• Fixed a bug that was preventing newly-created Nether portals from working, they are now working as expected
  • Was caused by a recent update to Spigot that changed the way portal creation works in the Nether
• Added a larger base to newly formed portals in the Nether
  • This helps ensure players always have something to step out onto when they exit the portal

• Fixed issues in custom recipe feature that was interfering with certain built-in recipes
  • Recipe book is working as expected
  • Crafting/copying banners now works as expected
  • Other special built-in recipes (dyed armor, dyed shulker boxes, etc.) that were previously broken have been fixed as well
• Updated recipe for podzol to work with all kinds of leaves
  • One grass, one seeds, and one of any kind of leaves in any arrangement, yields one podzol
• We are aware of an issue affecting newly created nether portals that aren't working for anyone
  • We are investigating the issue and hope to have a fix in place as soon as we determine what is causing it
• Update: Marked podzol in-game as legal to trade, since it can only be crafted using items that are legal to trade.
  • Podzol can now be dropped and used on trade chest signs
  • It will no longer be removed from your inventory or saved in lost and found if you...

• Implemented the Lead setting, previously had no effect:
  • Controls whether untrusted visitors can attach leads (leashes) to animals standing on your island
• Fixed the Shearing setting, previously had no effect because it was implemented incorrectly:
  • Controls whether untrusted visitors can interact with sheep standing on your island
  • This includes all interactions with sheep, including shearing them, dyeing them, attaching a lead to them, etc.
    • Note that to allow untrusted visitors to attach leashes to your sheep, you must have both the Shearing setting and the Lead setting enabled.
• Added protections against moving players, armor stands, and animals using fishing rods:
  • Moving players with fishing rods now follows standard PVP rules:
    • Both players must have /pvp enabled
    • Neither player can be in /god mode
    • Both players must be on an island or region where PVP is allowed
  • Moving...

• The Independence Pickaxe recipe is no longer available since it is no longer the 4th of July
• Added new sand conversion recipes to discourage use of lag-inducing sand conversion machines:
  • One rose red surrounded by 8 plain sand makes 8 red sand
  • One bonemeal surrounded by 8 red sand makes 8 plain sand

We are pleased to announce two new recipes:

Red Sand - One rose red dye surrounded by 8 regular sand yields 8 red sand

Regular Sand - One bonemeal surrounded by 8 red sand yields 8 regular sand


We hope players will find these sand conversion recipes handy, since you can convert whole stacks with just a few mouse clicks.