Minecraft Java Edition 1.18.2 Version History

Mob Changes

• Dolphns will now more accurately pick the closest structure regardless of type

New Commands

• Added /placefeature command

Command Changes

• Major changes to the /locate command:

  • Now supports tags which are prefixed with # to differentiate from normal ids. For example:

    /locate #on_ocean_explorer_maps

  • Now finds a configured structure rather than a structure type. For example, instead of finding the structure type called village, you now locate a Desert village:

    /locate village_desert

• Major changes to the /locatebiome command:

  • Now supports tags which are prefixed with # to differentiate from normal ids. For example:

    /locatebiome #has_structure/desert_pyramid

    or

    /locatebiome #is_badlands

Structure Changes

• Bastion Remnant bounding boxes are now slightly more accurate to the shape of the structure

Configurable Caves

• A new registry was added for Density functions (caves are created by combining those together)
• Added spline destiny function: general-purpose building block that allows you to express almost any function using a cubic spline
• Noise settings got a new field noise_router (and lost a couple of flags, see worldgen/noisesettings folder in the worldgen report

Configured Structures and Structure Sets

• The game now generates and store data-driven configured structures
  • Experimental datapacks can add new structure sets
  • The feature field in location predicates now references a configured feature
  • The exploration_map loot table function destination field is now a configured feature tag id
  • The exploration_map loot table function no longer automatically sets the display name of the map

General Changes

• Introduces the possibility for data packs to customize cave generation and to add new custom structures to worlds
• Fix for MC-3524 - Structure related mobs do not spawn in flat type world generation
• Fix for MC-146854 - Player movement favors x axis when in a corner
• Fix for MC-179315 - Ruined portals never generate in supeflat worlds by default
• Fix for MC-210612 - Strongholds do not generate in certain customized worlds despite /locate saying otherwise
• Fix for MC-218739 - Glow berries and glow lichen generation does not cause light updates across chunk borders
• Fix for MC-241288 - Support for custom structures has been removed
• Fix for MC-243766 - Unable to put focus on "Copyright Mojang AB. Do not distribute" using Tab key
• Fix for MC-244137 - The option level-seed is not present in server.properties by default
• Fix for MC-244682 - Some custom dimensions settings can cause the server to stop running, but not crash
• Fix for MC-244772 - Can;t double cllick to join on a realm
• Fix for MC-248532 - Elytra firework particle spawns on the wrong hand when dual wielding fireworks
• Fix for MC-248539 - /locate command not working properly in flat worlds
• Fix for MC-248636 - The game output and server console are logged and spammed with "Creating a MIN function between two non-overlapping inputs" when joining or creating a world
• Fix for MC-248637 - Crash when opening singleplayer screen due to StackOverflowError in net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag$1.skip
• Fix for MC-248638 - Strongholds can generate in The Void biome
• Fix for MC-248680 - The world freezes on superflat when using the /locate command to find a pillager outpost
• Fix for MC-248681 - Superflat worlds cannot be created without using presets
• Fix for MC-248694 - An empty generator-settings string crashes the server when starting up
• Fix for MC-248717 - Fortress mobs can spawn outside of fortresses
• Fix for MC-248748 - Explorer maps leading to custom structures can cause the server to hang
• Fix for MC-248764 - Some worldgen datapacks can kill the internal server (possibly related to density functions)
• Bug fixes