Java Edition 20w48a

20w48a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.17, released on November 25, 2020, which adds dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone.

Blocks

 * Dripstone Block
 * Decoration block.
 * Does not generate anywhere currently, is only available from the creative inventory.


 * Pointed Dripstone
 * Can be placed on the floor or ceiling, creating stalagmites or stalactites respectively.
 * Can be combined to form longer stalactites and stalagmites.
 * Stalagmites break if not attached to something below, and hurt entities which fall on top of them.
 * Enemies that fall on the stalagmites deal three times more fall damage
 * Stalactites fall if unsupported, and hurt entities they fall on.
 * Damage is relative to height: For example, one falling from 2 blocks deals of damage, and one falling from 3 blocks deal  of damage.
 * They drip water or lava into cauldrons if a source block is placed above the stalactite, and gradually fill the cauldron. Water drips even without any water above the block, but does not fill the cauldron.
 * Thrown tridents break pointed dripstone.

Command format

 * Gamerules
 * Whether entities take damage from freezing inside of powder snow.
 * Whether entities take damage from freezing inside of powder snow.

General

 * Tags
 * Added new item tag.
 * Contains leather boots, leather pants, leather tunic, and leather cap.
 * Having an item in this tag in an armor slot prevents players from freezing.


 * Particles
 * Added new particle types:, , , and.

Blocks

 * Budding Amethyst
 * The texture has been changed. Has a more prominent "X" in its center.


 * Block of Amethyst
 * The texture has been changed. It is now slightly less busy, striking a middle ground between the 20w45a and 20w46a textures.


 * Candles
 * Can now only be placed on solid surfaces.
 * If the block a candle is placed on is broken, the candle stays floating.


 * Cut Copper Slabs
 * Crafting all variants of cut copper into slabs now gives 6 slabs instead of 4.


 * Powder Snow
 * Players in creative mode can now freeze.

Items

 * Bundle
 * Now show fullness as a number when advanced tooltips are enabled.
 * Right-clicking a bundle in the inventory now empties one item from the bundle.
 * Using a bundle now throws out its entire content into the world.


 * Candle
 * The item textures have been changed to only have one candle.


 * Clock
 * The texture has been changed. The gold is now more vibrant and better matches other instances of gold in the Texture Update texture.


 * Compass and Lodestone Compass
 * The texture has been changed. The iron is now more vibrant and better matches other instances of iron in the Texture Update texture.


 * Leather armor
 * Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.


 * Spyglass
 * The spyglass is now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite.
 * Using the spyglass now better anchors it to the player's "eye" when viewed in 3rd person.

Gameplay

 * Recipe Book
 * Some recipe-unlocking advancements had criteria names changed.
 * The chiseled nether bricks recipe is now unlocked by having a nether brick slab instead of a nether bricks block.

General

 * Tags
 * The block tag was renamed to.

Video
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