Here in Stockholm, the nights are getting so long that we've all long forgotten what the sun looks like. It's square, right? Anyway, at least navigating Minecraft at night should be easier now we've added lanterns!

Changes in 18w46a

Added the lantern

Improved Pillager AI

Changes to Illager Patrols

Increased the distance scaffolding can extend before it falls

Lantern

Wait?! What? Another new block!?

The lantern is a new light source

The lantern can be placed either hanging under a block or on top of a block

It gives slightly more light than the torch

Illager Patrol

Now spawns in the world as a pack of 5 random illagers

Removed the "Illager Beast" from patrols

Technical changes in 18w46a

Added support for directional opacity of blocks (used by slabs, stairs, snow layers, non-full-block dirt-related blocks and extended piston base blocks)

Removed option to turn off VBO in the game settings. VBO are now always used.

Fixed bugs in 18w46a

MC-92 - Slab and stairs lighting incorrect

MC-99863 - Line breaks different in signed book

MC-134063 - Wood blocks have wrong color on maps

MC-137266 - Colon in 'Direct Connect' menu crashes game

MC-137469 - Sign GUI darkens its buttons too

MC-137563 - Horses become invisible when equipped with horse armor

MC-137831 - Slimes and magma cubes riding mobs causes game crash

MC-138058 - FPS's are switched in alt+F3

MC-138283 - Some blocks use wrong color palette on maps

MC-138529 - Dyes are consumed when a sign has no text

MC-138531 - Dying a sign in creative mode removes dye from inventory

MC-138567 - Button, Snow-Layer, Ladder, Tripwire-Hook, Lever, Torch, Vines, Fences, Walls, Iron-Bars and Glass-Panes can connect to Stonecutters

MC-138578 - You can dye a sign in the same color as the sign is already dyed in

MC-138588 - Vsync setting disabling itself on fullscreen switch

MC-138979 - Scaffolding switches quicky between entity and block when placed on some non-solid blocks

MC-138982 - Scaffolding connects to fences, walls etc.

MC-138989 - Unable to go down column of scaffolding that is not connected to the ground

MC-139000 - Certain items glitch when rendered

MC-139022 - Illager beast roars hurt Illagers

MC-139048 - Illager patrol spawn rate seems to be too high

MC-139100 - Scaffolding breaks when placed on some blocks

MC-139141 - Mushroom stem blocks changed color on maps

MC-139175 - Waterlogged Scaffolding keeps Waterlogged state when falling

Get the snapshot

To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Launch Options" tab.

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

Cross-platform server jar:

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