Last week, many players were left disappointed after Mojang released no Minecraft snapshot. Despite a delay, Mojang has now finally released a new snapshot for Java Edition.Unlike Bedrock beta versions, Java snapshots are yet to receive any features related to The Wild Update. Java developers have been working on the 1.18.2 update, which is a bug fix patch for the Caves & Cliffs Part II update.Adrian Östergård@adrian_ivlSnapshot 22w05a is now out. It's a smaller snapshot mostly containing bugfixes. minecraft.net/article/minecr…10:27 PM · Feb 2, 2022119680Snapshot 22w05a is now out. It's a smaller snapshot mostly containing bugfixes. minecraft.net/article/minecr…Java players will probably get to see 1.19 features in future snapshots after Minecraft 1.18.2. As of now, players can check out the 22w05a patch notes to see what changes are coming in the next Minecraft next update.Minecraft 1.18.2 snapshot 22w035a patch notesFixed bugs in 22w05aWater graphical glitch when connecting diagonallyWater looks like it flows upStructure blocks do not rotate entities correctly when loadingPointed dripstone can replace blocks when generatingWood pillars from mineshafts are generating on pointed dripstonesAbandoned Mineshafts don’t delete dripstone in certain situationsFoxes will lay down in powder snow and not try to escape even when taking damageBiome Selector is disordered in other languagesSlimes spawn in “Redstone Ready” superflat worldsOutdated chests’ loot tables get deleted when updating to 1.18.1Campfires and hoppers cause constant chunk savingDeleting a world no longer logs that a world is getting deletedThe player disappears at certain heightsTeleporting below height level 0 from the overworld to another dimension freezes the game on the loading screen until the player diesEntering /placefeature crashes client when connected to a serverHarsh chunk borders appear when upgrading to 22w03aIncorrect BlockPos getSquaredDistance() calculationPlayers get stuck on “Loading terrain…” after rejoining the world when above or below the build limitChanges in snapshot 22w05aA change in 22w03a that re-arranged Badlands biome layouts has been reverted to avoid causing generation changes and chunk borders. This change will be re-introduced later.This recent Minecraft snapshot focused on bug fixes related to slime spawning, the new /placefeature command, chunk loading, and more. Two months have passed since the 1.18 update, yet players are still facing many bugs and issues. Hopefully, the upcoming 1.18.2 update will address most of them.