Java Edition 18w01a

18w01a is the twelfth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.13, and the first snapshot released in 2018.

Command format

 * Added  to the command.
 * Will rotate an entity to face either an entity or a location.
 * Will rotate an entity to face either an entity or a location.
 * Will rotate an entity to face either an entity or a location.


 * Added  and   to.
 * Added  and   to.

General

 * Data packs
 * Added  function to loot tables.
 * Functions tagged in  will now run once after a (re)load.
 * Added the new block tag.
 * Contains,  , and.


 * Death messages
 * Added a death message for when a mob or player causes another player to die in the void.
 * "Player didn't want to live in the same world as Player/Mob".

Command format

 * Changed all custom names (blocks, items, entities, block entities) to translatable text components.
 * Removed the  tag. Instead of , use.
 * and  nbt keys of item entities are no longer strings but are instead compounds with two longs named   and.
 * nbt keys of snowballs, eggs and ender pearls are no longer strings but are instead compounds with two longs named  and.

General

 * Crashes
 * Crash reports now list what data packs are enabled.


 * Data generators
 * Now exposed, the player can get a dump of all blocks/items/commands/etc. from the game without opening it up.

Video
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Trivia

 * Along with 13w01a, 18w01a was released on the earliest calendar year out of all snapshots, on January 3.