24w38a — release journal

What 24w38a changed for data packs, measured against 24w37a, the build before it. Released 2024-09-18; development build — not a release.

⚠ Entries removed

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

Formats

	24w37a	24w38a
Data pack format	53.0	54.0 moved
Resource pack format	38.0	39.0 moved
Data version	4065	4066

Registries

235 entries added and 2 removed across 13 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`experiment/bundle/tag/item`	new registry	`bundles`	—
`advancement`	changed	`recipes/decorations/black_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/blue_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/brown_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/cyan_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/gray_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/green_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/light_blue_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/light_gray_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/lime_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/magenta_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/orange_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/pink_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/purple_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/red_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/white_shulker_box`, `recipes/decorations/yellow_shulker_box`	—
`experiment/bundle/advancement`	changed	`recipes/tools/black_bundle`, `recipes/tools/blue_bundle`, `recipes/tools/brown_bundle`, `recipes/tools/cyan_bundle`, `recipes/tools/gray_bundle`, `recipes/tools/green_bundle`, `recipes/tools/light_blue_bundle`, `recipes/tools/light_gray_bundle`, `recipes/tools/lime_bundle`, `recipes/tools/magenta_bundle`, `recipes/tools/orange_bundle`, `recipes/tools/pink_bundle`, `recipes/tools/purple_bundle`, `recipes/tools/red_bundle`, `recipes/tools/white_bundle`, `recipes/tools/yellow_bundle`	—
`experiment/bundle/recipe`	changed	`black_bundle`, `blue_bundle`, `brown_bundle`, `cyan_bundle`, `gray_bundle`, `green_bundle`, `light_blue_bundle`, `light_gray_bundle`, `lime_bundle`, `magenta_bundle`, `orange_bundle`, `pink_bundle`, `purple_bundle`, `red_bundle`, `white_bundle`, `yellow_bundle`	—
`experiment/trade_rebalance/tag/worldgen/structure`	changed	`on_desert_village_maps`, `on_jungle_explorer_maps`, `on_plains_village_maps`, `on_savanna_village_maps`, `on_snowy_village_maps`, `on_swamp_explorer_maps`, `on_taiga_village_maps`	—
`item`	changed	`black_bundle`, `blue_bundle`, `brown_bundle`, `cyan_bundle`, `gray_bundle`, `green_bundle`, `light_blue_bundle`, `light_gray_bundle`, `lime_bundle`, `magenta_bundle`, `orange_bundle`, `pink_bundle`, `purple_bundle`, `red_bundle`, `white_bundle`, `yellow_bundle`	—
`model`	changed	`block/template_torch_unlit`, `block/template_torch_wall_unlit`, `item/black_bundle`, `item/black_bundle_open_back`, `item/black_bundle_open_front`, `item/blue_bundle`, `item/blue_bundle_open_back`, `item/blue_bundle_open_front`, `item/brown_bundle`, `item/brown_bundle_open_back`, `item/brown_bundle_open_front`, `item/cyan_bundle`, `item/cyan_bundle_open_back`, `item/cyan_bundle_open_front`, `item/gray_bundle`, `item/gray_bundle_open_back`, `item/gray_bundle_open_front`, `item/green_bundle`, `item/green_bundle_open_back`, `item/green_bundle_open_front`, `item/light_blue_bundle`, `item/light_blue_bundle_open_back`, `item/light_blue_bundle_open_front`, `item/light_gray_bundle`, `item/light_gray_bundle_open_back`, `item/light_gray_bundle_open_front`, `item/lime_bundle`, `item/lime_bundle_open_back`, `item/lime_bundle_open_front`, `item/magenta_bundle`, `item/magenta_bundle_open_back`, `item/magenta_bundle_open_front`, `item/orange_bundle`, `item/orange_bundle_open_back`, `item/orange_bundle_open_front`, `item/pink_bundle`, `item/pink_bundle_open_back`, `item/pink_bundle_open_front`, `item/purple_bundle`, `item/purple_bundle_open_back`, `item/purple_bundle_open_front`, `item/red_bundle`, `item/red_bundle_open_back`, `item/red_bundle_open_front`, `item/white_bundle`, `item/white_bundle_open_back`, `item/white_bundle_open_front`, `item/yellow_bundle`, `item/yellow_bundle_open_back`, `item/yellow_bundle_open_front`	—
`recipe`	changed	`black_shulker_box`, `blue_shulker_box`, `brown_shulker_box`, `cyan_shulker_box`, `gray_shulker_box`, `green_shulker_box`, `light_blue_shulker_box`, `light_gray_shulker_box`, `lime_shulker_box`, `magenta_shulker_box`, `orange_shulker_box`, `pink_shulker_box`, `purple_shulker_box`, `red_shulker_box`, `white_shulker_box`, `yellow_shulker_box`	`shulker_box_coloring`
`recipe_serializer`	changed	`crafting_transmute`	`crafting_special_shulkerboxcoloring`
`tag/item`	changed	`shulker_boxes`	—
`tag/worldgen/structure`	changed	`cats_spawn_as_black`, `cats_spawn_in`, `dolphin_located`, `eye_of_ender_located`, `mineshaft`, `ocean_ruin`, `on_ocean_explorer_maps`, `on_treasure_maps`, `on_trial_chambers_maps`, `on_woodland_explorer_maps`, `ruined_portal`, `shipwreck`, `village`	—
`texture`	changed	`item/black_bundle`, `item/black_bundle_open_back`, `item/black_bundle_open_front`, `item/blue_bundle`, `item/blue_bundle_open_back`, `item/blue_bundle_open_front`, `item/brown_bundle`, `item/brown_bundle_open_back`, `item/brown_bundle_open_front`, `item/cyan_bundle`, `item/cyan_bundle_open_back`, `item/cyan_bundle_open_front`, `item/gray_bundle`, `item/gray_bundle_open_back`, `item/gray_bundle_open_front`, `item/green_bundle`, `item/green_bundle_open_back`, `item/green_bundle_open_front`, `item/light_blue_bundle`, `item/light_blue_bundle_open_back`, `item/light_blue_bundle_open_front`, `item/light_gray_bundle`, `item/light_gray_bundle_open_back`, `item/light_gray_bundle_open_front`, `item/lime_bundle`, `item/lime_bundle_open_back`, `item/lime_bundle_open_front`, `item/magenta_bundle`, `item/magenta_bundle_open_back`, `item/magenta_bundle_open_front`, `item/orange_bundle`, `item/orange_bundle_open_back`, `item/orange_bundle_open_front`, `item/pink_bundle`, `item/pink_bundle_open_back`, `item/pink_bundle_open_front`, `item/purple_bundle`, `item/purple_bundle_open_back`, `item/purple_bundle_open_front`, `item/red_bundle`, `item/red_bundle_open_back`, `item/red_bundle_open_front`, `item/white_bundle`, `item/white_bundle_open_back`, `item/white_bundle_open_front`, `item/yellow_bundle`, `item/yellow_bundle_open_back`, `item/yellow_bundle_open_front`	—
`worldgen/structure`	changed	`ancient_city`, `bastion_remnant`, `buried_treasure`, `desert_pyramid`, `end_city`, `fortress`, `igloo`, `jungle_pyramid`, `mansion`, `mineshaft`, `mineshaft_mesa`, `monument`, `nether_fossil`, `ocean_ruin_cold`, `ocean_ruin_warm`, `pillager_outpost`, `ruined_portal`, `ruined_portal_desert`, `ruined_portal_jungle`, `ruined_portal_mountain`, `ruined_portal_nether`, `ruined_portal_ocean`, `ruined_portal_swamp`, `shipwreck`, `shipwreck_beached`, `stronghold`, `swamp_hut`, `trail_ruins`, `trial_chambers`, `village_desert`, `village_plains`, `village_savanna`, `village_snowy`, `village_taiga`	—

The official notes

Read the 24w38a article on minecraft.net.

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

Data Pack Version 54
New recipe type
Resource Pack Version 39

Minecraft Wiki page for 24w38a.

In the journal

← 24w37a · All builds · 24w39a →

Sources

misode/mcmeta — 24w38a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 24w38a — section names only.