Java Edition 1.RV-Pre1 — minecraft

This article documents an April Fools' joke.

There is no actual 1.RV version of Minecraft in development.

1.RV-Pre1 is an April Fools' joke pre-release, supposedly the first and only pre-release for 1.RV, also known as the Trendy Update. Mojang released the hoax announcement for the update and its pre-release on March 31, 2016.^[1]

Additions

Blocks

USB Charger Block

Functions the same as a redstone block, emitting a redstone signal with strength 15.

Items

Reality Vision

Equipped via the helmet armor slot.
When equipped, it shows a 3D minimap.
Displays vision overlay (similar to the pumpkin overlay), this can be turned off pressing F1.
Activates a shader when equipped.
Signs display the text "OBEY" while glasses are equipped, a reference to the movie They Live.

Ankle Monitor

Equipped via the boots armor slot.
When equipped in Survival mode, they can't be taken off.
- Can be taken off in Creative mode.
Gives the player Slowness I effect when equipped.
Will display several messages if the wearer is far from the world spawn point or in another dimension.
Stackable up to 64.

Smarter Watch

Equipped on the off-hand slot.
Shows the time above the hotbar where item tooltips are shown in human readable format (18:00, and 22:00 for example).
Push notifications in the chat whenever a statistic reaches a significant milestone.
- Other messages are shown when the player takes damage and sometimes even shows item specific information in chat when items are crafted.
Stackable up to 64.

Changes

Mobs

Zombies and Skeletons now have a chance of being equipped with any of the 3 equipment items added.
- When they wear the reality vision, they will not attack the player, even if the player attacks them.
  - However, endermen with reality vision will still attack when looked at.

Signs

Signs have a different unique texture.
Sign text is now green.
Signs read "OBEY" while reality shades are equipped. This is a reference to They Live.

Issues

1.RV-Pre1 is not supported due to being an April Fools' joke, and therefore issues affecting it will be closed as "Invalid" in the issue tracker.^[2]

Trivia

Sounds are saved in minecraft/sounds/buzzwords/sound_name.ogg where sound_name is replaced with the actual name of the sound, for example equipvr.ogg.
The update was released before April 1st by the developers.
The overlay for the reality vision in the assets folder, cantseeshitcaptain.png, is a reference to a popular meme from the TV show Star Trek.
The shader for the reality vision can be disabled by using F4.
- However, when the player goes into third person view, the shader is activated again.
This version was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.