Bats are passive mobs that spawn naturally in caverns or other large enclosed spaces. Bats are the only passive mob able to fly, and the only flying mob that naturally spawns in the Overworld. They will often emit a squeaking noise, but do not do many other things that can affect gameplay. They do not drop any items or XP when killed, making them the single most useless mob in the game.
Appearance
Bats are visually the third smallest mob in the game, being only slightly larger than baby chickens and silverfish. They are hard to see in the unlit environment in which they reside although they can be easily heard in a quiet setting. They have dark brown skin, wings and little feet.
Spawning
Bats are the only passive mob to spawn in darkness. They can also be spawned with their spawn egg.
Naturally spawning bats do not require a large cave. Though caves are the most likely location, they may also spawn inside an unlit house if its interior is large and dark enough. On superflat worlds, bats have spawned in unlit spaces as small as 1x1, possibly because the code that spawns them cannot find another suitable location.
Bats will not spawn on glass or slabs. Since bats can only spawn in low light, similar to most hostile mobs, the existence of bats may indicate an underground cave even on peaceful difficulty.
Behavior
Bats sleep during the day and become active at night. A bat will hang upside down when it is idle, but once the player approaches, the bat will fly away. Bats cannot hang on transparent or non-solid blocks. When placed in a minecart, bats can move the minecart around on their own.
A lot of times, Bats will squeak (similar to its real life function of echolocation). By listening for bat squeaks, the player might sometimes be able to find caverns, which can be useful for obtaining resources.
Although the bat is a passive mob, they still despawn when going too far away, like hostile mobs or Ocelots, Squids, and Zombie Pigmen.
Bats do not seem to care about lava, and if there are lava streams coming from the ceiling, they may fly into one and burn up. Most bats, however, are safe from lava, both because lava streams are uncommon and because lava gives off light, and bats spawn in the dark.
History
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1.4.2{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Raw Beef|Raw Beef]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Raw Beef
| image = Raw Beef.png
| heals = {{hunger|3}}
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Raw beef''' is a [[food]] item that can be eaten by the [[player]] or cooked in a [[furnace]], [[smoker]], or [[campfire]] to make [[steak]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
When adult [[cow]]s and [[mooshroom]]s are killed, they drop 1-3 raw beef. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 1-6 with Looting III. If killed while on fire, they drop [[steak]] instead.
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|raw-beef}}
== Usage ==
=== Food ===
To eat raw beef, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|3}} hunger and 1.8 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].
=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Raw Beef
|Steak
|0.35
}}
=== Wolves ===
Raw beef can be used to [[breed]] and heal tamed [[wolves]], lead them around, and make baby tamed wolves grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.
=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level Butcher villagers have a 50% chance to buy 10 raw beef for an emerald.{{only|bedrock}}
Journeyman-level Butcher villagers always offer buy 10 raw beef for an emerald.{{only|java}}
==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
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{{edition|bedrock}}:
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== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added raw beef.|Raw beef is one of the new [[food]] items, [[drops|dropped]] by [[cow]]s in addition to their [[leather]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w03a|Raw beef can now be used to breed wolves.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Raw beef can now be [[trading|sold]] to butcher [[villager]]s, at 14–17 raw beef for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Raw Beef JE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w37a|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed, so that it no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Villager]]s no longer [[trading|trade]] for raw beef.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 363.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Raw Beef JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Raw beef can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] butcher shops.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] raw beef.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added raw beef.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Raw beef now restores {{hp|3}} instead of {{hp|1}}.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed, so that it no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Raw beef has been added to [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Raw beef now restores [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Raw Beef JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Raw beef can now be found in [[village]] butcher [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Raw beef can now be [[trading|sold]] to butcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added raw beef.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed, so that it no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Raw Beef JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw beef has been changed.}}
{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Added raw beef.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Jeb steak.png|Raw Beef and [[Steak]] in a preview screenshot.
</gallery>
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[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Name Tag|Name Tag]]<br/>{{about|the item that gives names to mobs|the nameplate above a player's head|Player#Username}}
{{Item
| image = Name Tag.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
A '''name tag''' is an [[item]] used to name [[mob]]s in the world and prevent them from despawning naturally.
== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|name-tag}}
=== Fishing ===
Name tags can be caught from [[fishing]] as part of the treasure category with a {{frac|1|6}} chance after the 5% chance of being a treasure catch. The chance of catching treasure increases with the [[Luck of the Sea]] enchantment.
=== Trading ===
Master-level librarian [[villagers]] offer to sell a name tag for 20 [[emerald]]s as one of their available trades.
== Usage ==
To use a name tag, it must first be renamed with an [[anvil]], costing 1 [[experience]] level.
If it is not renamed, it has no effect when used on a mob. After the name tag is renamed, the player can {{control|use}} it on a mob to give it the name given to the name tag from the anvil. Mobs and name tags can be renamed any number of times. Name tags with the same name are stackable.
Once a mob is named, it keeps its name, and the name tag is consumed.
When a mob is named, it is excluded from the mob cap count.
Effects on various mobs:
* A named [[silverfish]] that goes into a block appears to lose its name because it is replaced by a newly generated unnamed silverfish when the block is broken.
* A baby (animal or villager) keeps its name when becoming an adult.
** A named [[villager]] keeps its name when transformed into a [[Zombie Villager|zombie villager]].
** A named zombie villager keeps its name when cured.
* [[Wandering Trader|Wandering trader]]s still despawn even if they are named, or in a [[minecart]] or [[boat]].
* A named [[wither]]'s boss bar displays its name instead of "Wither".
* Naming an [[ender dragon]] with commands also displays the name in the boss bar.
=== Limitations ===
Any mob can be named except for the [[ender dragon]] and [[player]]s.
A name tag can rename an [[armor stand]], though it does not show the nameplate above its head until <code>CustomNameVisible:1b</code> is set as an extra step.
{{control|Using|use}} a name tag on a villager renames the villager instead of opening the trading interface. A saddled pig is renamed instead of being ridden. Using a name tag on any other mob that can be interacted with performs the {{control|use}} action instead of being named. These mobs can be renamed if the player uses the name tag while crouching or standing in a [[nether portal]] because the portal suppresses the {{control|use}} action.
Once a name tag is used on a mob, it is impossible to remove the name of that mob without the use of commands or external modifications.
=== Behavior ===
Renamed mobs have their name displayed over their head in the same fashion as a mob named through a renamed [[spawn egg]]. Their names can be seen only if they are aimed at from four or fewer blocks away.
Mobs that are named using the name tag never despawn in the world, similar to tamed mobs.<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|327485109940916226}}</ref> The exceptions are [[wandering trader]]s or if the mob is hostile and the difficulty is switched to "[[Peaceful]]", causing any hostile mobs or any named hostile mobs to despawn immediately.
If a renamed mob kills a player, the custom name is used in the death message in place of the mob type name. For instance, if a vindicator named "Johnny" kills a player, the death message is "Player was slain by Johnny".
A renamed [[wither]] also has a renamed health bar, and the boss bar doesn't regenerate{{verify}}.
=== Easter eggs ===
* Any mob that receives the name "[[Easter eggs#Upside-down mobs|Dinnerbone]]" or "[[Easter eggs#Upside-down mobs|Grumm]]" is rendered upside down. This even includes the player in early versions of Bedrock Edition if the username is set to either of these and you are not signed into Xbox Live.
* Naming a [[sheep]] "[[Easter eggs#Jeb sheep|jeb_]]" causes its wool to fade between the dye colors, producing a rainbow effect. The [[wool]] that drops when the sheep is [[shear]]ed or killed is the original color of the sheep before the sheep was named.
* Naming a [[rabbit]] "[[Rabbit#Toast|Toast]]" causes it to have a special memorial skin of user xyzen420's girlfriend's [http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/27hjog/to_themogminer_my_bunny_is_missing_please_help_me/ missing rabbit].
* Naming a [[vindicator]] "Johnny" causes it to be aggressive and attack all [[mob]]s including the wither (except [[ghast]]s and other [[illager]]s). The hostility even extends to [[Ravager|ravagers]] in [[Java Edition|''Java Edition'']], as the "Johnny" vindicator can also attack the ravager while it's riding it.
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Name Tag
|spritetype=item
|nameid=name_tag
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Name Tag
|spritetype=item
|nameid=name_tag
|id=548
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16b|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags. They can now be found in [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25a|A [[mob]] named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" now renders upside down.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Name tags can now rarely be acquired by [[fishing]], making them [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.7.4|snap=13w48b|A sheep named "jeb_" now fades between the [[dye]] colors.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Name tags can now be [[trading|bought]] from librarian [[villager]]s, at 20–22 [[emerald]]s for 1 name tag.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[Rabbit]]s have been added and naming one "Toast" gives it a special memorial skin.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|Added name tags to [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of name tags in [[dungeon]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Name tags can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.
|Added [[vindicator]]s, which attack almost all mobs if named "Johnny".}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 421.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Name Tag JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of name tags has been changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Name tags now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags, and a new "Name" Interact button.
|A [[mob]] named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" renders upside down.
|A [[sheep]] named "jeb_" fades between the [[dye]] colors.
|Naming a [[rabbit]] "Toast" gives it a special memorial skin.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Name tags can now be [[trading|bought]] from librarian [[villager]]s for 20-22 [[emerald]]s as their last tier trade.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Naming a [[vindicator]] "Johnny" now makes it hostile to any [[mob]], except other [[illager]]s.
|Name tags can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Name tags can now be found in buried treasure [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Name Tag JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of name tags has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Name tags [[trading|sold]] by librarian [[villager]]s now cost 20 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Name Tag JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of name tags has been changed.}}
{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* Name tags were added at the request of [https://www.youtube.com/user/paulsoaresjr/ Paulsoaresjr].<ref>{{tweet|paulsoaresjr|326865482839883777}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|326812168630722561}}</ref>
* A stack of up to 64 name tags can be renamed at once. The cost is 1 [[experience]] level per stack, regardless of how many name tags were stacked.
* To name a [[mob]] “Name Tag” the player must give the name tag a random name, then rename it back to “Name Tag”.
* A [[villager]] with a name tag turned into a [[zombie villager]] by a [[zombie]] with a name tag does not despawn, but a villager with a name tag turned into a zombie by a zombie without a name tag does despawn.
* It is impossible to have a rainbow [[sheep]] upside-down, because it is impossible for it to be named “Jeb_” and “Dinnerbone” at the same time.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
NameTag2.png|To use a name tag, the [[player]] must first rename it using an [[anvil]].
NameTag1.png|A [[wolf]] that has been renamed using a name tag.
RenamedCreeper.png|A [[creeper]] renamed using the name tag.
RenamedWither.png|A [[Wither Boss|wither]] renamed using a name tag. The custom name takes place of "Wither" over the [[health bar]] as well.
YoYo.png|How to use "Grumm" and "Dinnerbone" name tag [[easter egg]] and [[lead]] to make another animal Yo-yo.
Grumm Horse.png|A [[horse]] using the "Grumm" or "Dinnerbone" easter egg to be rendered upside-down.
MineshaftNameTag.png|Name Tag found in a mineshaft chest.
Pocket Edition Name Tag.jpg|First image of a name tag in bedrock edition.
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[Spawn Egg]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--name-tag Taking Inventory: Name Tag] – Minecraft.net on March 15, 2019
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[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul> | 12w38a | Added bats. Bats tend to fly incoherently and sometimes run into lava. They do not drop any items or experience when killed. Bats have no reaction to seeing wheat, and do not react to being right-clicked with it either. Bats can "trample" crops, causing them to drop as items, or revert farmland to dirt. | |||
| 12w42a | Bats no longer "trample" crops nor do they activate tripwire or pressure plates. | ||||
| 1.4pre | Added bat sound. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Bat" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- In the code, bats are their own type of mob. This allows them to despawn.
- Despite the conditions being hard to find normally, it is possible for bats to drown if trapped in water.
- Bats seem to be able to spawn in mushroom biomes, as they are their own type of mob.
- Since bats use echolocation to "see", they will notice players even when they are invisible.
- Bats tend to fly to the east whenever given a choice.
- Bats are one of the few mobs that fly, the others being Ghasts, Blazes, the Wither, and the Ender Dragon.
- Bats do not drop any XP when killed.
- It is impossible to attach a lead to a bat, although they are friendly mobs.
