Java Edition 23w13a or b

23w13a_or_b is an April Fools' joke snapshot, supposedly the first and only snapshot for the "Vote Update", released on April 1, 2023, which adds a system where players vote for gameplay features or mechanics to be implemented. This snapshot is a fork of 23w13a.

Blocks

 * Air
 * Has to get unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 4 empty glass bottles.
 * This block can be used to fill cows with air to become "balloon cows" which take you to the moon once filling it with enough air.
 * Can be used to refill air on the moon.


 * Packed Air
 * Can be crafted from 9 airs.
 * Permanently fills player's breath bar when standing in it.
 * Can be placed in closed rooms on the moon.
 * Disappears like water in the nether when placing it in an open space on the moon, anywhere in another dimension or when the closed room is opened (either a block in the wall gets removed or a door is opened).


 * Cheese.png Cheese
 * Generates on the moon.
 * Can be eaten and this is the first block in Minecraft that the player can eat directly besides cake.
 * When eating causes one eighth of the block to disappear depending on where you click.


 * Copper Sink.png Copper Sink
 * Has to be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 7 copper blocks.
 * Can be used to storage water like a regular cauldron. Filled Copper Sink.png
 * Unlike cauldrons, it cannot store lava or powder snow.
 * If an item with the  item tag is dropped inside, it is deleted. Something to note is that Copper Spleaves were not added to the    item tag, but Copper Sinks were.


 * Copper Spleaves
 * Generates as a part structure the lunar base.
 * A player touching causes it to break.


 * Other Portal.png Other Portal
 * Has to be unlocked by vote  and can be placed by making an Aether Portal.
 * Drops nothing when broken, similar to the other portal blocks in the game.


 * Pickaxe Block (S).png Pickaxe Block
 * Has to beunlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 6 cobblestones, a redstone dust and a pickaxe.
 * When activated, it can break blocks in front of it and drop them.
 * It can break any block instantly, including bedrock.


 * Place Block (S).png Place Block
 * Has to be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 6 cobblestones, a redstone dust, a bow and a hopper.
 * When activated, it can place blocks in front of it.
 * It takes blocks from a container such as a chest placed behind it (against the blank face).
 * It will also place dropped from items behind its back face.

Items

 * Bit.png Bit
 * Can be obtained by using a Tag or a Name item on a stonecutter.
 * Can be used to craft items such as Left Curly, Right Curly, Left Square, Right Square.


 * Bottle of Entity.png Bottle of Entity
 * Obtained when using a Bottle of Void to pick up a mob.
 * Players and mobs can morph into a mob contained in the bottle.
 * Dying while taking on the appearance of another mob will result in the mob's appearance to die, but not the player.


 * Bottle of Void.png Bottle of Void
 * Has to be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be obtained using a empty glass bottle.
 * Can be used to reverse the effects of the Bottle of Entity.
 * Drinking it when you have an active status effect turns it into a potion relating to that status effect and removes the effect from you.


 * Bottle of Entity.png Potion of Small
 * Gives the small size effect to entities, which decreases their size.
 * Has a level II variant.




 * Bottle of Entity.png Potion of Big
 * Gives the big size effect to entities, which increases their size.
 * Has a level II variant.


 * La Baguette.png La Baguette
 * A French bread.
 * Can only be obtained through commands or activating the vote.
 * Inedible but can be used as a weapon.
 * attack damage.
 * 1.6 attack speed.
 * Can be repaired using any wooden planks.
 * The item is likely a reference to various baguette in Minecraft memes, the origin of which would be hard or impossible to trace.


 * Le Tricolore.png Le Tricolore
 * The French flag.
 * Can only be obtained through commands or activating the vote.
 * Has no functionality.


 * Ruby JE1 BE1.png Ruby
 * Re-added rubies to Minecraft after 10 years (In 2013, this was a mentioned feature by Jeb).
 * Has to be unlocked by vote.
 * When activated, emeralds will replaced with rubies and villager trading system will be updated.
 * Does not affect emerald blocks or ore.


 * Longer String.png Longer String
 * Has to unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 2 strings
 * Has no functionality.


 * Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png Banner Pattern
 * Added "New Thing" banner pattern
 * Applying the pattern to the banner will create a variant of the Mojang Studios based off various amogus memes logo on it


 * Tags
 * Added 17 new tag items:
 * Name (23w13a or b).png Name.
 * Tag (23w13a or b).png Tag.
 * Short Tag.png Short Tag.
 * Long Tag.png Long Tag.
 * Int Tag.png Int Tag.
 * Double Tag.png Double Tag.
 * Float Tag.png Float Tag.
 * End Tag.png End Tag.
 * String Tag.png String Tag.
 * Left Curly.png Left Curly.
 * Right Curly.png Right Curly.
 * Left Square.png Left Square.
 * Right Square.png Right Square.
 * List Tag.png List Tag.
 * Compound Tag.png Compound Tag.
 * Sssyntax Error.png Sssyntax error.
 * Once the rule is approved, the player can use an anvil to rename the Name item to set the name of the tag and use a crafting table to combine the tag items to make an in-game NBT data example.
 * If the player do something wrong in crafting NBTs, a Sssyntax error item will appear with a error message in the tooltip.
 * If the syntax error is unknown, the message will show as "OH NO INTERNAL ERROR" or "INTERNAL ERROR OH NO."


 * Skis (texture) JE1.png Skis
 * This is not an actual item in the game but can be found in the game files (skis.png).
 * Reference to the skis item intended to be added to Minecraft Java Edition 1.4.6 (2012) as a Christmas Easter Egg, but it was abandoned.
 * In 12w50a, a snapshot for Minecraft Java Edition 1.4.6, a texture named skis.png was added to the game file. 1.4.6 was released close to Christmas of 2012, meaning this texture was likely decided upon due to the time of this update's release. The texture was never actually intended to be used.

Mobs

 * Moon Cow.png Moon Cow
 * Spawns on the moon.
 * Created by throwing a Splash Potion of Moon Cow Water on a normal cow.
 * Drops glass bottles, bones and cheese when killed.
 * They wear a block of glass on their heads.
 * Unlike the other mobs, they walk backwards like.
 * The player can ride the moon cow without using a saddle, but cannot contorll its direction, like riding a llama.


 * Ray Tracing (mob).png Ray Tracing
 * A humanoid mob.
 * Can be spawned by activating the vote  and waiting for the message "Ray Tracing has joined the game".
 * Throwing a splash bottle of ray tracing to Mob can disguise it.
 * Wanders randomly in the world, Sending random chat messages.
 * Also sends a random chat message after it dies.


 * When the vote  is repealed  "Ray Tracing has left the game" will be sent on the chat and the mob will despawn.

Non-mob entities

 * Stencil Display

World generation

 * The Moon
 * A new dimension.
 * Can be accessed by ascending to Y=700 in the Overworld or teleporting with '/execute as @s in minecraft:the_moon run tp @s ~ ~ ~'.
 * There is a different gravity compared to the Overworld.
 * Entities and particles will float.
 * Lunar bases generate there.


 * Lunar Base.png Lunar Base
 * A new feature.
 * Pressing the golden pressure plate located on the rover will start building an enormous lunar base out of copper spleaves.
 * The base will have several "Moon Reclamation Chests" in it with loot varying from gravel, to grass, to saplings, to diamonds.


 * Other portal.png Other Portal
 * A new structure.
 * If the  feature is unlocked, player can build a portal frame with glowstone and activate it with a bucket of water.
 * When entered, it teleports the player 500 blocks up in the air, and returns the message "Error 404 Terrain Not Found".
 * A reference to the mod The Aether.

Gameplay

 * Thirst
 * Added the thirst bar.
 * Sometimes the player may feel thirsty, so it's needed to drink water to fill the bar.
 * Voting system
 * About every 2 minutes, a "proposal" will be created, and can be accessed and voted on by pressing.
 * This will bring up a prompt to change a Gamerule, in which the player voting has some options.
 * One of these options will most likely be "Do Nothing".
 * Whichever change was voted for the most, will change.
 * Votes can be repealed by other votes.
 * Advancements
 * Added 2 new advancements:
 * I Voted!
 * Vote for the first time.
 * Pro Voter!
 * Vote 256 times!

Commands

 * Turns the player into a mob, change its size, or clear both.
 * It's possible to transform other mobs or players by using
 * It's possible to transform other mobs or players by using


 * Syntax:
 * - Starts voting for activation of the specified rule. Arguments for the rule is random.
 * - Starts voting for repeal of the specified rule.
 * - Finishes ongoing votes and activates the rules in response to the voting results. must be an uuid of a ongoing vote. Specifing  finishes all ongoing votes.
 * - Rejects existing proposals. must be an uuid of a ongoing vote. Specifing  rejects all ongoing votes.
 * - Votes specified voting option with votes. must be an uuid of a ongoing vote..
 * Manipulate rules that are usually decided by vote. uses a random rule and  regards all the rules. Players can't approve the vote using.
 * Specifing for arguments corresponding to each rule activates the rules with random arguments.
 * Valid rules and their arguments:
 * - Votes specified voting option with votes. must be an uuid of a ongoing vote..
 * Manipulate rules that are usually decided by vote. uses a random rule and  regards all the rules. Players can't approve the vote using.
 * Specifing for arguments corresponding to each rule activates the rules with random arguments.
 * Valid rules and their arguments:
 * Valid rules and their arguments:

General

 * Attribute
 * Added new attribute called (Entity Scale).
 * Controls the magnification of entity size. Defaults to 1.0.


 * Capes
 * Added 6 new capes:
 * Death Messages

 181 Choices!  Exactly 181 rules to vote on!  Choose Your Own Adventure!   Choice Edition!  Democratic!  People's Choice!   Vote!  I Voted!</li>  Picking and Choosing!</li> Freedom of Choice!</li>  Make Your Voice Heard!</li>  Choose Wisely! </li> As You Wish!</li> Community Choice! </li>  Vote-Driven Development!</li> Mob Votes! Biome Votes! Food Votes! Moon Votes! </li> The Chosen Challenge!</li>  To the Moon!</li> The Golden Vote! </li> Voted Game of the Year! </li>  By Popular Vote!</li> A/B Voting!</li>  Fair Votes Guaranteed! </li> Multiple Choice Gaming!</li> <li>Vote With Your Gaming!</li> <li>Game-Changing Votes!</li> <li>Your Call!</li> <li>You Decide!</li> <li>I Demand a Recount! </li> <li>Vox Populi, Vox Dei! </li> <li>Machine Voting!</li> <li>Online Voting!</li> <li>Voting About Voting! </li> <li> Can't Blame The Developers For Your Choices! </li> <li>✅ </li> <li>❎</li> </ul>
 * The following Death Messages have been added:
 *   experienced the dark side of the moon
 * Appears when the player runs out of breath and dies in The Moon dimension.
 *   was turned into gold
 * Appears when the player turns into gold by another player.
 * Splashes
 * The original splash texts have been replaced with the following entries:

Sounds

 * This version comes with 4 new hidden sounds that can only be played when voting for.
 * sad1.ogg
 * sad2.ogg
 * sad3.ogg
 * sad4.ogg


 * It will play a kazoo-like sound (the Mobbo's sounds).
 * This rule will not be listed in the approved rules.

Items

 * Name Tag


 * Can now be used on stonecutters, giving 16 Name items and 16 Tag items.

Mobs

 * Wolf
 * Wolf given name tags with "kingbdogz" will give them a golden crown with a diamond in the middle referencing kingbdogz.

Death messages
Minecraft. This is mainly supported due to the background of the cape matching the YouTuber's skin.
 * Rule and  contain a misspelling of lava, based off a bug happen.

Reupload

 * This snapshot was reuploaded on April 1, 2023.

Trivia

 * Bartosz Bok showed a video of a minecart with 3d wheels 3 years ago.
 * The Wob item either appears to be a reference to a common crafting misconception. A post about this was made on Twitter that tagged the YouTuber PhoenixSC, who made a concept for this and seems to be the inspiration for the feature.
 * The "Trails & Tails" rule could also be a reference to a PhoenixSC video based off a misspelling of the update's title in an official article. The typo since has been fixed.
 * The "No Round Shapes Allowed" cape may be a reference to the YouTuber Mysticat, who is known for a circle using only command blocks in Minecraft. This is mainly supported due to the background of the cape matching the YouTuber's skin.
 * The "181 Choices" splash doesn't exist in the  file, but is generated by the game on startup instead.
 * Rule and  contain a misspelling of lava, based off a bug that appeared in 22w44a.
 * Rule can be "Replace 'k' with 'K'", which causes the miscapitalization of "block" into "blocK", based off a bug that appeared in 20w45a.