java edition 1.18.1

Minecraft Java Edition 1.18.1 Version History

Minecraft Java Edition 1.18.1 was released on December 10, 2021. It is considered to be a minor update to the game that fixes a critical security issue for multiplayer servers, changes how the world fog works to make more of the world visible, improves performance and fixes bugs.

java edition 1.18.1

Update Name 1.18.1 Update
(for Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II)
Platform Java Edition
Version Number 1.18.1
Release Date December 10, 2021
Revision Type Minor Release

Here is what's new in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.18.1.

Items

There are no items added

Mobs

There are no mobs added

Status Effects

There are no status effects added

Enchantments

There are no enchantments added

Game Commands

There are no game commands added

Changes

General Changes
  • Fixed an issue that would cause players on low-bandwidth connections to get timeout errors when connecting to a server
  • World fog now starts further away from the player, to make distant terrain more visible
  • Instead of applying fog as a spherical volume it is now applied as a cylindrical volume
  • Fix for MC-152198 - Actual render distance is 2 chunks lower than render distance setting
  • Fix for MC-219507 - Beacon's power reverts back to previous one on world reload
  • Fix for MC-229321 - Bees inside of bee hives / nests sometimes despawn when the world is reloaded
  • Fix for MC-242729 - Observer activating without any updates nearby, caused by /clone command
  • Fix for MC-243216 - Chunk render distance on servers seems shorter than in 1.17.1
  • Fix for MC-243796 - Random non fatal exceptions in console: Failed to store chunk ConcurrentModificationException
  • Bug fixes