22w18a — release journal

What 22w18a changed for data packs, measured against 22w17a, the build before it. Released 2022-05-04; development build — not a release.

⚠ Entries removed

1 registry entry was removed. A pack that names one of them will fail to parse where it does.

Formats

70 entries added and 1 removed across 7 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`banner_pattern`	new registry	`base`, `border`, `bricks`, `circle`, `creeper`, `cross`, `curly_border`, `diagonal_left`, `diagonal_right`, `diagonal_up_left`, `diagonal_up_right`, `flower`, `globe`, `gradient`, `gradient_up`, `half_horizontal`, `half_horizontal_bottom`, `half_vertical`, `half_vertical_right`, `mojang`, `piglin`, `rhombus`, `skull`, `small_stripes`, `square_bottom_left`, `square_bottom_right`, `square_top_left`, `square_top_right`, `straight_cross`, `stripe_bottom`, `stripe_center`, `stripe_downleft`, `stripe_downright`, `stripe_left`, `stripe_middle`, `stripe_right`, `stripe_top`, `triangle_bottom`, `triangle_top`, `triangles_bottom`, `triangles_top`	—
`chat_type`	new registry	`chat`, `emote_command`, `game_info`, `msg_command`, `say_command`, `system`, `team_msg_command`, `tellraw_command`	—
`instrument`	new registry	`admire_goat_horn`, `call_goat_horn`, `dream_goat_horn`, `feel_goat_horn`, `ponder_goat_horn`, `seek_goat_horn`, `sing_goat_horn`, `yearn_goat_horn`	—
`tag/banner_pattern`	new registry	`no_item_required`, `pattern_item/creeper`, `pattern_item/flower`, `pattern_item/globe`, `pattern_item/mojang`, `pattern_item/piglin`, `pattern_item/skull`	—
`tag/instrument`	new registry	`goat_horns`, `regular_goat_horns`, `screaming_goat_horns`	—
`loot_function_type`	changed	`set_instrument`	`set_goat_horn_sound`
`tag/block`	changed	`snow_layer_can_survive_on`, `snow_layer_cannot_survive_on`	—

That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:

misode/mcmeta — 22w18a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 22w18a — section names only.