Gameplay
Villager Trade Rebalance (experimental)
Librarians sell biome-specific Enchanted Books, Armorers sell biome-specific armour, and Wandering Traders have lower prices and more stock. It only applies to worlds created with the experiment.
Minecraft 1.20.2
Released on 21 September 2023, Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.2 makes Diamond Ore more common in the Deepslate layers, changes how mobs reach their targets and speeds up world loading on servers. It also adds skin and name reporting and the optional Villager Trade Rebalance experiment.
Released 21 Sept 2023 Resource pack format 18 Data version 3578
Key takeaways
- More diamonds: Diamond Ore generates more often in the Deepslate layers of the Overworld.
- Mob reach: attacks now use the mob's full hitbox, so mobs entirely above or below a player can no longer hit them.
- Trade experiment: the Villager Trade Rebalance makes Librarians sell different Enchanted Books depending on the village biome and gives Cartographers seven new Explorer Maps.
- Player reporting: skins and player names can now be reported, and every report is reviewed by a human moderator.
- Online play: the world appears earlier when joining a server, and very slow connections no longer time out while loading.
Headline features
The changes you will notice first, with the pages that go deeper.
Blocks
More Diamond Ore
Diamond Ore now generates more often in the Deepslate layers of the Overworld, so deep mining yields more diamonds.
What changed
GameplayCuring a Zombie Villager only gives a trade discount the first time; curing the same Villager again gives no bonus.
AccessibilityA new Narrator Hotkey option, on by default, toggles the narrator with Ctrl+B.
CommandsThe last 50 commands sent are kept between sessions, and data packs gain function macros and the /random command.
TechnicalDebug charts open with F3+1, F3+2 and F3+3, without holding Shift or Alt.
ServersThe new log-ips option in server.properties keeps player IP addresses out of the join logs when set to false.
NetworkingGameplay packets are bundled into larger TCP packets, and chunks are sent in smaller batches based on bandwidth.
TechnicalData pack and resource pack format 18. The launcher bundles Microsoft OpenJDK 17.0.8. 218 bugs fixed.
Mods & loaders for 1.20.2
Mods must be rebuilt for each version. Counts from the files published on Modrinth and CurseForge, in our catalog.
Popular mods Sodium · AvailableJust Enough Items (JEI) · AvailableFabric API · AvailableLithium · AvailableIris Shaders · AvailableOptiFine · Available
234 mods in our catalog have a 1.20.2 file → 268 texture packs and 75 maps in our catalog support 1.20.2.
How to play 1.20.2
- 01
Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Minecraft: Java Edition.
- 02
Go to Installations, create a new installation and choose version 1.20.2.
- 03
Back up your worlds before opening them in a new version.
From first snapshot to release
4 snapshots, 4 pre-releases and 2 release candidates over 51 days.
- 23w31a01 Aug 2023
- 23w33a17 Aug 2023
- 23w35a30 Aug 2023
- 1.20.2-pre105 Sept 2023
- 1.20.2-rc115 Sept 2023
- 1.20.221 Sept 2023
Minecraft 1.20.2 FAQ
When was Minecraft 1.20.2 released?
On 21 September 2023, for Java Edition. It is the first content update after 1.20 Trails & Tales and its 1.20.1 hotfix, and it has no official name.
How do you turn on the Villager Trade Rebalance in 1.20.2?
Enable it on the Experiments screen when creating a world. It does not change worlds created without the experiment.
Which Java version does Minecraft 1.20.2 need?
Java 17: the launcher bundles Microsoft's build of OpenJDK 17.0.8 and installs it automatically.
Do 1.20.1 data packs and resource packs work in 1.20.2?
Both formats are now 18, up from 15 in 1.20, and GUI textures were split into separate sprites, so older packs may need an update. Mods also need a build for 1.20.2.