Minecraft:Java Edition 1.17.1 Pre-release 1

1.17.1 Pre-release 1 (known as 1.17.1-pre1 in the launcher) is the first pre-release for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.17.1, released on June 18, 2021,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which tweaks some game mechanics and fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Cauldrons

• Minecraft:Powder snow now fills cauldrons twice as fast as before.

Items

Minecraft:Spyglass

• Tweaked held model texture to include glass on the backside.

Mobs

Minecraft:Axolotl

• Blue axolotls now only spawn through Minecraft:breeding.

Minecraft:Drowned

• Increased the drop probability of Minecraft:copper ingot from 5% to 11%, and increased the drop rate boost with each level of the Minecraft:Looting enchantment from 1% to 2%.
  • This change is to match Template:BE's drop rates.

Minecraft:Goats

• Breeding common goats now has a chance to produce screaming goats.
• Status effects applied to goats now also apply when the goat is jumping or ramming.

Minecraft:Zombies, Minecraft:zombie villagers, Minecraft:husks and Minecraft:drowned

• No longer pick up Minecraft:glow ink sacs.
  • This prevents zombies from persisting after picking up the loot of a dead Minecraft:glow squid.

General

Protocol

• Handshake packet padding method for "hostname" and "port" field has reverted to pre-1.17 when the server address which used is a SRV record.
  • Now, data padded in these field will use the address and port which SRV record pointed at, instead of using "server address" as "hostname" and 25565 as "port".

Fonts

• Some new characters have been added.
  • Includes several currency symbols and some new emoji.
  • The new characters are: ₺✂🍖🪣🔔⏳⚑₠₡₢₣₤₥₦₩₫₭₮₰₱₲₳₵₶₷₸₹₺₻₼₿

Fixes

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• Duplication exploit with anvils.