23w18a is the sixth and final snapshot for Java Edition 1.20, released on May 3, 2023.[1]
Additions[]
Gameplay[]
- The Power of Books
- Read the power signal of a Chiseled Bookshelf using a Comparator.
Changes[]
Blocks[]
- Smithing Table no longer requires a Smithing Template to be in the template slot before placing an itemstack into the other slots.
Mobs[]
- Slimes and magma cubes
- Are now affected by the Jump Boost effect.
General[]
- All fields in
placed_block,item_used_on_block, andallay_drop_item_on_blockadvancement triggers have been collapsed to a single location field.- New location is similar to the player field - it's a list of loot conditions/predicates.
- All conditions in this list must match for a trigger to run.
- Conditions are evaluated in a new loot context called
advancement_location. It has access to:- Player as
thisentity. - Position of the placed/interacted block.
- Block state of the placed/interacted block.
- Held/used item as "tool".
- Player as
- Migration guide:
- Contents of old location field should be migrated to a
location_checkcondition. - Contents of item field should be migrated to a
match_toolcondition. - Contents of block and state fields should be migrated to a
block_state_propertycondition.
- Contents of old location field should be migrated to a
- Advancement fields now have a new boolean field called
sends_telemetry_event.
- The data pack version is now
15, accounting for predicate/loot table and advancement changes.
- Jukebox has been added to the Redstone Blocks creative tab.
- Condition
alternativehas been renamed toany_of. - Added new condition
all_ofthat passes only when all sub-conditions pass.- It has the same syntax as
any_of.
- It has the same syntax as
- Walking on a block will now always play a step sound.
- It was previously not the case if the player was walking along the edge of a block with air or fluid beside it.
- Walking on the ocean floor will produce a step sound for the block the player is walking on, but at a lower volume and pitch.
- Added new property:
launcher_name.- A new global property sent with every event.
- This is set based on the minecraft.launcher.brand system property.
- This will help developers troubleshoot game launch related bugs more effectively, as they will be able to see whether the issue originated in the Minecraft launcher or a third-party program.
- Added new property
realms_map_contentto eventworld_loaded.- When loading into a Realms Map Content world (Minigame), the
world_loadedevent will receive the name of that map. - This is to help developers understand how Java Realms users interact with Java Realms adventure or minimap content.
- When loading into a Realms Map Content world (Minigame), the
- Added new optional event
advancement_made.- This event is triggered when a player completes an advancement.
- This allows developers to see the advancement ID and the time when the advancement was completed, and helps them as a studio understand player progress and limits, which informs their game design.
- Added new optional event
game_load_times.- An event that is triggered when the game client is loaded, and includes the time it took for the client to load.
- This is so that developers can work on improving and reducing the time it takes to load the game client.
Fixes[]
- 24 issues fixed
- From released versions before 1.20
- MC-1133 – Whether or not a player experiences some effect is calculated based on the block under the center of the player.
- MC-2604 – Walking on non-solid blocks with no collision plays their respective walking sounds.
- MC-48923 – Slime/magma cubes not affected by jump boost potion effect.
- MC-130089 – Turtle eggs break weird at block edges.
- MC-158154 – Players can bounce on beds even when not directly touching it.
- MC-203317 – There is a missing torch in one of the Stronghold rooms leaving a Light source.
- MC-207290 – Sculk sensors don't detect vibrations while walking on the edge of a block.
- MC-217447 – "Walking" on nether wart produces stone footstep sounds instead of nether wart sounds.
- MC-240098 – Minecraft can't be correctly profiled to Windows 11 version.
- MC-242105 – When landing on some non-full blocks while touching a thin block, impact particles use the thin block's texture.
- MC-252389 – When landing (or jumping) on wool with your hitbox over the edge, it produces a vibration.
- MC-257269 – Sculk sensor detects player walking between carpet and wool.
- MC-259978 – Minecraft telemetry data detected Windows 11 as Windows 10.
- MC-260279 – Jukebox is not in the Redstone Blocks tab in the creative inventory.
- MC-261417 – The hitboxes of sniffers are not adjusted when they lay down.
- MC-262067 – The type of sniffer digging particles that are produced is determined by the block that sniffers are located on instead of the block that sniffers are digging.
- MC-262069 – Sniffers continue digging after their target block is destroyed.
- From the 1.20 development versions
- MC-261952 – Clocks flicker rapidly when enchanted and in an unnatural dimension.
- MC-262003 – Bundle tooltip does not show its interface.
- MC-262104 – Rendering of FPS graph seems to be performing worse than before.
- From the previous development version
- MC-262123 – Advancement titles of new advancements are improperly capitalized.
- MC-262133 – Strong lag spikes when moving above a cleared area with exposed void.
- MC-262185 – Partially transparent pixels in font glyphs appear more opaque than they should in the tooltip.
- MC-262218 – Block light updates don't cross chunk borders properly in 23w17a.
Video[]
Video made by slicedlime:
References[]
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 23w18a" – Minecraft.net, May 1, 2023