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    Adrian Östergård
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    Adrian Östergård
    Published
    6/29/21

    Minecraft 1.17.1 Pre-Release 3

    A Minecraft Java Pre-Release

    The second pre-release for 1.17.1 is now available in your launcher. This pre-release fixes a few more bugs.

    Update: We've now released 1.17.1 pre-release 3.

    The Caves & Cliffs Preview

    Download the updated datapack.

    Fixed bugs in 1.17.1 Pre-release 3

    • MC-222731 - Captured axolotl constantly tries to leave water
    • MC-224894 - Light tickets are released too early
    • MC-228802 - Chunks not loading on a server / Cannot invoke “cmq.a(int, int, int)” because “☃” is null
    • MC-228858 - Axolotls despawning though named and on leashes.
    • MC-229246 - Piglins and piglin brutes no longer call other piglins after attacking one of them behind walls
    • MC-229475 - Placing a small dripleaf results in the top half of water getting deleted
    • MC-229887 - “Unable to create a jar-filesystem” warning logged upon starting the game

    Technical changes in 1.17.1 Pre-release 2

    • Deaths of named mobs are now logged

    Fixed bugs in 1.17.1 Pre-release 2

    • MC-219290 - Calcite is too quiet compared to other blocks
    • MC-221656 - Creative mode obtained Bucket of Axolotl/Tropical Fish only spawns one kind axolotl/tropical fish
    • MC-226926 - Emerald ore generates too often
    • MC-228599 - Attempting to walk through flowing water constantly switches the player from swimming into normal mode
    • MC-229191 - Diamond ore distribution changed between 1.16.5 and 1.17
    • MC-229441 - You can steal the item a villager is holding for trade by killing it
    • MC-229614 - Wandering Trader obtained tropical fish are only white kob
    • MC-229983 - /clear command doesn’t clear certain stacks after dropping items from them

    Get the pre-release

    Pre-releases are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the pre-release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

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

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