After a fairly standard Minecon Earth, Minecraft offers its first snapshots for the next update: 1.20. No big revolution this time, it will be small improvements for the game!
Minecraft 1.20: Update summary and snapshots up to 22w42a
For this update 1.20 of Minecraft, the format of snapshots changes slightly. You will still need to install them, but the features will need to be activated separately. They will also be blocked depending on the type of world. Start by creating a new world and go to the “Datapack” section. You can then choose two options:
- Bundles: Still awaiting implementation but functional
- The “experimental features”: This is the content of snapshot 22w42a.
The Dromedary or “Camel”
The big new creature in this update is none other than the Dromedary. This is a passive “mob”, which appears in the villages of the desert. This one can be mounted with a saddle, and two players can move simultaneously. He is also able to cross 1.5 block barriers without jumping.
Finally, the Camel has a “dash” with a cooldown of a few seconds. This jump allows you to move about ten blocks, slightly compensating for the slowness of the mount.
The new blocks of the update
The Mojang team is always adding more diversities to the woods side. For Minecraft 1.20, the Bamboo receives a more than appreciable improvement. Indeed, it becomes even more useful for something other than ovens and extends its influence beyond scaffolding. You will be able to make all new derived blocks, including boats and signs.
As you can see from the screenshot above, hanging panels are now available. Their placement is against or under a block and they are available in all wood variants, simply by adding chains in the recipe.
The last block of this first snapshot is the Library to fill, or “Chiseled bookshelf”. Very aesthetic, it accepts all types of books and fills visually. It even sends out a redstone signal depending on how many objects it contains.
Creative mode revamp
All creative mode inventory tabs are improved. Real old on Minecraft, this interface no longer allowed to effectively identify what we needed at the right time. As of 1.20, you will be able to find new categories and above all a more logical order of appearance of objects or blocks.
Two changes are also made to help you. First, the blocks can be repeated from one tab to another and you no longer have to find the exact category of an object. Second, the search function better classifies the results and avoids redundancies.
Slight nerf to “Chat by Microsoft”
Since 1.19, Microsoft looks at all in-game messages, on private servers or not. The company thus applies a rather intrusive artificial intelligence moderation which has caused a scandal in the community. Some servers have even made the jump to “offline” mode, depriving themselves of features for the benefit of user data.
If there is no backpedaling yet, this first Minecraft 1.20 snapshot disables message preview. This particularly unintuitive feature often blocked players and was too restrictive. She simply disappeared. Additionally, other changes are made to make Microsoft’s imposition of moderation more supportable. We should mention in particular the removal of the warning message when the game encounters “unsecured” messages. – Understand “not verified by Microsoft servers”
Other Bulk Changes
We are currently at the very beginning of the snapshots for the 1.20 update. More improvements and changes to watch for until the final release.
- By pressing and holding the drop key, all items will be sent at once
- Modification on the appearance of fortresses: The latter will no longer be in the same place on all the seeds of existing generations
- Improved recipe book customization by datapacks