Java Edition 16w14a

Minecraft 16w14a

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	April 7, 2016
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	1.9.3
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	109
Data version	177
Resource pack format	2
Minimum Java version	Java SE 6
◄◄  1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4 ►► 16w14a 16w15a ►

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16w14a is the first snapshot for Java Edition 1.9.3, released on April 7, 2016, which fixes an important memory leak related to pathfinding.

Fixes

1 issue fixed

From version 1.9.2

• MC-100382 – Pathfinding memory leak.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia

• Unlike most of the first-of-the-week snapshots, this was released on a Thursday instead of Wednesday, similar to the snapshots before 14w26a.
• 16w14a is the first actual snapshot released on the 14th week of a year, as 15w14a is just an April Fools' joke.