Minecraft Snapshot 23w51a

We're now releasing Snapshot 23w51a, the first snapshot for Minecraft 1.20.5. This one comes with a present for your pet Wolf in time for the holidays - and the Armadillo.

Happy brushing!

New Features#

• Added Armadillo, Armadillo Scutes and Wolf Armor

Armadillo#

• The Armadillo is a new passive mob that:
  • drops Armadillo Scutes periodically
  • drops Armadillo Scutes when brushed
  • spawns in Savannas
  • its favorite food is Spider Eye

Armadillo Rolling Up Behavior#

• Armadillo rolls up when it detects a threat such as:
  • a sprinting player
  • a player in a vehicle or mounted
  • undead mobs
• It does not roll up when:
  • it is fleeing
  • in water
  • in the air or
  • on a leash
• When an Armadillo is rolled up it does not walk, cannot eat, and will not be tempted by food
  • It will continue to scan for threats: if none are detected for 3 seconds, it will unroll

Armadillo Scutes#

• Armadillo Scutes can be used to craft Wolf Armor
• They are dropped by Armadillos
• Dispensers can be used to brush Armadillo Scutes off Armadillos

Wolf Armor#

• Using Wolf Armor on an adult tamed Wolf will equip the armor on the wolf.
• Only a Wolf's owner can put a Wolf Armor on their tamed Wolf, and with this in mind; Dispensers cannot put Wolf Armor on wolves.
• Wolf Armor gives the same protection as Diamond Horse Armor.
• Using Shears on a Wolf that is wearing armor will make it drop the armor
• Only a Wolf's owner can shear a Wolf Armor from it, and with this in mind; Dispensers cannot remove Wolf Armor from wolves.
• If a Wolf dies while wearing armor, it will drop the armor.

Changes#

• Renamed scutes that come from Turtles to Turtle Scutes
• Llamas and Shulkers are no longer able to destroy armor stands

Technical Changes#

• The Data Pack version is now 27

Data Pack 27#

• Llamas now use a new damage type spit instead of mob_projectile
• FactorCalculationData has been removed from mob effect instance tags
• Added generic.scale attribute that can be used to rescale any living entity
• Player reach distance can now be controlled with the generic.block_interaction_range and generic.entity_interaction_range attributes

Experimental Features#

Breeze#

• Added a new 'whirl' idle sound
• Added a 'charging up attack' sound
• Added a sound that plays while the Breeze is in the air
• Added a projectile deflection sound
• Tweaked existing sounds

Trial Spawner#

• The Trial Spawner now has the same two default loot tables as they have in the Trial Chamber

Fixed bugs in 23w51a#

• MC-130244 When opening chat in F1 mode, previous messages aren't visible
• MC-153643 Debug overlay is rendered behind hotbar items
• MC-167375 Baby turtle subtitles are grammatically incorrect
• MC-173672 Title text renders in front of player names in player list
• MC-184066 Respawn anchors don't produce an ambient sound
• MC-184622 Sound for exiting a portal/travelling to another dimension does not use its subtitle string despite it existing in en_us.json
• MC-185379 Baby polar bear subtitle does not explicitly mention it comes from a baby polar bear
• MC-187267 Title text renders in front of sidebar
• MC-187372 There is no space between fps limit/vsync and graphics level in the debug screen
• MC-193511 Title text renders in front of narrator text
• MC-193515 Boss bar text renders in front of narrator text
• MC-193517 Boss bar text renders in front of sidebar
• MC-193521 Boss bar text renders in front of F3
• MC-193524 Boss bar text strikethough/underline renders on tab list
• MC-193753 Respawn anchor ambient sound subtitle refers to it as a portal
• MC-194948 Block breaking subtitle inconsistent with painting, item frame and lead breaking subtitles
• MC-198787 Inefficient streams in GoalSelector
• MC-198963 Chat text renders in front of player names in player list
• MC-219899 Bone meal used on rooted dirt causes the particles to appear above it, despite the growth being below it
• MC-238242 There is an unnecessary black pixel in the upper right corner of small potion UI icons in the inventory