In this week’s update, players can look forward to a series of enhancements designed to enrich their gaming experience. Among the most notable changes is the introduction of new particle effects for the Golden Dandelion, which now visually indicates whether it is preserving the youth of your mobs or reintroducing the concept of aging into their pixelated existence. Additionally, the heads of baby zombie mobs have been resized for a more proportionate appearance, alongside a host of bug fixes that continue to refine gameplay.
Changes
- Rectified a pixel gap in the Snifflet texture.
- Ensured that baby Striders now have animated bristles.
- Striders will now accurately inherit warmth from the Strider they are standing on, aligning with Bedrock functionality.
- Reduced the head size of the following baby mob models:
- Zombie
- Husk
- Drowned
- The Golden Dandelion now displays distinct particles based on its use in aging:
- When aging is halted, green particles will drift downwards.
- When aging resumes, green particles will ascend.
- Small Armor Stands will now correctly display adult armor scaled down to size.
UI
- IME input will be canceled if no screens are open.
- IME will activate when a text input gains focus and deactivate when it loses focus.
- A new debug entry for <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>sound_cache has been added.
Technical Changes
- The Data Pack version has been updated to 99.3.
- The Resource Pack version is now at 82.
Data Pack Version 99.3
Particles
- Introduced <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>pausemobgrowth particles that appear on a baby mob when aging is paused with a Golden Dandelion.
- Added <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>resetmobgrowth particles that indicate a baby mob has had its aging reset and restarted using a Golden Dandelion.
Resource Pack Version 82
- Updated textures for baby Zombie, baby Husk, and Gurgle, featuring smaller heads for a more cohesive look.
Fixed bugs in 26.1 Snapshot 10
- Resolved issue MC-91132 regarding cross-platform CJK IME support.
- Fixed MC-222949, allowing tridents enchanted with riptide to be used while riding entities.
- Addressed MC-305369, which caused ghost leash knots to appear when trying to attach a leash to a fence outside its reach.
- Corrected visual issues in MC-305471 where cacti displayed seams when using higher resolution texture packs with mipmaps enabled.
- Fixed MC-305494, preventing rabbits from taking damage when jumping under blocks.
- Resolved scaling issues with baby cats in MC-305507.
- Corrected the behavior of worried pandas during thunderstorms in MC-306276.
- Adjusted the riding positions of various baby mobs to eliminate visual floating in MC-306300.
- Fixed clipping issues with baby mobs’ legs and armor in MC-306304.
- Ensured baby piglin and zombified piglin legs move in sync with their adult counterparts in MC-306346.
- Resolved rendering issues in Spectator mode in MC-306361.
- Corrected armor display issues on small armor stands in MC-306376.
- Fixed detachment of baby strider legs upon being attacked in MC-306454.
- Addressed IME pre-edit window issues in Creative mode inventory in MC-306468.
- Fixed input registration issues with IME keyboards in MC-306486.
- Corrected game rule changes from the world creation screen having no effect in MC-306501.
- Ensured entities appear correctly in relation to brightness levels in MC-306539.
- Adjusted farmer cookie sales from 18 to 4 in MC-306565.
Get the Snapshot
Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Snapshot, simply open the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the “Installations” tab. It is advisable to back up your worlds or run these testing versions in a separate folder, as they may corrupt your main worlds.
For cross-platform server jar and bug reporting, please refer to the official channels. Feedback is always welcome.
