{"title":"Minecraft 1.21.9 Pre-Release 2","version":"1.21.9-pre2","type":"snapshot","image":{"title":"1.21.9-pre2-540x540.jpg","url":"/v2/images/1.21.9pre2540x540.jpg"},"body":"<p>We heard Friday would be a Pre-tty cool day to release the second Pre-Release for Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.9, so here we are! This pre-release contains fixes to various issues introduced in previous snapshots, as well as a missed bump to the Data Pack major version.<p>Happy Crafting!<h1>Changes</h1><ul><li>Copper Golems will now oxidize even when the game rule <code>doDaylightCycle</code> is disabled<li>The Copper Golem's behavior for turning into a statue has been tweaked to match Bedrock<ul><li>Copper Golems no longer need to be close to the center of an empty block position in order to turn into a statue<li>Copper Golems now have the possibility to turn into a statue as soon as they become fully oxidized</ul></ul><h1>Technical Changes</h1><ul><li>The Data Pack version is now 88.0, to match the breaking change to <code>/setworldspawn</code> and <code>/spawnpoint</code> in the 1.21.9-pre1</ul><h1>Fixed bugs in 1.21.9 Pre-Release 2</h1><ul><li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-300362 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-300362</a> Copper golems do not oxidize when doDaylightCycle is disabled<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-301566 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-301566</a> Occasional sound crash on resource pack reload<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-301706 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-301706</a> Server Management Protocol does not support parameters as object (by-name)<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-301770 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-301770</a> The <code>below_name</code> plate is not displayed higher for players and mannequins named “deadmau5”<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-301963 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-301963</a> Copper golems cause huge lag spikes when checking chests<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-302088 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-302088</a> Oxidized Copper Golems take an extremely long time to turn into a statue<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-302112 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-302112</a> Posed mannequins don't use the correct hitbox<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-302117 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-302117</a> Text display billboarding is broken<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-302120 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-302120</a> Dimension-specific world spawn point causes mob spawning in other dimensions to fail<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-302148 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-302148</a> Copper Golem does not get close enough to search the chest, getting permanently stuck<li><a href=https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-302164 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"target=_blank>MC-302164</a> Breaking change to /setworldspawn and /spawnpoint in minor datapack version</ul>","id":"9f654c7e8c24200336bc201556fd8599ed3e6dc1a1e282067a9ad75154ffc13e","date":"2025-09-19T09:48:58.000Z","needsTranslation":null}