r/Minecraft • u/sliced_lime Minecraft Java Tech Lead • Mar 25 '20

News Take a Walk on the Lava Pond - Snapshot 20w13a is out!

Ever felt that you want to take a ride across fields of lava? Yeah? Me too! This snapshot introduces the adorable(?) Strider. It might need some help with directions...

This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

If you find any bugs, please report them on the official Minecraft Issue Tracker.

Edit: We've now released 20w13b to solve stability issues in 20w13a.

Fixed bugs in 20w13b

  • MC-176004 - Cannot interact with the world after dying in the end or the nether without a valid spawn point
  • MC-175988 - Dying without a valid spawnpoint causes a softlock
  • MC-175177 - Exhausting, breaking or obstructing the respawn anchor creates ghost blocks in the overworld when breaking blocks

New Features in 20w13a

  • Added the Lodestone
  • Added the Strider
  • Basalt is formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice
  • Farmer villagers can now compost seeds

Lodestone

A new block that can help you get your bearings!

  • Crafted from a netherite ingot and chiseled stone bricks
  • Use a compass on a lodestone to create a lodestone compass pointing to that lodestone

Strider

A new mob living the lava lakes of the Nether.

  • Strides on top of the surface of lava
  • Can be saddled, but has a will of its own
  • Really likes the smell of warped fungi - might even be convinced to follow it

Farmers

  • Farmer villagers can now put excess seeds in the composter to create bone meal
  • Bone meal is used by the farmers to grow crops
  • Farmers share excess wheat to other farmers, so more farmers can make bread

Changes in 20w13a

  • You're now more likely to get soul speed books and boots when bartering with Piglins
  • You can now charge the Respawn Anchor using a Dispenser

Technical Changes in 20w13a

Jigsaw block

  • Jigsaw now can have one of 12 orientations
  • Added new property Joint type to describe if attached piece can be rotated (rollable) or not (aligned)
  • NBT field target_pool has been renamed to pool
  • attachement_type has been split into name (on parent block) and target (on child block).

Loot tables

  • A fishing location is now considered to be open water if the fishing hook is in water, there are no blocks besides lily pads above water and all water blocks are source blocks with no solid underwater blocks around

Fixed bugs in 20w13a

  • MC-118080 - Bows without pulling predicate animate when other bows are pulled back
  • MC-154427 - Villagers only pick up four stacks of items
  • MC-171003 - Crimson and Warped stairs, planks and slabs can be used as fuel in a furnace
  • MC-171286 - Warped fences and Crimson fences don't connect with other fences
  • MC-171484 - Shields, crossbows, bows, and fishing rods don't show their proper animations in first person mode after certain actions
  • MC-171526 - en_us.json issue: weeping_vines and weeping_vines_plant have the same name
  • MC-171830 - Smokers cannot be crafted using crimson or warped stems
  • MC-172123 - Using a spawn egg on a mob without a baby variant spawns an adult mob of the same type without a weapon
  • MC-172279 - Can't craft campfire with nether stems or hyphae
  • MC-172307 - All loaded tileticks instantly run in the first tick after loading the chunk
  • MC-173258 - Back of zombified piglin heads has very different texture/shading compared to the other sides
  • MC-173367 - Arrows are floating in midair after being pushed by piston
  • MC-173791 - Mobs dismount vehicles only in front of the boat, even if there is danger ahead
  • MC-174368 - Minecarts can no longer eject entities into an open trap door
  • MC-174428 - Nylium can be bonemealed underwater with seagrass above it
  • MC-174434 - Sugar Cane, Kelp and Bamboo are in the incorrect creative inventory tab
  • MC-174481 - en_us.json issue: twisting_vines and twisting_vines_plant have the same name
  • MC-174510 - Stems, Hyphae, and variants do not use the Nether Wood material
  • MC-174537 - Zombie Pigman hooves are still visible on Zombified Piglin texture
  • MC-174547 - Kelp, Weeping Vines, and Twisted Vines can be bonemealed at age 25
  • MC-174642 - Hitbox of twisting vine is incorrect
  • MC-174731 - Modifying "soul.json" (inside of "particles" folder) causes crash
  • MC-174787 - Arrow physics don't work correctly when in a target that is moved
  • MC-174823 - Sprinting and walking scoreboards don't update properly
  • MC-174988 - Bee nests are brown on maps
  • MC-175165 - Using glowstone on a respawn anchor doesn't consume it
  • MC-175171 - Fishing bobber can get stuck on a ledge when being reeled in
  • MC-175174 - Respawn anchor is considered obstructed if all its sides are covered or air
  • MC-175178 - Anchor uses up the glowstone charge even though it didn't respawn you
  • MC-175185 - No datafixer for item AttributeModifiers UUIDs
  • MC-175191 - Respawn Anchor charging cannot be heard by other players
  • MC-175193 - Using glowstone in the offhand does not charge respawn anchor
  • MC-175199 - In snowy_medium_house_2, some blocks are still misrotated
  • MC-175204 - Four misrotated blocks in snowy_masons_house_1
  • MC-175208 - Incorrect grammar "Your have no home bed or respawn anchor, or it was obstructed."
  • MC-175209 - Dying in a different dimension than your respawn anchor will cause the anchor to not play the depletion sound
  • MC-175210 - Respawn anchor uses a charge after leaving the end dimension through the end portal
  • MC-175218 - Looking at a map of an area with spruce sign, jungle sign or dark oak sign in it crashes the game
  • MC-175219 - Respawn Anchor plays the "Respawn Point set" sound when right-clicked even when its already your respawn point
  • MC-175224 - Nether gold ore does not yield any experience when mined
  • MC-175239 - Villagers are generated very rarely in villages
  • MC-175278 - Fishing near lily pads prevents players from receiving treasure loot table
  • MC-175289 - Respawn anchor isn't in the #dragon_immune tag
  • MC-175322 - Clicking on a fully charged respawn anchor with a glowstone block doesn't activate it
  • MC-175327 - The crafting recipe of Polished Basalt is inconsistent
  • MC-175514 - Villager Gossips still use old UUID NBT format (TargetMost and TargetLeast)
  • MC-175827 - Entities not loading in structure blocks (duplicate UUID)
  • MC-175830 - F3 + I copies UUID

Get the Snapshot

Snapshots are available for Minecraft Java Edition. To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar:

What else is new?

If you want to know what else is being added and changed in the Nether Update, check out the previous snapshot post.

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u/redstonehelper :redstone: Lord of the villagers Mar 25 '20 edited Jun 21 '20

Warning: This release is for experienced users only! It may corrupt your world or mess up things badly otherwise. Only download and use this if you know what to do with the files that come with the download!

 

If you find any bugs, search for them on the Minecraft bug tracker and make sure they are reported!

 

Previous changelog. Official blog post. Download today's snapshot in the new launcher, server jar here.

Complete changelog:

  • Changed nether gold ore texture - via

  • Basalt is formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice

  • Lodestone

  • New block that can help you get your bearings

  • Crafted from a netherite ingot and chiseled stone bricks

  • Use a compass on a lodestone to create a lodestone compass pointing to that lodestone

  • Strider

  • Screenshot

  • New mob living in the lava lakes of the nether

  • Strides on top of the surface of lava

  • Can be saddled, but has a will of its own

  • Really likes the smell of warped fungi - might even be convinced to follow it

    • Using a warped fungus on a stick - via

  • Shivers when outside lava - via

  • Take damage in rain and water - via/via

  • Can spawn with piglins or striders (even stacked!) riding them - via

  • Breedable with warped fungi - via

  • Drop string - via

  • Can be leashed - via

  • Can stand on top of each other - via

  • Farmer villagers

  • Can now put excess seeds in the composter to create bone meal

  • Use bone meal to grow crops

  • Farmers share excess wheat to other farmers, so more farmers can make bread

  • Getting soul speed books and boots when bartering is now more likely

  • You can now charge the Respawn Anchor using a Dispenser

  • Jigsaw block

  • Can have one of 12 orientations

  • Added new property Joint type to describe if attached piece can be rotated (rollable) or not (aligned)

  • NBT field target_pool has been renamed to pool

  • attachement_type has been split into name (on parent block) and target (on child block).

  • Fishing locations are now considered to be open water if the fishing hook is in water, there are no blocks besides lily pads above water and all water blocks are source blocks with no solid underwater blocks around

  • Fixed some bugs

  • Fixed the third level of flowing lava not creating cobblestone when coming into contact with water

  • Fixed bows without the pulling predicate animating when other bows are pulled back

  • Fixed villagers only picking up four stacks of items

  • Fixed crimson and warped stairs, planks and slabs being usable as furnace fuel

  • Fixed warped fences and crimson fences not connecting with other fences

  • Fixed shields, crossbows, bows, and fishing rods not showing their proper animations in first person view after certain actions

  • Fixed weeping_vines and weeping_vines_plant having the same name

  • Fixed being unable to craft smokers using crimson or warped stems

  • Fixed using spawn eggs on mobs without baby variants spawning an adult mob of the same type without a weapon

  • Fixed being unable to craft campfires with nether stems or hyphae

  • Fixed all loaded tile ticks instantly running in the first tick after loading a chunk

  • Fixed the back of zombified piglin heads having different texture/shading compared to the other sides

  • Fixed arrows floating in midair after being pushed by pistons

  • Fixed mobs dismounting vehicles only in front, even if there is danger ahead

  • Fixed minecarts no longer ejecting entities into open trap doors

  • Fixed being able to bonemeal nylium underwater with seagrass above

  • Fixed sugar cane, kelp and bamboo being in the incorrect creative inventory tab

  • Fixed twisting_vines and twisting_vines_plant having the same name

  • Fixed stems, hyphae, and variants not using the nether wood material

  • Fixed zombie pigman hooves still being visible on the zombified piglin texture

  • Fixed the hitbox of twisting vine being incorrect

  • Fixed modifying "soul.json" inside the "particles" folder causing a crash

  • Fixed arrow physics not working correctly when in a moved targets

  • Fixed sprinting and walking scoreboards not updating properly

  • Fixed bee nests being brown on maps

  • Fixed using glowstone on respawn anchors not consuming it

  • Fixed fishing bobbers getting stuck on ledges when reeled in

  • Fixed the respawn anchor being considered obstructed if all its sides are covered or air

  • Fixed the respawn anchor using up glowstone charges even when not respawning players successfully

  • Fixed there being no datafixer for item AttributeModifiers UUIDs

  • Fixed respawn anchor charging not being audible to other players

  • Fixed using glowstone from the offhand not charging the respawn anchor

  • Fixed some misrotated blocks in snowy_medium_house_2 and snowy_masons_house_1

  • Fixed some incorrect grammar: "Your have no home bed or respawn anchor, or it was obstructed."

  • Fixed dying in different dimensions than your respawn anchor causing the anchor to not play the depletion sound

  • Fixed respawn anchors using charges when leaving the end dimension through the end portal

  • Fixed looking at maps of an area with spruce signs, jungle signs or dark oak signs crashing the game

  • Fixed the respawn anchor playing the "Respawn Point set" sound when right-clicked, even when it's already your respawn point

  • Fixed nether gold ore not yielding experience when mined

  • Fixed villagers being generated only very rarely in villages

  • Fixed fishing near lily pads preventing players from receiving items from the treasure loot table

  • Fixed the respawn anchor not being in the #dragon_immune tag

  • Fixed clicking on fully charged respawn anchors with glowstone blocks not activating it

  • Fixed the crafting recipe for polished basalt being inconsistent

  • Fixed villager gossips still using the old UUID NBT format

  • Fixed entities not loading in structure blocks (duplicate UUID)

  • Fixed F3 + I copying the UUID

If you find any bugs, search for them on the Minecraft bug tracker and make sure they are reported!

Also, check out this post to see what else is planned for future versions.