screens]] and splash&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Updated [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]] and Minecraft [[Minecraft:logo]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:NBT format]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* The &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Dimension&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; tag is now a resource location string instead of a number, which is used in [[Minecraft:player.dat]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Obsidian platform]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Now can regenerate when a non-player entity enters the End through an [[Minecraft:End portal]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Subtitles]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the subtitle for [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s converting from &amp;quot;Zombie vociferates&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Zombie Villager vociferates&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the subtitle for zombie villagers being cured from &amp;quot;Zombie snuffles&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Zombie Villager snuffles&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the capitalization:&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Blast furnace crackles&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Blast Furnace crackles&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Enchanting table used&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Enchanting Table used&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Respawn anchor is charged&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Respawn Anchor is charged&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Respawn anchor depletes&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Respawn Anchor depletes&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Respawn anchor sets spawn&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Respawn Anchor sets spawn&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Turtle egg breaks&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Turtle Egg breaks&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Turtle egg cracks&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Turtle Egg cracks&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;Turtle egg hatches&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;Turtle Egg hatches&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Removed the subtitle &amp;quot;Horse lands&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Superflat]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Removed structure settings from flat level preset strings as it was broken due to the addition of customizable worlds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Tag]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Removed wither roses from the &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;#prevent_mob_spawning_inside&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; block tag.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:World]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Old customized worlds (from before [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13]]) now say &amp;quot;Old Customized&amp;quot; in the world selection screen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Fixes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{fixes|fixedin=20w21a&lt;br /&gt;
|;old&lt;br /&gt;
|51126|Arrows disappear until the player relogs when they shoot them at low angles from a boat.&lt;br /&gt;
|89361|Player selectors fail finding player/Player is not correctly moved from the End to the Nether.&lt;br /&gt;
|91368|Ender dragon taking damage from thorns in creative mode.&lt;br /&gt;
|97247|Map making sound uses equipment sound subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|97507|Using item which modifies the held item shows &amp;quot;Gear equips&amp;quot; subtitle.&lt;br /&gt;
|107103|Trying to interact with an entity 3 or more blocks away without seeing its eyes only interacts client-side.&lt;br /&gt;
|113068|Zombie banging on door subtitle is called &amp;quot;Block broken&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|123155|When any non-player entity enters an End portal the obsidian platform is not regenerated and the entity can fall into the void.&lt;br /&gt;
|128658|Nether and End biomes do not use correct blocks in Buffet world type.&lt;br /&gt;
|147516|Hostile mobs will sometimes stop attacking/following their target when directly next to it.&lt;br /&gt;
|147691|Enderman does not hit or damage the player if they keep standing still.&lt;br /&gt;
|153319|Result of UUID selector is nondeterministic.&lt;br /&gt;
|166292|Subtitle from foxes eating chorus fruit: &amp;quot;Player teleports&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
|167076|Seagrass, sea pickles, and tall seagrass do not obscure direct sunlight when waterlogged.&lt;br /&gt;
|169764|Fish flopping sound shows both &amp;quot;Footsteps&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Fish flops&amp;quot; subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|177080|Sounds for traveling through a portal have no subtitle.&lt;br /&gt;
|177088|Polar bear step sound does not have subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|183249|Carving mask {{cd|BitSets}} created for lower chunk statuses.&lt;br /&gt;
|;dev&lt;br /&gt;
|170930|Nether sprouts item not visible when held in the hand in first person.&lt;br /&gt;
|172090|Piglins would rather hold a golden item instead of a crossbow.&lt;br /&gt;
|172207|Parrots do not imitate hoglins, zoglins, and piglins.&lt;br /&gt;
|172255|Piglins immediately dismount any entity that they are riding.&lt;br /&gt;
|175656|Piglins will keep gold ingots in their inventories if attacked while admiring them.&lt;br /&gt;
|175989|Strider sounds are not translated through in-game subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|177438|Turtle egg&amp;#039;s name is inconsistently capitalized across different subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|177830|Blackstone and basalt prevent ancient debris and other Nether ores from generating.&lt;br /&gt;
|178130|Zombie villagers are called &amp;quot;Zombie&amp;quot; in some subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|178212|Nether planks, their variants, and hyphae are harder than stems.&lt;br /&gt;
|178298|Ancient debris and Nether gold ore cannot generate in basalt deltas.&lt;br /&gt;
|180257|Crash when setting {{cd|LodestonePos}} of compass to something other than NBT compound.&lt;br /&gt;
|180852|There is no space for the beacon&amp;#039;s secondary power effects in the UI.&lt;br /&gt;
|181270|Trying to open old worlds (in Region format?) without version information in snapshots does not show a warning screen.&lt;br /&gt;
|181298|Game crashes when trying to generate a Nether biome superflat world with ruined portals.&lt;br /&gt;
|181439|Player or dispenser using a bucket at world height limit will play bucket sound despite failing.&lt;br /&gt;
|181463|The buttons are not selected in the right order using {{key|Tab}} in the new world creation menus.&lt;br /&gt;
|181499|Buckets cannot be emptied into a source block, but still produce a sound when trying.&lt;br /&gt;
|181511|Chunks with redstone are removed.&lt;br /&gt;
|181522|Chunks that have not been explored since 1.13 are resetting.&lt;br /&gt;
|181535|Placing water with a dispenser facing a water source drops the bucket.&lt;br /&gt;
|181611|Vindicators stop attacking the player when they are standing really close to them.&lt;br /&gt;
|182514|15 block states per sub-chunk limit during world upgrade.&lt;br /&gt;
|182743|Wither skeletons do not spawn inside of wither roses.&lt;br /&gt;
|182912|Piglins still do not change their current crossbow for a new enchanted one.&lt;br /&gt;
|183786|Named seeds that are not numbers are not being recognized.&lt;br /&gt;
|;prev&lt;br /&gt;
|183966|Bonus chests generate on servers.&lt;br /&gt;
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