Minecraft: Java Edition 20w49a snapshot adds sculk sensor, dripstone biome for ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’
A new redstone toy and a home for dripstone.
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Minecraftis back with anothersnapshotfor the Java Edition, once again adding and testing new features and changes from the upcomingCaves and Cliffs Update, which is releasingSummer 2021. The new snapshot, dubbed20w49a, adds two new features for players to try out, as well as a host of technical changes, bug fixes, and more.
The two highlights from this snapshot are certainly the dripstone caves biome, which gives thedripstone blocks introduced in the last snapshota new home, and the sculk sensor, which can detect sound via vibrations and gives off redstone signals.
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The full changelog for snapshot 20w49a (sans bug fixes) includes:
New features
Dripstone caves biome
Sculk sensors
Redstone emission
Vibration frequences
Wool occlusion
Technical tidbits
Changes
Technical changes
A new game event system has been implemented to support Sculk Sensors detecting vibrations World height-related values are now exposed for customized worlds Removed the
server setting Added
block tag. Anything in this tag will occlude vibrations, and inherits
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