Summary
Minecrafthas released a new snapshot for Java Edition players. That is the secondMinecraftsnapshot released in May, and it brings fixes for various bugs, improvements, and new features to make the gameplay more engaging.
Snapshots areupdates Mojang releases forMinecraftplayersto test features before they are fully introduced to the game. On May 3, the first snapshot for version 1.21 ofMinecraftJava Edition was released, with a changelog of over 900 lines of changes. Before that, Mojang released snapshot 25w19a at the end of April, which added dried ghast block recipes, the new Happy Ghast mob, and completely overhauled leads. Less than a week after the release of that snapshot, a new one is out, and it introduces more changes forMinecraftplayers to check out.
MinecraftJava Edition snapshot 25w19a is live, and one of the main new features is the fog adjustments. With this, Mojang plans to provide a more atmospheric experience by separating the concepts of environmental and distance-based fog from the render. The first represents theMinecraftenvironmentthe player is in, and now defines the atmosphere. Meanwhile, the latter is the fog that obscures the edge of the visible terrain and varies according to the distance set by players. As a result, one of the changes players will see is the landscape becoming foggier when it starts to rain.
A change that promises to impact the experience offightingMinecraftmobs, snapshot 25w19a introduced a projectile target tolerance margin that changes over time. Previously, all projectiles had a margin of 0.3 blocks; after the snapshot, they will start with no margin for the first two ticks of their flight. Then the margin will expand by 0.05 blocks per tick until it reaches the 0.3 block margin. In this way, Mojang plans to give greater precision close to theMinecraftentity or player who is shooting and allow a margin of collision when the projectile is further away.
Mojang has not revealed when the changes will arrive forMinecraftBedrock Edition, so the content of snapshot 25w19a is only available to Java players. On social media, players reacted positively to the fog adjustments, with comments praising the developers for introducing effects previously only available through mods. Some felt the new fog made the game cozier, gave it a “spooky vibe,” and even recalled the old versions of the sandbox. Several comments also expressed interest inMinecraftgetting a weather update, and introducing other changes of this kind.
