Java Edition 17w18b

Minecraft 17w18b

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	May 4, 2017
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	1.12
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	327
Data version	1131
Resource pack format	3
Minimum Java version	Java SE 8
◄◄  1.11.2 1.12 1.12.1 ►► ◄  17w18a 17w18b 1.12-pre1 ►

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17w18b is the eleventh and final snapshot for Java Edition 1.12, released on May 4, 2017.

Additions

General

Advancements

• Added 5 advancements, 4 of which are in the new "Husbandry" tab.
• Advancements added in this version include:

Husbandry/Adventure
Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location	Rewards
	Husbandry	The world is full of friends and food	—	Consume any edible item (except for cake).	husbandry/root	—
	A Seedy Place	Plant a seed and watch it grow	Husbandry	Plant one of these 5 crops:	husbandry/plant_seed	—
	Serious Dedication	Completely use up a diamond hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices	A Seedy Place	Use up any item that has durability.	husbandry/break_diamond_hoe	—
	A Balanced Diet	Eat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you	A Seedy Place	Eat each of these 30 foods: Other foods and consumables can be eaten, but are ignored for this advancement.	husbandry/balanced_diet	—
	Hired Help	Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village	What a Deal!	Summon an iron golem.	adventure/summon_iron_golem	—

• Added new advancement triggers:
  • consume_item
  • placed_block
  • arbitrary_player_tick - only one player runs it per tick

Changes

General

Advancements

• The "Monster Hunter" and "Monsters Hunted" advancements now use 22 mobs instead of 23, removing the illusioner from the list.
• Moved the advancements added in 17w18a (Best Friends Forever, The Parrots and the Bats, Two by Two) into the Husbandry tab.

Narrator

• Made the narrator work on nearly all systems (Linux requires Flite for it to work).

Fixes

12 issues fixed

From the 1.12 development versions

• MC-114930 – Narrator not working
• MC-115838 – Dark dot on white bed in recipe selection
• MC-116746 – @s selector ignores dx/dy/dz
• MC-116772 – Illusion Illagers are required for advancement "Kill All Mobs" even though they don't spawn
• MC-116810 – Models on Recipe Book tabs render badly
• MC-116821 – doLimitedCrafting gamerule not working
• MC-116940 – Client/server disagreement when using a knowledge book with invalid recipes

From the previous development version

• MC-116950 – Cannot place buttons, levers, torches... on barrier blocks
• MC-116953 – A single horse is considered tamed multiple times in a row
• MC-116974 – Can place block-dependent blocks on glassy blocks or leaves
• MC-116976 – Shulker box duplication when placed below lever
• MC-116985 – Buttons and levers can't be placed on the sides of corner stairs

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia

• 17w18b was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.