Minecraft Java edition Snapshot 23W03A: Everything you need to know

Mojang is fixing many bugs and changing a number of thing in the Minecraft Snapshot 23W03A.

Mojang Studios always makes sure to thoroughly test each feature before releasing a big update for Minecraft. By making beta and previews available to Bedrock Edition players as well as snapshots for Java Edition users, they even allowed interested players to try some of the planned features. Snapshots are early access versions of the game that are still under development and can offer a preview of upcoming releases. 23w03a is the most recent snapshot for Minecraft Java Edition.

By adding a number of incredible new features, the Minecraft 1.19 update generated a lot of excitement among players, and the 1.20 release will be even better. This update will come with a new wood set and a lot more useful things. Mojang is also resolving some age-long bugs with this new snapshot.

Here are the content and bug fixes you can expect in the Minecraft Snapshot 23W03A.

Patch notes for Minecraft Snapshot 23W03A

Changes

When vexes are empty-handed, the charging animation has been changed in Minecraft.
Now, when an armor stand is placed or broken, the custom name is retained.

Accessibility

Mojang is adding an accessibility onboarding screen for players when they launch the game for the first time.
Arrow key navigation is also being added.
Players can now navigate the resource pack screen with a keyboard.
Now auto-jump will be off by default.
A new “Notification Display Time” accessibility option will be added.
Players can now navigate the menu screen with arrow keys. Sliders need to be enabled by pressing Enter or Space to begin changing the value while using the arrow keys to navigate.

Technical Changes in Minecraft Snapshot

Devs are adding a network protocol feature to require the processing of a group of packets within a single client tick.
The fallback fields will be added to the Translate chat components.
In translate formats, out-of-bound arguments are no longer silently ignored.
Cloning to and from many dimensions is now possible using the clone command.
The data change command now has a fresh string source.
new sub-commands for executing.
The data pack is now at version 11.

Network protocol and packet bundles

Now, when clients receive the login packet, they reset their Secure Chat session state.
Clientbound game protocol has a new delimiter packet.
It is guaranteed that every packet between two delimiters will be handled in the same tick.

Mob Spawning and Mob Behaviour

To better reflect its function, the “only allows snow and gold rabbits” biome tag has been renamed to “spawns gold rabbits.”
The “spawns white rabbits” biome tag now controls White Rabbit variations.
The “spawns snow foxes” biome tag now controls fox variants.
The “snow golem melts” biome tag now controls the melting of snow golems in warm biomes.

Game rules

“commandModificationBlockLimit” was added to limit how many blocks can be changed by the “clone,” “fill,” and “fillbiome” commands in a single execution.

Mojang has finally fixed a bug in which the character wobbles to the left when they take damage in Minecraft. The “sprinting isn’t canceled when dismounting rideable creatures while sprinting” bug, which has been around for ten years, is also fixed in this snapshot. A new ride command also controls the capacity to mount other mobs, such as a wolf on a horse.

There are also tons of command changes and numerous bug fixes in the upcoming Minecraft Snapshot 23W03A. You can refer to the patch notes for more information about the new snapshot.