Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 22w13a features the allay mob from ‘The Wild Update’
The allay mob, Ancient Cities, and plenty of tweaks.
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Just in time for the end of the month, Mojang Studios has released a new Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot for the week with new features from The Wild Update and the Java Edition debut of the adorable and helpful allay mob. Mojang Studios also packed in plenty of technical updates and bug fixes into this release for players to explore.
Shortly after the release of thelatest Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta, Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 22w13a arrives as the newest addition to the quickly growing list ofThe Wild Updatesnapshots. In this release, the allay mob finally makes an appearance in the legacy version of Minecraft, and is eager to be your friend, collect similar items to that which it holds, and fall in love with note blocks.
This snapshot also includes an updated version of Ancient Cities, which can be located in the spooky Deep Dark biome, and lots of other various changes and tweaks. Being one of thebest PC gamesmeans a lot of responsibility, and Mojang Studios ensures Minecraft: Java Edition lives up to the task with regular updates and improvements.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 22w13aincludes:
New features
Allay
Ancient City
Changes
The recipes for minecart with chest / furnace / TNT / hopper are now shapeless When broken each minecart variant drops itself as an item, instead of splitting into two items (such as chest and minecart) Only wool and wool carpets now block the sounds coming from noteblocks
Technical changes
Advancements
Sculk shrieker
Game events
Fixed bugs
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