As we embrace the peak vacation season in Sweden, the usual rhythm of updates may experience a slight shift. In this week’s snapshot, we have transitioned our window management, input, and platform integration library from GLFW to SDL3, enhancing performance and compatibility.
New features have been introduced, including custom furnace fuels, along with various technical adjustments for signs, world generation, and loot tables. The community is encouraged to dive into these changes and enjoy the mining experience.
Known Issues
- Exclusive fullscreen mode on Windows may lead to crashes under certain conditions, particularly when utilizing multiple monitors.
- On Wayland, entering exclusive fullscreen mode results in a game crash.
New Features
- Players in spectator mode can now interact with portals for teleportation.
Changes
Minor Tweaks to Blocks, Items, and Entities
- Armadillos will no longer attempt to roll up when submerged in liquids.
User Interface Enhancements
- The Raw Input mouse setting has been removed; mouse input will now consistently use relative mouse mode during gameplay.
- Key bindings will now utilize physical keys rather than keyboard-layout-specific codes.
- Borderless Fullscreen is now the default mode, and switching between Borderless and Exclusive Fullscreen no longer requires a game restart.
- Exclusive fullscreen mode on macOS is no longer supported.
- The minimum window size has been adjusted to 320 by 240 pixels.
- On macOS, holding a key while entering text will now display the native accent and candidate popup.
- Linux systems will now prefer Wayland natively if available.
Debug Overlay
- The debug overlay now supports a separate GUI scale, customizable through the Debug Options screen (F3 + F6). The default scale is set to “Auto,” which aims for a higher resolution than normal.
- A new “player_speed” debug entry displays the player’s speed in blocks per tick.
- The debug overlay will now also show the display refresh rate.
Creative Inventory Updates
- The ordering of mineral items and blocks has been refined, placing non-tiered ingredients first, followed by tiered ingredients that craft into equipment.
- Natural Blocks tab organization has been improved to maintain consistency across tabs.
Technical Changes
- The Data Pack version is now 111.0.
- The Resource Pack version is now 92.0.
- Loot table types with dedicated registries now support registry element and tag references, enhancing flexibility in loot table configurations.
- Existing reference types for predicates, item modifiers, and slot sources have been rendered obsolete and removed.
Windowing and Input Backend
- Minecraft now utilizes SDL3 for window management and input handling.
- Keyboard input has been updated to use SDL scancodes for physical key positions.
Data Pack Version 111.0
- Signs will no longer automatically execute click events in custom text.
Commands
Changes to <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>spreadplayers
- Player spread safety is now governed by the <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>#entitiescanteleport_to block tag.
Environment Attributes
Added <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>minecraft:gameplay/naturalmobspawns
- This defines mob spawns in an Environment Attribute Source, applicable during world generation.
New Data Components
- <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>minecraft:cooking_fuel describes items usable as fuel for various cooking devices.
- <span class="MCEffectTextHighlightA”>minecraft:brewing_fuel details items that can be used as fuel for Brewing Stands.
- New components for sign text representation have been added, enhancing the customization of signs.
Updated Block Entity Data
- Default behavior for commands and click events in sign text has been modified.
Resource Pack Version 92.0
Shaders & Post-process Effects
- New shaders have been introduced to support order-independent transparency.
Fixed Bugs in 26.3 Snapshot 4
- A variety of bugs have been addressed, enhancing overall gameplay stability and performance.
Get the Snapshot
Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install, open the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the “Installations” tab. Please ensure to back up your worlds, as testing versions may corrupt them.
