We missed release day so much, we made Friday a release day! Here is Release Candidate 1 for 1.20.6, a hotfix release intended to fix a few critical issues. If nothing further critical is found, we expect to release this hotfix early next week. Happy mining!
FIXED BUGS IN 1.20.6 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1
MC-271109 - Trader llama inventory shifted, partially lost during upgrade
Do you smell that? Ah yes, it's the magical, tell-tale scent of release day Tuesday - and what a release day it is!
Today we are shipping Minecraft: Java Edition 1.20.5, also known as the Armored Paws drop! Travel to the Savanna and Badlands biomes and say hello to the endearing Armadillos. Find and befriend eight new Wolf variants and equip your canine companions with dyable armor made from Armadillo Scutes and go adventuring together!
...
Oh look, it's finally Monday! Since we haven't shipped something for several hours, we thought we'd kick the week off with a third and (fingers crossed!) final Release Candidate for Minecraft: Java Edition 1.20.5.
Happy mining!
FIXED BUGS IN 1.20.5 RELEASE CANDIDATE 3
MC-270964 - Race condition in can_break/can_place_on item stack components
We're honestly starting to lose count at this point. Anyways! Here's 1.20.5 Release Candidate 2 coming in clutch with some bona fide bug fixes to round off the week.
Happy weekend mining!
FIXED BUGS IN 1.20.5 RELEASE CANDIDATE 2
MC-270862 - Firework Star item displays have inconsistent color updates
MC-270902 - Game unpauses when credits are played via pause menu
...
This week's shipping frenzy continues with our very first Release Candidate for 1.20.5! Barring any significant or critical issues found within it, this is the version we are planning to ship as Minecraft: Java Edition 1.20.5 next week.
TECHNICAL CHANGES
Changed the approach to game client disconnecting on invalid data in packets sent from a server
To ease the transition period, modded servers can opt out by setting the appropriate field in the handshake/game_profile packet
...