Minecraft Snapshot 20w06a

Features in 20w06a#

• Added new Nether blocks!
• Knockback resistance is now a scale instead of a probability
• Added Crimson Forest biome to the Nether
• Added Hoglins - they don't do much yet, but they have cute flappy ears!
• Patrols no longer spawn when the player is close to any village
• Added Netherite!
• Added Soulsand Valley biome to the Nether
• Walls do not have gaps anymore when stacked vertically
• Added Warped Forest biome to the Nether

Blocks#

Many new block types have been added!

• Two new wood-like materials - Crimson Stems and Warped Stems
• Basalt blocks - you can find them as pillars but they can be placed in any direction
• New ground surface blocks: Crimson Nylium and Warped Nylium
• New vegetation: Nether Sprouts, Crimson Roots and Warped Roots
• Two types of Fungi: Crimson and Warped - try using bone meal to grow them!
• Warped Wart blocks
• Weeping Vines that grow from the bottom of a block downwards!
• A new natural light source: Shroomlights
• Added Soul Soil! Whenever fire burns on Soul Soil, it burns with a blue flame!
• Soul Soil can be used to craft Soul Torches - and those can be crafted into Soul Lanterns!
• Using bone meal on Netherrack can now spread Nylium

Crimson Forest#

Crimson Forests can now be found in the Nether!

• Crimson nylium carpets the cave floor with all kinds of strange new vegetation
• Huge Crimson Fungi make up the "trees" of this forest, with Shroomlights lighting up the forest floor
• Weeping Vines grow from the cave ceilings and fungi
• Hoglins wander these Forests
• Crimson spores swirl through the air

Netherite#

• A new high level material found in the Nether. Use it to upgrade your diamond gear!

How to make Netherite#

• Mine Ancient Debris in the lower depths of the Nether. At own risk. No insurance coverage for that.
• Refine it into Netherite Scrap in a furnace (although that's kind of slow so you might want a Blast Furnace).
• Combine 4 Nether Scrap with 4 Gold Ingots in a crafting table to make a Netherite Ingot.

Netherite effects#

• Netherite items float in lava. So you don't lose all your gear after that unplanned lava bath.
• Netherite items have higher enchantment value than diamond (but not as high as gold).
• Netherite tools work faster and last longer than diamond.
• Netherite weapons do more damage than diamond.
• Netherite armor have higher toughness and durability than diamond.
• Netherite armor gives you knockback resistance, so you barely get knocked back at all when hit by arrows and such.
• And it looks cool!

Soulsand Valley#

Soulsand Valleys can now be found in the Nether!

• An open space made mostly of Soul Sand and Soul Soil
• Basalt pillars span from floor to ceiling
• Fossile remains of unknown creatures from the past litter the valley
• Ash falls through the air
• A light blue glow envelopes the valley
• Beware of Skeletons here

Sounds#

• Ghasts sounds are now heard at shorter range
• Updated block sounds for Bone Blocks, Netherrack, Soul Sand, Netherwart, Nether Bricks and Quartz Ore

Warped Forest#

Warped Forests can now be found in the Nether!

• Warped nylium carpets the cave floor with all kinds of strange new vegetation
• Huge Warped Fungi make up the "trees" of this forest, with Shroomlights lighting up the forest floor
• A dark blue fog covers the forest!
• Warped spores swirl through the air
• The Warped Forests are strange, but also the least hostile place of Nether

World Generation#

• The old Nether biome is now called Nether Wastes
• Made shipwrecks and ocean ruins a bit less common, so you get more excited when you find one!

Technical changes in 20w06a#

• Added a locatebiome command

Commands#

locatebiome#

New command that locates a specified biome. Useful in creative mode when you're looking for a specific biome and don't want to fly around randomly searching for it. Syntax: locatebiome <biome> Parameters:

• biome - The id of the biome to find

Particles#

• New particle types: ash, crimson_spore, soul_fire_flame and warped_spore

Rendering#

• Nailed Entity shadows to the ground.

Fixed bugs in 20w06a#

• MC-17431 Shift-clicking stacked items with a data tag into the enchanting table GUI removes data tags from the moved item
• MC-45619 Water, Signs, Vines, Torches etc. in the same block as item frame break item frame's redstone signal
• MC-52178 Cape doesn't move down while sneaking / Cape detaches from body while sneaking
• MC-59363 Items in item frames are deleted if both mouse buttons are used simultaneously
• MC-82235 Baby pigs turn into adult zombie pigmen when struck by lightning
• MC-92889 Mending doesn't always consume experience if the player wears items with mending that are already fully repaired
• MC-93198 Throwing potions / throwable projectiles causes both hands to bob up and down
• MC-93631 Pistons pop off blocks attached to their back when retracting
• MC-96436 Eggs/snowballs/xp-bottles break instantly when thrown while riding a horse
• MC-97958 Small slime has no jump or squish sound
• MC-103655 Cats don't stand up when using right click on them while they're sitting on chests or beds
• MC-109370 Bottom face of column blocks are rotated 180 degrees
• MC-109844 en_us.json contains unused strings
• MC-109850 Redstone wire doesn't have a bottom texture
• MC-112630 Carrot on a stick cannot be broken
• MC-113381 Falling dust particles of anvil and concrete powder blocks are black
• MC-120335 Flower pot bottom texture is not rendered because of incorrect "uv" values in the model file
• MC-131440 The message for trying to sleep at the wrong time implies that you can only sleep at night during a thunderstorm
• MC-131770 Rain particles appear one block below the water or lava surface