Minecraft:Java Edition 1.15.2 Pre-Release 1

1.15.2 Pre-Release 1 (known as 1.15.2-pre1 in the launcher) is the first pre-release for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.15.2, released on January 14, 2020.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> This is the first pre-release released in 2020, as well as the 2020s decade.

Additions

Command format

Minecraft:Gamerules

• Added doPatrolSpawning.
  • Controls the spawning of Minecraft:patrols.
  • Defaults to true.
• Added doTraderSpawning.
  • Controls the spawning of Minecraft:wandering traders.
  • Defaults to true.

General

File:Multiplayer disclaimer.png

The disclaimer that appears when clicking on to multiplayer.

Minecraft:Multiplayer

• Added a legal disclaimer when clicking the multiplayer button from the Minecraft:main menu: a new information screen informs the player that "Online play is not rated".

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Saplings

• Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a Minecraft:flower on the same Y-level have a 5% chance to have a Minecraft:bee nest.

Mobs

Minecraft:Bees

• No longer anger when a nearby beehive or bee nest is destroyed using a Minecraft:Silk Touch tool.

Minecraft:Horses

• The texture of the horse armor slot in the horse Minecraft:GUI has been changed to reflect the current horse armor textures.

World generation

Minecraft:Bee nests

• Now have a 2% chance to spawn in Minecraft:flower forests.
• Now have a 0.2% chance to spawn in Minecraft:birch forest, Minecraft:birch forest hills, Minecraft:forest, Minecraft:tall birch forest, Minecraft:tall birch hills, and Minecraft:wooded hills biomes.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Status effects

• Effects are now stored when overwritten by an effect of a higher amplifier.
  • A beacon effect only temporarily overwrites a lower amplifier potion until the beacon effect runs out.

General

Minecraft:Block models

• Added gui_light option in models to allow controlling light when rendering model as an item in a GUI.
  • If set to side, the model is rendered like a block.
  • If set to front, the model is shaded like a flat item.

Game window

• Now displays the session type in the window title, such as Minecraft:singleplayer or Minecraft:multiplayer.
  • If applicable, the window title also specifies the type of multiplayer server the player is on, such as on a Minecraft:LAN or third-party Minecraft:server.
  • Example: "Minecraft 1.15.2 - Multiplayer (LAN)".
  • Available types: "Singleplayer", "Multiplayer (LAN)", "Multiplayer (Realms)", and "Multiplayer (3rd-party)".

Minecraft:Main menu

• If the game is modded, word "(Modded)" appears after the game version found on the main menu.
  • Example: "Minecraft 1.15.2 (Modded)".

Profiler report

• Now captures more information about performance problems.<ref name="slicedlime">Template:Ytl</ref>

Textures

• Removed a stray pixel from the bottom-right of the critical hit Minecraft:particle texture.

Fixes

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• Fixed crashes and exploits.<ref name="slicedlime"/>

Trivia

• Unlike the second pre-release, this version name has an uppercase "R" in-game, similar to 1.15-pre2.