23w31a — release journal

What 23w31a changed for data packs, measured against 1.20.1, the build before it. Released 2023-08-01; development build — not a release.

⚠ Entries removed

29 registry entries were removed. A pack that names one of them will fail to parse where it does.

Formats

	1.20.1	23w31a
Data pack format	15.0	16.0 moved
Resource pack format	15.0	16.0 moved
Data version	3465	3567

Registries

420 entries added and 29 removed across 11 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`atlas`	changed	`gui`	—
`attribute`	changed	`generic.max_absorption`	—
`datapack`	changed	`trade_rebalance`	—
`game_event`	changed	`entity_action`	`entity_roar`, `entity_shake`
`sound_event`	changed	`block.sponge.absorb`	—
`tag/block`	changed	`camel_sand_step_sound_blocks`, `concrete_powder`	—
`tag/damage_type`	changed	`no_knockback`	—
`tag/entity_type`	changed	`non_controlling_rider`	—
`texture`	changed	`gui/container/villager`, `gui/realms/adventure`, `gui/realms/empty_frame`, `gui/realms/experience`, `gui/realms/inspiration`, `gui/realms/new_world`, `gui/realms/no_realms`, `gui/realms/survival_spawn`, `gui/realms/upload`, `gui/sprites/advancements/box_obtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/box_unobtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/challenge_frame_obtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/challenge_frame_unobtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/goal_frame_obtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/goal_frame_unobtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_above_left`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_above_left_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_above_middle`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_above_middle_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_above_right`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_above_right_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_below_left`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_below_left_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_below_middle`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_below_middle_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_below_right`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_below_right_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_left_bottom`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_left_bottom_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_left_middle`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_left_middle_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_left_top`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_left_top_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_right_bottom`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_right_bottom_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_right_middle`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_right_middle_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_right_top`, `gui/sprites/advancements/tab_right_top_selected`, `gui/sprites/advancements/task_frame_obtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/task_frame_unobtained`, `gui/sprites/advancements/title_box`, `gui/sprites/backup/changes`, `gui/sprites/backup/changes_highlighted`, `gui/sprites/backup/restore`, `gui/sprites/backup/restore_highlighted`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/blue_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/blue_progress`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/green_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/green_progress`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_10_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_10_progress`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_12_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_12_progress`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_20_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_20_progress`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_6_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/notched_6_progress`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/pink_background`, `gui/sprites/boss_bar/pink_progress` and 349 more	`gui/accessibility`, `gui/advancements/tabs`, `gui/advancements/widgets`, `gui/bars`, `gui/chat_tags`, `gui/checkbox`, `gui/checkmark`, `gui/container/bundle`, `gui/container/creative_inventory/tabs`, `gui/container/legacy_smithing`, `gui/container/stats_icons`, `gui/container/villager2`, `gui/icons`, `gui/info_icon`, `gui/recipe_button`, `gui/report_button`, `gui/resource_packs`, `gui/server_selection`, `gui/slider`, `gui/social_interactions`, `gui/spectator_widgets`, `gui/stream_indicator`, `gui/tab_button`, `gui/toasts`, `gui/unseen_notification`, `gui/widgets`, `gui/world_selection`
`worldgen/configured_feature`	changed	`ore_diamond_medium`	—
`worldgen/placed_feature`	changed	`ore_diamond_medium`	—

The official notes

Read the 23w31a article on minecraft.net.

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

Command History
Chunk Sending Optimization
Multi-version Packs
Pack Metadata
Overlays
Network Protocol
server.properties
Symbolic Link Validation
Telemetry
Resource Pack Version 16
GUI Sprite Sheet
Data Pack Version 16
Commands
Functions
Display Entity Interpolation
Attributes
Game Events
Tags

Minecraft Wiki page for 23w31a.

In the journal

← 1.20.1 · All builds · 23w32a →

Sources

misode/mcmeta — 23w31a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 23w31a — section names only.