25w03a — release journal
What 25w03a changed for data packs, measured against 25w02a, the build before it. Released 2025-01-15; development build — not a release.
⚠ Entries removed
17 registry entries were removed. A pack that names one of them will fail to parse where it does.
Formats
| 25w02a | 25w03a | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 62.0 | 63.0 moved |
| Resource pack format | 47.0 | 48.0 moved |
| Data version | 4298 | 4304 |
Registries
66 entries added and 17 removed across 20 registries.
| Registry | Change | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|
test_environment | new registry | default | — |
test_environment_definition_type | new registry | all_of, function, game_rules, raining, time_of_day | — |
test_function | new registry | always_pass | — |
test_instance | new registry | always_pass | — |
test_instance_type | new registry | block_based, function | — |
block | changed | test_block, test_instance_block | — |
block_definition | changed | test_block, test_instance_block | — |
block_entity_type | changed | test_block, test_instance_block | — |
block_type | changed | test, test_instance | — |
command_argument_type | changed | resource_selector | — |
data_component_type | changed | axolotl/variant, cat/collar, cat/variant, fox/variant, frog/variant, horse/variant, llama/variant, mooshroom/variant, painting/variant, parrot/variant, pig/variant, rabbit/variant, salmon/size, sheep/color, shulker/color, tropical_fish/base_color, tropical_fish/pattern, tropical_fish/pattern_color, villager/variant, wolf/collar, wolf/variant | — |
entity_sub_predicate_type | changed | — | axolotl, cat, fox, frog, horse, llama, mooshroom, painting, parrot, pig, rabbit, salmon, tropical_fish, villager, wolf |
equipment | changed | saddle | — |
item | changed | test_block, test_instance_block | — |
item_definition | changed | test_block, test_instance_block | — |
memory_module_type | changed | nearest_visible_targetable_players | — |
model | changed | block/test_block_accept, block/test_block_fail, block/test_block_log, block/test_block_start, block/test_instance_block | — |
structure | changed | empty | — |
tag/entity_type | changed | can_equip_saddle | — |
texture | changed | block/test_block_accept, block/test_block_fail, block/test_block_log, block/test_block_start, block/test_instance_block, entity/equipment/camel_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/donkey_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/horse_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/mule_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/pig_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/skeleton_horse_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/strider_saddle/saddle, entity/equipment/zombie_horse_saddle/saddle | entity/pig/pig_saddle, entity/strider/strider_saddle |
The official notes
Read the 25w03a article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- Game Test Main
- Data Pack Versions 63
- Game Tests
- Commands
- Text Component Data Format
- Tags
- Entity Data
- Item Components
- Predicates
- Resource Pack Version 48
- Equipment Assets
- Item Models
Minecraft Wiki page for 25w03a.
In the journal
← 25w02a · All builds · 25w04a →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 25w03a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 25w03a — section names only.