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Java What changed in 1.17-pre1
Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 21w20a with 1.17-pre1 — not copied from patch notes.
2 new blocks and items. Hover a slot for the name; click to open its page.
Blocks +2
New in-game text 33
| Key | Text |
|---|---|
advancements.adventure.lightning_rod_with_villager_no_fire.description | Protect a villager from an undesired shock without starting a fire |
advancements.adventure.lightning_rod_with_villager_no_fire.title | Surge Protector |
advancements.adventure.spyglass_at_dragon.description | Look at the Ender Dragon through a spyglass |
advancements.adventure.spyglass_at_dragon.title | Is It a Plane? |
advancements.adventure.spyglass_at_ghast.description | Look at a ghast through a spyglass |
advancements.adventure.spyglass_at_ghast.title | Is It a Balloon? |
advancements.adventure.spyglass_at_parrot.description | Look at a parrot through a spyglass |
advancements.adventure.spyglass_at_parrot.title | Is It a Bird? |
advancements.adventure.walk_on_powder_snow_with_leather_boots.description | Walk on powder snow...without sinking in it |
advancements.adventure.walk_on_powder_snow_with_leather_boots.title | Light as a Rabbit |
advancements.husbandry.axolotl_in_a_bucket.description | Catch an axolotl in a bucket |
advancements.husbandry.axolotl_in_a_bucket.title | The Cutest Predator |
advancements.husbandry.kill_axolotl_target.description | Team up with an axolotl and win a fight |
advancements.husbandry.kill_axolotl_target.title | The Healing Power of Friendship! |
advancements.husbandry.make_a_sign_glow.description | Make the text of a sign glow |
advancements.husbandry.make_a_sign_glow.title | Glow and Behold! |
advancements.husbandry.ride_a_boat_with_a_goat.description | Get in a Boat and float with a Goat |
advancements.husbandry.ride_a_boat_with_a_goat.title | Whatever Floats Your Goat! |
advancements.husbandry.wax_off.description | Scrape Wax off of a Copper block! |
advancements.husbandry.wax_off.title | Wax Off |
advancements.husbandry.wax_on.description | Apply Wax to a Copper block! |
advancements.husbandry.wax_on.title | Wax On |
block.minecraft.potted_azalea_bush | Potted Azalea |
block.minecraft.potted_flowering_azalea_bush | Potted Flowering Azalea |
chat_screen.message | Message to send: %s |
chat_screen.title | Chat screen |
chat_screen.usage | Input message and press Enter to send |
commands.perf.alreadyRunning | The performance profiler is already started |
commands.perf.notRunning | The performance profiler hasn't started |
commands.perf.reportFailed | Failed to create debug report |
commands.perf.reportSaved | Created debug report in %s |
commands.perf.started | Started 10 second performance profiling run (use '/perf stop' to stop early) |
commands.perf.stopped | Stopped performance profiling after %s seconds and %s ticks (%s ticks per second) |
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Wording Mojang changed in this version.
| Key | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
commands.debug.alreadyRunning | The debug profiler is already started | The tick profiler is already started |
commands.debug.notRunning | The debug profiler hasn't started | The tick profiler hasn't started |
commands.debug.started | Started debug profiling | Started 10 second tick profiling (use '/debug stop' to stop early) |
commands.debug.stopped | Stopped debug profiling after %s seconds and %s ticks (%s ticks per second) | Stopped tick profiling after %s seconds and %s ticks (%s ticks per second) |
debug.profiling.start | Profiling started. Ends in %s seconds or when pressing F3 + L again | Profiling started for %s seconds. Use F3 + L to stop early |
narrator.position.list | Selection list element %s out of %s | Selected list row %s out of %s |
narrator.position.object_list | Selected list entry element %s out of %s | Selected row element %s out of %s |
Fixes 59
Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft 1.17 Pre-Release 1, published 2021-05-27. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.
59 issues fixed, read from Mojang’s own patch notes. Each entry keeps its original bug ID.
Bugs fixed in 1.17 Pre-release 1 59
MC-19690Reducing maxHealth / max_health can cause fake deathMC-65587Lag spike while loading player head textures/player skinsMC-104897End crystals placed on exit portals generated before 1.9 do not respawn the ender dragonMC-117708Credits background jittersMC-118757Increasing Game State Rain Level values make the game increasingly laggier and distorts UIMC-148809Structure block data length limited to 12MC-163945Intersecting structures can create corrupted block entities (spawner / chestMC-189336Shifting around servers in the server list crashes the game (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsExceptionMC-192889When placing certain heads or putting them in entities' head slot the game stuttersMC-197942Leaves change to stone near Lava Pool (Recurrence of MC-48340MC-198957End Portal Frames change to Stone near Lava PoolMC-202249Angering passive mobs in new nether chunks very far away from previously generated chunks, then entering a nether portal causes server to completely freezeMC-203131Setting the weight in Template Pool to high values will lag world and can cause out of memory error.MC-203558Lighting a candle is sometimes delayedMC-203661Flowing liquids look very dark through tinted glassMC-203704Candles don't show flame animations when particles are set to "Minimal"MC-204649Amethyst blocks don't make chime sounds when walked on by certain mobsMC-205035Powder Snow Bucket is not grouped with Snowball or buckets in creative inventoryMC-208604While the mainhand is empty and there's a loaded crossbow in the offhand, the mainhand will appear invisibleMC-209819Server crash when pathfinding to player that is teleporting awayMC-211601Entities are loaded after scheduled ticks are processed causing detector rails, pressure plates, etc. to turn offMC-212142Applying glow ink on signs doesn't render the text bright without also having applied a custom colorMC-212146Glow lichen can generate floating inside underground structuresMC-212207Geodes generating inside icebergsMC-213062A ruined portal generated in an end portalMC-213799Dripleaf isn't properly held in the player's handMC-214057Entities no longer showing flame animation when in water/lava at the same timeMC-214636Small dripleaf leafs can overlap each other and cause z-fightingMC-214684Azaleas cannot be placed in flower potsMC-216276Lava pools break bedrock with custom world generationMC-218112SynchedEntityData is using locks incorrectlyMC-218831Lots of missing shaders in the game assetsMC-218972The glowing effect outline omits parts of entities if the entity is invisibleMC-219762More performant noise blending algorithm in BlendedNoiseMC-221554When searching, the goat spawn egg appears in the middle of the different boat typesMC-221820Inconsistency: Enderman is able to pick up flowering azalea, while unable to hold normal azalea bush.MC-223021glShaderSource fails on some AMD drivers resulting in a crash on 1.17MC-223843Mycelium inside enderman_holdable.json twiceMC-224159Absorbtion hearts don't have the wither heart effectMC-224445Reloading resource packs with fabulous graphics causes screen to become black, after a few times causes crash for AMD driversMC-224778Game crashes when there is a block with no facing block state in #wall_corals and a warm ocean tries to generateMC-224861Falling blocks disappear for a moment when landingMC-224862Azalea and Flowering Azaleas can take bone meal despite being on clayMC-225010Closing the inventory in creative mode while having an item on the cursor turns it into a ghost itemMC-225129Players do not despawn until they respawnMC-225193Goats will attempt to ram entities that are outside of the world borderMC-225315Selected text on signs blinksMC-225404The axe is still an appropriate tool for moss carpetsMC-225722java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: bound must be positiveMC-225773Axolotls can make ambient noises when they're playing deadMC-225843Snow layers can still generate floating over lakesMC-225850Grass, tall grass, flower, double flower, fern, large fern and tree can generate on sand or gravelMC-225853Minecraft sometimes crashes when trying to start 21w20a for the first timeMC-225895Floating grass can still generate above lava lakesMC-225916Non-waxed oxidized copper blocks don't require at least stone tier to be minedMC-225919Coal Ore from fossils can generate through bedrockMC-225929Item statistic sorting not functioningMC-225978Non-waxed weathered copper blocks appear twice in needs_stone_tool.jsonMC-226192Crash upon attempting to create a new scoreboard objective: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.toLowerCase(java.util.Locale)" because "☃" is null
Development cycle
This build was part of the run-up to 1.17. Everything tested here landed in that release.

