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23w14a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.20, released on April 5, 2023,[1] which changes the logo and panorama and fixes bugs.

Additions[]

General[]

Tags
  • Added enchantment_power_provider block tag.
    • Contains bookshelf.
  • Added enchantment_power_transmitter block tag.
    • Contains #replaceable.
    • Contains blocks that do not invalidate enchanting bonuses when placed between a enchanting table and bookshelves.
  • Added replaceable block tag.
    • Contains air, water, lava, grass, fern, dead_bush, seagrass, tall_seagrass, fire, soul_fire, snow, vine, glow_lichen, light, sunflower, lilac, rose_bush, peony, tall_grass, large_fern, structure_void, void_air, cave_air, bubble_column, warped_roots, nether_sprouts, crimson_roots, and hanging_roots.
    • Contains blocks on which another block can be placed
  • Added replaceable_by_trees block tag.
    • Contains #leaves, grass, fern, dead_bush, vine, glow_lichen, sunflower, lilac, rose_bush, peony, tall_grass, large_fern, hanging_roots, pitcher_plant, water, seagrass, tall_seagrass, warped_roots, nether_sprouts, and crimson_roots.
    • Contains changeable blocks that growing trees can replace.
  • Added sword_efficient block tag.
    • Contains #leaves, #saplings, #small_flowers, #crops, grass, fern, dead_bush, vine, glow_lichen, sunflower, lilac, rose_bush, peony, tall_grass, large_fern, hanging_roots, pitcher_plant, brown_mushroom, red_mushroom, sugar_cane, pumpkin, carved_pumpkin, jack_o_lantern, melon, attached_pumpkin_stem, attached_melon_stem, lily_pad, cocoa, pitcher_crop, sweet_berry_bush, cave_vines, cave_vines_plant, spore_blossom, moss_carpet, pink_petals, big_dripleaf, big_dripleaf_stem, small_dripleaf, nether_wart, warped_fungus, warped_roots, nether_sprouts, crimson_fungus, weeping_vines, weeping_vines_plant, twisting_vines, twisting_vines_plant, crimson_roots, chorus_plant, and chorus_flower.
    • Contains blocks that break faster with a sword.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

Block of Amethyst
  • Sculk shriekers and wardens are now triggered by vibrations emitted by a resonating amethyst block.
  • Added to the "Redstone Blocks" tab in the Creative inventory.
Calibrated Sculk Sensor
  • Now glows when it triggers, just like a regular sculk sensor.
  • Now detects vibrations up to 16 blocks radius instead of 8 blocks.
  • Now has a 1 second active cooldown instead of 2 seconds.
  • Now accepts signals into the calibration input side more consistently with other Redstone components.
    • For example, signals can now be received through a block.
  • Default redstone output has been modified to be more reliable for distance calculations.
  • Now strongly powers the block they are placed on.
  • Can now be activated by sniffers digging.
Decorated Pot
  • Now can be waterlogged normally.
Enchanting Table
  • A replaceable block between them and bookshelves no longer invalidates bonuses.
Pitcher Plant and Pitcher Crop
  • Can now be destroyed by ravagers.
  • Their hitbox now changes according to their age.
  • Moved near other large plants in the Creative inventory.
  • Can now be crafted into two cyan dye instead of one.
Sculk Sensor
  • Default redstone output has been modified to be more reliable for distance calculations.
  • Now strongly powers the block they are placed on.
  • Can now be activated by sniffers digging.
Sculk Shrieker
  • Scream sounds will no longer be heard if block is waterlogged.
  • Added to the "Redstone Blocks" tab in the Creative inventory.
Signs
  • Signs with click commands can now be interacted with, even if the sign is not waxed.
  • Signs with non-text chat components can no longer be edited, even if the sign is not waxed.
  • Now save text even if the edit screen is closed by the player being moved far away.
Suspicious Gravel
  • Now has an assigned tool (shovel).
  • Can now have bamboo planted on it.
Suspicious Sand
Torchflower
  • Moved near other small flowers in the Creative inventory.

Items[]

Brush
  • The brushing sound is now controlled by the "Blocks" sound slider instead of the "Players" sound slider.
Torchflower Seeds

Mobs[]

Sniffer
  • Can now be tempted using torchflower seeds.
  • If it has a given name, it will now appear in the correct place.
    • Previously the name tag appeared in the model.
  • Can now dig mud.
  • Now emits a sound when laying a sniffer egg.
  • Snifflets scenting sounds now use a pitched volume like the other baby mobs.

World Generation[]

Desert Pyramid

General[]

Loot tables
  • Added new loot table function called reference.
    • New function reference allows functions to call sub-functions (similar to reference condition).
    • Fields: name - location of function to call
Resource pack
  • The version is now 14.
    • Updated the sprite layout of minecraft.png
    • Removed the overriding minecraft.png from the Programmer Art resource pack.
    • Updated the sprite layout of invite_icon.png.
Tags
  • Added suspicious gravel to the #bamboo_plantable_on, and #overworld_carver_replaceables block tags.
  • Added suspicious gravel and suspicious sand to the #mineable/shovel block tag.
  • Removed the #sand block tag from the #sculk_replaceable block tag, replacing it with sand, and red_sand.
  • Removed replaceable_plants in favor of replaceable_by_trees.
Title screen
  • The Panorama was changed to showcase a cherry grove biome.
  • The Minecraft logo was changed.
    • Made Java Edition text bigger.
    • Made Minecraft text smaller.
  • The Minceraft easter egg now has its own logo texture.
  • The format of the Invite icon was slightly changed.
  • The Minecraft Realms logo was changed.
Other
  • Removed the server & port arguments as their functionality has been replaced by Quick Play.
  • Added support for four new command line arguments that allow the game to be launched directly into a world.
  • quickPlayPath takes a specified path for logging (relative to the run directory)
    • If a path is provided the following will be logged upon joining a world:
      • type: is either singleplayer, multiplayer, or realms
      • identifier: represents the world you want to join
        • For singleplayer, the folder name of the world
        • For multiplayer, the IP address of the server
        • For realms, the Realms ID
      • port: represents the server port and is only logged for multiplayer
      • name: The name of the world
      • gamemode: The gamemode of the world
      • lastPlayedTime: The time you joined the world
    • Example:
      • --quickPlayPath "quickPlay/log.json" will resolve into .minecraft/quickPlay/log.json
  • quickPlaySingleplayer, quickPlayMultiplayer and quickPlayRealms all take their respective identifier
    • If one of these arguments is provided, the game will try to launch directly into the given world
    • Examples:
      • --quickPlaySingleplayer "New World"
      • --quickPlayMultiplayer "localhost:25565"
      • --quickPlayRealms "1234"

Fixes[]

79 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.20
  • MC-2474 – Transparent blocks placed between bookshelves and enchanting tables negate bonuses received from bookshelves.
  • MC-138358 – Levers on top of item frames Z-fighting with blocks in item frames.
  • MC-155084 – Horses' armor, reins, and bridles experience z-fighting.
  • MC-165773/execute run does not cause syntax error when arguments are missing.
  • MC-176309 – Illusioner has a few misplaced pixels left in their texture.
  • MC-203399 – Hoppers use the side texture on the bottom.
  • MC-203406 – Kelp and seagrass models appear to reference biome tints despite not using any.
  • MC-212271 – Glow squid and squid show Z-fighting.
  • MC-224433 – Clouds texture contains semi-transparent background.
  • MC-224648 – Pressed buttons placed on painting can cause z-fighting.
  • MC-230792 – Cat's tail shows Z-Fighting.
  • MC-236117 – Music disc texture isn't centered properly.
  • MC-237556 – Legs of black cat model are white at the top.
  • MC-241314 – Filled cauldrons' bottom faces are still culled when they should not be.
  • MC-241347 – Purple glazed terracotta still uses old sword design.
  • MC-241850 – Miscolored pixels on double chest.
  • MC-246459 – Drowned have some transparent pixels within their inner body texture.
  • MC-249047 – The minecraft:ui.button.click sound isn't played when joining realms through double-clicking on them.
  • MC-249514 – Button UV appears to be upside-down.
  • MC-251536 – Desert zombie villager feet still mismatch the sides of the feet.
  • MC-251537 – Desert (zombie) villager has solid-color on inner of arm, unlike other villagers.
  • MC-251538 – Desert villager missing some pixels for the sandals.
  • MC-252099 – Incorrect texture mapping in potted mangrove propagule (mirror effect).
  • MC-254588 – Miscolored pixel on slowness effect icon.
  • MC-256419 – Incomplete commands run through aliases don't produce errors.
  • MC-256540 – The top texture of the camel's front left leg contains some redundant gray pixels.
  • MC-256688 – Birch wall hanging sign uses "snare" instrument when placed under note block, instead of "bass" as other hanging signs.
  • MC-258939 – Non-atomic cached state can cause multithreaded crashes.
  • MC-259873 – Skeleton/Zombie Horse's chests are outdated.
  • MC-260036 – Can't plant cactus and sugar cane on suspicious sand.
  • MC-260042 – Cannot waterlog a decorated pot by using a water bucket or dispenser.
  • MC-260105 – The name tags of sniffers are partly inside their models.
  • MC-260152 – Sculk sensors are not activated by sniffers digging.
  • MC-260202 – The sound of using the brush isn't affected by blocks.
  • MC-260233 – Suspicious Sand has no assigned tool.
  • MC-260240 – Sniffers that are in love sometimes don't attempt to approach one another to breed.
  • MC-260347 – Falling suspicious sand does not break when reopening the world.
  • MC-260348 – Sniffers will never dig in normal mud despite being a "sniffer_diggable" block.
  • MC-260401 – When Brush is broken in offhand, the broken Particle is the Item in mainhand.
  • MC-260459 – Baby sniffers don't sound high pitched when sniffing.
  • MC-260467 – Torchflower is not grouped with other small flowers in the creative inventory.
  • MC-260478 – Torchflower crop hitboxes don't change in size according to their age.
  • MC-260527 – The coordinates of the sniffer "minecraft:sniffer_explored_positions" tag do not check the dimension.
  • MC-260778 – Sniffer tries to sniff out blocks outside the world border.
  • MC-260779 – Sniffers can dig into blocks outside the world border.
  • MC-260810 – Villagers can't pick up torchflower seeds, despite being able to farm torchflowers.
  • MC-260992 – Cannot return to title screen from Realms screen (except using ESC).
  • MC-261020 – Double-clicking on a Realm to join it no longer works.
  • MC-261029 – Progress bar for uploading a world to Realms is much larger than normal.
  • MC-261487 – Z-fighting occurs on the backs of sniffers' heads.
From the 1.20 development versions
  • MC-261167 – Suspicious gravel does not have an assigned tool.
  • MC-261171 – You can't plant bamboo on suspicious gravel.
  • MC-261172 – Pitcher crop hitboxes don't change in size according to their age.
  • MC-261174 – Suspicious gravel is not part of the #overworld_carver_replaceables tag, causing carvers to not cut through it.
  • MC-261176 – Pitchers don't maintain the farmland used to grow it.
  • MC-261179 – Attempting to interact with a waxed sign plays a sound but displays no subtitle.
  • MC-261183 – Sniffer egg sound events are listed under "entity" instead of "block".
  • MC-261186 – Entities don't recognize sniffer eggs as obstacles when pathfinding.
  • MC-261187 – Entities will often spin while pathfinding on top of sniffer eggs.
  • MC-261189 – Inconsistent naming of block states for sniffer and turtle eggs.
  • MC-261196 – Torchflowers and pitcher plants can't burn.
  • MC-261197 – Players can edit signs in adventure mode.
  • MC-261198 – Calibrated sculk sensors don't glow like original sculk sensors.
  • MC-261201 – Pitcher plant can be replaced by the use of placed blocks, which is not consistent with other tall flowers.
  • MC-261208 – Pitcher Plant has unused bottom texture.
  • MC-261222 – Unsneaking while standing still for a long time or after moving while sneaking triggers sculk sensor.
  • MC-261226 – Calibrated sculk sensors have to be 'hard' powered by redstone from the side.
  • MC-261235 – Sign editing GUI forcibly closing does not save entered text in some cases.
  • MC-261253 – Sculk sensor no longer triggers the advancement "Sneak 100" by just sneaking.
  • MC-261255 – Amethyst Block isn't in "Redstone" tab in creative inventory.
  • MC-261297 – Pitcher plant doesn't craft into two dyes, which is inconsistent with other two block tall flowers
  • MC-261298 – Pitcher plant is not next to other two tall plants in the creative inventory.
  • MC-261304 – Cyan dye crafting recipes are not grouped.
  • MC-261346 – Sniffers have no egg laying sound, despite laying them like chickens.
  • MC-261356 – Sculk shriekers and wardens aren't triggered by vibrations emitted by a resonating amethyst block.
  • MC-261365 – Players being hurt is not detected by a calibrated sculk sensor set to 7.
From the previous development version
  • MC-261423 – Pitcher pod crop with a block on top consumes bone meal despite being unable to grow.
  • MC-261503 – Ravager cannot destroy pitcher crop.
  • MC-261547 – Suspicious Sand on Java Edition can be replaced with Sculk by a Sculk Catalyst, unlike in Bedrock Edition or its gravel counterpart.

Video[]

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia[]

  • The last logo change in the game was in the 20w12a snapshot (3 years 18 days in between).
  • The 1.20 update earned the title of the fastest changing panorama with this snapshot from its first snapshot (14 days).

References[]

  1. "Minecraft Snapshot 23w14a" – Minecraft.net, April 5, 2023
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