Minecraft Snapshot 20w13a

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...

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 (on parent block) and (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