Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, players built simple structures to protect themselves from nocturnal monsters. But as the game grew, players began working together to create wonderful, imaginative things. It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sunrise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible creatures in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. Or, if you'd prefer something calmer, you can visit a land of giant mushrooms – if that's more your cup of tea. How do I update Minecraft? Open the Minecraft Launcher. Click on "Options," next to the username text box, then press "Force update!" and login with your Minecraft credentials afterwards. Minecraft will start updating itself. This can also be used to get a fresh Minecraft installation, which will keep your saved games and texture packs, but not your mods. Which version of Minecraft should I download (Java or Bedrock)? Java Edition is popular for PC players who want mods and custom servers, while Bedrock Edition supports cross-platform play across consoles, mobile, and Windows. Java is the more powerful and feature-rich version of Minecraft. PC gamers on the Java Edition have access to numerous communities and endless mods, which makes the multiplayer experience a lot more malleable. Java Edition also requires higher spec machines to run smoothly. Bedrock Edition is multi-platform, which means Bedrock players can interact with each other be it console, mobile or PC. It comes packaged with microtransactions, RTX support, and a handful of other exclusive functions. Mainly its marketplace, where you can acquire skins and add-ons, and the option to use controllers. Parental controls via Xbox services can also provide peace of mind to parents. How do I find other Minecraft players online? To play Minecraft with others, you'll need to join a server. Servers offer different gameplay styles – some focus on building, others mimic MMORPGs, mini-games, or survival challenges. The easiest way to find servers is to use a search engine or browse popular Minecraft server lists like Minecraft Server List, Planet Minecraft, or MinecraftServers.org. If you're after a specific experience (for example, GTA-style gameplay), just search something like "Grand Theft Auto Minecraft servers." Once you've found a server you like, open Minecraft, go to Multiplayer, and select Add Server to enter the server's address. Do I need to download and install Java to play Minecraft? Since Minecraft 1.18, the Java Edition installer includes its own bundled Java runtime (Java 17 for versions 1.19 and later), so most players don't need to manually install Java anymore. However, if you're using custom launchers, mods, or older versions, you might still need to install the correct Java version yourself. Why can't I install or run Minecraft after downloading? Common issues include outdated Java versions (for Java Edition – see above), insufficient system requirements, or missing game updates – make sure your software and drivers are up to date. Can I transfer my Minecraft worlds or progress to another device? Yes, but the method depends on the edition. Java Edition worlds can be manually copied between devices, while Bedrock Edition worlds can often be synced through cloud saves or manually transferred. Do I need a Microsoft account to play Minecraft? Yes, new players need a Microsoft account to purchase and access Minecraft. Older Mojang accounts have been migrated to Microsoft accounts. What's New Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.6 - Chase the Skies Experience the joy of soaring above the Overworld with our Chase the Skies drop! This drop not only brings an exciting flying mount to Minecraft but opens up the skies for exploring, building – and more. Raise your ghastling with care and it'll let you soar with friends above the clouds once fully grown. With 1.21.6 we are also taking steps towards adding Vibrant Visuals to Java. In this release, there are new fog improvements and clouds will extend all the way to the horizon. Go out and explore the Overworld, build high into the sky, leash a caravan of camels together, uncover new music, and find wandering friends with the Player Locator bar. New Features Added Happy Ghast mob Added Dried Ghast block Added Harness items Added the Locator Bar, a new HUD element that shows the direction of other Players in multiplayer Added a new Music Disc with the track "Tears" by Amos Roddy Added 5 new music tracks by Amos Roddy Added new advancements Added Old Spelling Indonesian (Indonesian pre-reform) and Cantabrian language support Happy Ghast The Happy Ghast is a new mountable flying mob. Dried Ghast Block The Dried Ghast block is found in Nether Fossil structures and is the first stage of the Happy Ghast mob Can be crafted with 1 Soul Sand block and 8 Ghast Tears When waterlogged, it undergoes 3 hydration level changes over approximately 20 minutes until it spawns a Ghastling mob The hydration level decreases when it is no longer waterlogged, using the same timescale The hydration level is not preserved when mined Makes sounds and shows particles depending on its hydration level The Dried Ghast block emits a vibration frequency of 11 when its block state changes Ghastling Mob The Ghastling is a young version of the Happy Ghast mob Spawns from a Dried Ghast block that has continuously been waterlogged for about 20 minutes After spawning, the Ghastling will try and follow: Players within a 16-block radius or An adult, non-aquatic passive mob or some of the neutral mobs within a 16-block radius If no player or suitable mob is close around, the Ghastling will idle around within 32 blocks from its home position where it spawned or was last interacted with It will reset its home position if it is moved more than 16 blocks away from the border of its home position Can be tempted and fed using Snowballs Will grow up into a Happy Ghast after about 20 minutes, or faster if fed Snowballs Happy Ghast Mob Can be equipped with a Harness and then be mounted by up to four players Tempted by Snowballs and Harness The Happy Ghast can only be tempted with a Harness when it has no harness equipped Slowly regenerates health, with regeneration speeding up during rain, snow or when flying at the same height as clouds The first player that mounts the Happy Ghast will control it, sitting above it in the front seat When controlled, the goggles of the Happy Ghast flip down to cover its eyes Players mounting after the first player are placed in slots on each side of it, starting clockwise from the first player Pressing the sneak key dismounts the player on top of the Happy Ghast If the Happy Ghast detects players standing on top of it, it ceases all movement and rotates to the closest cardinal direction This happens regardless of whether it has a Harness equipped or not When mounted on the Happy Ghast, the third-person camera is further away from the player When there are no players mounted or walking on the Happy Ghast, it starts its roaming behavior If players dismount midair, the Happy Ghast will descend towards the ground before it starts roaming The roaming behavior is similar to the Ghastling, except for the radius being 64 blocks When wearing a Harness, the Happy Ghast roams closer to the home position, within a 32 block radius When leashed, the Happy Ghast has a roaming distance of 10 blocks The Happy Ghast will try to stay close to blocks when roaming Cannot be bred Cannot enter boats Has no panic behavior when taking damage Harness Item The Harness is a new item that can be equipped on a Happy Ghast to allow players to ride it The Harness comes in 16 different colors Can be crafted out of 3 Leather, 2 Glass blocks and 1 Wool block The Harness will have the same color as the Wool block used when crafting Can be re-dyed in the crafting grid Can only be equipped on a Happy Ghast Allows up to 4 players to mount the Happy Ghast Can be removed from the Happy Ghast using Shears when no players are mounted Locator Bar The Locator Bar is a new UI element that displays the direction of other players in the world. If another player is in the world (and that player is not hiding) the Locator Bar will display in the same area as experience bar When experience is gained the experience bar will appear If there are no other players in the world the experience bar will display as normal Facing other players within a 120 degree range will display those players as colored indicators on the Locator Bar Other players that are above/below the screen will also display an up/down arrow together with their indicator The indicator will change to different sized icons depending on how far away the other Player is Colored indicators are randomized for each player Operators can modify the colors of indicators with the /waypoint command e.g.: /waypoint modify @s color red to set an indicator to red Players on a team will override their default indicator color with their team color Players can hide by crouching, wearing a mob head or a Carved Pumpkin, or using a Potion of Invisibility Players in Spectator Mode are not visible on the Locator Bar However, spectators are visible to each other The Locator Bar can be toggled off by setting the locatorBar game rule to false Music and Sound Added a new music discs: "Tears" by Aaron Cherof Can be obtained by killing a Ghast with a Fireball deflected by a Player Has a comparator output of 10 when played in a Jukebox Added 5 new background music tracks by Amos Roddy: "Below and Above" "Broken Clocks" "Fireflies" "Lilypad" "O's Piano" Added a new sound for when a Lead snaps Added new custom sounds for shearing Saddles, Horse Armor, and Carpets from Llamas Added new sound volume category called "UI" for sounds played by UI elements, like button clicks Music now plays even when the game is paused Added an option to the Music & Sound settings that allows players to change how frequently music plays while in a game world Added an option to the Music & Sound settings that enables a music toast to be shown whenever a song starts playing With this option enabled, the song that is currently playing will always be seen in the top left corner of the in-game Pause Menu Advancements Added new "Stay Hydrated!" Husbandry Advancement when a Dried Ghast block is placed into Water Added "Heart Transplanter" Adventure Advancement that is unlocked when a player places a Creaking Heart with the correct alignment between two Pale Oak Log blocks Changes Changed leash mechanics and updated recipe for Lead Saddles are now craftable and shearable Updated Ghast texture Improvements to fog Updates to music and sound Improvements to the Realms configuration screen and introduced a region preference setting Piglins can now give Dried Ghast blocks when bartered with Splash Potions effect strength is now based on the distance of the hitboxes The target tolerance margin of projectiles now changes over time Changed Elytra so that while gliding, using a Firework Rocket will only be used as a boost even if it could be placed on a block Spectators will now teleport together with entities that move to other dimensions, but will stop spectating them Increased the third-person camera distance when spectating or riding Ghasts or Ender Dragons The fix to MC-3697 has been partially reverted Decorative hanging entities such as paintings and item frames are now immune to explosions from submerged TNT while items and armor stands are once again vulnerable to them Wolves, Sheep and Pigs now have their legs mirrored The test framework will no longer try to restart running tests after a server restart Clouds now exist all the way to the horizon, with an option to reduce them Updated the pattern of clouds in the sky Horses, Donkeys, and Mules can now be fed Carrots to heal, grow, and improve their temper Updated the main screen panorama Removed Herobrine Leash Changes The Slime Ball in the Lead recipe has been replaced with a String Improved leash mechanics, with reworked leash physics, allowing for more stable leash connection, especially when leashed entities are not on ground When dragged on the leash, leashed objects will now orient themselves towards the entity holding the leash Using a Firework Rocket when flying with leashed entities will now break the leash connections Leashes are now rendered twice as thick, matching Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Leashes can now be used to leash two mobs together Sneak-interact on any mob while holding leashed mobs will leash these mobs to the entity interacted with Re-leashing an entity is prevented if the re-leashing would result in immediate leash snapping due to distance Leashes can be snipped from an entity when interacting with them using Shears This applies to its own leash connection as well as all entities attached to it Dispensers can now snip leashes from entities in front of them when they are equipped with Shears When leashing an already leashed mob, their previous leash snaps You cannot steal leashed entities from other players Interactions with a Leash Knot/Fences: Fails for entities that are not in range of the Leash Knot/Fence All entities leashed to the player will be leashed to the Leash Knot/Fence Transfers all its leashed entities to the player if the player has no entities leashed Sneak-interact only ever attaches leashes Shearing or punching the Leash Knot will result in all current connections to be broken A Leash Knot requires at least one connection to exist Boats and large mobs that can be leashed but cannot fit in a Boat (Horses, Donkey, Mule, Camel and Sniffer) can be leashed in a special quad connection to the Happy Ghast Happy Ghast will also show a custom layer when it's leashing something using a quad connection Entities leashed in quad connection are now rendered without slack Leash snapping distance has been changed from 10 to 12 blocks Happy Ghast has a leash snapping distance of 16 blocks The distance between two leashed entities is determined based on the center of their bounding boxes, rather than their feet Saddle Changes Crafting Saddles Saddles can now be crafted with 3 Leather and 1 Iron Ingot The recipe is unlocked when a player picks up their first Leather Removing Saddles and Equipment Saddles, Horse Armor, Harnesses and Carpets can now be removed from the mobs by using Shears This does not work in case the mob has a rider, or if the player is crouching Saddles cannot be removed from Ravagers using Shears Dispensers with Shears cannot remove Saddles, Horse Armor, Harnesses or Carpets equipped on mobs Shearing Saddles, Horse Armor, and Carpets will emit a vibration frequency of 6, along with the Unequip frequency of 4 Loot Table Changes The following loot tables have had Saddles removed from them and replaced with 1-5 Leather: Monster Room chests Ancient City chests Desert Pyramid chests Jungle Pyramid chests Stronghold altar chests Fog Fog was tweaked for improved atmospheric perspective It now becomes foggier when it rains Fog is now applied to 3D HUD elements such as first-person player hands and items in hands Ambient Desert Block Sounds Changes Ambient sand sounds no longer require sky access to play Ambient sand sounds now have a slightly decreased chance to play Terracotta blocks no longer trigger ambient sand sounds Sand blocks no longer trigger ambient wind sounds Terracotta blocks no longer trigger ambient wind sounds Short Dry Grass and Tall Dry Grass can now trigger ambient wind sounds when above 2 Sand, Red Sand or Terracotta blocks Dead Bush ambient sounds now have a slightly increased chance of playing Music and Sound The following sound categories have been renamed: Friendly Creatures -> Friendly Mobs Hostile Creatures -> Hostile Mobs Rules for when ambient desert blocks sounds play have been tweaked Realms Changed the layout of the Realms configuration screen to use tabs The Worlds tab allows changes to any of the world slots, creating new worlds and changing their settings The Players tab allows management of the players that have access and their level of access to the Realm The Subscription tab allows management of the Realms subscription The Settings tab allows changing the settings of the Realm Introduced a Region Preference setting that allows for more granular control over what region a Realm is hosted in Changed wording for Close/Open Realm to Temporarily close/Reopen Realm Added the Realms logo to the Realms loading screens Added region information when connecting to a Realm Projectile Targeting The target tolerance margin of projectiles now changes over time Previously, all projectiles had a target tolerance margin of 0.3 blocks Now, all projectiles start with no margin for the first two ticks of their flight After that, the target margin will expand by 0.05 blocks per tick until it reaches the previous 0.3 blocks margin This allows for better precision close to the shooting player or entity, while still allowing for some collision leeway when the projectile is further away Splash Potions Splash Potions distance to affected entities now depends on the closest distance between the entity hitbox and the splash potion hitbox where it landed This means that if an entity is hit directly by the splash potion, it will receive the full effect of the potion If the entities are grouped together, they will receive the same effect strength Technical Changes The Data Pack version is now 80 The Resource Pack version is now 63 All JSON files (in worlds, packs, configuration, etc.) are now parsed in strict mode Pressing F3 + V now prints client-side version information "Command Syntax" report now contains information about required permission level --quickPlaySingleplayer command line argument can now be used without an identifier to launch into the last played world Data Pack Versions 72 Through 80 Dimension Type definitions have a new optional field, cloud_height that indicates on what y-level the clouds start in the dimension New version command has been added New datapack create subcommand has been added Added a way to display very simple dialogs to users Added a Server-authoritative Waypoint broadcasting system for controlling the Locator Bar behavior for Players Added custom - a new click_event action type for text components New optional fields can_be_sheared and shearing_sound have been added to the equippable item component Added player_sheared_equipment advancement trigger Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.82 Another small hotfix (1.21.82) is being rolled out on Windows. Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a world with a high number of custom blocks Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.81 A new update has been released to address a few issues with the 1.21.80 release. Please continue to report and upvote any bugs you find at bugs.mojang.com. Fixes Graphical Fixed an issue where Vibrant Visuals (Experimental) would sometimes apply to worlds that do not correctly support it Fixed an issue that could cause pixelated distortion on specific iOS devices (MCPE-218490) Gameplay Fixed a bug where hitting blocks while swimming would cause players to slow down too much (MCPE-201832) Performance and Stability Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a world with leashed entities in it Fixed a crash that could occur after activating "SplashPotChange" and "LingeringPotChange" resource packs (MCPE-217599) API Fixed bug where block custom component event beforeOnPlayerPlace was not using read only privilege. Due to V1.X.X of scripting releasing without read only privilege, the fix is now only applied to V2.X.X and higher versions of scripting Components "minecraft:leashable" component values can once again be updated at runtime via component groups "minecraft:leashable" presets are now re-evaluated every tick instead of only when the entity is leashed Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.80 Have you ever looked out across the Overworld and just wished it was… flatter? Well, good news! Flat world presets are now available in Bedrock Edition! Whether you prefer to build on a clean slate or have an aversion to pointy landscapes, now you can have your pick of several exciting in-game presets, from Classic Flat to Water World. If that wasn't enough, there's also tons of bug fixes and some exciting features waiting behind the experimental toggle. Features and Bug Fixes Flat World Presets In the Advanced tab of the Create New World screen, enable Flat World to access flat world presets Classic Flat Tunnelers' Dream Water World Overworld Snowy Kingdom Bottomless Pit Desert Redstone Ready Accessibility Fixed an issue where Text To Speech wasn't working on Android Fire Tablet devices Audio Fixes Fixed an issue where all sound in Windows stops working after 40-41% loading (MCPE-175138) Music and sounds will no longer play once the save and exit button is pressed (MCPE-190632) Fixed Wolf spawning sounds not using the appropriate sound variants (MCPE-190576) Fixed credits music not playing if entering credits from the settings menu while game is paused. (MCPE-190625) Ambient Block Sounds The ambient sounds for Sand block, Dead Bush block and Terracotta block can now play (MCPE-194677) Blocks Sapling "age_bit" no longer regresses after an unsuccessful growth attempt, preventing nearby Observers from activating incorrectly (MCPE-190286) Fix ambient occlusion issue for non 1x1x1 blocks When a block around any of these smaller non 1x1x1 blocks is broken, the AO computation is correctly applied to the face in the direction of that broken block. Previously the wrong face could be seen getting lightened/darkened. A list of blocks affected: stairs, walls, gates, buttons, cakes, plates, fences, anvil, grindstone, hopper, bell, lectern, eggs, brewing stand Flowers now have the same random offset range and values as Java Bamboo, Hanging Roots, Mangrove Propagule, and Nether Sprouts now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition Coral Fans and Coral Plants now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition Double tall plants, like sunflowers, now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition Pointed Dripstone, Tall Grass, and Dry Grass now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition Basalt can be created if the soul soil is placed last after the lava and blue ice are already in place again (MCPE-194008) Bundles Empty open Bundle icon now renders correctly when Bundles are tapped with Touch Controls Character Creator Fixed an issue that caused the wrong sized player model to show when using custom skins (MCPE-189739) Gameplay Players will no longer pass through Blocks placed around x or z coordinates that are a power of 2. (Example 256, 512, 1024 ...) (MCPE-173843) Removed access to Virtual and Mixed Reality gameplay. Fixed server client desync issue during portal travel on Realms (MCPE-188731) Added 'music_definition' field to 'minecraft:biome_music' component in client_biome json files to control the music played in the biome. The default music will be determined by the dimension if the biome_music component or music_definition property is left off. An empty string can be used if the biome is intended to be silent Fixed an issue where the player would momentarily lay under or beside a Bed when going to sleep Deepslate Redstone Ore once again lights up after interacting with it (MCPE-191381) Deepslate Redstone Ore no longer stays infinitely lit up after interacting with it (MCPE-136864) When respawning from death while gliding or swimming players will now have the correct collision (MCPE-189554) Fixed a bug that a player can sprint in water faster than swimming Changed Elytra so that while gliding, using a firework will only be used as a boost even if placed on a block Fixed an issue where using a Firework with Elytra in another block like Sugar Cane would result in rubberbanding (MCPE-191595) Trail ruins now generate at the same location in Mutated Birch Forests between Java and Bedrock on the same world seed General Enabled Filter Profanity toggle on PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox platforms. Items Fixed a bug where most usable items could not be used while targeting a Mob Spawner (MCPE-58999) Mangrove Roots can now be used as fuel in Furnaces (MCPE-155605) Fixed an issue where adding items to a slot in a Chest while it is being updated by a Hopper might remove the items (MCPE-166390) Mobs Fixed a bug where named Slimes and Magma Cubes lose their names when splitting (MCPE-14975) Creakings no longer despawn on world reload (MCPE-190845) Parrots can now imitate Phantoms, Zoglins, Guardians, Ravagers, Pillagers, and Blazes (MCPE-164404) Wither Skeletons and Zombified Piglins can now walk in lava (MCPE-46806) Farm animal spawn eggs used in the Mangrove Swamp biome will now spawn the same variants of Chicken, Cow, and Pig as seen in the Java Edition (MCPE-190750) Mobs no longer have difficulty inflicting recurring hits when very close to non-moving players (MCPE-189535) Camels no longer spawn in spaces that are too small for them (MCPE-190700) Farmer villagers no longer occasionally get stuck when collecting grown crops (MCPE-166344) Fixed Evoker legs not moving when walking (MCPE-191193) Realms Fixed a crash when clicking several times while trying to upload a world to an inactive Realm slot Realms Server Hosting Region Preference Selection: Added a new "Advanced" tab to the Realms settings screen where Realm owners can select which datacenter region they would like to host their Realm in Options include a list of regions, or allowing the Realms service to automatically select the best region for the Realm owner or the first player to join the Realm in a given session Note that this selection is a preference only and due to server capacity, your Realm may be hosted in a different region than selected and in that case, the next closest region to your preference will be selected Added a message during joining a Realm to indicate which server region your Realm is assigned to for that session For more information on Realms regional server hosting, read this detailed article: Improved Realms Regional Support | Minecraft Recipes Fixed a bug where players could still craft unknown recipes when dolimitedcrafting game rule was enabled (MCPE-186699) Stability and Performance Fixed a bug that occasionally caused an error when creating a Realm on an empty slot Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when certain foliage textures fail to load Fixed an issue that caused a crash while generating chunks Fixed bugs causing marketplace addon content to sometimes not load in a world User Interface Fixed a bug that could prevent Minecraft from loading the main menu, after cancelling a server transfer request from another server. (MCPE-189096) Potion of Slowness IV (standard, splash, lingering) is no longer separated from other slowness potions in Creative Menu (MCPE-101923) Touch Controls: Updated icons for Dismount and Jump buttons (when mounted) to be clearer and consistent between the touch control schemes (MCPE-184403) Suspending/minimizing the game with Screen Animations disabled no longer resets the world seed in the Create New World screen. (MCPE-188975) Touch Controls: Spectators can now also customize controls (MCPE-184704) Touch Controls: Fixed a bug that could cause issues when customizing touch controls during the death animation in Hardcore mode (MCPE-186584) Added modal to handle Not Enough Disc Space error in Edit World screen, Resource Packs tab Fixed "Download all missing packs" button not working under specific conditions Fixed a bug where the bed screen would display the wrong message when sleeping during a thunderstorm (MCPE-190178) Stopped main menu background rotation when entering new player flow Stopped main menu background rotation and logo text movement when the "screen animations" option is disabled. Worlds are no longer missing from the Storage menu Bundle tooltip no longer sometimes renders as if having a different amount of items Adding "Manage Storage" button if download fails due to lack of space with instructions on what needs to be cleared out. Adding "Clear Download Cache" button to storage for clearing files that got stuck due to a downloading error. Auto clearing the download cache on startup if it detects that it is running out of space. Fixed an issue which prevented the escape keyboard shortcut from working in certain scenarios on the death screen Bundle slot selection using gamepad right stick no longer skips slots when playing in split screen Stacks are now correctly splitting across slots when moving cursor and holding the left mouse button to split a stack evenly across slots Updated the friends drawer status to tell if a friend is playing in the same world as you Bundle UI now correctly disappears when interacting with Inventory tabs in Pocket UI Fixed a bug where the game would be unresponsive for a short while after leaving the bed screen. Vanilla Parity General Add magic crit particles for enchanted weapons, to better match the Java edition (MCPE-18704) Items Cut Sandstone Slabs can now be crafted in the Stonecutter using Cut Sandstone (MCPE-42734) Cut Red Sandstone Slabs can now be crafted in the Stonecutter using Cut Red Sandstone (MCPE-42734) Totem of Undying now gives the same 45 second regeneration as Java (MCPE-90716) Shears now consume durability when used on Beehives and Bee Nests with full Honey level (MCPE-63995) Shields now take durability damage from explosions (MCPE-121484) Mobs The maximum amount of Raw Rabbits dropped from Rabbits is now increased by 1 for each level of Looting (MCPE-47125) Structures Woodland Mansion: Iron Axe with Efficiency I now always generates in a Chest inside Woodland Mansion's tree-chopping room (MCPE-109048) Experimental Features Game Drop 2 2025 Experiments Enable the "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle to test out these new features! Blocks Dried Ghast Can be found in the Nether in Nether Fossil structures Can be crafted with 1 Bone block and 8 Ghast Tears When waterlogged it undergoes 3 states over about 20 minutes until it spawns a Ghastling mob Makes sounds and shows particles depending on state If mined during the waterlogging, it will revert to its "dry" state regardless of what state it has reached during waterlogging Will revert states back to its initial "dry" state when it is taken away from being waterlogged, using the same time scale Mobs Ghastling Ghastling is a young version of the Happy Ghast mob. Spawns from a Dried Ghast block that has continuously been waterlogged for about 20 minutes. After spawning, the Ghastling will try and follow: Players within a 16-block radius or An adult, non-aquatic passive mob (and some neutral mobs) within a 16-block radius If no player or suitable mob is close around the Ghastling will idle around within 32 blocks from its home position (where it spawned or last was interacted with). Can be tempted and fed using Snowballs Will grow up into a Happy Ghast after about 20 minutes (or faster if fed Snowballs) Can be summoned using the command: "/summon happy_ghast ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_baby" Happy Ghast The Happy Ghast is a new flying mount that can carry up to four players. Spawns from a Ghastling after about 20 minutes (or faster if Ghastling is fed Snowballs) Can be equipped with a harness and then be mounted by up to 4 players Tempted by Snowballs and Harness. Harness tempting only works if the Happy Ghast is unharnessed Has no panic behavior when taking damage Cannot be bred Slowly regenerates health, with regeneration speeding up during rain, snow or when flying at the same height as clouds are rendered The first player that mounts the Happy Ghast will control it, sitting in front of the Happy Ghast, just above its face When a player mounts, the goggles on the Happy Ghast go down to cover its eyes, indicating that it now can be controlled Other players who mount after the pilot is mounted, are placed in slots on each side of the Happy Ghast, starting clockwise from the "pilot" player Pressing crouch button dismounts the player on top of the Happy Ghast If the Happy Ghast detects players on top of it, it then ceases all movement and aligns to the closest cardinal horizontal direction This happens regardless of it having a harness equipped or not 3rd person camera is moved back when player is mounted on the Happy Ghast When there are no players mounted or walking on the Happy Ghast, the goggles go up and the Happy Ghast starts to roam around the home position If players dismount midair, the Happy Ghast will descend towards the ground before it resumes roaming Cannot enter boats Idles around within 64 blocks from its home position (where it spawned or last was interacted with) If wearing a harness, the Happy Ghast idles closer to the home position (within 32 blocks). The Happy Ghast will try to stay close to blocks when roaming on its own Known Issue: The Happy Ghast's health is currently set to 40 when it should be 20. We will be addressing this as soon as possible! Ghast Updated Ghast texture Items Harness Harness is a new item that can be equipped on a Happy Ghast to allow players to ride it. Crafted out of 3 leather, 2 glass blocks and 1 wool block, the harness will have the same color as the wool block used when crafting Can be re-dyed Can only be equipped on a Happy Ghast Allows up to 4 players to mount the Happy Ghast Can be removed from the Happy Ghast using Shears but only when no players are mounted Commands Added the Game Rule command locatorBar to enable or disable the Locator Bar feature Vibrant Visuals The features, lighting, effects, and assets are still in development, so expect things to change and improve over time as we continue to iterate. Supported devices include Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, and PC. Android: Adreno 640, Mali-G68, Mali-G77, or Xclipse 530 or higher iOS: A12 or M1 or higher PC: Running Minecraft on DX12 Our team is hard at work testing Vibrant Visuals on even more Minecraft: Bedrock Edition devices, and we hope to be able to update this list of supported devices in the future. To use Vibrant Visuals in a World, you must enable the "Vibrant Visuals" toggle in the Experimental tab in the Create New World or Edit World screens. This will expose Vibrant Visuals as an option in the in-game Video settings Graphics Mode dropdown, which can then be selected alongside the other existing rendering modes. Presets for choosing between "Favor Visuals" and "Favor Performance" are available in the Video Settings. Specific feature and visual settings can also be adjusted by expanding "Vibrant Visuals Options". Splitscreen is not supported with Vibrant Visuals and the game will switch to Fancy or Simple rendering if multiple players are joined locally. Marketplace Add-Ons, Skins, and Persona items will work with Vibrant Visuals, however, Worlds and Texture Packs are not compatible with the new mode at this time. Known Issues Some visual corruptions may exist on certain Android devices, particularly with Mali GPUs Surfaces deeper than eight blocks underwater are dark Light may leak into underground areas or shadows may pop in and out, especially near cave entrances Textures may turn pink after suspend and resume, opening Settings, or exiting world Metallic surfaces might appear with some visual bugs in certain conditions Emissive surfaces might not glow or appear white in certain conditions You can report any issues at bugs.mojang.com and please send us your feedback at aka.ms/mcvibrantvisualsfeedback Locator Bar The Locator Bar is a new UI element on the Player HUD that displays the direction of other Players in the World. When the Locator Bar Experiment is enabled and there are multiple Players in a World, the Locator Bar will appear on-screen for each Player, replacing the Experience Bar. The Player Level number will still be visible as before above the Locator Bar. The Locator Bar will display colored indicators when the camera is facing within 120 degrees towards another Player. If another Player is 30 degrees above or below the camera's viewport (the screen) an up or down arrow will be displayed. Crouching will hide the Player, preventing their indicator from appearing on the Locator Bar of other Players. Players in Spectator Mode are not visible on the Locator Bar. A Mob Head or a Carved Pumpkin will similarly hide Players from the Locator Bar when worn in the head slot. Using a Potion of Invisibility will also hide players from the Locator Bar. Developer's note: When the Locator Bar moves out of experimental, we plan on making it a feature that Players can toggle on and off. Player Dots on the Locator Bar now show correctly regardless of Simulation Distance Dots are now shown representing Players in Spectator Mode to other Players also in Spectator Mode on the Locator Bar Known Issues The Locator Bar has the following known issue, so we recommend testing it with a Simulation Distance of 4 chunks If the Simulation Distance is set to greater than 4 chunks then the Locator Bar may not show players in between 4 chunks and the Simulation Distance Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.72 A new update has been released to address a few more important issues since the 1.21.70 release. Please continue to report and upvote any bugs you find at bugs.mojang.com. Please note: This update will be rolling out to the various platforms as they become available - thank you for your patience! Fixes Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay Sea Pickles no longer replace blocks when being placed on a partial block Fixed an issue that could cause renamed Book & Quill to become blank (MCPE-194195) Fixed some cases of players' locations being massively rewound during long server stalls Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.71 Fixes: Fixes flashing screen on certain devices when loading a world at the end of the progress screen (MCPE-190555) Fixed an issue that prevented buttons for external links from working correctly on iOS devices Fixed mobs playing their death animation twice as quickly as they should have (MCPE-191525) Fixed client and server desynchronizing on entities the client erroneously thought were dead Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.5 - Spring to Life It's time to experience new wonders of the Overworld as we release the Spring to Life drop, the first Minecraft game drop of 2025. The Spring to Life drop brings more reasons to explore both near and far! Warm winds have swept across biomes, bringing new mob variants, ambient sounds, and lush plants for you to discover. Befriend fluffy pigs, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, listen out for whispers of sand, and delight in a blooming Overworld humming with new beginnings. In this release we are also making the game tests system accessible through data packs with the new test command. And as usual, we continue to rebuild our engine to improve the experience for players and content creators. We are sure all those spare parts left on our floor can't be that important, right? New Features Added cold and warm variants for the Pig, Cow and Chicken Sheep now spawn with wool color dependent on the biome in which they spawn Added new sound variants for Wolves Overhauled the visuals of each Spawn Egg to improve readability and accessibility Added fallen tree generation Added Firefly Bush block Added Leaf Litter block Added Wildflowers block Added Bush block Added Short Dry Grass and Tall Dry Grass blocks Added Cactus Flower block which can grow on Cactus blocks Added new falling leaf particles to all Leaves blocks that did not already have them Added new ambient block sounds in the Desert and Badlands biomes Added language support for Kyrgyz Farm Animal Variants Warm and cold variants have been added for the following animals: Pig Cow Chicken The variant is determined by the biome they spawn in Temperate variant - The variants we are all familiar with, spawns by default where the other variants do not Cold variant - A variant that will be selected if spawned (naturally or by player) in these biomes: Cold Ocean Deep Cold Ocean Deep Dark Deep Frozen Ocean End Barrens End Highlands End Midlands Frozen Ocean Frozen Peaks Frozen River Grove Ice Spikes Jagged Peaks Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Small End Islands Snowy Beach Snowy Plains Snowy Slopes Snowy Taiga Stony Peaks Taiga The End Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Warm variant - A variant that will be selected if spawned (naturally or by player) in these biomes: Badlands Bamboo Jungle Basalt Deltas Crimson Forest Deep Lukewarm Ocean Desert Eroded Badlands Jungle Lukewarm Ocean Mangrove Swamp Nether Wastes Savanna Savanna Plateau Soul Sand Valley Sparse Jungle Warm Ocean Warped Forest Windswept Savanna Wooded Badlands When bred by a player, a baby variant will not be chosen by the current biome, but instead randomly selected from one of the parents' variants Two new Egg items have been added for the warm and cold Chicken variants Blue Egg - The Egg that is laid by and can hatch cold Chicken variants Brown Egg - The Egg that is laid by and can hatch warm Chicken variants Sheep Wool Color in Warm and Cold Biomes Sheep now spawn with wool color dependent on the biome in which they spawn: Temperate biomes: (these colors are unchanged from previous behavior) Common Sheep color is white Uncommon Sheep colors are black, gray, light gray and brown There is a rare chance for a pink Sheep to spawn Cold biomes: Common Sheep color is black Uncommon Sheep colors are gray, light gray, white and brown There is a rare chance for a pink Sheep to spawn Warm biomes: Common Sheep color is brown Uncommon Sheep colors are gray, light gray, white and black There is a rare chance for a pink Sheep to spawn Wolf Sounds Variants Added 6 new Wolf sound variants with unique ambient, hurt, death, growl, whine, and pant sounds The new sounds are part of variants that are called "Big", "Cute", "Puglin", "Angry", "Grumpy", and "Sad" The original Wolf sounds now are used for the variant called "Classic" Every Wolf will have a sound variant randomly assigned to it from these 7 variants The sound variant is not related to the texture variant Spawn Egg Visuals Overhaul Each Spawn Egg now has their own unique visual which captures the personality and character of the mob it spawns Each egg visual varies in shape to reflect the in-world size of the mob it spawns For example, smaller mobs tend to have a smaller Spawn Egg Fallen Trees Fallen trees are a new decorative variant of trees Fallen trees come in four different wood type variants: Oak Birch Jungle Spruce Birch fallen trees come in a shorter and a longer version Some fallen trees can be decorated with Mushrooms or Vines Fallen trees can be found in all biomes where their standing tree variant grows, except the following: Bamboo Jungle Flower Forest (has fallen Birch trees but not fallen Oak trees) Grove Meadow River Firefly Bush The Firefly Bush is found adjacent to water in Swamps, Mangrove Swamps, Badlands, and near Rivers When it is dark, glowing firefly particles appear around the Firefly Bush Using Bone Meal on a Firefly Bush grows a Firefly Bush in a random adjacent space if possible The Firefly Bush emits a light level of 2 The Firefly Bush has a chance of playing ambient sounds when these conditions are met: it is night it is not blocked from above by any collidable block except leaves Leaf Litter Leaf Litter is a new type of decorative block which can be found in the Forests, Dark Forests and Wooded Badlands Note: Leaf Litter is only spawned as part of world generation, and does not regenerate during gameplay Leaf Litter can have different amounts of leaves in one block space Up to four Leaf Litter pieces can be placed in the same block space Placing a Leaf Litter into an existing Leaf Litter block increases the amount of leaves Leaf Litter can be placed in four orientations Leaf Litter can be placed on any block with a full top face Leaf Litter can be created by smelting any type of Leaves block Leaf Litter can be used as fuel for smelting Leaf Litter can be used in the Composter Leaf Litter has unique block sounds Leaf Litter is tinted based on which biome it is in Leaf Litter is replaceable when building Wildflowers Wildflowers are a new type of flower which grow in Birch Forests, Old Growth Birch Forests and Meadows Wildflowers can have different amounts of flowers in one block space Up to four Wildflowers can be placed in the same block space Placing a Wildflower into an existing Wildflowers block increases the amount of flowers Using Bone Meal on Wildflowers will produce more Wildflowers Wildflowers can be placed in four orientations Wildflowers can be crafted into Yellow Dye Bush The Bush is a new type of decorative block that can be found in small patches in the following biomes: Birch Forest Forest Frozen River Old Growth Birch Forest Plains River Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills The Bush can be used in the Composter Using Bone Meal on a Bush grows a Bush in a random adjacent space if possible A Bush only drops when broken with Shears or a Silk Touch tool The Bush is replaceable when building Short and Tall Dry Grass Added two new types of grass: Short Dry Grass and Tall Dry Grass Both are 1 block high, which means Tall Dry Grass differs from regular Tall Grass which is 2 blocks high Both generate in the Desert and Badlands biomes Both can be placed on types of Sand, Terracotta, Dirt blocks, and Farmland like the Dead Bush Both can be bonemealed Using Bone Meal on Short Dry Grass grows it into a Tall Dry Grass Using Bone Meal on Tall Dry Grass grows a Short Dry Grass in a random adjacent space if possible Both can be used in the Composter Sheep can eat both to regrow their wool Both can be used as fuel for smelting Both are replaceable when building Cactus Flower Cactus Flower is a new type of flower that has a chance of generating on Cactuses in Deserts and Badlands Cactus Flower can be placed on Cactus blocks, Farmland, or any block which has center support at the top of the block Cactus Flowers have a chance of growing on Cactus blocks instead of the Cactus growing taller If a Cactus is 1-2 blocks tall, the Cactus Flower has a 10% chance to grow If a Cactus is 3 blocks or taller the Cactus Flower has a 25% chance to grow Cactus Flowers will only grow if they have space on all four sides Cactus Flowers can be used in the Composter A Cactus Flower can be used to craft 1 Pink Dye Falling Leaf Particles All Leaves blocks now have chance of spawning falling leaf particles The following blocks are affected by this change: Acacia Leaves Azalea Leaves Birch Leaves Dark Oak Leaves Flowering Azalea Leaves Jungle Leaves Mangrove Leaves Oak Leaves Spruce Leaves New Ambient Sounds for Desert and Badlands Sand, Red Sand and Terracotta of any color have a chance of playing ambient sounds when surrounded by another block in the same group on at least 3 sides, at a distance of 8 blocks block.sand.idle can be played in any biome block.sand.wind only plays when in Desert or Badlands biomes Dead Bush blocks have a chance of playing ambient sounds when placed on top of two blocks that are any color of Terracotta, Sand or Red Sand blocks in any biome Changes The main menu panorama has been updated for the "Spring to Life" drop Beacons and their beams now render beyond 16 chunks, up to the client render distance To keep it easily visible at large distances, the beam is rendered thicker the further away you are The beam now renders up to 2048 blocks high, up from 1024 Lodestones have a new crafting recipe and can now be found in Ruined Portals The trades of the Cartographer and Wandering Trader have been updated Bundles can now be found in some of the Chests in Villages Updates to Camel, Chicken, Cow, Pig, and Sheep spawning Zombified Piglins now need to be killed by a Player to drop the Player-specific loot such as experience This makes them consistent with all other mobs in the game Changes to world generation of the Pale Garden and Meadow biomes Chunks loaded by a portal will now be re-loaded again automatically when the world is reopened Improved how simulation distance affects block ticks Tweaks to the Creaking and Creaking Heart Textures and models for temperate Cow, Mooshrooms and Sheep have been updated Minor tweaks to existing Blocks, Items and Entities Various changes and tweaks to sounds Minor improvements to world uploads in Realms Reverted fix MC-152728 - "The player continues sprinting when performing actions that slow them down" Developer's Note: After consideration, we have decided to revert this fix. While we do want to revisit these mechanics in the future, it's clear that these recent fixes alone didn't quite hit the mark and caused too many negative side effects for parkour, speedbridging, and movement in general If the game detects that the last startup did not complete normally, the fullscreen option will now be reset Removed Herobrine Lodestone Changes The Lodestone is now crafted from 1 Iron Ingot surrounded by 8 Chiseled Stone Bricks Lodestones can now be found as loot at Ruined Portals in the Overworld or Nether Advancement "Country Lode, Take me Home" has been moved from the "Nether" category to the "Adventure" category Cartographer and Wandering Trader Trade Rebalance Cartographer Trades Cartographers now sell 7 new maps each pointing to a different village or other structures in a different biome Cartographers from different village types will sell a different range of maps and colored banners Some prices and quantities have also been adjusted Wandering Trader Trades The Wandering Trader now has better prices, more trades and a larger amount of stock for many items They will also now buy basic supplies from players, so it is possible to get some Emeralds by helping them prepare for their next journey - even if you don't feel like buying anything The Wandering Trader will offer to buy two items from this list: Water Bottle Water Bucket Milk Bucket Fermented Spider Eye Baked Potato Hay Bale Wandering Traders now have a chance of selling these items (in addition to their previous trades): Logs (Acacia, Birch, Dark Oak, Jungle, Oak, Spruce, Pale Oak or Cherry) Enchanted Iron Pickaxe Potion of Invisibility Mob Spawning Changes Camels now spawn in Deserts Chickens, Cows, Pigs, and Sheep can now spawn in Badlands World Generation Changes The Pale Garden biome now occupies more space that was previously taken by Dark Forest Woodland Mansions can now generate in the Pale Garden biome Short Grass now generates slightly sparser in Meadows Simulation Distance Any block in simulation distance of a player, or loaded by another source of chunk loading such as Ender Pearls, may now receive random ticks instead of 8 chunks just around players For example: if a chunk is loaded by an Ender Pearl or is in the spawn chunks, crops are able to grow, Ice can melt, Snow can fall, and a Cauldron can be filled by rain Mob spawning, Lava spreading fire, and Lightning strikes still occur in the previous radius of 8 chunks around players Fire will no longer burn or spread if no player is within 8 chunks Creaking and Creaking Heart Creakings can now be named using Name Tags Named Creakings will persist through the day However, they will still be torn down if stuck with a player or if too far from their Heart Named Creakings are still resistant to all damage, and can communicate with their Hearts via particles Creaking Hearts correctly placed between Logs have a new dormant texture during the day Dormant Creaking Hearts cannot spawn new Creakings or Resin The transition between the awake and dormant states for Creaking Hearts, as well as the transition of Eye Blossoms is now based on the fixed day time All these behaviors are no longer affected by weather or dimension brightness Mob Texture and Model Changes The look of the temperate Cow has been slightly updated to have an extruded snout The look of both Mooshroom variants have been slightly updated to have an extruded snout Sheep's wool undercoat is now also colored when dyed The Sheep wool texture has been tweaked to remove the stark line at the back Minor Tweaks to Blocks, Items and Entities Sheep can now eat Fern blocks Landing on Powdered Snow with Leather Boots equipped after falling further than 2.5 blocks will now make entities fall through the snow Jumping or falling less than 2.5 blocks allows the entity to land on top of the snow like before Saddles equipped onto Pigs or Striders will now maintain properties such as custom name when dropped Bubble columns produce less particles and sounds when entities are unaffected by them are inside them Pale Oak Leaves and Pale Oak Saplings have an updated map color Improved tooltips for the Crossbow and all container items Item Tooltips Crossbows will now show all charged projectiles in their tooltip instead of just the first All charged projectiles will also add their entire tooltip as a subsection, instead of only Fireworks All container items with stored contents, such as a Chest picked with Ctrl+Pick Block, will now list the first 4 items in their tooltip just like Shulker Boxes Sound Changes The volume of the narrator is now affected by the game's configured volume in the "Voice" category Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds for Iron Blocks, Iron Bars, Iron Trapdoors, Iron Doors and Heavy Weighted Pressure Plates The breaking sound for the "grass" sound type has been lowered Blocks that are broken by a Piston now play their breaking sound Ambient block sounds in Desert, Badlands and Pale Garden which are only used for ambience have been moved from the "Blocks" to the 'Ambient/Environment' category Realms World Uploads Uploading a world to Realms will now enable Command Blocks by default It is now possible to upload Hardcore singleplayer worlds to Realms Technical Changes The Data Pack version is now 71 The Resource Pack version is now 55 A new entry point is present in the server jar: net.minecraft.gametest.Main Automatically starts a server and runs all available game tests A new command line argument is available for the client: --renderDebugLabels Adds debug labels to relevant OpenGL objects, making debugging rendering easier for developers Minor changes to chat network protocol Game Test Entry Point This new entry point automatically starts a server, runs all available game test, and then exits. Options: --help - Shows usage information --packs - Set a folder of data packs to include in the world Any zip file or folder containing a pack.mcmeta file is included --report - Exports results in a JUnit-like XML report at the given path --tests - Specify which tests to run with a selection - a wildcard expression matching namespace test instance IDs If omitted, or used with an empty ID, all tests will be run --universe - The path in which the test server world will be created Any existing folder will be replaced Default: gametestserver --verify - Enables test verification Runs the tests specified with test or testNamespace 100 times for each 90-degree rotation step Default: false Example usage: java -DbundlerMainClass="net.minecraft.gametest.Main" -jar server.jar --packs mytestpacks Network Protocol The clientbound player_chat packet now contains an index increasing for every message sent to the client The index starts at 0 when logging in (or is reset by configuration phase and the login packet) For every message, the server should increment this value by 1 If this value updates in an unexpected way, the client will disconnect As the protocol requires that every chat packet reaches the client in produced order, the goal is to enable faster detection of missed/reordered chat messages for custom server developers The serverbound chat and chat_command_signed packets now contain a checksum byte along with the "last seen" update This is a simple hash of the "last seen" signatures which should be reconstructed by the server, allowing quicker detection of desynchronized state This can be passed as 0 to disable the check, for compatibility with protocol translation Data Pack Versions 62 through 71