Java Edition 1.16.4

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23 September 2022


The content of 1.16.4 is the same as its release candidate. 2. 1.16.4 was not the final minor version 1.16 but it was the one before snapshots for 1.17 began.



Contents



1 Additions 1.1 General



2.1 Items 2.2 General



Additions[]



General[]



- Added an option to hide names that are matched. - Chat messages are sometimes sent in non-standard formats by certain servers. With this option on, the game will attempt to hide chat messages by comparing the text in messages.



- Allows players to disable chat and hide messages from other players. The program is open with a custom key binding, which is default P. - Whether players are hidden resets when re-joining the server. The status of a player is displayed below their name.
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Changes[]



Items[]



Modified the texture the netherite leggings.


General[]



- Players who sign in using an Microsoft account are now blocked from the game. Account restrictions are now being respected.


A button to open an access to the Accessibility Guide can now be located on the Accessibility Options screen.


Additional information has been added to the crash log in instances where poor performance causes the server to crash.


- Addition of "joinedFirstServer" option to options.txt.


- New network protocol scheme, with high bit (bit 30) set for snapshots. In cases where the network protocols can be used the version of the protocol will be incremented by 1 for every snapshot. Full releases can have the same protocol version as the last full release.


- If the server and client versions are incompatible If the server and client versions are not compatible, a message displayed saying "Incompatible version!" in red will be displayed, instead of "Client out of date!" Or "Server out-of-date!" in dark red. If multiplayer is disabled, the message displayed will now read "Multiplayer is disabled. Please verify your Microsoft account settings." instead of "Multiplayer is disabled. Please check your launcher settings.


The splashes that are related to Black Lives Matter have been added to splashes.txt. These splashes were added to the game through an update to the launcher during 1.16.2 but were not in splashes.txt. The splashes are: Black lives matter! Be anti-racist Learn about allieship Speak out against injustice and stand up for equality! - Listen to and amplify BIPOC voices Share anti-racism messages with your friends! - Be a part of the BIPOC community! Make sure you stand up for equality in your community!




Fixes[]



MC-192434 – The frontal texture on the top of worn netherite leggings doesn't match the rest of the texture.


MC-199487 - World generation deadlock causes crash.


MC-201885 - Divide by zero error in the ender dragon entity class could cause a server crash as well as infinity velocity.


MC-202147 - Cursor in Social Interactions & Recipe book & Anvil menu won't blink


Video[]



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Trivia[]



This was the last full version to be released in 2020. This version was originally scheduled to be released on October 29, 2020. However the release was delayed by 4 days.


Note[]



- Minecraft 1.16.4 and Minecraft 1.16.5 are both network-compatible, that is, 1.16.4 servers can host players from 1.16.5.


References[]



| "Minecraft Java Edition 1.16.4" - Minecraft.net, November 3, 2020 | "Hello! Things happened and we made the decision to delay the release of 1.16.4 until Monday.

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