We are going to release 1.15.2 for Minecraft: Java Edition which will fix a few bugs, starting with this pre-release. We expect this to go live next week.

Edit: We've now released pre-release 2. We expect this to be the final one.

Changes in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 2

  • Fixed bugs

Fixed bugs in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 2

  • MC-169825 - “Multiplayer (3rd party)” shows in window title when disconnecting from a singleplayer world
  • MC-169839 - Certain potion effects that override lower level effects don’t get removed after their duration ends
  • MC-169840 - Drinking a level 1 potion under a level 2 beacon and leaving results in the effect being lost
  • MC-169848 - Crashes when trying to create Beehive From planted tree
  • MC-169886 - No older world protection in 1.15.2 PR 1

Changes in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 1

  • Bees no longer anger when a nearby nest/hive is destroyed using a silk touch tool
  • Added doPatrolSpawning and doTraderSpawning game rules that control spawning of patrols and wandering traders, respectively
  • Added gui_light option in block models to allow controlling light when rendering model as item in GUI
  • Controls light when rendering block model inside slot. If set to side, model will be rendered like block. If set to front, model is shaded like flat item
  • Any birch or oak sapling grown near a flower within 2 blocks distance on the same y-level has a 5% chance of having a bee nest
  • Bee Nests now have a 2% chance of spawning in Flower Forests
  • Bee Nests now have a 0.2% chance of spawning in Forest, Wooded Hills, Birch Forest, Tall Birch Forest, Birch Forest Hills, and Tall Birch Hills biomes
  • Fixed bugs

Fixed bugs in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 1

  • MC-862 - Spawn protection doesn’t work for item frames, paintings and armor stands
  • MC-1541 - Beacon effect removes potion effect of the same type
  • MC-51053 - Furnace minecarts lose power after navigating corners
  • MC-150575 - Concrete powder does not turn into concrete when letting it fall beside water
  • MC-153987 - Falling down ladders while wearing elytra
  • MC-165695 - Hoppers harvesting honeycomb from bee hives and bee nests only pick up one honeycomb
  • MC-166312 - Loom UI pattern icons are too dark
  • MC-166319 - B on “Open in browser” is lowercase in link confirmation GUI
  • MC-166324 - “Raw input” button has lowercase “i”
  • MC-166722 - Some custom item models appear dark in the inventory
  • MC-167018 - Misplaced pixel in critical hit particle texture
  • MC-167079 - Horse Armor texture is off
  • MC-167201 - Invisible glowing entities do not respect their team color
  • MC-167219 - Reloading a resource pack enough times will cause intense lag
  • MC-167220 - Items on marker armor stands no longer glow
  • MC-167235 - Distance from where you can enter a bed is off center
  • MC-167344 - com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.ClipboardManager leaks direct buffers
  • MC-167416 - Distance from where a monster will stop you from sleeping is off center
  • MC-167444 - iron_golem_crackiness_* textures show up on invisible iron golems that are damaged
  • MC-167709 - Bees that ride a boat, minecart or other entities when entering their hive or nest can’t leave the hive or nest ever again
  • MC-168091 - Concrete powder doesn’t convert into concrete when dropped into deep water
  • MC-168230 - End crystal beam is dark / desaturated
  • MC-168467 - Bees do not remember how many crops they’ve pollinated
  • MC-169157 - Breaking a hive with obstructed front makes bees vanish

Get the Pre-Release

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

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

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