Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 5

1.18 Pre-release 5 (known as 1.18-pre5 in the launcher) is the fifth pre-release for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18, released on November 19, 2021,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which fixes some bugs, many of which are relating to textures issues.

Additions

General

Minecraft:Tags

• Added following block tags:
  • azalea_grows_on
    • Contains #dirt, #sand, #terracotta, Minecraft:snow_block, and Minecraft:powder_snow.
  • azalea_root_replaceable
    • Contains #lush_ground_replaceable, #terracotta, and Minecraft:red_sand.
  • replaceable_plants
    • Contains Minecraft:grass, Minecraft:fern, Minecraft:dead_bush, Minecraft:vine, Minecraft:glow_lichen, Minecraft:sunflower, Minecraft:lilac, Minecraft:rose_bush, Minecraft:peony, Minecraft:tall_grass, Minecraft:large_fern, and Minecraft:hanging_roots.
  • terracotta
    • Contains Minecraft:terracotta, Minecraft:white_terracotta, Minecraft:orange_terracotta, Minecraft:magenta_terracotta, Minecraft:light_blue_terracotta, Minecraft:yellow_terracotta, Minecraft:lime_terracotta, Minecraft:pink_terracotta, Minecraft:gray_terracotta, Minecraft:light_gray_terracotta, Minecraft:cyan_terracotta, Minecraft:purple_terracotta, Minecraft:blue_terracotta, Minecraft:brown_terracotta, Minecraft:green_terracotta, Minecraft:red_terracotta, and Minecraft:black_terracotta.
• Added following item tags:
  • dirt
    • Contains Minecraft:dirt, Minecraft:grass_block, Minecraft:podzol, Minecraft:coarse_dirt, Minecraft:mycelium, Minecraft:rooted_dirt, and Minecraft:moss_block.
  • terracotta
    • Contains Minecraft:terracotta, Minecraft:white_terracotta, Minecraft:orange_terracotta, Minecraft:magenta_terracotta, Minecraft:light_blue_terracotta, Minecraft:yellow_terracotta, Minecraft:lime_terracotta, Minecraft:pink_terracotta, Minecraft:gray_terracotta, Minecraft:light_gray_terracotta, Minecraft:cyan_terracotta, Minecraft:purple_terracotta, Minecraft:blue_terracotta, Minecraft:brown_terracotta, Minecraft:green_terracotta, Minecraft:red_terracotta, and Minecraft:black_terracotta.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Anvil

• Slightly changed the hammer texture on its GUI.

Minecraft:Barrel

• Bottom texture was changed.

Minecraft:Carrot

• Texture of crop stage3 was changed from File:Carrots Age 7 JE8.png to File:Carrots Age 7 JE9.png, removed an extra pixel.

Minecraft:Cartography table

• Texture was changed from File:Cartography Table JE2 BE1.png to File:Cartography Table JE3.png, to match the dark oak planks texture after being updated a second time in the Minecraft:Texture Update.

Minecraft:Cocoa beans

• Textures of cocoa pods (stage0 and stage1) were changed. This visually changes only particles.

Minecraft:Dirt path

• Side texture was changed to better match its top texture.

Minecraft:Door

• Changed door's model, to fix spruce door's top/bottom texture.
• Changed textures of oak doors and iron doors to remove a horizontal line.

Minecraft:Enchanting table

• Changed the texture of the Minecraft:lapis lazuli icon in the GUI from File:Lapis Lazuli (enchanting slot) JE2.png to File:Lapis Lazuli (enchanting slot) JE3.png.

Minecraft:Glass pane

• Top texture was changed to better match its side texture.

Minecraft:Lectern

• Base texture was changed to match the oak planks texture after being updated a second time in the Texture Update.

Minecraft:Logs

• Top textures of crimson stems and warped stems were changed, to match Template:El.
• Changed the top texture of dark oak log.
• Changed the side texture of stripped dark oak log, to match the color of its top texture.

Minecraft:Spruce planks

• Changed one miscolored pixel on their texture.

Minecraft:Stained glass

• Changed textures of blue stained glass and red stained glass, to match transparency of other types of stained glass.

Minecraft:Sunflower

• minecraft:sunflower has been removed from the #minecraft:mineable/axe block tag.

Items

Minecraft:Beetroot seeds and Minecraft:melon seeds

• Textures were moved down by 1 pixel.

Mobs

Minecraft:Axolotl

• Texture of the wild axolotl was changed.

Minecraft:Evoker, Minecraft:vindicator and Minecraft:witch

• Removed hoods in their textures.

Minecraft:Illusioner

• Removed a few misplaced pixels in its texture.

Minecraft:Parrot

• The bottom texture of all parrots' wings has been flipped.

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Armor stand

• Smooth stone outline texture was changed.

World generation

Minecraft:Random patch

• Melons are about 10 times more common than in previous snapshots.
• Pumpkins are about 6 times more common than in previous snapshots
• Sweet berry bushes are about 4 times more common than in previous snapshots.

Upgrading of old worlds

• If there is any bedrock at height 0 in a chunk, new world generation will happen under any non-air block at height 0 in that chunk.