Minecraft:Bats and Pots

Bats and Pots<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Bats-and-Pots_01_Header_1170x500%20.jpg</ref> is a Minecraft:game drop<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> released on December 5, 2023,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Cite</ref> as Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.3 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.50. It redesigns Minecraft:bats and adds new functionalities for Minecraft:decorated pots, and also adds an experimental toggle for features that would be included in the next major update.<ref>Template:Snap</ref><ref>Template:Snap</ref>

It was not originally considered a game drop upon release and was only retroactively referred to as such after the release of Minecraft:Armored Paws.

Changes

Now can store up to a single stack of one type of item.
- Minecraft:Hoppers, Minecraft:minecarts with hoppers, and Minecraft:droppers can now insert and/or extract items from them.
- Minecraft:Redstone Comparators can now read the number of items in them.
- Minecraft:Players can interact with them and insert items into them.
  - Player interactions with them cause them to wobble and trigger a vibration frequency of 11.
- They have no GUI, and need to be broken to retrieve their content by players.
Now can be broken by Minecraft:projectiles, which cause them to shatter and drop their contents.
Now has new sounds for breaking, shattering and being stepped on.
Now can stack up to 64.
Now appears in the "Redstone" tab of the Minecraft:Creative inventory.