{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft 19w40a
|image=19w40a.png
|image2=Java Edition 19w40a.png
|edition=Java
|type=Snapshot
|date=October 2, 2019
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|parent=1.15
|prevparent=1.14.4
|prev=19w39a
|next=19w41a
|nextparent=1.15.1
}}<onlyinclude>

'''19w40a''' is the eighth [[snapshot]] for [[Java Edition 1.15]], released on October 2, 2019,<ref name="19w40a">{{snap|19w40a|October 2, 2019}}</ref> which fixes many rendering issues.

== Changes ==
=== Mobs ===
; [[Parrot]]s 
* Can now sit on a [[player]]'s shoulder even when the player is riding an [[entity]].

=== General ===
; [[Block model]]s
* Lighting of blocks in the [[inventory]] is once again darker on the right, as it was before [[19w39a]]; however, inventory models are now brighter than before.

== Fixes ==
{{fixes|fixedin=19w40a
|;old
|36716|Square enchantment glint is shown on advancements screen and toast popups.
|49203|Rendering depth of beacon and ender chest in superflat preview is wrong.
|69302|Non-trivial blocks on the achievements screen/advancement tabs are rendered in the wrong order.
|79867|Guardian beam brightens nearby entities.
|89996|{{code|hoverEvent}} changes lighting for displayed block of minecart and end crystal.
|98308|Armor opacity/transparency doesn't work correctly.
|108893|Standing in a chunk with an end crystal with a beam target causes entity shading to render incorrectly.
|134865|Normal text between obfuscated text can flicker as well.
|148107|Ominous banners render differently in advancement ui and toast.
|153298|Wandering traders can spawn inside small spaces, such as farms.
|158843|Mobs can no longer spawn on jack o' lanterns and redstone lamps.
|161902|Game crashes when a turtle ridden by an illager enters water.
|;dev
|159843|Exploded bee nests/bee hives does not release bees and does not keep them inside the block.
|160499|Baby bees suffocate when against a solid block ceiling.
|160586|Bees enter the burning nest or hive.
|160589|Bees will not escape from the burning nest or hive.
|160590|Bees do not leave their nest or hive when the nest or hive is destroyed by flames.
|160887|Right-clicking an adult mule with spawn egg does not spawn baby mule.
|161388|Drowned are brighter when holding fishing rod and nautilus shell
|161646|Holding certain items, such as a banner, makes the elytra/cape get darker.
|161719|Pigs (and probably other entities) have a weird shading issue when in 3rd person toggle.
|;prev
|161831|Some blocks/entities are rendered transparent when looking at them from certain angles.
|161836|Map texture transparency is not handled correctly when looking at it in first-person mode.
|161843|Flat inventory items render too dark in GUI.
|161851|Block animations are way too fast.
|161852|End portal and end gateway texture is rendered offset.
|161853|Breaking animation is rotated and positioned incorrectly and will follow the player's mouse cursor.
|161858|Turtles have a broken model; legs are completely detached from the body.
|161871|Programmer art enchantment glint has not been updated to the new resource pack format.
|161877|Mipmap levels are not handled correctly/flickering leaves and other blocks.
|161879|Hitbox of transparent blocks, such as slime blocks, stained glass or ice, appears behind the block texture.
|161882|Game crashes when player model is rendered after the player is stung by a bee.
|161887|Glowing effect does not respect texture transparency.
|161894|Hitboxes render behind portals, water, and shulker boxes.
|161905|Sign text glows in the dark.
|161908|Programmer art chest textures have not been updated to the new resource pack format.
|161909|Programmer art banner pattern textures have not been updated to the new resource pack format.
|161916|If the player is inside of a block, that block is no longer rendered.
|161931|Lower player model not showing while in a boat.
|161934|Spawn eggs are incorrectly colored when held in the hand.
|161946|Baby polar bear model is broken.
|161995|Baby panda model is completely broken.
|162054|Glowing effect also applies to the blocks below the affected mob.
}}</onlyinclude>

== Video ==
Video made by [[slicedlime]]:
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== References ==
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