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|date=February 5, 2020
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'''20w06a''' is the first [[snapshot]] for [[Java Edition 1.16]], released on February 5, 2020,<ref name="20w06a">{{snap|20w06a|February 5, 2020}}</ref> which adds several new [[Nether Update]] features, like new biomes, the {{command|/locatebiome}} command, and fixes some bugs. It is the first snapshot released in 2020.

== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
; [[File:Ancient Debris JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Ancient debris]]
* Can be found throughout [[the Nether]] at any altitude, though it is much more common at lower levels.
* Can be refined into a [[netherite scrap]] by smelting in a [[furnace]] or [[blast furnace]].
* Same [[blast resistance]] as [[obsidian]].
* As an item, it floats on [[lava]].
* Cannot burn in lava or [[fire]].
* A [[diamond pickaxe]] or better is required to mine it.
* Always spawns covered by lava or blocks on all sides.

; [[File:Basalt (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Basalt]]
* Makes up [[basalt pillar]]s.
* Generates in [[soul sand valley]]s.
* Can be placed directionally, similarly to [[log]]s.

; [[File:Block of Netherite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Block of netherite]]
* Can be crafted with 9 [[netherite ingot]]s.
* A decorative block.
* As an item, it floats on lava.
* Cannot burn in lava or fire.
* Same blast resistance as obsidian, but is movable with [[piston]]s.

; {{Animate|Crimson Fungus JE1 BE1.png; Warped Fungus JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Fungi|Crimson and warped fungi]]
* Generate in [[Crimson Forest|crimson]] and [[warped forest]]s, respectively.
* Can be placed on [[dirt]], [[coarse dirt]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[nylium]], [[soul soil]], and [[grass block]]s.
* [[Bone meal]] can be used on fungi to grow it into the respective [[huge fungi]] when placed on nylium.
* Unlike [[mushroom]]s, fungi cannot spread.

; {{Animate|Crimson Nylium JE1 BE1.png; Warped Nylium JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Nylium|Crimson and warped nylium]]
* Resemble [[grass block]]s.
* Can be spread to [[netherrack]] by using bonemeal on a netherrack block next to a nylium block.

; {{Animate|Crimson Planks JE1 BE1.png; Warped Planks JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Planks|Crimson and warped planks]]
* Don't burn.
* Crafted from the respective stem.
* Can be used to craft respective [[slab]]s, [[stairs]], [[fence]]s, [[fence gate]]s, [[pressure plate]]s, [[button]]s, [[door]]s, and [[trapdoor]]s.

; {{Animate|Crimson Roots JE1 BE1.png; Warped Roots JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Crimson Roots|Crimson]] and [[warped roots]]
* Foliage that generates in both crimson and warped forest biomes, as well as [[soul sand valley]]s.

; {{Animate|Crimson Sign (0).png; Warped Sign (0).png|32px}} [[Sign|Crimson and warped signs]]
* Work like normal wooden signs.
* Cannot be crafted in this snapshot.

; {{Animate|Crimson Stem (UD) JE1.gif; Warped Stem (UD) JE1.gif|32px}} [[Log|Crimson and warped stems]]
* Comprise the trunks of [[huge fungi]].
* Have animated textures.
* Have a top texture similar to regular log blocks.
* Can be placed directionally, similarly to logs.
* Does not burn.
* Have respective stripped variants.

; [[File:Nether Sprouts JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Nether sprouts]]
* Foliage that generates in warped forests.

; [[File:Shroomlight JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Shroomlight]]
* Emits a light level of 15, similarly to [[glowstone]].
* Can be mined with any tool, but [[axe]]s are the most efficient.
* Generates as a part of huge fungi.

; [[File:Soul Fire JE1.gif|32px]] [[Soul fire]]
* Blue variant of [[fire]].
* Fire lit on [[soul soil]] turns into soul fire regardless of dimension.
** Burns forever, similar to regular fire on [[netherrack]] and [[magma block]]s.
* Generates naturally in the [[soul sand valley]] biome in [[the Nether]].
* Deals [[damage]] at a rate of {{hp|2}} per second as opposed to the {{hp|1}} per second of regular fire.
* Does not extinguish when in the [[rain]].<ref>{{bug|MC-171413}} resolved as "Works as Intended"</ref>

; [[File:Soul Lantern.png|32px]] [[Soul fire lantern]]
* Gives off a light level of 10.
* Crafted similarly to a normal [[lantern]], using a [[soul fire torch]] instead of a normal torch.

; [[File:Soul Torch.gif|32px]] [[Soul fire torch]]
* Gives off a light level of 10.
* Crafted similarly to a normal torch, with [[soul soil]] being placed under the stick.

; [[File:Soul Soil JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Soul soil]]
* Generates in the [[soul sand valley]], alongside conventional [[soul sand]].
* Fire lit on soul soil is [[soul fire]].
* The [[player]] does not sink and is not slowed when walking on soul soil.

; [[File:Warped Wart Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Warped wart block]]
* A variation of the [[nether wart block]].
* Generates as a part of huge warped fungi. Sometimes generates in the ground replacing the [[warped nylium]] in warped forest biome.

; [[File:Weeping Vines Plant JE1.png|32px]] [[Weeping vines]]
* Generates in the [[crimson forest]].
* Is placed on the bottom of a block and grows downward.

=== Items ===
; [[File:Netherite Armor (Entity).png|32px]] [[Netherite boots]], [[Netherite Chestplate|chestplate]], [[Netherite Helmet|helmet]] and [[Netherite Leggings|leggings]]
* [[Crafted]] with a [[netherite ingot]] and the respective diamond item.
* Don't burn in [[lava]] or [[fire]] as items ''or'' when worn ([[player]]s equipping netherite armor, however, can still take [[fire damage]]).
* Float in lava.
* Grant one additional point of knockback resistance per item.
* Tougher than diamond armor.
* Have higher [[durability]] and [[enchantability]] than diamond.

; {{Animate|Netherite Axe JE2.png; Netherite Hoe JE2 BE2.png; Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png; Netherite Shovel JE2 BE1.png; Netherite Sword JE2 BE2.png|32px}} [[Netherite axe]], [[Netherite Hoe|hoe]], [[Netherite Pickaxe|pickaxe]], [[Netherite Shovel|shovel]], and [[Netherite Sword|sword]]
* Crafted with a netherite ingot and the respective diamond item.
* Float in lava.
* Cannot burn in lava or fire.
* Have higher durability, mining level, breaking multiplier, and enchantability than diamond.
* All items, except the hoe, deal 1 more [[damage]] than their diamond counterparts.

; [[File:Netherite Ingot JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[Netherite ingot]]
* Crafted with 4 [[gold ingot]]s and 4 [[netherite scrap]]s.
* Can be used to upgrade diamond tools, swords, and armor.
* Floats in lava.
* Cannot burn in lava or fire.

; [[File:Netherite Scrap JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Netherite scrap]]
* Obtained by smelting [[ancient debris]] in a [[furnace]].
* Used to create [[netherite ingot]]s.
* Floats in lava.
* Cannot burn in lava or fire.

; [[Spawn egg]]s
* [[File:Hoglin Spawn Egg JE2.png|32px]] [[Hoglin spawn egg]]

=== Mobs ===
; [[File:Hoglin JE3.png|32px]] [[Hoglin]]s
* Spawn in [[crimson forest]]s.
* Drop [[rotten flesh]].
* Currently have the same hitbox as [[pig]]s.
* Legs and ears flail wildly when moved or attacked.

=== World generation ===
; [[Biome]]s
* {{BiomeLink|Crimson forest}}
** A dense forest with [[huge crimson fungi]]. [[Fungi]] are found in patches on the ground and [[weeping vines]] are found under the huge fungi.
** [[Zombie pigmen]] and hoglins may spawn here.
* {{BiomeLink|Soul sand valley}}
** A vast grotto composed of uncovered [[nether fossil]]s, [[soul sand]], [[soul soil]], large pillars made of [[basalt]], and [[soul fire]].
** [[Skeleton]]s, [[ghast]]s, and [[endermen]] may spawn here.
* {{BiomeLink|Warped forest}}
** A color variation of the [[crimson forest]], but with somewhat different vegetation, particles, and fog effects.
** Only [[endermen]] may spawn here.

; [[Structures]]
* [[File:Nether fossil 1.png|32px]] [[Nether fossil]]s
** Generate in the [[soul sand valley]].
** They are different from the Overworld [[fossil]]s and generate random pieces of [[basalt]] instead of [[coal ore]].

; [[Features]]
* [[File:Basalt Pillar.png|16px]] [[Basalt pillar]]
** Floor to ceiling pillars of [[basalt]] that generate in [[soul sand valley]]s.
* {{Animate|Huge Crimson fungi.png; Huge Warped fungi.png|32px}} [[Huge fungus|Huge crimson and warped fungi]]
** New structure resembling trees found in crimson and warped forests, respectively.
** Made of crimson and warped stem blocks as well as red [[nether wart block]]s and warped wart blocks.
** Can be grown from their respective [[fungi]].

=== Command format ===
; {{cmd|locatebiome}}
* Used to locate specific [[biome]]s.

=== Gameplay ===
; [[Sound]]s
* New sounds for most of the newly added blocks.{{more info|Table of block sounds with before and after}}

=== General ===
; [[Particles (Java Edition)|Particles]]
* Added {{cd|ash|crimson_spore|soul_fire_flame|warped_spore|d=,}}.

; [[Tag]]s
* Added block tag <code>fire</code>.
** Contains [[fire]] and [[soul fire]].
** Controls what blocks can burn [[entities]].
* Added block tag <code>nylium</code>.
** Contains [[crimson nylium]] and [[warped nylium]].
* Added <code>crimson_stems</code> block and item tags.
** Contains [[crimson stem]] and [[stripped crimson stem]].
* Added <code>warped_stems</code> block and item tags.
** Contains [[warped stem]] and [[stripped warped stem]].
* Added block tag <code>wart_blocks</code>.
** Contains [[nether wart block]] and [[warped wart block]].

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
; [[Bamboo sapling]]s
* Renamed to "Bamboo Shoot".

; [[Bone block]]s
* Generate as part of [[nether fossil]]s in [[soul sand valley]]s.

; [[Comparator]]s
* Changed the way to calculate the input signal.
** First, if there is an adjacent container behind, it detects the signal from the container. If not, it detects the signal from redstone components.
** Then, if it is not less than 15, the detected signal becomes the input signal. Otherwise, it also gets a signal from [[item frame]] and container behind separated by a redstone conductor block from the comparator, and take the maximum of the three as the input signal.

; [[Flower pot]]s
* Has a bottom texture when empty.

; [[Gravel]] and [[soul sand]]
* Generate in the new [[soul sand valley]] biomes.

; [[Netherrack]]
* Using [[bone meal]] on [[netherrack]] adjacent to [[nylium]] converts it into nylium.
** If two nylium blocks of different types are present, it chooses the type at random based on how many blocks of each type are around it.

; [[Nether wart block]]s
* Generate as a part of huge crimson fungi. Sometimes generates in the ground replacing the [[crimson nylium]] in crimson forest biome.
* Texture changed from [[File:Nether Wart Block JE2.png|32px]] to [[File:Nether Wart Block JE3.png|32px]].

; [[Piston]]s and [[sticky piston]]s
* Hardness has been increased to 1.5.
* [[Pickaxe]]s are now more efficient on pistons.<ref>{{bug|MC-140544||Pickaxes don't speed up piston breaking}}</ref>
* Pistons can now support [[non-solid block]]s on its top face without them popping off when the piston retracts.<ref>{{bug|MC-93631||Pistons pop off blocks attached to their back when retracting}}</ref>

; [[Redstone dust]]
* Has a bottom texture.

; [[Smooth quartz]]
* Renamed to "Smooth Quartz Block".

; [[Wall]]s
* Walls in the middle of a row longer have pillars when stacked vertically.
** [[Block state]] now uses {{cd|none|low|tall|d=and}} for {{cd|east|west|north|south|d=and}} directional values.

=== Items ===
; [[Clay Ball|Clay]]
* Renamed to "Clay Ball".

=== Mobs ===
; [[Endermen]]
* Now spawn in [[soul sand valley]]s and warped forests.

; [[Ghast]]s
* Sounds are now heard at a shorter range.
* Now spawn in soul sand valleys.

; [[Skeleton]]s
* Now spawn in soul sand valleys.

; [[Zombie pigmen]]
* Now spawn in [[crimson forest]]s.
* No longer have sounds effects.

=== World generation ===
; [[Biome]]s
* Biomes in [[the Nether]] may now differ based on altitude.

; Ceiling
* Alongside mushrooms, huge crimson and warped fungi can generate over Y=128 in [[the Nether]].

; [[Nether Wastes|Nether biome]]
* The old "Nether" biome is now called "Nether Wastes".

; [[Structure]]s
* [[Shipwreck]]s and [[ocean ruin]]s are now less common.

=== Command format ===
; General
* The message shown when running an unknown/incomplete command has changed.

=== Gameplay ===
; [[Advancement]]s
* The description of the "Sky's the Limit" advancement has changed from "Find Elytra" to "Find elytra."

; Knockback resistance
* Is now a scale of the amount of knockback taken instead of a probability to take no knockback.

; [[Patrol]]s
* No longer spawn when the [[player]] is close to any intact [[village]].

; [[Recipe book]]
* The [[cartography table]] recipe now unlocks with [[paper]] instead of [[string]].

; [[Sound]]s
* Updated block sounds for [[bone block]]s, [[netherrack]], [[soul sand]], [[nether wart block]]s, [[nether bricks]] (and variants), and [[nether quartz ore]].

; [[Spawn]]
* Players can reset their spawn point using a [[bed]] when [[monster]]s are near, although players still cannot sleep when mobs are near.

=== General ===
; [[Debug menu]]
* When outside the world's vertical area, the debug menu no longer lists 'minecraft:the_void' as the biome.
** Instead, it simply hides the [[biome]] information.

; [[Saved hotbar|Saved toolbars]]
* Renamed to "Saved Hotbars"

; [[Options]]
* Renamed "Scale" to "Chat Text Size" in chat settings.

; [[Materials]]
* Added new nether wood material.
** Uses the wood material color.<!--Don't add map colors, they aren't the same as the material color.-->
** Uses default properties.

; Rendering
* Improved [[entity]] shadows to the ground.

; [[Tag]]s
* Added crimson and warped wooden items to the {{cd|planks|standing_signs|wall_signs|wooden_buttons|wooden_doors|wooden_fences|wooden_pressure_plates|wooden_slabs|wooden_stairs|wooden_trapdoors|d=and}} block tags.
* Added crimson and warped wooden items to the {{cd|planks|signs|wooden_buttons|wooden_doors|wooden_fences|wooden_pressure_plates|wooden_slabs|wooden_stairs|wooden_trapdoors|d=and}} item tags.
* The <code>slabs</code> block and item tags now use the respective <code>wooden_slabs</code> tag.

== Fixes ==
{{fixes|fixedin=20w06a
|;From released versions before 1.16
|2591|Walking over the corner of lava deals damage.
|10727|Player and entity shadows experience z-fighting with redstone.
|17431|Shift-clicking stacked items with a data tag into the enchanting table GUI removes data tags from the moved item.
|44192|{{cd|generic.knockbackResistance}} is percentage chance to ignore knockback, rather than being scaled.
|45619|Water, signs, vines, torches, etc. in the same block as item frame break item frame's redstone signal.
|52178|Cape does not move down while sneaking and detaches from body while sneaking.
|59363|Items in item frames are deleted if both mouse buttons are used simultaneously.
|82235|Baby pigs turn into adult zombie pigmen when struck by lightning.
|85527|Shulkers opening into blocks.
|92889|Mending does not always consume experience if the player wears items with mending that are already fully repaired.
|93198|Throwing potions or throwable projectiles cause both hands to bob up and down.
|93477|Shulkers opening into shulker.
|93631|Pistons pop off blocks attached to their back when retracting.
|96436|Eggs, snowballs, and experience bottles break instantly when thrown while riding a horse.
|97958|Small slime has no jump or squish sound.
|101084|Held items/blocks appear to bob down and up when opening horse's inventory
|103655|Cats do not stand up when using right-click on them while they are sitting on chests or beds.
|109370|Bottom face of column blocks is rotated 180 degrees.
|109844|<code>en_us.json</code> contains unused strings.
|109850|Redstone wire does not have a bottom texture.
|111133|Piston pushing opened shulker makes said shulker glitch.
|112630|Carrot on a stick cannot be broken.
|113381|Falling dust particles of anvil and concrete powder blocks are black.
|114304|Retracting piston pushes entities standing behind the back of it.
|120335|Flower pot bottom texture is not rendered because of incorrect <code>uv</code> values in the model file.
|122187|Teleported to coordinates wrong when teleporting entities relatively.
|122335|Projectiles go through an entity if it is close to a player or a snow golem.
|122715|{{cmd|teleport}} command no longer prevents teleporting to invalid coordinates.
|131440|The message for trying to sleep at the wrong time implies that players can only sleep at night during a thunderstorm.
|131770|Rain particles appear one block below the water or lava surface.
|132607|Splitting slimes and magma cubes do not copy <code>NoAI</code> value.
|134162|Item entities can break turtle eggs.
|134481|Typo in <code>en_us.json: "Status requst has been handled"</code>.
|135151|Typo in <code>en_us.json: "An error occured!"</code>.
|136868|Ignited TNT, arrow or trident turns black when it falls on soul sand or snow layers.
|138402|Waterlogged walls "connect" to water source blocks above.
|138600|Cats do not bring gifts if they have already decided to sit on the user's bed.
|140544|Pickaxes do not speed up piston breaking.
|148474|Sloped powered detector rails break when pushed or pulled by a piston.
|149052|Stonecutter recipe list does not show item tooltips.
|149776|Cartography table requires string for the recipe to show up in the recipe book.
|150020|Composter is in the "Miscellaneous" category instead of "Decoration" like the other workstation blocks.
|154867|Tamed cats remain sitting if the world is reloaded while the cat is sitting on a chest.
|158807|Players can remove cursed enchantments on items by repairing them in inventory.
|159300|Villagers that have been infected by a zombie can despawn, even if they have been traded with.
|159773|Shulkers can teleport to non-solid faces, and do not teleport to some solid faces.
|159918|Foxes do not run from polar bears.
|159963|Minecarts can break turtle eggs.
|160897|Dropping an item using the drop key displays the hand animation but dropping items from within the inventory does not.
|161259|Using the carrot on a stick while riding a pig plays no hand animation.
|163286|{{cmd|setblock ~ ~ ~ air destroy}} does not destroy liquids.
|164184|Breaking a shulker box with contents in Creative mode drops the block at an incorrect location.
|;From the 1.15.''x'' releases
|160902|Arm swings when right-clicking on a full minecart.
|161156|Silverfish and endermites appear black on soul sand.
|162881|Composter does not display particles when being fed composting items through a hopper.
|164158|Lava doesn't emit smoke during rainfall.
|164948|Entity shadow renders through transparent blocks.
|167077|Foxes sleep on top of honey blocks, even in broad daylight.
|167447|Wrong <code>RenderStateShard</code> name.
|167512|Glass in the hand is rendered differently depending on the "Clouds" setting.
|167989|Spawn point is not set when monsters are nearby.
|168540|Threads created by <code>net.minecraft.Util.backgroundExecutor()</code> have misleading names.
|168772|Experience orbs can crush turtle eggs.
|169679|Composters do not make sounds when fed by hoppers.
|169692|Entity shadow floats slightly above the ground.
|169832|Transparent item models have inconsistent rendering when a glowing entity is present.
|170128|Cannot build an <code>EntityType</code> without a datafixer due to an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code>.
|182914|Arrows, and Tridents stuck in midair on door.
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