New Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot includes more fixes for upcoming patch

Mojang Studios may have finished and released 1.18 Caves and Cliffs Update Part Two to the world, thereby completing the Caves and Cliffs Update, but the work isn’t done yet. On Tuesday, Mojang Studios released Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1 Release Candidate 1 to testers everywhere, a snapshot that includes a couple of additional fixes for the upcoming 1.18.1 patch update.

As long as no additional critical issues are discovered in the patch update, this is the build that will be released to all Minecraft: Java Edition players in the near future. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition also got a 1.18.1 patch update, which rolled out to different platforms gradually. When Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1 arrives, it will feature primarily quality-of-life improvements and fixes, with no new features or content in sight.

Minecraft is one of the greatest games ever made, and holds on to its title as one of the best PC games by continually evolving with new features and content. The Wild Update, releasing sometime during 2022, will update Minecraft’s Overworld with new mobs, blocks, and more.

In case you missed it, here are all the changes and additions in 1.18 Caves and Cliffs Update Part Two.

The full changelog for Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1 Release Candidate 1 includes:

Fixed bugs

• Bees inside of beehives / nests sometimes despawn when the world is reloaded
• Random nonfatal exceptions in console: Failed to store chunk ConcurrentModificationException
• Entity fog doesn’t match the fog of blocks around them