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20w13a is the eighth snapshot for Java Edition 1.16, released on March 25, 2020,[1] which adds the Strider mob, Lodestone and fixes bugs.

Additions

Blocks

Lodestone
  • Crafted from Netherite and Chiseled Stone Bricks
  • Using a compass on one creates a Lodestone Compass which points to that Lodestone block

Items

Warped Fungus on a Stick

Mobs

Strider
  • Spawns in lava oceans and lakes in the Nether.
  • Can be saddled and controlled with warped fungus on a stick.
  • Moves in and out of lava.
  • Is damaged by water and rain.
  • Has a baby variant.
    • Has a chance of spawning on an adult Strider's head

Gameplay

Tags
  • Added the logs_that_burn block and item tags.
    • Contains the dark_oak_logs, oak_logs, acacia_logs, birch_logs, jungle_logs, and spruce_logs block and item tags, respectively.
  • Added the non_flammable_wood block and item tags.
    • Contains crimson and warped stems, hyphae, planks, and other wood blocks, as well as stripped variants where applicable.
  • Added the strider_warm_blocks block tag.
    • Contains lava.

Changes

Blocks

Basalt
  • Can now be made if lava touches blue ice while next to soul soil.
Bee Nests
  • Now appear yellow on maps.
Hyphae and stems
  • Now use the nether wood material.
Nether Gold Ore
  • The texture has been changed.
Polished Basalt
  • Can now be crafted from basalt in a 2x2 grid, similar to other polished blocks.
  • Can no longer be smelted.
  • Can now be crafted from basalt in a stonecutter.
Respawn Anchor
  • Can be charged with a dispenser filled with glowstone
  • Can no longer be destroyed by the ender dragon.

Items

Charcoal
  • Can now only be smelted from items in the logs_that_burn block tag.
    • This change will not affect gameplay, as the new tag only contains items charcoal could be smelted from.

Mobs

Villagers
  • Farmers will now put excess seeds in their composter
  • Farmers can now use bone meal to make their crops grow faster
Zombified Piglins
  • Texture has been tweaked

Gameplay

Bartering
  • Items enchanted with Soul Speed are now slightly more common.
Recipe Book
  • Charcoal now unlocks using the logs_that_burn item tag.
Tags
  • Added the respawn anchor to the dragon_immune block tag.
  • Changed the logs block and item tags to use the logs_that_burn, crimson_stems, and warped_stems block and item tags, respectively.

References

  1. "Minecraft Snapshot 20w13a" – Minecraft.net, March 25, 2020
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