Minecraft:Java Edition 25w17a

25w17a is the third Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.6 released on April 22, 2025,<ref>Template:Snap</ref> which makes the Minecraft:locator bar available in normal gameplay and fixes bugs.

Additions

Gameplay

Minecraft:Locator bar

• Added Minecraft:waypoint style for changing waypoints' icon on specific distances in a Minecraft:resource pack.
  • Setting the style of a waypoint is possible using the new Template:Cmd arguments.
  • The default implementation is as such:
    <syntaxhighlight lang="json">{

 "near_distance": 128,
 "far_distance": 332,
 "sprites": [
   "minecraft:default_0",
   "minecraft:default_1",
   "minecraft:default_2",
   "minecraft:default_3"
 ]

}</syntaxhighlight>

• • Template:Cd and Template:Cd are optional and default to the values Template:Cd and Template:Cd respectively.
    • Template:Cd distance must be greater than Template:Cd
  • Each sprite is searched within the prefix of Template:Cd (the directory Template:Cd).

General

Minecraft:Options

• Added new video setting "Cloud Distance" to reduce the cloud range.

Minecraft:Tag

• Added the Template:Cd block tag.
  • Contains blocks that happy ghasts avoid getting close to.
• Added the Template:Cd block tag.
  • Contains blocks that can trigger ambient Minecraft:dried ghast sounds to play when a dried ghast block is placed on them.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Dried Ghast

• Dried ghast's Minecraft:rarity has been changed from Uncommon to Common.

Items

Minecraft:Harness

• Can now be equipped on a Minecraft:happy ghast using a Minecraft:dispenser.

World generation

Minecraft:Woodland Mansion

• The room "Template:Cd" generates again.

Command format

Template:Cmd

• Replaced Template:Cd argument by Template:Cd: For changing the icon spriteset and selection distances.
  • Template:Cd changes the style to a specific asset under Template:Cd
  • Template:Cd will restore the default icon behavior of the Locator Bar.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Locator Bar

• Waypoints' icon now use different sprites based on how far away the player is to their locations instead of the fade effects previously implemented.

General

Minecraft:Game rule

• Renamed game rule Template:Cd to Template:Cd, consistent with Template:BE.

Minecraft:Realms

• Changed the layout of the Realms configuration screen to use tabs.
  • A Worlds tab containing changes to any of the world slots, creating new worlds and changing their settings.
  • A Players tab to manage the players that have access and their level of access to the Realm.
  • A Subscription tab to manage the Realms subscription.
  • A Settings tab to change the settings of the Realm.
• Introduced a Region Preference setting that allows for more granular control over what region a Realm is started.
• Changed the wording for Close/Open Realm to Temporarily close/Reopen Realm.

Technical

Minecraft:Data pack

• The Minecraft:pack format version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Resource pack

• The Minecraft:pack format version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Shaders

• Added two new core shaders; stars, and sky which are used to render the stars and upper portion of the sky respectively.
• Post-process effects
  • Template:Cd uniform block.
    • Template:Cd has been removed in favor of splitting up the sky shader.

Experimental

All features previously behind the "Locator Bar" Minecraft:experimental toggle have been de-experimentified and are now available during normal gameplay.