Minecraft Snapshot 24w36a Review

Minecraft Snapshot 24w36a brings several key features, tweaks, and bug fixes, particularly focusing on custom equipment and bundles. Players can now create and equip custom models for armor, tools, and other items using Data Packs and Resource Packs. The Bundle feature was improved to empty one group of items at a time when used in the hotbar, offering smoother inventory management.

Key Changes:

1. Squid Spawns: Only adult squids spawn from Squid Spawn Eggs; wild squids have a 5% chance of being babies.
2. Mob Health: When mobs convert (e.g., Piglin to Zombified Piglin), the converted mob retains a proportional percentage of the original mob's health, making conversions more consistent.
3. Item Repair Tags: New item tags for different armor types, such as repairs_leather_armor and repairs_diamond_armor, allow for more streamlined armor repair systems.

Custom Equipment Models:

Players can now define equipment models using Data and Resource Packs, allowing for an unprecedented level of customization in how items and armor appear when equipped by players or certain mobs. You can control these models using the new "equippable" component, which defines specific equipment models based on the item and the entity wearing it.

Technical Changes:

The Minecraft Snapshot 24w36a introduces several technical changes to enhance customization and item behavior. Key updates include:

Data Pack Version 52 and Resource Pack Version 37: Updated versions with new tag support and item behavior customization.

Custom Equipment Models: Players can now create custom armor and equipment models that are equipped using a new "equippable" component, controlling where the item is worn and how it looks when equipped.

New Repair Tags: Added tags for repairing armor types, such as repairs_leather_armor, repairs_diamond_armor, etc., allowing customization of repair materials for different armor sets.

New Item Components:

1. Item Model: Customizes the visual model of items.
2. Equippable: Controls which slot (head, chest, legs, etc.) an item can be equipped in, as well as sounds and models.
3. Glider: Allows an item to grant gliding abilities similar to the Elytra.
4. Tooltip Style: Customizes tooltip backgrounds and frames for specific items.

Player Input Predicates: A new field in the player predicate allows detection of specific movement keys, such as forward, backward, and jump, enabling more complex mechanics and interactions with custom content.

Nine Slice GUI Sprite Scaling: A new mode for scaling GUI textures, allowing the inner part of textures to stretch instead of tile, offering more control over visual customization in resource packs.

These technical changes provide creators with enhanced flexibility in customizing item models, mechanics, and user interfaces in the game, opening new possibilities for custom resource and data packs.

Bug Fixes:

The Minecraft Snapshot 24w36a fixes several critical bugs to improve gameplay. Some major fixes include:

1. Horse Armor Glint: Now correctly displays enchantments.
2. Projectiles: Arrows and tridents can now teleport properly through portals.
3. Conversion Issues: Mob conversions (e.g., Piglin to Zombified Piglin) now correctly retain NBT tags and health percentages.
4. Entity Motion: Fixed player motion issues when teleporting and riding entities.
5. Honey Blocks: Sliding down honey blocks is now faster, like in previous versions.
6. Dolphins and Axolotls: No longer get stuck swimming into seabeds.

These and other bug fixes ensure smoother mechanics and better performance in this snapshot.

Improved Resource Pack Features:

New item model properties, such as the ability to display a broken state (previously limited to Elytra), have been added. Additionally, tooltip background and frames can now be customized using Resource Packs, allowing players to modify how tooltips appear for their custom items.

How to Access Snapshot 24w36a

To try out Minecraft Snapshot 24w36a, open the Minecraft Launcher, go to the "Installations" tab, and enable Snapshots. Keep in mind that snapshots are in development, and using them may cause issues with existing worlds, so it's recommended to back up your worlds before testing.

For the full list of changes and bug fixes, you can explore the official Minecraft Snapshot 24w36a article.