We are going to release 1.15.2 for Minecraft: Java Edition which will fix a few bugs, starting with this pre-release. We expect this to go live next week.

Edit: We've now released pre-release 2. We expect this to be the final one.

Changes in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 2

Fixed bugs

Fixed bugs in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 2

MC-169825 - “Multiplayer (3rd party)” shows in window title when disconnecting from a singleplayer world



MC-169839 - Certain potion effects that override lower level effects don’t get removed after their duration ends

MC-169840 - Drinking a level 1 potion under a level 2 beacon and leaving results in the effect being lost

MC-169848 - Crashes when trying to create Beehive From planted tree

MC-169886 - No older world protection in 1.15.2 PR 1

Changes in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 1

Bees no longer anger when a nearby nest/hive is destroyed using a silk touch tool

Added doPatrolSpawning and doTraderSpawning game rules that control spawning of patrols and wandering traders, respectively

and game rules that control spawning of patrols and wandering traders, respectively Added gui_light option in block models to allow controlling light when rendering model as item in GUI

option in block models to allow controlling light when rendering model as item in GUI Controls light when rendering block model inside slot. If set to side , model will be rendered like block. If set to front , model is shaded like flat item

, model will be rendered like block. If set to , model is shaded like flat item Any birch or oak sapling grown near a flower within 2 blocks distance on the same y-level has a 5% chance of having a bee nest

Bee Nests now have a 2% chance of spawning in Flower Forests

Bee Nests now have a 0.2% chance of spawning in Forest, Wooded Hills, Birch Forest, Tall Birch Forest, Birch Forest Hills, and Tall Birch Hills biomes

Fixed bugs

Fixed bugs in 1.15.2 Pre-Release 1

MC-862 - Spawn protection doesn’t work for item frames, paintings and armor stands

MC-1541 - Beacon effect removes potion effect of the same type

MC-51053 - Furnace minecarts lose power after navigating corners

MC-150575 - Concrete powder does not turn into concrete when letting it fall beside water

MC-153987 - Falling down ladders while wearing elytra

MC-165695 - Hoppers harvesting honeycomb from bee hives and bee nests only pick up one honeycomb

MC-166312 - Loom UI pattern icons are too dark

MC-166319 - B on “Open in browser” is lowercase in link confirmation GUI

MC-166324 - “Raw input” button has lowercase “i”

MC-166722 - Some custom item models appear dark in the inventory

MC-167018 - Misplaced pixel in critical hit particle texture

MC-167079 - Horse Armor texture is off

MC-167201 - Invisible glowing entities do not respect their team color

MC-167219 - Reloading a resource pack enough times will cause intense lag

MC-167220 - Items on marker armor stands no longer glow

MC-167235 - Distance from where you can enter a bed is off center

MC-167344 - com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.ClipboardManager leaks direct buffers

MC-167416 - Distance from where a monster will stop you from sleeping is off center

MC-167444 - iron_golem_crackiness_* textures show up on invisible iron golems that are damaged

MC-167709 - Bees that ride a boat, minecart or other entities when entering their hive or nest can’t leave the hive or nest ever again

MC-168091 - Concrete powder doesn’t convert into concrete when dropped into deep water

MC-168230 - End crystal beam is dark / desaturated

MC-168467 - Bees do not remember how many crops they’ve pollinated

MC-169157 - Breaking a hive with obstructed front makes bees vanish

Get the Pre-Release

To install the pre-release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Pre-releases can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

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