Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16 Release Candidate 1

1.16 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.16-rc1 in the Minecraft:launcher) is the first and only release candidate for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16, released on June 18, 2020,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which modifies Minecraft:splash texts and fixes bugs. This is the first release candidate version since 1.0.0 RC2.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Splashes

• The COVID-19 pandemic set of splash texts have been added to the normal set of splashes.
• Added new splashes:
  • This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be!
  • Honey, I grew the bees!
  • Find your claw!
  • Everybody do the Leif!
  • <3 Max & 99 & Ducky!
  • Bushy eyebrows!
  • Edit is a name!
  • From free range developers!
  • Music by Minecraft:Lena Raine!
  • Aww man!
  • #minecraftfarms
  • And my pickaxe!
  • Envision! Create! Share!
  • Fabulous graphics!
  • Also try Minecraft:Minecraft Dungeons!
  • Vanilla!
  • May contain traces of citrus!
  • Minecraft:Zoglin!?

Changes

World generation

Minecraft:The Nether

• Fixed issues with the Nether surface generation, which caused issues like floating Minecraft:lava and Minecraft:crimson forests without Minecraft:nylium.Template:Check the code

Optimizing worlds

• The progress bar when optimizing worlds are now color-coded according to the type of Minecraft:dimension, and the ratio is calculated according to the number of chunks to optimize for each.
  • Green for the Minecraft:Overworld, brown for Minecraft:the Nether, and light orange for Minecraft:the End.
  • This applies to Minecraft:custom dimensions as well.

General

Minecraft:Splashes

• The COVID-19 pandemic set of splashes no longer overwrite the normal ones.
• Removed some splashes:
  • Undocumented!
  • Down with O.P.P.!
  • Lewd with two dudes with food!
  • Switches and ores!
  • Huge tracts of land!
  • Totally forgot about Dre!
  • Popping tags!
  • Getting ready to show!
  • Getting ready to know!
  • Getting ready to drop!
  • Getting ready to shock!
  • Getting ready to freak!
  • Getting ready to speak!

Trivia

• The splash "This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be!" is a reference to Monty Python's Flying Circus "Dead Parrot Sketch".
• The splash "Honey, I grew the bees!" is a reference to the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids as well as the size of the Minecraft:bee mob added in 1.15.
• The splash "From free range developers!" is a reference to the "From free-range hens" phrase seen on egg boxes.
• The splash "Music by Lena Raine!" is a reference to the new music tracks added in 1.16, made by Minecraft:Lena Raine.
• The splash "Aww man!" is a reference to the "Creeper, aww man" meme, originating from Minecraft:CaptainSparklez' Minecraft parody song, Revenge.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• The splash "#minecraftfarms" is a hashtag Minecraft:Felix Jones wanted to get trending.<ref>Template:Tweet; Template:Tweet.</ref>
• 1.16 Release Candidate 1 was released exactly 10 years after Infdev 20100618.
• This is the first release candidate available in the Minecraft:launcher.