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Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 4
| Edition | Java Edition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | April 21, 2026 | ||||||
| Type | Snapshot | ||||||
| Snapshot for | 26.2 | ||||||
| Downloads | Client (.json) Server | ||||||
| Protocol version | dec: 1073742134 hex: 40000136 | ||||||
| Data version | 4887 | ||||||
| Resource pack format | 86.1 | ||||||
| Data pack format | 103.0 | ||||||
| Minimum Java version | Java SE 25 | ||||||
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26.2 Snapshot 4 (known as 26.2-snapshot-4 in the launcher) is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 26.2, released on April 21, 2026,[1] which adds two new languages, makes technical changes, and fixes some bugs and issues.
Additions
[edit | edit source]General
[edit | edit source]- Added
minecraft:nameplate_distance.- Controls how far away in blocks the nameplate of an entity is visible.
- The nameplate cannot be visible if the entity is not visible.
- Accepts values between
0.0and512.0. - Default value:
64.0.
- Added
minecraft:below_name_distance.- Controls how far away in blocks the below_name scoreboard display is visible.
- The nameplate cannot be visible if the entity is not visible.
- Accepts values between
0.0and512.0. - Default value:
10.0.
- Added support for Swiss French and Chuvash languages.
Changes
[edit | edit source]Mobs
[edit | edit source]- Can now spawn on Peaceful difficulty.
- Naturally-spawned small sulfur cubes now have the correct size.
- The outer texture of the sulfur cube has been updated to include more detailed eyes.
- Can now spawn on Peaceful difficulty.
- Added sounds for picking up a sulfur cube with a bucket.
World generation
[edit | edit source]- Sulfur spike clusters have been made slightly shorter on average.
General
[edit | edit source]- The pack format version is now
103.0.
- Entity Predicates
- Slime sub-predicate has been renamed from
minecraft:type_specific/slimetominecraft:type_specific/cube_mob.
- Slime sub-predicate has been renamed from
- The version is now
86.1.
- New required events:
graphics_capabilities- This is a new event that posts on startup, and informs developers of the capabilities of the graphics device used to play the game.
- Added new property:
backend_name- This will be
VulkanorOpenGL, and will help developers understand which graphics API players are using.
- This will be
- Added new property:
backend_failure_reason- This will be a list of short error codes, for example
vulkan_device_version_too_low, which will help developers identify any issues with the targeted Vulkan requirements.
- This will be a list of short error codes, for example
- Added new property:
backend_failure_message- This will be a short and vague messages, such as
Failed to find the GLFW platform surface extensions, which will help developers narrow down issues if players are experiencing issues running with Vulkan.
- This will be a short and vague messages, such as
- Added new property:
backend_failure_missing_capabilities- This will be a list of missing capabilities from Vulkan, for example
VULKAN_CORE_1_2, VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering, which will help developers know which capabilities players would need in order to use Vulkan.
- This will be a list of missing capabilities from Vulkan, for example
- The
minecraft:bedsatlas has been removed.
Fixes
[edit | edit source]From released versions before 26.2
- MC-1788 – Ocelots do not spawn naturally on peaceful difficulty in jungle and bamboo jungle biomes.
- MC-186131 – Piglins and hoglins cannot spawn naturally on Peaceful difficulty.
- MC-296343 – Using the mouse wheel to switch between cast fishing rods briefly displays the uncast texture in first-person.
- MC-307002 – Using the
/killcommand on one of the End crystals used to respawn the ender dragon no longer aborts the respawn sequence.
From the 26.2 development versions
- MC-307301 – No sounds are produced when emptying or scooping up sulfur cubes into buckets.
- MC-307327 – VSync limits the framerate inconsistently in fullscreen with the Vulkan rendering backend on some Mac systems.
- MC-307378 – The glowing effect is not visible with the Vulkan rendering backend on some graphics.
- MC-307423 – JVM crash when launching the game with the Vulkan rendering backend.
- MC-307434 – Sulfur cubes cannot spawn naturally on Peaceful difficulty.
- MC-307626 – The selection lists in the pack selection screen can extend outside the bounds of the game window, violating the Vulkan specification.
From the previous development version
- MC-307532 – Lava buckets now remain filled server-side when emptied into flowing water.
- MC-307539 – The game crashes upon startup on some Mac systems.
- MC-307545 – The "High Contrast" resource pack is listed as incompatible.
- MC-307549 –
beds.png-atlasstill exists. - MC-307587 – Wet sponges are no longer removed from the inventory server-side when placed in the Nether.
- MC-307624 – The cube mob entity sub-predicate is called
type_specific/slimerather thancube_mob. - MC-307647 – Crash on startup with the Vulkan validation layer enabled — the
NORMALvertex attribute uses a format without guaranteedVERTEX_BUFFER_BITsupport.
Videos
[edit | edit source]Videos made by slicedlime:
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 4" – Minecraft.net, April 21, 2026.
