Minecraft 1.18-rc2

The build Mojang intends to ship unless a blocking bug turns up. Full source data for this version is extracted and browsable below.

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Java What changed in 1.18-rc2

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 1.18-rc1 with 1.18-rc2 — not copied from patch notes.

Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft 1.18 Release Candidate 2, published 2021-11-26. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.

1 issue fixed, read from Mojang’s own patch notes. Each entry keeps its original bug ID.

MC-242547 In large caves, the cave generation can't reach y= -54, not allowing to generate large lava lakes

This build was part of the run-up to 1.18. Everything tested here landed in that release.

Edition	Java Edition
Official name	1.18 Release Candidate 2
Type	Release candidate
Release date	26 November 2021
Protocol version	`1073741882` snapshot numbering (58 + bit 30)
Data version	`2857`
Resource pack format	`8`
Data pack format	`8`
Minimum Java version	Java 17
Asset index	`1.18`
Client jar	19.1 MB sha1 6d90a50cc252…
Server jar	44.2 MB sha1 96162b8d0af6…
Previous	`1.18-rc1`
Next	`1.18-rc3`
Official metadata	`1.18-rc2.json`
Platforms	Windows macOS Linux
Written in	Java
Developer	Mojang Studios
Mojang's name for it	Minecraft 1.18 Release Candidate 2
Registries extracted	55
Blocks	898
Display strings	5155