Minecraft: Java Edition has received a new update today, May 3, 2023, and we have compiled the list of changes and fixes. The update, also known as Java edition 23w18a, fixes an 11-year-old bug. Today’s update also brings updates to telemetry, more adventure advancements, and new features. The developers have made a few technical changes to the data pack. Players can now use the updated version, which accounts for sign data format, item display orientation, and advancement changes. A new property has also been added to every event. Without further ado, let us head to today’s updated patch notes for Minecraft: Java Edition.
Minecraft: Java Edition Update 23w18a Patch Notes
Changes
- For ease of use, the Smithing Table no longer requires a Smithing Template to be in the template slot before placing an item stack into the other slots.
- Additional Jukebox to the Redstone Blocks creative tab.
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Step Sounds
- Walking on a block will now always play a step sound
- It was previously not the case if you were walking along the edge of a block with air or fluid beside it
- Walking on the ocean floor will produce a step sound for the block you are walking on at a lower volume and pitch
Technical Changes
- The data pack version is now 15, accounting for sign data format, item display orientation, and advancement changes.
- Advancement trigger changes:
- Added recipe_crafted
- Changed format of placed_block, item_used_on_block, and allay_drop_item_on_block triggers
- Loot table condition/predicate changes:
- Renamed alternative to any_of
- Added all_of
Updates to telemetry
- A new property has been added to every event: launcher_name
- The world_loaded event now has a new property: realms_map_content
- Added two new opt-in telemetry events: game_load_times and advancement_made
Advancements
- All fields in placed_block, item_used_on_block, and allay_drop_item_on_block collapse to a single location field.
- The new location is similar to the player field – it’s a list of loot conditions/predicates.
- All conditions in this list must match for a trigger to run.
- Evaluation of conditions in a new loot context called advancement_location. It has access to:
- Player as this entity
- Position of placed block
- Block state of placed/interacted block
- Held/used item as “tool”
Migration guide:
- Contents of the old location field should be migrated to the location_check condition
- Contents of the item field should migrate to the match_tool condition
- Contents of the block + state fields should be migrated to the block_state_property condition.
Loot tables
- The loot condition alternative renames to any_of
- Added new loot condition all_of that passes only when all sub-conditions pass. It has the same syntax as any_of
All events
- Added new property: launcher_name
- This is set based on the Minecraft launcher—brand system property.
Updated required events
When loading into a Realms Map Content world (Minigame), the world_loaded event will receive the name of that map
- world_loaded
- Added new property: realms_map_content
New optional events
- advancement_made
- This event occurs when a player completes an advancement and allows the dev team to see the advancement ID during the advancement completion.
Game_load_times
- An event triggered when loading the game client includes the time it took for the client to load.
- Fixed bugs in Snapshot 23w18a
- MC-1133 – Whether or not a player experiences some effect is calculated based on the block under the centre of the player
- MC-48923 – Slime/magma cubes not affected by jump boost potion effect
- MC-257269 – Sculk sensor detects player walking between carpet and wool
- MC-261417 – The hitboxes of sniffers are not adjusting when they lay down
- MC-261952 – Clocks flicker rapidly on enchantment and in an unnatural dimension
- MC-262003 – The bundle tooltip does not show its interface
- MC-262067 – The type of sniffer-digging particles that are produced is determined by the block that sniffers are located on instead of the block that sniffers are digging
- MC-262069 – Sniffers continue digging after the destruction of their target block
- MC-262104 – Rendering of FPS graph seems to be performing worse than before
- MC-262123 – Advancement titles of new advancements in 23w17a are improperly capitalizing
- MC-262133 – Strong lag spikes when moving above a clear area with an exposed void
- MC-262218 – Block light updates don’t cross chunk borders properly in 23w17a
Today’s update 23w18a patch notes are available on the game’s official website.
Minecraft: Java edition is available on Android, Windows 10, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows 10 Mobile, Fire OS, and Windows Phone.
