Today marks the arrival of 26.2 Pre-Release 5, introducing notable adjustments to Hardcore mode settings alongside various bug fixes. As previously announced during Minecraft Live, this update is set to officially launch on June 16.
For those embarking on their hardcore mining adventures, a careful approach is advised.
Changes
- The game setting for the Graphics API will now automatically adjust if a crash occurs during startup.
- The sound effect associated with hitting the sulfur cube in the bouncy archetype has been corrected.
- World hosts can now change the game mode using F3 + F4 or commands, which will also update the default game mode for the world.
- In Hardcore mode worlds, the “Game Mode” and “Allow Commands” buttons have been removed.
Startup and Fallback Behavior for Graphics API
- If a crash happens at startup while “Prefer Vulkan” is selected, the setting will revert to “Default.”
- Even when set to “Default,” the game will still attempt to collect system information regarding Vulkan during startup.
- If a crash occurs at startup with “Default” selected, the setting will switch to “Prefer OpenGL.”
- With “Prefer OpenGL” enabled, there will be no interaction with Vulkan to prevent potential crashes.
Fixed bugs in 26.2 Pre-Release 5
- MC-308470 – The sounds for the “bouncy” sulfur cube archetype now play at appropriate volume levels.
- MC-308575 – The <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>flowerdefault and <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>flowerwarm features now generate flower patches instead of single flowers.
- MC-308587 – Using a spear with Lunge on a geyser no longer launches players downwards.
- MC-308619 – Players are unable to change their game mode from the World Options menu in hardcore worlds.
- MC-308620 – Pressing the key bound to the “Friends Screen” in the username field now allows for typing instead of closing the screen.
- MC-308622 – Custom dialog buttons no longer disrupt the game menu.
- MC-308630 – Adjusting command settings now correctly updates the “Game Rules” button state in the World Options screen.
- MC-308633 – Changing game modes with commands now reflects accurately in the World Options screen.
- MC-308648 – The “Statistics” button in the game menu has been realigned when a “Server Links…” button is present.
- MC-308657 – The <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>gui.friends.error.unauthorized string has been corrected to eliminate a comma splice.
- MC-308674 – Upon re-entering the save, the game mode is no longer incorrectly set to Survival mode.
- MC-308686 – Hardcore death can no longer be circumvented by rejoining the world.
Get the Pre-Release
Pre-Releases are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Pre-Release, simply open the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the “Installations” tab.
Note: Testing versions may corrupt your world, so it is advisable to back up your data and/or run them in a separate folder from your main worlds.
For cross-platform server jar and bug reporting, please follow the provided links.
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