Start your new week by not slipping and sliding on blocks that should not be slippy or slidey - we've now released pre-release 6 for Minecraft Java Edition 1.16.

Changes in 1.16 Pre-Release 6

Tweaked map colours of crimson and warped materials
There is now a text that says "Search..." in the recipe book that higlights that you can... search...
Opening the game mode switcher now has a default selection if you have not entered a different game mode before in that world.
- In this scenario, by default, you will now select Creative if currently in any other game mode, and Survival if currently in Creative

Technical Changes in 1.16 Pre-release 6

Added player_interacted_with_entity advancement trigger

item matches the item which was in the player's hand during interaction
entity matches the entity which was interacted with

Fixed Bugs in 1.16 Pre-Release 6

MC-45749 Potion particles spread always from the north-west corner of a block, regardless of impact
MC-163333 Plains houses and decorations can generate in taiga villages
MC-166593 Zombie villagers in zombie villages aren't persistent
MC-167386 binding hotbar hotkeys to mouse thumb button won't interact the way it should
MC-167554 Enchantment glint on shields is rendered incorrectly
MC-171543 Ravagers can easily be knocked back with the knockback enchantment
MC-172027 Datafixer for minecraft:recipes/misc/composter advancement is missing
MC-172442 Piglins don't spawn with enchanted gear
MC-172592 Breaking a larger than normally possible Nether portal makes the game crash with a java.lang.StackOverflowError
MC-174279 Baby piglins don't run from wither skeletons
MC-175993 Enchantment glint of lodestone compass or enchanted compass/clock jumps when compass/clock rotates
MC-177929 End gateways don't always teleport the player when throwing an ender pearl into it
MC-178573 Piglins are afraid of extinguished soul campfires
MC-178947 Explosion damage can be blocked by fire
MC-181465 Bartering with a piglin with an equipped shield using right click deletes the shield instead of dropping it on the ground
MC-182309 Command autocomplete doesn't sort strings that start with the given word to the top
MC-182325 Iron golem causes lag when it can't attack its enemies
MC-183759 Oh Shiny advancement doesn't activate when right clicking
MC-184277 Last game mode for game mode switcher and F3 + N is always survival after relogging
MC-184813 Superflat world corruption when converting the world
MC-186614 New Nether mobs make too many noises under certain circumstances
MC-186617 Zombified piglins sound angry too many times when hit constantly
MC-187031 Piglin swinging animation does not match attacking or targeting animation
MC-187420 Zombified piglins make angry sounds too frequently
MC-187490 Piglins that pick up gold while pathfinding will continue pathfinding
MC-187522 Server doesn't generate amplified / large biome worlds
MC-187622 Piglins can still remove curse of binding enchanted helmets / carved pumpkins after they've inspected a golden helmet
MC-187853 Water / Lava doesnt move entities unless they move first
MC-188581 Glass placed in item frame isn't rendered properly
MC-188659 New "swap items with offhand" feature doesn't work if the control is bound to the 4th or 5th mouse button
MC-188702 When loading in a redstone dot via a structure block, the dot gets set to a redstone cross
MC-188987 When standing on certain non-full blocks, the player gets pushed off if there is a lower area next to the block
MC-189081 Chains create water sources
MC-189256 Hoglin and zoglin tusks textures are not separate
MC-189326 Lecterns don't stack with other lecterns after being placed down and broken

Minecraft 1.16 Pre-Release 6