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|date=January 20, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;21w03a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the sixth snapshot for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.17]], released on January 20, 2021, which adds [[Minecraft:glow squid]], [[Minecraft:glow ink sac]]s, [[Minecraft:glow lichen]], [[Minecraft:glow item frame]]s, and fixes bugs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{snap|21w03a|January 20, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This is the first snapshot released in 2021.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Additions ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Glow Item Frame JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glow item frame]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Placeable entities which appear to glow.&lt;br /&gt;
* Do not affect the light level, only appearing as if lit up themselves.&lt;br /&gt;
* Items placed inside also glow.&lt;br /&gt;
* Crafted using an [[Minecraft:item frame]] and a glow ink sac.&lt;br /&gt;
* Includes application to [[Minecraft:map]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Glow Lichen (texture) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glow lichen]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* A naturally occurring light source found rarely in caves, growing on any face of a block.&lt;br /&gt;
* Has a light level of 7.&lt;br /&gt;
* Obtained with [[Minecraft:shears]], otherwise breaks.&lt;br /&gt;
* Does not spread naturally, although [[Minecraft:bone meal]] can be used to spread it.&lt;br /&gt;
** It spreads to adjacent spaces horizontally, up to 4.&lt;br /&gt;
* Can be waterlogged.&lt;br /&gt;
* Unlike [[Minecraft:vines]], it does not pop off when underwater, and is not climbable.&lt;br /&gt;
* Up to 6 can be put on the same block space, merging into one block.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Items ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Glow Ink Sac JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glow ink sac]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Dropped by glow squid when killed.&lt;br /&gt;
* Can be used to craft glow item frames.&lt;br /&gt;
* Can be used to make text glow on [[Minecraft:sign]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Spawn egg]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Glow Squid Spawn Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glow squid spawn egg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Mobs ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[File:Glow Squid JE1.gif|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glow squid]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Originates from the mob with [[Minecraft:MCE:Glow Squid|the same name]] from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Underwater mob that behaves like a regular [[Minecraft:squid]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Does not naturally spawn yet.&lt;br /&gt;
* Is attacked by [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s without provocation.&lt;br /&gt;
* Drops glow ink sacs when killed.&lt;br /&gt;
* Does not affect the light level, only appearing as if lit up itself.&lt;br /&gt;
* Stops glowing for a short time and swims away fast after taking damage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Changes ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Blocks ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Dripstone block]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now be crafted from 4 [[Minecraft:pointed dripstone]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Sign]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Can now be tinted with glow ink sacs to make the text glow.&lt;br /&gt;
** Glowing signs do not affect the light level, only appearing as if the text itself is illuminated.&lt;br /&gt;
** A new &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;lit&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; [[Minecraft:block state]] had been added to indicate whether the sign text is lit up.&lt;br /&gt;
** Regular [[Minecraft:ink sac]]s can be used to remove the glowing effect.&lt;br /&gt;
** Now has sounds for being dyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Gameplay ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Death messages]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added unique death messages for dying from falling on a stalagmite.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;&amp;lt;player&amp;gt; was impaled on a stalagmite&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;&amp;lt;player&amp;gt; was impaled on a stalagmite whilst fighting &amp;lt;entity&amp;gt;&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
** Previously, this death would use the generic fall damage death messages.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Recipe book]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Minecraft:chiseled polished blackstone]] crafting recipe is now unlocked by having a [[Minecraft:polished blackstone slab]], instead of polished blackstone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Subtitle]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Lava drips into cauldron&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Lava drips into Cauldron&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Water drips into cauldron&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Water drips into Cauldron&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Shulker bullet explodes&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Shulker Bullet explodes&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Shulker bullet breaks&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Shulker Bullet breaks&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Block models&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Made the vines block model much simpler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Server]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the error message for failing to connect to the authentication servers. Now says they are &amp;quot;not reachable&amp;quot; instead of &amp;quot;down for maintenance&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Tag]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added glow squid to the &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;axolotl_always_hostiles&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; entity type tag.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Obfuscation map]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Changed the license included in the obfuscation map.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;World selection&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Added unique warnings for downgrading a world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Language]]s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Removed the following languages due to incomplete translations:&lt;br /&gt;
** Gothic&lt;br /&gt;
** Kabyle&lt;br /&gt;
** Maori&lt;br /&gt;
** Mohawk&lt;br /&gt;
** Nuk&lt;br /&gt;
** Ojibwe&lt;br /&gt;
** Talossan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Minecraft:Custom|Customized world]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* World height/depth can now be adjusted to a max of Y=-2048 to Y=2031, mountain and cave generation scales accordingly similar to amplified world type.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://youtu.be/9WpkDr1gXq8&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://youtu.be/tH76tx-AnWI&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Fixes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{fixes|fixedin=21w03a&lt;br /&gt;
|;old&lt;br /&gt;
|89087|Command block GUI takes a brief time to update (output bar shown when disabled, mode buttons in wrong state).&lt;br /&gt;
|89880|Spawner with weight &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; crashes the game.&lt;br /&gt;
|91522|Shulker rendering position desync and generates ghost shulker when destroying shulker-ridden boat or minecart.&lt;br /&gt;
|92349|Players cannot tempt animals with food while other players are closer to the animal.&lt;br /&gt;
|92867|Setting JSON text value to &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;null&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; throws exceptions and crashes.&lt;br /&gt;
|96322|Shulkers are unable to attack from boat.&lt;br /&gt;
|99098|Shulker open and close hitbox is not updated, when they ride boat, minecart or mobs.&lt;br /&gt;
|105344|Shulkers in boats and minecarts do not sit up if previousely attached to blocks sideways.&lt;br /&gt;
|108717|Shulkers cannot be pushed back.&lt;br /&gt;
|111196|Using a monster spawner to spawn shulkers spawns white shulkers.&lt;br /&gt;
|113177|Shulkers cannot be pushed inside non-solid blocks.&lt;br /&gt;
|119051|Random transparent line in shulker box GUI texture.&lt;br /&gt;
|121897|Gaps in an animation&amp;#039;s used frames throws &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
|131564|Models that have locked uv in blockstates ignore texture rotation.&lt;br /&gt;
|139265|Shulkers do not teleport correctly when going through a portal.&lt;br /&gt;
|156109|Turtles do not follow players in Creative mode holding seagrass.&lt;br /&gt;
|161334|Shulker boxes cannot be opened if next to a shulker mob.&lt;br /&gt;
|168900|Shulkers teleport with original dimension coordinates after passing through portals.&lt;br /&gt;
|174216|Shulkers riding a vehicle sometimes appear in the ground after reopening world.&lt;br /&gt;
|174876|Shulker spawn egg spawns shulker inside soul sand, snow layers, farmland, grass path and honey block.&lt;br /&gt;
|183067|Shulkers can push marker armor stands.&lt;br /&gt;
|183884|Shulkers are afraid of being next to another shulker.&lt;br /&gt;
|186172|Shulkers open into blocks when unable to teleport.&lt;br /&gt;
|190677|Shulkers are notaligned to the grid for a split second after being spawned in.&lt;br /&gt;
|193386|Shulkers spawned attached to the groud attaches themselves to a wall after another shulker is spawned.&lt;br /&gt;
|194089|Shulkers at some Y positions refuse to get a Peek value.&lt;br /&gt;
|200195|Boats do not try dismounting the player on land.&lt;br /&gt;
|202202|Servers are unable to prevent a player from dismounting a vehicle, causing a desync.&lt;br /&gt;
|203373|Shulker bullet subtitles are not capitalized correctly.&lt;br /&gt;
|203397|Ceiling vines rotate when other vines are placed in the same block space.&lt;br /&gt;
|208639|Chiseled Blackstone Recipe unlocks when you get polished blackstone, not polished blackstone slab.&lt;br /&gt;
|210791|Dropping an item on a shulker launches the item off.&lt;br /&gt;
|;dev&lt;br /&gt;
|203571|Right-clicking an empty bundle sometimes plays hand animation.&lt;br /&gt;
|204337|Bundle use stat never increases.&lt;br /&gt;
|205076|Game mode selection is ordered differently.&lt;br /&gt;
|206118|&amp;quot;type&amp;quot; in loot table number providers is not optional anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
|206510|Game crashes when trying to shift-click a chest into the inventory of a donkey whose chest is being removed.&lt;br /&gt;
|206550|&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;block.pointed_dripstone.drip_[liquid/cauldron]&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; has no subtitles.&lt;br /&gt;
|206923|Dripstone subtitles are not capitalized properly.&lt;br /&gt;
|207250|Dripstone caves biome name is not properly capitalized.&lt;br /&gt;
|207254|Dripstone caves generate merging dripstones in impossible ways.&lt;br /&gt;
|207293|Dripstone generated in dripstone caves can replace lava sources which looks weird.&lt;br /&gt;
|207335|Mobs cannot spawn in dripstone caves.&lt;br /&gt;
|207388|Issues with chunk rendering when height limit is large.&lt;br /&gt;
|207900|Summoning &amp;quot;dust&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;dust_color_transition&amp;quot; particles kicks nearby players when on a server.&lt;br /&gt;
|208336|&amp;quot;player&amp;quot; sub-predicate of &amp;quot;entity_properties&amp;quot; predicate only passes if game mode is specified.&lt;br /&gt;
|;previous&lt;br /&gt;
|208611|Shulker boxes and bundles duplicate items when destroyed by two fire blocks simultaneously.&lt;br /&gt;
|208666|Shulker boxes and bundles drop their items twice when thrown into a lava cauldron.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.59]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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