24w04a — release journal
What 24w04a changed for data packs, measured against 24w03b, the build before it. Released 2024-01-24; development build — not a release.
📌 Additive
3 entries added and nothing removed. Existing packs keep their references; new content is available.
Formats
| 24w03b | 24w04a | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 28.0 | 29.0 moved |
| Resource pack format | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| Data version | 3805 | 3806 |
Registries
3 entries added and 0 removed across 3 registries.
| Registry | Change | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|
damage_type | changed | wind_charge | — |
experiment/update_1_21/tag/entity_type | changed | no_anger_from_wind_charge | — |
sound_event | changed | entity.armadillo.hurt_reduced | — |
The official notes
Read the 24w04a article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- Region file compression algorithm
- World optimizing changes
- Improved the server TPS debug chart
- Data Pack Version 29
- transfer Command
- Experimental Features
- Breeze
- Copper Grates
Minecraft Wiki page for 24w04a.
In the journal
← 24w03b · All builds · 24w05a →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 24w04a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 24w04a — section names only.