Minecraft: Java Edition · Game update

Minecraft 1.19: The Wild Update

The Wild Update added the deep dark, ancient cities and the warden, along with mangrove swamps, frogs and allays. It also introduced cryptographically signed chat, which changed how servers handle player messages.

Released
Server needs
Java 17
Protocol
759
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Seven days free, no card. Pick 1.19 when you create the server, or switch an existing one from the panel.

What is new in Minecraft 1.19

The additions people noticed first, then everything else by area.

  • Deep dark biome and ancient cities added
  • Warden added, a blind mob that hunts by vibration
  • Mangrove swamp biome and a full mangrove wood set
  • Frogs, tadpoles and allays added
  • All player chat is now cryptographically signed
  • Swift Sneak enchantment and the Darkness effect added

Blocks and items

  • Sculk, sculk catalyst, sculk shrieker and sculk vein
  • Mangrove logs, planks, doors, stairs, signs, fences, trapdoors and boats
  • Mud, packed mud, muddy mangrove roots and mud bricks
  • Froglights in pearlescent, verdant and ochre
  • Echo shard and recovery compass
  • Music disc 5, assembled from disc fragments
  • Reinforced deepslate, blast resistant and not obtainable
  • Goat horns in eight variants
  • Boats with chests for every wood type

Mobs

  • Warden has 500 health, stands about 3.5 blocks tall and deals 30 damage
  • Warden is blind and senses vibrations
  • Frogs come in temperate, warm and cold variants
  • Frogs eat slimes and magma cubes and produce froglights
  • Tadpoles grow into frogs and can be carried in buckets
  • Allays collect dropped items and follow the player

World and biomes

  • Deep dark generates in the deepslate layer between Y=-1 and Y=-64
  • Ancient cities generate in the deep dark with unique loot and redstone puzzles
  • Wardens only appear in the deep dark
  • Mangrove swamp is a warm biome with mud, mangrove trees and warm frogs

Gameplay

  • Swift Sneak enchantment for leggings, found in ancient cities
  • Darkness status effect dims vision, triggered by sculk shriekers
  • Seven new advancements for sculk, allays and frogs
  • New death message for the warden sonic attack

Commands and technical

  • New /place command replaces /placefeature
  • /place supports feature, jigsaw, structure and template
  • New /locate poi for finding points of interest
  • New doWardenSpawning game rule
  • New particles sculk_soul, shriek, sculk_charge and sonic_boom
  • Data pack format 10 and resource pack format 9

Running a Minecraft 1.19 server

What the release means for whoever runs the server.

  • Requires Java SE 17
  • Protocol version 759
  • Data pack format 10
  • All player chat messages are cryptographically signed with Mojang key pairs
  • New enforce-secure-profile server property, which defaults to false here
  • New previews-chat property enables server side chat preview
  • With chat preview on, messages reach the server as they are typed
  • New max-chained-neighbor-updates property limits consecutive neighbour updates
  • No new dimensions, only new Overworld biomes and structures

Before you update a world: take a backup. A world opened in 1.19 cannot be opened in an older version again. How backups work here.

1.19 on FadeHost

The right Java, set for you
A 1.19 server needs Java 17, and the panel starts it with a Java that fits. Nothing to install, nothing to pick.
Server software for 1.19
PaperPurpurSpigotVanillaFabricForge
Who can join
Players on 1.19. Other versions need plugins such as ViaVersion on a Paper server.
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Patches after 1.19

The fix releases that followed, oldest first.

Minecraft 1.19.1

· Java 17

1.19.1 added player reporting for abusive chat and turned on secure profile enforcement by default. Unsigned or server altered messages are now flagged to players as Not Secure or Modified.

What 1.19.1 changed

Minecraft 1.19.2

· Java 17

1.19.2 was a hotfix that cleared up two problems introduced by the chat reporting work. It keeps protocol 760, so it is compatible with 1.19.1 servers.

What 1.19.2 changed

Minecraft 1.19.3

· Java 17

1.19.3 reorganised the creative inventory, added feature flags and introduced the fillbiome command. It also nerfed nether mob farms by restricting enderman and skeleton spawning to low light levels.

What 1.19.3 changed

Minecraft 1.19.4

· Java 17

1.19.4 fixed 151 issues and added display entities and interaction entities, which map makers and data pack authors use heavily. It also added the damage and ride commands and put the 1.20 features behind an experimental toggle.

What 1.19.4 changed

Questions about 1.19

When was Minecraft 1.19 released?

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19, The Wild Update, was released on June 7, 2022.

What Java version does a Minecraft 1.19 server need?

Java 17. On FadeHost the server starts with the right Java for its Minecraft version on its own, so there is nothing to install or switch.

What did Minecraft 1.19 add?

The Wild Update added the deep dark, ancient cities and the warden, along with mangrove swamps, frogs and allays. It also introduced cryptographically signed chat, which changed how servers handle player messages.

Can players on another version join a 1.19 server?

Only players on 1.19 itself: its network protocol (759) is its own. A Paper server can let other versions in with plugins such as ViaVersion and ViaBackwards.

Can I update my world to Minecraft 1.19?

Yes. Take a backup, switch the server to 1.19 and start it: the world is converted on the first boot. A world opened in 1.19 cannot be opened in an older version again, so keep the backup until you are sure.

How do I start a Minecraft 1.19 server?

Create a server on FadeHost and pick 1.19 in the software list: Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Vanilla, Fabric and Forge are there for this version. It is online in about a minute. The free tier runs a 2 GB server at no cost, and a paid server is sized to the RAM you need.

The release before

Minecraft 1.18.2

February 28, 2022

The release after

Minecraft 1.19.1

July 27, 2022

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