The article highlights 37 updates in Minecraft that players might have missed. These updates include changes to game mechanics, new features, and quality of life improvements. Some of the notable updates include:
* Rails now always place facing the player, making it easier to build tracks.
* Vines can now be climbed without supporting blocks, making it easier to navigate jungle trees.
* Flame bows can now reignite campfires using Flame arrows.
* Totems of undying now give off 40 seconds of Fire Resistance.
* Dispensers can now add chests to tamed llamas, donkeys, and mules.
* Campfires can now be used as shelves to display food items.
* Skeleton horses can now be ridden underwater.
* Parrots no longer imitate hostile mobs on peaceful mode.
* Blackstone can now be used to craft furnaces, stone tools, and brewing stands.
* Experience orbs now merge into larger quantities to help with performance.
* Endermen take one hit point of damage when hit by a splash bottle of water.
* Spectators can now see through lava, making it easier to navigate the Nether.
These updates demonstrate Mojang's efforts to continuously improve and expand the gameplay experience of Minecraft.
1. Rails now always place facing the player instead of their usual north-to-south orientation in Minecraft version 1.15.
2. Vines can now be climbed without supporting blocks.
3. Flame bows can now reignite campfires using Flame arrows in Minecraft Java Edition.
4. Chat can be narrated for easy listening by hitting Control + B in Minecraft version 1.12.
5. Experience orbs are now transparent in recent versions of Minecraft.
6. Steve and Alex have new hand animations for certain actions, such as placing a boat or feeding pandas.
7. Bamboo saplings have been renamed to bamboo shoots.
8. The Nether Update gave redstone a bottom texture.
9. The text "Edit Sign Message" now has consistent capitalization in Minecraft version 1.16.
10. Beacon beams are now visible up to 1,343 blocks away from the source, up from 256 blocks in previous versions.
11. Glass panes and iron bars now line up properly with walls in recent versions of Minecraft.
12. Clay blocks and clay items now have a distinction, with clay items being called clay balls since the Nether Update.
13. It is now possible to set a spawn point even when monsters are nearby, although sleeping is still not allowed.
14. The Curse of Vanishing enchantment can be added to a compass to prevent it from being stolen on death.
15. Milking is now implemented properly in Minecraft, allowing players to milk cows without issues.
16. Slimes can now be summoned with a maximum size of 128, allowing for larger slimes to be created.
17. Soul soil has been introduced, which can be used as a replacement for soul sand and can spawn withers.
18. Totems of Undying now give 40 seconds of Fire Resistance in Minecraft version 1.16.2.
19. Netherite leggings have undergone several texture changes since their introduction.
20. The jungle door item sprite and door texture now line up properly in Minecraft version 1.17.
21. Dispensers can now add chests to tamed llamas, donkeys, and mules.
22. Campfires can now have food placed on them, even when unlit, allowing for new decorative possibilities.
23. TNT explosions now have a 100% drop rate, making it easier to collect resources.
24. The recipe for dispensers has been simplified, no longer requiring full health bows to craft.
25. Rails can now be placed next to flowing water without issues in Minecraft version 1.17.
26. Skeleton horses can be ridden underwater, making them more useful in aquatic environments.
27. Vines now play a sound when climbed.
28. Levers now display tiny redstone particles when switched on.
29. Parrots no longer imitate hostile mobs in peaceful mode, making them less annoying.
30. The animation for walking backwards has been changed to a more natural motion.
31. Blackstone can be used to craft furnaces, stone tools, and brewing stands in Minecraft version 1.16.2.
32. Eating a pufferfish now gives nausea 1 instead of nausea 2 in Minecraft version 1.16.2.
33. Gilded blackstone is more likely to be found in bastion remnants in recent versions of Minecraft.
34. Experience orbs will merge into larger quantities to help with performance in Minecraft version 1.17.
35. Zombified villagers can still remember gossip from their past lives.
36. Endermen take one hit point of damage when hit by a splash bottle of water.
37. Spectator mode no longer restricts visibility in lava in Minecraft version 1.17.