Minecraft Snapshot 21w07a

Minecraft Snapshot 21w07a
Release: 4 years ago

New Features in 21w07a

  • Added Grimstone!

Grimstone

Grimstone can be found in the deepest parts of the underground, and is slightly tougher to mine than normal Stone.

  • Like Blackstone, Grimstone can be used to craft basic tools, furnaces and brewing stands.
  • You can craft the following blocks with this new stone type:
    • Grimstone Slab
    • Grimstone Stairs
    • Grimstone Wall
    • Polished Grimstone
    • Polished Grimstone Slab
    • Polished Grimstone Stairs
    • Polished Grimstone Wall
    • Grimstone Bricks
    • Grimstone Brick Slab
    • Grimstone Brick Stairs
    • Grimstone Brick Wall
    • Grimstone Tiles
    • Grimstone Tile Slab
    • Grimstone Tile Stairs
    • Grimstone Tile Wall
    • Chiseled Grimstone

Changes in 21w07a

  • Tweaks and updates to world generation and ores
  • Changes to the visuals of some ores and stone types
  • Reordered Redstone Tab in Creative Inventory

World Generation

  • Tweaked huge caves to be more rare and decreased the chance that caves are filled with water
  • Changed ore generation to match the new world height and to add more strategy to mining
  • Tweaked size and positioning of diorite, andesite & granite generation
  • Exception: Diorite and Granite and Dirt no longer generate below y = 0
  • Strongholds are now mostly encased in stone
  • Mineshaft corridors are now supported by log pillars below or chains above when needed

Comparing old and new ore distribution Click here to view full resolution.

Visuals

  • Ores without unique shapes have been given new textures for accessibility reasons, so that each ore is distinguishable by shape alone
  • Being the most iconic ore, Diamond Ore texture is staying the same to keep that classic feel maintained
  • Blackstone, Polished Blackstone Bricks, and Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks have had some minor touch ups

snapshot-21w07a-texture-comparison

Creative Inventory

  • The Redstone Tab has been reordered to prioritize highly-used blocks
  • Redstone items/blocks have been grouped and ordered in the following way:
    • Essentials
    • Unique activators
    • Miscellaneous
    • Common activators
    • Openables

Fixed bugs in 21w07a

  • MC-147589 Vines no longer randomly generate in jungles
  • MC-208613 Amount of players who need to sleep to skip the night is calculated incorrectly
  • MC-208618 Clicking on a bed immediately skips the night if gamerule playersSleepingPercentage is set to 0
  • MC-211224 Seagrass can occasionally replace parts of a swamp hut
  • MC-214082 Crash after placing soul sand or magma under 2032 tall water
  • MC-214814 Strongholds generate floating and without walls, floors, or ceilings when inside caves
  • MC-214844 Bedrock can be exposed to the air at the very bottom of the new caves
  • MC-214885 Beacon beam only render 256 blocks from source
  • MC-214973 Powder snow bucket in a dispenser at y = 319 facing upwards or at y = -64 facing downwards is replaced with empty bucket, despite no powder snow being placed
  • MC-214986 Large dripstones only generate as stalagmites below Y=0