After last week’s exciting display, Mojang is back again with a new mob for Valentine’s Day! So, today, we explore Minecraft 1.21 Snapshot 24W07A, the patch notes it displays, and how to try out the new features in-game.
Minecraft Snapshot 24W07A Patch Notes
Known Issues
- The fall damage reduction for the Wind Charge is not working
Experimental features
Bogged
- A new variant of Skeletons that shoot poisonous arrows
- They’re faster to take down with 16 health instead of 20 health
- They attack at a slower interval of 3.5 seconds instead of 2 seconds
- Has a chance to drop Arrows of Poison when killed by players
- These mossy and mushroom covered Skeletons spawn naturally in Swamps and Mangrove Swamps
- Can also be found spawning from Trial Spawners in some Trial Chambers
Changes
- Hoppers can once again pick up items from beehives and beenests, but other full blocks still block them
Technical Changes
- The Data Pack version is now 32
Data Pack Version 32
- Added #minecraft:does_not_block_hoppers for blocks that will never disable a Hopper when placed above one
- Added gameplay/panda_sneeze loot table for drops when Pandas sneeze
Fixed Bugs In 24w07a
- MC-266570 – Wind charges can’t go through non solid blocks
- MC-267732 – /place jigsaw still caps max depth at 7
- MC-267866 – Panda slimeball drop is hardcoded
- MC-268080 – When the projectiles are reflected from the breeze, the projectiles will deflect in the opposite direction in Bedrock, but in Java they will always deflect downward
- MC-268339 – “Japanese” is misspelled as “Japanse” in options.japaneseGlyphVariants.tooltip
- MC-268342 – Breeze can be damaged by wind charge
- MC-268344 – Breezes are not affected by the looting enchantment
- MC-268349 – Hopper minecarts with a full block above them no longer search for item entities to pick up
- MC-268353 – Tick Freeze randomizes next AI tick type
- MC-268355 – Tick freeze lets chunk tickets expire
- MC-268362 – Blocks which typically negate fall damage fail to do so from falls after using wind charges
- MC-268368 – Wind charge bounces cause fall damage after exiting water
- MC-268383 – Wind Charges negate all fall damage that does not occur below the hit point, regardless of whether the fall was caused by the charge or not
- MC-268389 – Fall damage is conserved between game modes with Wind Charge
- MC-268418 – Pre-1.9 chunks get regenerated seemingly randomly when upgrading
- MC-268426 – Wind charges shot from breezes no longer explode and instead are deleted upon hitting breezes after being deflected
- MC-268451 – Hoppers can’t pull honey bottles from bee hives or bee nests
How to Install Minecraft 1.21 Snapshot 24W07A
Installing Minecraft 1.21 Snapshot 24W07A on Java Edition is as easy as can be! Below, we have detailed the six steps each player will need.
- First, open the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots under the “Installations” tab.
- Second, click “New Installation” and then “Latest Snapshot” in the drop-down menu.
- Third, click “Create,” and a new snapshot installation will be a selectable option before clicking “Play.”
- Fourth, select “Create New World” and then “Experimental” once inside the Minecraft client.
- Fifth, enable any experimental features you would like to see.
- Sixth, click “Done” and then “Create New World” again.
With that, the setup is complete, but please note snapshots can corrupt old worlds! Ensure backups have been taken.
How to Create Minecraft 1.21 Snapshot 24W07A Servers
At MelonCube Hosting, Minecraft 1.21 Snapshot 24W07A servers are already available to try! Simply select your desired package, then the snapshot, and your server will be set up instantly following checkout.
Minecraft 1.21 Snapshot 24W07A Patch Notes
With Bogged Skeletons added, we now have five types of skeletons, including jockeys! What other biomes do you believe deserve their own skeleton variant?
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