Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19 Pre-Release 2 delivers more polishing touches to The Wild Update

The Wild Update is even closer, with a new army of bug fixes rolling out now.

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Every day brings us closer to the official release of The Wild Update, which will add a ton of new features and content to the ever-expanding and always-evolving Minecraft. Mojang Studios is now in the “pre-release” stage of development, which means The Wild Update is essentially feature complete and almost ready for launch.

On Monday, the studio released Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19 Pre-Release 2, delivering another handful of bug fixes and other changes toMinecraftplayers involved in the development process.The Wild Updatestill doesn’t have a definitive release date, but it should arrive within the next few weeks or months, as long as Mojang Studios doesn’t encounter any major issues or flaws within the pre-release series of snapshots.

Like itspredecessor, this Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot doesn’t contain any new features or major updates. Instead, there are plenty of polishing improvements and bug fixes, especially surrounding sounds, game messages, and the Warden mob. Players of one of thebest PC gamescan jump into the snapshot now, and submit feedback to help Mojang Studios deliver The Wild Update to all Minecraft players even faster.

The full changelog forMinecraft: Java Edition 1.19 Pre-Release 2includes:

Changes & bug fixes

Changes

Changes

Technical updates

Fixed bugs

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