20w12a — release journal
What 20w12a changed for data packs, measured against 20w11a, the build before it. Released 2020-03-18; development build — not a release.
📌 Additive
36 entries added and nothing removed. Existing packs keep their references; new content is available.
Formats
| 20w11a | 20w12a | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Resource pack format | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Data version | 2513 | 2515 |
Registries
36 entries added and 0 removed across 11 registries.
| Registry | Change | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|
advancement | changed | recipes/building_blocks/polished_basalt, recipes/decorations/respawn_anchor | — |
block | changed | polished_basalt, respawn_anchor | — |
block_definition | changed | polished_basalt, respawn_anchor | — |
item | changed | polished_basalt, respawn_anchor | — |
loot_table | changed | blocks/polished_basalt, blocks/respawn_anchor | — |
model | changed | block/polished_basalt, block/respawn_anchor_0, block/respawn_anchor_1, block/respawn_anchor_2, block/respawn_anchor_3, block/respawn_anchor_4, item/polished_basalt, item/respawn_anchor | — |
particle_type | changed | reverse_portal | — |
recipe | changed | polished_basalt, respawn_anchor | — |
sound_event | changed | block.respawn_anchor.ambient, block.respawn_anchor.charge, block.respawn_anchor.deplete, block.respawn_anchor.set_spawn | — |
tag/block | changed | soul_fire_base_blocks | — |
texture | changed | block/polished_basalt_side, block/polished_basalt_top, block/respawn_anchor_bottom, block/respawn_anchor_side0, block/respawn_anchor_side1, block/respawn_anchor_side2, block/respawn_anchor_side3, block/respawn_anchor_side4, block/respawn_anchor_top, block/respawn_anchor_top_off | — |
The official notes
Read the 20w12a article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- UUIDs in NBT
- Loot Tables
- Entity Predicate
Minecraft Wiki page for 20w12a.
In the journal
← 20w11a · All builds · 20w13a →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 20w12a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 20w12a — section names only.