Minecraft:Java Edition 16w50a

16w50a is the first and only Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.1, released on December 15, 2016,<ref name="blogpost_16w50a">Template:Cite</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which adds Minecraft:iron nuggets, the Minecraft:Sweeping Edge enchantment, the ability to boost Minecraft:elytra with fireworks, and fixes bugs. This is the final snapshot released in 2016.

A pre-release version for 1.11.1 was uploaded to Mojang's server at the same time as 16w50a, titled 1.11.1 in-game. This upload was likely a mistake. 16w50a fixed two bugs from the 1.11.1 pre-release that were not present in the Minecraft:bug tracker.

Additions

Items

File:Iron Nugget JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Iron nuggets

• Can be crafted from Minecraft:iron ingots, but are also received from smelting iron tools and armor.

Enchantments

File:Enchanted Book.gif Minecraft:Sweeping Edge

• Can be applied to a Minecraft:sword to increase the damage of the sweep attack.
  • Level 3 makes the sweep attack damage 75% that of the regular attack damage.

Changes

Attack indicator

• When in crosshair mode, the weapon is fully cooled, and a mob or entity is in range of attack, the attack indicator is visible and includes a small exclamation point underneath the crosshair (later changed to a plus-sign (+) in the final release<ref>MC-111635 resolved as "Works as Intended"</ref>)

Minecraft:Enchantments

• Mending is no longer compatible with Infinity on Minecraft:bows when trying to apply it in Survival or when using the Template:Cmd command.
  • In this snapshot, however, players can still add Mending to an Infinity bow, but not vice versa.
  • The player can also put Mending on an Infinity enchantment book, but not vice versa.
  • Old bows with both enchantments applied still keep their enchantments and remain working as they used to.

Minecraft:Fireworks

• While flying using Minecraft:elytra, using a firework gives the player a boost for a certain amount of time. This emits a particle when in use.
  • Fireworks stay at the players location until they disappear or explode.
  • Longer flight duration on the rocket makes the boost last longer. The player can increase the flight duration of a firework by crafting it with gunpowder in the other slots.
  • Fireworks with an explosion deal damage at the end of their flight.
  • The right-click on a block action for the fireworks is prioritized over the right-click ability in midair. This simply means that when the player looks at a block while flying and right-clicking, the rocket shoots regularly, instead of being used as a boost.
• Firework explosions now hurt surrounding mobs and players.
  • The damage radius of the explosion is about 2-3 blocks and is the same for any shape (large ball, creeper, burst, etc.) and the damage decreases with the distance to the explosion.
  • The damage amount at close range is about Template:Hp without armor on, and with full diamond armor, it equates to about Template:Hp.
  • Death message is "[player] went off with a bang".

Minecraft:Furnaces

• Iron and golden tools and armor can be smelted into nuggets. Iron and golden horse armor can also be smelted.
  • Yield 1 iron or golden nugget per item respectively.

Minecraft:Totem of undying

• ID name changed from totem to totem_of_undying.

Minecraft:Statistics

• Removed the 'Junk Fished' and 'Treasure Fished' statistics.

Minecraft:Pistons

• Added a new byte tag source for the piston_extension block entity, which is true if the block represents the piston head itself, and false if it represents a block being pushed.

Minecraft:Arrows

• Added a new integer tag Color to be used by the arrow entity, for displaying the custom potion color of a fired arrow item that had a CustomPotionColor tag.

Fixes

16w50a also fixes two bugs from the 1.11.1 pre-release:

• Fixed the Minecraft:totem of undying model not loading.
• Fixed a server-side crash for new players loading into a world.

Trivia

• 16w50a was previously removed from the Minecraft:launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
• This was the last snapshot and any sort of update to be announced on the Minecraft:Mojang blog.
  • This also happened to be announced after they moved to minecraft.net, despite them saying they would post no more news.
• This was also the last development version to be cross-compatible with a full version of Template:JE.