Minecraft 1⁣.⁣21⁣.⁣130⁣.⁣26

The developers have released the test version Minecraft Beta & Preview 1.21.130.26. This update introduces Netherite Horse Armor — the most durable armor for your steed — along with numerous fixes and improvements to mobs, graphics, UI, and performance.

Changes

• Added Netherite Horse Armor
  • Crafted at the Smithing Table using Diamond Horse Armor, a Netherite Ingot, and a Netherite Upgrade.
  • Provides 19 armor points.

• Added Coral Zombie Nautilus
  • Spawns in Warm Oceans instead of the regular Zombie Nautilus.
  • Visual variant with identical behavior.

• Spear:
  • Added a dedicated attack and interaction prompt when using a controller.
  • The lunge attack can now be used in Creative mode regardless of hunger level.
• Nautilus:
  • The “Breath of the Nautilus” effect is now considered an ambient mob effect.
  • Added an inventory screen.
• Zombie Nautilus:
  • The “Breath of the Nautilus” effect is considered ambient.
  • Added an inventory screen.
• Zombie Horse:
  • Older Zombie Horses are now updated with new components.
• Creepers now drop a Music Disc when killed by a Parched.
• Piglins no longer scream excitedly when admiring gold; they now respond with a polite grunt.
• Baby Zombies and Baby Husks can ride only the following mobs:
  • Adult Chickens
  • Untamed Ocelots
  • Untamed Cats
  • Untamed Wolves
  • Adult Zombies
  • Adult Husks
  • Adult Zombified Villagers
  • Adult Zombified Piglins
  • Cows
  • Adult unsaddled Pigs
  • Sheep
  • Adult untamed Horses
  • Adult untamed Donkeys
  • Adult untamed Mules
  • Adult Skeleton Horses
  • Adult Zombie Horses
  • Mooshrooms
  • Spiders not spawned as jockey mounts
  • Cave Spiders not spawned as jockey mounts

Vanilla Parity

• Light absorption in water now matches Java Edition (1 instead of 2 units).
• Added icons for ambient effects.
• Piglins now behave politely when interacting with gold.

Fixed Bugs

• Fixed a crash related to the Data Driven Renderer.
• Players are no longer temporarily stuck when being added to a newly purchased Realm.
• Camel Husk:
  • Riders no longer look for a new mount after dismounting.
  • Has the correct hitbox.
  • Now spawns in the desert.
  • No longer dismounts passengers when entering water, matching the regular Camel.
  • Ambient sounds are now quieter.
• Nautilus:
  • No longer produces dash-attack sounds when spawned and attacked on land.
  • Zombie Nautilus now plays hurt sounds on land.
  • Fixed the top part of the shell protruding.
  • Using Shears now removes armor first, then the saddle.
  • Baby Nautilus no longer has a gap in its model.
• Parched:
  • Now takes freezing damage in snow.
  • Is no longer affected by the Weakness mob effect.
  • Can no longer hit the Husk driver when riding a Camel Husk.
  • Can no longer hit the Camel Husk it is riding.
• Spear:
  • Wooden Spear attacks now always play their sound.
  • Animals killed in one hit by a charged Spear with Fire Aspect now drop cooked food.
  • Zombies, Husks, Piglins, and Zombified Piglins wielding a Spear now properly charge and retreat while mounted.
• Zombie Horse:
  • Can now be leashed when untamed, but not when mounted by a Zombie.
  • Wild Zombie Horses now become leashable when mounted by a Zombie.
  • The spawn egg now has the correct color tint.
  • Zombies no longer look for a new mount after dismounting.
  • Spawns less frequently on Peaceful difficulty.
• Zombie Nautilus:
  • No longer produces dash-attack sounds on land.
  • Fixed the top part of the shell protruding.
• Fixed Camel Husk spawning, hitbox, and behavior.
• Fixed visual artifacts on Nautilus and Zombie Nautilus.
• Clarified Spear functionality: sounds, food interactions, controls.
• Reworked Zombie Horse spawning logic and related bugs.
• With Vibrant Visuals enabled, blocks pushed by Pistons no longer flash yellow.
• Improved cursor, on-screen keyboard, and camera behavior.
• Fixed double text pasting, incorrect icons, and menu scrolling issues.
• Improved stability and reduced loading times between worlds and servers.
• Fixed water rendering opacity.
• Blocks moved by Pistons no longer render too dark.
• Kelp Block now dithers properly near the player camera.
• With Vibrant Visuals enabled, blocks no longer flicker.
• Fixed incorrect reflections on low-roughness materials.
• Fixed black damage particles and archaeology item visuals.
• Water light absorption updated to 1 to match Java Edition.
• Added a new joystick for “player_relative_strafe” and “camera_relative_strafe” control schemes.
• Added missing options to the Accessibility page.
• Renamed “Enable Open Chat Message” to “Chat Instructions on Join”.
• Hit attack prompt now appears for all items when aiming at a Mob.
• Camel Husk now displays correctly sized in the UI.
• Game title bar now respects Windows dark mode.
• Fixed missing game icon in the taskbar.
• The mob inventory panel is now hidden for all mobs without chests.
• Fixed player skins reverting to default when moving in and out of render distance.
• The /clone command now properly excludes filtered-out blocks.
• Legacy tree features now respect biome borders.
• The on-screen keyboard no longer overlaps the chat window.
• Input screens no longer close when switching input methods.
• Stabilized cursor and camera behavior on Windows when switching focus.
• Wolf shadow and model are now centered.
• Reduced Goat sound volume.
• Dolphins no longer spawn in Cold Ocean or Deep Cold Ocean biomes.
• Improved loading speeds when exiting worlds, using /reload all, and switching servers.