This article is about the April Fool's joke snapshot. For the actual snapshot released that week, see Java Edition 23w13a.
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23w13a_or_b is an April Fools' joke snapshot, supposedly the first and only snapshot for the "Vote Update", released on April 1, 2023,[1] which adds a system where players vote for gameplay features or mechanics to be implemented. This snapshot is a fork of 23w13a.
Additions
Blocks
- Can be crafted from 4 empty glass bottles only if enabled through voting
- Has to get unlocked by vote
minecraft:copper_sink - Can use to storage water, lava and powdered snow just like regular cauldron
- Has to get unlocked by vote
- Generates in Moon Rovers
- Player standing near it/standing on it causes it to break
- Generates on the moon
- Can be eaten, causing one eighth of the block to disappear
- Has to get unlocked by vote
minecraft:pickaxe_block - Craftable
- Place a block facing the observer's face, use a lever to activate it and Pickaxe Block will break that block
- Has to get unlocked by vote
minecraft:place_block - Craftable
- Place a block facing the observer's face, use a lever to activate it and Place Block will break that block
Items
A player using a big potion
A player using a small potion
- Has to get unlocked by vote
minecraft:drink_air - Bottle of Void can be obtained using a Empty Glass Bottle
Bottle of Mobs
- Use a Bottle of Void on mobs to pick up the mob and get a Bottle of Mob based on the mob you've picked up
- Players and mobs can morph into a mob contained in the bottle
- Potion of Small
- Gives the small size effect to entities, which decreases their size.
- Potion of Big
- Gives the big size effect to entities, which increases their size.
- Added
Mobs
- Spawns on the moon
- You can create your own Moon Cow by splashing a Splash Potion of Moon Cow Water 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
Ray Tracer
- Humanoid mob
- Can be spawned by splashing a Splash Potion of Ray Tracing
World generation
The freaky abomination that the machine makes.
- A new dimension
- Can be accessed by ascending to Y=700 in the overworld.
- There is a different gravity compared to the overworld
- Entities and particles will float
- Moon Rovers generate there
Gameplay
- Added following 2 new advancements:
- I Voted!
- Vote for the first time.
- Pro Voter
- Vote 256 times.
- I Voted!
- Thirst
- Added the thirst bar
- Vote
- About every 2 minutes, a "proposal" will be created, and can be accessed and voted on by pressing V.
- This will bring up a prompt to change a Gamerule, in which the player voting has some options.
- One of these options will most likely be "Do Nothing."
- Whichever change was voted for the most, will change.
- This will bring up a prompt to change a Gamerule, in which the player voting has some options.
Command format
/transform
- Turns the player into a mob, change its size, or clear both.
/vote
- Syntax:
vote dump_all [short|long]vote io (flush|reload)vote pending (start|repeal|finish|discard|vote)start <rule>- Starts voting for activation of the specified rule. Arguments for the rule is random.repeal <rule>- Starts voting for repeal of the specified rule.finish <vote>- Finishes ongoing votes and activates the rules in response to the voting results.votemust be an uuid of a ongoing vote. Specifing*finishes all ongoing votes.discard <vote>- Rejects existing proposals.votemust be an uuid of a ongoing vote. Specifing*rejects all ongoing votes.vote <vote> <option> <count>- Votes specified voting option withcountvotes.votemust be an uuid of a ongoing vote..
vote rule (<rule>|?|*) (approve|repeal) (arguments corresponding to each rule)- Manipulate rules that are usually decided by vote.
?uses a random rule and*regards all the rules. You can't approve using*. - Specifing
?for arguments corresponding to each rule activates the rules with random arguments. - Valid rules and their arguments:
- Manipulate rules that are usually decided by vote.
| ID | Proposal | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ai_attack |
Replace player <PLAYERNAME> with advanced AI bot | The player will be marked as a robot, and a "blip-blop" message will randomly sent in the chat. | |
air_blocks |
Unlocks the recipes for "Air" and "Packed Air" | ||
always_flying |
All entities are constantly in Flying (as with an elytra) | ||
anonymize_skins |
All players have a default skin | ||
attack_knockback |
Multiplies knockback by a random percentage between 0 and 200 | ||
auto_jump_alternatives |
Enables auto-jump | ||
basalt_gen_replace |
Replaces basalt with a random block when generated using blue ice, soul soil and lava | ||
bed_pvp |
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bedrock_shadows |
Renders shadows as dodecagons instead of circles | ||
beds_on_banners |
Banners use Bed-like model | ||
beeloons |
Bees fly much higher when on leads, if you leash 3 or more, the bees will drag the player up | ||
beta_entity_ids |
Shows numeric ids above every entity | ||
big_head_mode |
Player head size increases | ||
big_moon |
The moon enlarges and all entities move towards it along the X axis | ||
binary_gamerule_rule |
Changes the bool variable of a random gamerule | ||
biome_fog_color |
Changes fog color in a random biome | ||
biome_foliage_color |
Changes Oak Leaves color in a random biome | ||
biome_sky_color |
Changes sky color in a random biome | ||
biome_water_color |
Changes water color in a random biome | ||
biome_water_fog_color |
Changes water fog color in a random biome | ||
boat_collisions |
Makes boat explode when collide to block at high speed | ||
bouncy_castle |
Makes entity bounce back higher than its original height when fall on slime block. The increase in altitude stops at about 650 blocks. Thus, can be used to reach the Moon if placed on Y=50 or higher. | ||
buff_fishing |
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buttons_on_things |
Buttons can be placed on more transparent blocks | ||
caep |
Gives players a specified cape | The ID of the cape (see section below) | |
charged_creepers |
All creepers are charged | ||
cobblestone_gen_replace |
Replaces cobblestone with another block when generated using water and lava | The block to replace with | |
codepoint_replace |
Replaces a random displayed character with another | ||
codepoint_style |
Changes a random displayed character's style | ||
colored_light |
Changes the color of light sources to a random color | ||
copper_sink |
Adds copper sink | ||
copy_skin |
Changes all players' skins to the player's skin | ||
damage_modifier |
Multiplies a random damage type by a multiple of 2 (higher multiples are less common) | ||
day_beds |
Beds don't work at night; during the day you can sleep to set the time to night (13000) | ||
day_length |
Changes the day length | ||
dead_bush_renewability |
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default_sheep_color |
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dinnerbonize |
Render all entities of the specified type upside down, just as if they are named Dinnerbone. | Specify the type of entity to dinnerbonize. | |
disable_item_tooltips |
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disable_shield |
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dream_mode |
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drink_air |
Empty Glass bottles can be consumed to obtain Bottle Of Void | ||
dupe_hack_break_chance |
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dupe_hack_occurrence_chance |
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egg_free |
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endermen_block_update |
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endermen_pick_up_anything |
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entity_collisions |
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evil_eye |
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exploding_phantoms |
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explosion_power |
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fast_hoppers |
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fire_sponge |
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fish_anything |
Allows any item to be fished | ||
fix_piston |
Pistons and sticky pistons explode when activated | ||
fix_qc |
Disables quasiconnectivity | ||
flailing_level |
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flintsploder |
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floating_head_mode |
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fog_off |
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food_restriction |
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footprints |
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french_mode |
Gives every player a La Baguette and Le Tricolore, adds a beret and mustache to every player and changes the language to French | ||
give_item |
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global_pitch |
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glow_bees |
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glowing_glow_squids
|
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god_of_lightning |
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grapping_fishing_rods |
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grummize |
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haunted_world |
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infinite_cakes |
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inflammability |
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instacheese |
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integer_gamerule_rule |
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invisible_armor |
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item_despawn |
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item_despawn_time |
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item_use_speed
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keep_friends_close |
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lava_spread_tick_delay |
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less_gravity |
The Overworld Gravity will be reduced, increasing jump height and decreasing fall speed | ||
less_interaction_updates |
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loot_double_or_half |
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mbe |
Enables movable block entities | ||
midas_touch |
When the player touches any block it will turn into a block of gold. It will also make mobs golden when you touch them. | ||
milk_every_mob |
Makes every mob milkable | ||
minecart_collisions |
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minecart_lies |
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minime |
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morrowind_power_player_movement |
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natural_spawn_disable
|
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natural_spawn_replacement |
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nbt_crafting |
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new_vote_approve_option_count |
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new_vote_chance_per_tick |
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new_vote_cost |
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new_vote_disable_out_opt |
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new_vote_more_duration_minutes |
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new_vote_extra_effect_chance |
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new_vote_extra_effect_max_count |
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new_vote_max_approve_vote_count |
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new_vote_max_repeal_vote_count |
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new_vote_repeal_option_count |
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new_vote_repeal_vote_chance |
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normal_name_visibility |
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obfuscate_player_names |
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obsidian_gen_replace |
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only_mending_trades |
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optize |
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optimize_light_engine |
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other_portal |
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parent_trap |
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perma_effect |
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persistent_parrots |
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phantom_phantom |
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pickaxe_block |
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place_block |
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player_head_drop |
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pot_gems |
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potion_of_big |
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potion_of_small |
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president |
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prevent_floating_trees |
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push_limit |
Changes piston push limit | ||
quorum_percent |
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rain |
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random_tnt_fuse |
Primed TNT will be given a random fuse | ||
ray_tracing |
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recipe_double_or_half |
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recipe_flip |
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remove_phantoms |
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replace_block_model |
Swaps the block model of two blocks | ||
replace_items |
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replace_items_with_bottle_of_void |
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replace_loot_drop |
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replace_recipe_output |
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replace_ridable_entities |
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rowing_up_that_hill |
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rubies |
Replaces the Emerald item with a Ruby | ||
silent_vote |
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sneaking_name_visibility |
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snitch |
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sound_replace |
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spawn_egg_chance |
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special_recipe |
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stack_size_double_or_half |
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sticky |
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stone_gen_replace |
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swap_sky |
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test_rule_please_ignore |
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the_joke |
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thunder |
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tie_strategy |
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tnt_tennis |
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trails_and_tails |
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transform_entity |
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transform_scale |
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transparent_players |
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ultra_realistc_mode |
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uncontrolable_lave |
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undead_players |
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universal_jeb |
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unstable_tnt |
TNT will be primed when punched | ||
villager_gem |
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vote_result_pass_without_players |
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vote_result_pass_without_votes |
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vote_result_vote_result_pick_random_if_vote_fails |
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vote_result_reverse_counts |
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vote_result_show_tally |
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vote_result_show_voters |
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votes_to_win_percent |
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voting_fireworks |
Fireworks will shoot from the player upon voting | ||
wheels_on_minecarts |
Adds rectangular wheels to minecarts | ||
wipwipwi-_-pwipwip |
The only vote option will be to "Remove Herobrine". Does not seem to have any effect. | ||
world_of_giants |
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world_shape |
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zombie_apocalypse |
General
- Added the following capes:
- Squid Cape (ID
squid) - Veterenarian Cape (ID
veterinarian) - Awesom caep (ID
awesom) - No round shapes allowed (ID
no_circle) - Nya, nya, nya, UwU! (ID
nyan)
- Squid Cape (ID
- The capes are activated with a vote.
- The original splash texts have been replaced with the following entries:
- Choose Your Own Adventure!
- Choice Edition!
- Democratic!
- People's Choice!
- Vote!
- I Voted!
- Picking and Choosing!
- Freedom of Choice!
- Make Your Voice Heard!
- Choose Wisely!
- As You Wish!
- Community Choice!
- Vote-Driven Development!
- Mob Votes! Biome Votes! Food Votes! Moon Votes!
- The Chosen Challenge!
- To the Moon!
- The Golden Vote!
- Voted Game of the Year!
- By Popular Vote!
- A/B Voting!
- Fair Votes Guaranteed!
- Multiple Choice Gaming!
- Vote With Your Gaming!
- Game-Changing Votes!
- Your Call!
- You Decide!
- I Demand a Recount!
- Vox Populi, Vox Dei!
- Machine Voting!
- Online Voting!
- Voting About Voting!
- Can't Blame The Developers For Your Choices!
- ✅
- ❎
Changes
Mobs
- Wolf given name tags with "kingbdogz" will give them a golden crown with a diamond in the middle referencing kingbdogz.
Trivia
Bartek Bok showed a video of a minecart with 3d wheels 3 years ago.[2]
Video
Gallery
Screenshots
References
- ↑ "Introducing: The Vote Update" by Per Landin. Minecraft.net, April 1, 2023
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