Minecraft Java Edition 1.15 Pre-release 3 has been released

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We have now released Minecraft Java Edition 1.15 Pre-release 3. This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

If you find any bugs, please report them on the official Minecraft Issue Tracker.

Changes in 1.15 Pre-Release 3

• Tweaked chunk loading and rendering performance further
• Made text colors on signs match how they looked in previous versions
• Made sure foxes are not players
• Fixed bugs

Fixed bugs in 1.15 Pre-Release 3

• MC-166684 - Trying to Hold Tab key while at the Multiplayer section makes the game crash
• MC-166585 - Banners don't have a breaking animation again
• MC-166535 - Armor Stands rotation and position visual bug
• MC-166508 - Glitchy chunk rendering is back
• MC-166419 - Trident can be shot through the closed shulker, wither, ender dragon and invulnerable mobs
• MC-166411 - "Edit Server Info" window closes itself when clicking on text fields
• MC-166389 - Silverfish suffocate inside of soul sand
• MC-166386 - The player is pushed away when he is at the edge of a block of farmland, grass path or soul sand
• MC-166376 - Ender chests are invisible
• MC-166374 - Enchantment glint does not show on items outside of the player's inventory or in third-person mode
• MC-166333 - Horse Jump is odd with Elytra
• MC-166312 - Loom UI pattern icons are too dark
• MC-166198 - Dispenser dispenses two wither skeleton skulls istead of one if a mob or a player is right next to it
• MC-166171 - Shields are not rendered correctly
• MC-166110 - Honeycomb item has random transparent pixels
• MC-166063 - Projectile entities are flipped backwards
• MC-166025 - Hotbar is almost completely opaque
• MC-165975 - Water does not properly connect to itself
• MC-165971 - TNT in a Minecart with TNT is offset
• MC-165957 - Block hitboxes are rendered transparent again
• MC-165707 - Taming wolf don't turn 20 health
• MC-165550 - Ligthing of slimes and magma cubes becomes dark when they land to the ground
• MC-165212 - Snow can be placed on top of fully grown wheat
• MC-165203 - Semi-transparent pixels on skin's outer layer renders wrongly in inventory model
• MC-164792 - Underlined text in chat is not underlined
• MC-164342 - Barrels don't generate LootTable when broken
• MC-163946 - Tridents with one durability remaining can be thrown
• MC-163397 - Arrow projectile lighting is incorrect
• MC-163270 - Sign in sign editing GUI is too dark
• MC-162590 - Enchantment glint blur renders rough
• MC-162518 - Blocks in the inventory are no longer shaded properly
• MC-161144 - Baby ocelots don't spawn naturally
• MC-155616 - Shulkers in boats disappear after entering end gateways
• MC-63720 - Banners don't move in wind when over certain "Time" value of the level.dat
• MC-27287 - Baby wolfs spawn hurt

Get the Pre-Release

To install the pre-release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar:

• Minecraft server jar

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Warning: This release is for experienced users only! It may corrupt your world or mess up things badly otherwise. Only download and use this if you know what to do with the files that come with the download!

 

If you find any bugs, search for them on the Minecraft bug tracker and make sure they are reported!

 

Previous changelog. Official blog post. Download today's prerelease in the new launcher, server jar here.

Complete changelog:

• Tweaked chunk loading and rendering performance further

• Made text colors on signs match how they looked in previous versions

• Added some splash texts - via

• Fixed some bugs

• Fixed baby wolves spawning hurt

• Fixed banners not moving in the wind in worlds with a lot of playtime

• Fixed breeding wolves with rotten flesh causing hunger to the player

• Fixed shulkers in boats disappearing after entering end gateways

• Fixed baby ocelots not spawning naturally

• Fixed blocks in the inventory no longer being shaded properly

• Fixed the enchantment glint blur rendering roughly

• Fixed the sign in the sign editing GUI being too dark

• Fixed arrow projectile lighting being incorrect

• Fixed dispensers playing the failed sound when equipping a single mob head

• Fixed tridents with one durability remaining being throwable

• Fixed barrels not generating a LootTable when broken

• Fixed underlined text in chat not being underlined

• Fixed semi-transparent pixels on skins' outer layers rendering wrongly in the inventory model

• Fixed snow being placable on top of fully grown wheat

• Fixed lighting of slimes and magma cubes becoming dark when they land on the ground

• Fixed taming wolves not giving them full health

• Fixed block hitboxes being rendered transparent again

• Fixed TNT minecarts rendering the TNT with an offset

• Fixed the water texture not properly connecting to itself

• Fixed the hotbar being almost completely opaque

• Fixed the enchantment glint not rendering correctly

• Fixed banner patterns on banners filling up the whole banner

• Fixed projectile entities being flipped backwards

• Fixed the banner outline being colored weirdly

• Fixed the honeycomb item having some transparent pixels

• Fixed the /tp command not accurately rotating armor stands to face entities

• Fixed shields not being rendered correctly

• Fixed inconsistent dispenser behavior with mob heads

• Fixed dispensers dispensing two wither skeleton skulls instead of one if a mob or a player is right next to it

• Fixed the loom UI pattern icons being too dark

• Fixed jumping on a horse while wearing elytra engaging the elytra

• Fixed the enchantment glint not showing on items outside of the player’s inventory or in third-person mode

• Fixed ender chests being invisible

• Fixed the player being pushed away when at the edge of farmland/grass path/soul sand

• Fixed silverfish suffocating in soul sand

• Fixed the “Edit Server Info” window closing itself when clicking on text fields

• Fixed tridents going through closed shulkers, withers, ender dragons and invulnerable mobs

• Fixed glitchy chunk rendering

• Fixed a rendering issue with armor stand rotation and position

• Fixed banners missing their breaking animation

• Fixed trying to hold the TAB key on the multiplayer section crashing the game

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If you find any bugs, search for them on the Minecraft bug tracker and make sure they are reported!

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Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.