This article documents an April Fools' joke.
There is no actual Java Edition 20w14∞ version of Minecraft in development.
20w14∞[1] is an April Fools' joke released on April 1, 2020.
Additions
- Box of Infinite Books
- The Box of Infinite Books has a namespaced ID of minecraft:book_box
- It uses the texture of oak planks on all but one face, on which it has its own bookshelf-like texture randomized based on its location.
- When used, a random written book is generated. This book can be thrown into the nether portal.
- The random books are tied to the block such that using the same box multiple times will always return an identical book.
- The title of the random books given by the block is correlated with the location of the block.
- The title's pattern seems to be [Chunk X]/[Chunk Z]/[Facing direction]/[X]/[Y]
- The books on the texture are a random color.
- The author of every book is "Universe itself" and the pages contain random text.
- The random books are tied to the block such that using the same box multiple times will always return an identical book.
- Generated Dimensions
- If any written book — whether obtained from the Box of Infinite Books or written by a player — is thrown into a nether portal, the portal will change color. Entering the portal will generate a new dimension with random blocks and random colors.
- The generated dimensions will also have randomized mobs appear such as giants and withers.
- The generated dimensions have nether-style generation, with a bedrock ceiling at Y level 128 and the cave generation seen in the Nether.
- There are exactly 2,147,483,647 possible dimensions.
- Entering an unchanged nether portal from any of the generated dimensions sends the player back to the Overworld.
- Returning to the Overworld generates a new portal in the Overworld.
- The newly generated portal in the Overworld is not connected with the one from the generated dimension; going through it simply sends the player to the Nether.
- Three new pre-made biomes were added.
- Between
- Works best with Floating Islands buffet world generation.
- Generates a mesh of End Ships
- Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense
- Works best with Overworld buffet world generation.
- Generates what seems like a normal Overworld map, although mineral blocks and redstone blocks generate instead of ores.
- Shapes
- Between
- Biomes that are discovered by player through the changed portals are added to the list of biomes when creating a Buffet world.
- In end cities in the new dimensions, a book titled "Orders" whose author is "Deep Lore" will be in the chests. It will contain one of below example texts:
- reinforce obfuscated
- capture obfuscated
- find obfuscated
- obliterate obfuscated coctails[2]
- deliver obfuscated Lost Floppies
- build obfuscated
- observe obfuscated modders
- capture obfuscated mappings
- "You're Almost There", achieved after visiting one billion of the dimensions.
- Cursor Block
- The cursor block is a block with an animated texture that changes its color every second, toggling between green and black.
- It's called "Cursor" in game and has a namespaced ID of
minecraft:cursor. - The cursor block makes a stone sound when the block is placed or broken.
- The block has no known use in the game and there is no crafting recipe for it.
- It's called "Cursor" in game and has a namespaced ID of
- Swaggiest stairs ever
- A stair variant for the netherite block.
- It appears as "Swaggiest stairs ever" in your inventory and has a namespaced ID of
minecraft:netherite_stairs.- It cannot be crafted with the intuitive stairs recipe using netherite blocks, nor does it have a crafting recipe.
- Footprint item
- The footprint item is called "Footprint" in your inventory and has a namespaced ID of
minecraft:footprint.- It uses the footprint particle as its texture.
- It does not have a crafting recipe.
- It is not a block, cannot be placed, and has no known use.
Changes
- The Mojang splash screen has been changed.
- Blocks in the creative inventory have been shuffled.
- Worlds from releases and other snapshots are not visible, but can be accessed by launching the game in said releases and snapshots.
