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.

The snapshot was reuploaded about three hours after the release, to fix some crashes related to transformations and to remove inappropriate color names.

Blocks

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


 * Cheese.png Cheese
 * Generates on the moon.
 * Can be eaten and 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 the player clicks.


 * Copper Sink.png Copper Sink
 * Must be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 7 copper blocks.
 * Can be used to store water like a regular cauldron. Filled Copper Sink.png
 * Unlike cauldrons, cannot store lava or powder snow.
 * When there is no water inside, if an item with the  item tag is dropped inside, it is deleted. Copper Spleaves were not added to the    item tag, but copper sinks were.


 * Copper Spleaves
 * Generates as a part of the lunar base structure.
 * Touching it causes the block to break.


 * Golden Chest.png Golden Chest
 * A hidden block that the player cannot get with the command, but can be obtained through the   command with the tag "gold".
 * Has a block ID in the game file.
 * Created by activating the  vote, then opening a chest or a trapped chest.
 * Opening sometimes causes contained items to be converted into gold.
 * Golden trapped chests will still function as trapped chests, but have no identifier like in regular ones.
 * Ender chest will not be affected.


 * Other Portal (block).png Other Portal
 * Must be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be placed using  command.
 * When entered, it teleports the player 500 blocks up in the air, and returns the message "Error 404 Terrain Not Found".
 * If an Other Portal is created above Y = 200, it teleports the player to Y = 650, so the player is not teleported to the Moon.
 * Drops nothing when broken, similar to the other portal blocks in the game.


 * Packed Air
 * Must be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 9 air.
 * Permanently fills the 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 when a block in the wall gets removed or a door is opened).


 * Pickaxe Block (S).png Pickaxe Block
 * Must be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be crafted from 6 cobblestones, a redstone dust and any pickaxe.
 * When activated, it can break blocks in front of it and drop them, like if a player broke it.
 * It can break any block instantly, including bedrock, although the bedrock would not drop.


 * Place Block (S).png Place Block
 * Must 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.
 * The block's texture references the old menus from Minecraft: Pocket Edition.

Items

 * SussyBanner.jpgBanner 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 logo based off various Among Us memes.
 * Can be crafted by using a paper and any suspicious stew.
 * Can be crafted by using a paper and any suspicious stew.


 * 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 and right square.


 * Bottle of Entity.png Bottle of Entity
 * Obtained when using a bottle of void on a mob, damaging the mob.
 * Has a splash potion variant but neither a lingering potion nor a tipped arrow variant.
 * Players and mobs can morph into the 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
 * Must be unlocked by vote.
 * Can be obtained by drinking from an empty glass bottle, which gets called glass bottle of air instead.
 * Does not have splash potion, lingering potion and tipped arrow variants.
 * Can be used to reverse the effects of the bottle of entity, damaging the player.
 * Drinking it when the player have an active status effect turns it into a potion relating to that status effect and removes the effect from the player.
 * On occasion, drinking it will kill the player with the death message " fell out of the world" as if the player fell into the Void.


 * 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.
 * Can be enchanted with sword enchantments, even in the enchanting table.
 * 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.


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


 * Potion of Big.png Potion of Big
 * Gives the big size effect to entities, which increases their size.
 * Has a level II variant.
 * If rule is approved, adding a bottle o' enchanting to an awkward potion in a brewing stand brews this potion.


 * Potion of Small.png Potion of Small
 * Gives the small size effect to entities, which decreases their size.
 * Has a level II variant.
 * If rule is approved, adding a rabbit hide to an awkward potions in a brewing stand brews this potion.


 * 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.


 * Tags
 * Added 15 new tag items:
 * Name (23w13a or b).png Name.
 * Tag.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.
 * 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 makes a mistake in the NBT structure, a Sssyntax error item will appear in the result slot with one of the following error messages in the tooltip:
 * Expected { or [
 * Expected either single or double
 * Unexpected entries in when casting to float
 * Unexpected value after closing bracket
 * OH NO INTERNAL ERROR
 * Can't add element of type  to list 
 * Unexpected value in list: expected either tag or closing bracket
 * Expected closing bracket
 * Expected tag after name
 * Expected name
 * INTERNAL ERROR OH NO
 * Unexpected value in compound tag: expected either name, tag or closing bracket
 * Total number of bytes ( exceeds 8
 * Can't concatenate  with 

minecraft:dupe_hack
 * Has an item name
 * Has a random chance of dropping when killing an entity with a chest.
 * When placing it on the crafting table with other blocks, it will duplicate that block.
 * This process can be repeated to duplicate more blocks.

Mobs

 * Moon Cow.png Moon Cow
 * Spawns on the moon.
 * Can be created by throwing a splash bottle of moon cow 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 control 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 joined the game".
 * Wanders randomly in the world, sending random chat messages.
 * Also sends a random chat message after it dies.
 * Death messages are displayed in the chat when this mob dies.
 * When the vote  is repealed, "Ray Tracing left the game" will be sent on the chat and the mob will despawn.

World generation

 * The Moon
 * A new dimension.
 * Can be accessed by ascending to Y=700 in the Overworld or teleporting with.
 * Ascending to Y=700 on the Moon will bring the player back to the Overworld.
 * The gravity is different compared to the other three dimensions.
 * Entities and particles will float, being affected by the lower gravity as well.
 * Lunar bases generate there.
 * Instead of the Moon, the Earth is visible on the sky. There are 4 variants of the Earth shapes when viewed from the moon: Square Earth.png square, 3D Square Earth.png cube, Round Earth.png round, Tea Pot Earth.png teapot.
 * The square Earth is the default shape. The variant can be changed by vote.
 * The teapot Earth is the rarest variant of Earth shape.
 * A player can build blocks from y=0 up to y=255, like before the Caves & Cliffs update.
 * A player suffocates on the Moon like underwater, albeit much slower. They need to consume air, eat cheese or stand in packed air to stay alive.
 * Beds explode like in the Nether or the End.
 * Respawn anchors do not work, but they don't explode.


 * Lunar Base.png Lunar Base
 * A new feature, spawning on the Moon.
 * Pressing the golden pressure plate located on the rover will start building an enormous structure out of different variants of blocks of copper, at the end covering them with copper spleaves, soul lanterns and polished blackstone buttons.
 * The base will have several chests named "Moon Reclamation Chest" and green shulker boxes named "Lunar Laboratory Equipment", with greatly varying loot, including items not obtainable in survival normally, like spawn eggs.


 * Other Portal.png Other Portal
 * Has to be unlocked by vote.
 * If the  feature is unlocked, player can build an other portal with glowstone and activate it with a water bucket.
 * When entered, it teleports the player 500 blocks up in the air, and returns the message "Error 404 Terrain Not Found".
 * If an Other Portal is created above Y = 200, it teleports the player to Y = 650, so the player is not teleported to the Moon.
 * A reference to the mod The Aether, as well as numerous memes of people trying to unsuccessfully create an Aether portal in vanilla Minecraft.

Gameplay

 * Advancements
 * Added 2 new advancements:
 * I Voted!
 * Vote for the first time.
 * Pro Voter!
 * Vote 256 times!


 * Thirst
 * Must be unlocked by vote.
 * Exists as a new bar, placed over the hunger bar.
 * Decreases as the player performs certain actions, similar to hunger.
 * Can be refilled by drinking water bottles, or by swimming underwater for long periods of time.


 * 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 how the world works, in which the player voting has some options.
 * One of these options will be "Do Nothing" unless has been voted.
 * Whichever change was voted for the most will be executed, unless another vote has changed the way the winning option is chosen.
 * Proposals are either approving or repealing. The former prompt the players to add new rules and the latter prompt them to deactivate the active ones.
 * If a player does not open the voting menu after two or three proposals have been created, a tip will show in the upper right corner of the screen telling the player to press V to open the menu. If the player continues to not open the menu, this tip will show again and again. After a few minutes of this, there will start to be three or four tips at a time saying things like "Do you not know how to press V?!" After this, the game then starts showing constantly changing symbols similar to this in the tips with the letter V in the middle of them and will also change the player's name to the rapidly changing symbols.

Commands

 * Syntax:
 * - Clears all transforms from the executer.
 * - Transforms the executer into.
 * - Transforms the executer into the player form, applying the skin of.
 * - Multiplies the scale of the executer by from the default size.
 * It is possible to transform other mobs or players by using.
 * It is 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:
 * The Blonk Cape cannot be viewed in-game.


 * Death messages
 * 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.

 181 Choices!  Exactly 181 rules to vote on!  Choose Your Own Adventure!   Choice Edition!  Democratic! </li> People's Choice! </li>  Vote! </li> 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> <li>A/B Voting!</li> <li> Fair Votes Guaranteed! </li> <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>
 * Splashes
 * The original splash texts have been replaced with the following entries:


 * Sounds
 * Added 4 new hidden kazoo-like sounds that play when voting for.

Items

 * Emerald
 * Ruby JE1 BE1.png Voting for  will replace emeralds with rubies and villager trading system will be updated.
 * Does not affect emerald blocks or ore.
 * In 2013, rubies were a mentioned feature by Jeb.


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

Mobs

 * Wolf
 * kingbdogz.png Naming a tamed wolf 'kingbdogz' will give it a golden crown with diamonds, referencing kingbdogz.

Non-mob entities

 * Minecart
 * Minecart with Wheels.png Voting for  will give minecarts 3d wheels.

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.
 * "Life's a Dream" possbly could be a reference to the YouTuber Dream, as he involved himself in a cheating scandal for modifying luck odds on ender pearls.
 * The "No Round Shapes Allowed" cape may be a reference to the YouTuber Mysticat, who is known for creating 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.