1.14.4 is a minor update to Java Edition released on July 19, 2019,^[1] which made minor changes to villagers and server permissions, and fixed many bugs left over from 1.14.3.^[2] It is not compatible with 1.14.3, 1.14.2, 1.14.1, 1.14 servers.

Additions

Command format

/debug

• Added /debug report.
  • Used to get more detailed information while debugging performance, such as lists of chunks and block entities in each dimension.
    • Saves this information as a .zip file in the .minecraft/debug folder.

server.properties

• Added function-permission-level to server.properties which controls which permission levels functions have.

General

Splashes

• Added "Ping the human!"

Changes

Items

Suspicious stew

• Suspicious stews made from poppies now gives the player Night Vision instead of Speed.

Mobs

Pillagers

• Changed arm texture.

Villagers

• Now voluntarily pick up items.
• Trades can now be completed more times before locking.
• Will now remember their gossip after becoming a zombie villager.
  • Gossip about players who converted a zombie villager will now last longer.
• Can now work without also restocking at the same time.
  • This has no effect other than playing the work sound.
• Improved performance of villager pathfinding.

Command format

Permissions

• /reload and /forceload are now available to permission level 2.

General

Camera

• Removed the camera pivot offset when in first-person view.

client.jar

• Re-integrated Realms code into the client, in package com.mojang.realmsclient.dto.
• Re-added Realms assets to the client.

Performance

• Improved general performance.
• Improved leaf rendering performance.
• Improved chunk loading when traveling at high speeds.

Minecraft Realms

• Removed the "Player Activity" button from the Realms screen.

Fixes

54 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.14

• MC-100946 – Bow with mending undraws when receiving XP while drawn.
• MC-113968 – Zombies of village siege spawn despite gamerule doMobSpawning being false.
• MC-113970 – Zombies of village siege do not spawn centered on a block.
• MC-134811 – Undead mobs bob up and down in waterlogged slabs.
• MC-134964 – Unexpected error: java.util.NoSuchElementException.
• MC-136318 – Floatable mobs are unable to walk when in waterlogged blocks.
• MC-142037 – java.lang.NullPointerException: Initializing game.

From 1.14

• MC-143886 – Acacia leaves render improperly from a distance.
• MC-145769 – Villagers are not shutting doors behind them.
• MC-146289 – Farmer villagers do not stop to pick up their crops.
• MC-147844 – Pillagers do not pathfind around obstacles and out of water.
• MC-148539 – Villagers stuck pathfinding to long destroyed bed^{[note 1]}
• MC-148613 – Aquatic mobs are not spawning./Fish spawned from buckets count towards the aquatic mob cap again.
• MC-149018 – High idle CPU usage on server.
• MC-149880 – Villager trades wrong book.
• MC-150623 – The game crashed whilst rendering overlay: Unable to fit texture.
• MC-156349 – Cannot press Enter on direct connect.

From 1.14.1

• MC-151150 – Entities (villagers) cause massive lag when attempting to pathfind.
• MC-151282 – Villager trade GUI does not show the correct price on servers if trade demand is high.
• MC-151376 – Villagers are not pathfinding towards their POI; POI detection range is too small.
• MC-151810 – Mobs do not try to avoid fall damage anymore.
• MC-152094 – End city/end ship generation gets cut at chunk borders sometimes.
• MC-152908 – When a player joins a server, everything that happened during the time offline queued on connecting to the server.

From 1.14.2

• MC-153498 – Cyrillic letter Є is not included in the Minecraft font.
• MC-153665 – Full villager inventory creates invisible items.
• MC-153712 – Java using 100–200% CPU in macOS.
• MC-153749 – Trusting foxes attack player when self-injured.
• MC-153852 – Concrete powder deleting waterlogged blocks when falling.
• MC-154668 – Invalid characters crash the game in jigsaw block input upon pressing enter.
• MC-154830 – All wall signs use oak color on maps.

From 1.14.3

• MC-153766 – Rabbits no longer need sand/grass in order to spawn in deserts/tundras.
• MC-153892 – Mending slows down breaking blocks.
• MC-154019 – Beacon deactivate sound not sounds when you break the base.
• MC-154031 – Villagers give away all food if they want to share it.
• MC-154068 – Parrots occasionally disappearing when taken from a boat.
• MC-154201 – Trying to trade with villager immediately closes trading menu for some villagers.
• MC-154271 – Rolling shutter issue on macOS.
• MC-154362 – Crossbow has to reload when mending takes place.
• MC-154509 – Bashkir letters Ҙ, ҙ, Ҡ, ҡ, Ҫ, and ҫ are not included in the Minecraft font.
• MC-155092 – Zombie sieges can happen on mushroom islands.
• MC-155104 – When closing a menu while moving the mouse, the screen will move in that direction.
• MC-155147 – Mouse acceleration issue.
• MC-155172 – Hostile wolf AI has been broken: wolves can no longer attack enemies efficiently.
• MC-155238 – Villagers picking up workstation through wall.
• MC-155345 – ConcurrentModificationException when a player leaves an active raid.
• MC-155571 – Silverfish and endermite spawners no longer functioning.
• MC-156013 – Breaking blocks "re-appear" to nudge player.
• MC-156389 – Game crashes when pressing ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Delete to remove 18 characters at once on an anvil.
• MC-156395 – Villagers use job site blocks already in use.

Private issues

• MC-143755 – Arbitrary score/selector/NBT resolution using lectern without operator rights.^[2]
• MC-152636 – Killing a zombie right as it converts into a drowned will drop the loot from zombie while still converting into a drowned.^[2]
• MC-153406 – Score JSON component crash in items.^[2]
• MC-154214 – Chunks refusing to unload due to incorrect player ticket additions.^[2]
• MC-155711 – Functions capable of running commands they should not be able to (publish, debug …).^[2]

Video

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Notes

References