RELEASE Candidate 1 | Minecraft Java Edition 1.16.2 Nether Update

1.16.2 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.16.2-rc1 in the launcher) is the first release candidate for Java Edition 1.16.2, released on August 7, 2020, which fixes bugs.

Changes[edit]

General

Resource Packs

• The resource and data pack version is now version 6 due to MC-197275.

Fixes

7 issues fixed

From 1.16

• MC-190103 – Crash when using a nether portal: java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: fromIndex < 0: -2368549.

From 1.16.1

• MC-197275 – Due to changes to walls, pack_format: 5 is not cross-compatible between 1.15 and 1.16.

From the 1.16.2 development versions

• MC-194933 – Game crashes when loading a custom biome: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Trying to add tag of type 8 to list of 10.
• MC-197197 – Game crashes or freezes after creating or entering a Superflat world without presets.
• MC-197225 – Crash: java.util.concurrent.CompletionException: u: Exception generating new chunk.

From the previous development version

• MC-197258 – Certain dimensions can cause a game crash.
• MC-197263 – End sky and Nether fog do not work on servers.

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