Beta 21w47a
Release date November 30, 2021
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◄ Beta 1.7.6_01 Beta ► Beta 1.7.7 ►►

21w47 is the second snapshot for BTA 1.7.7, released on November 30th, 2021, which adds in a lot of new blocks, items and balance changes


Additions Edit

Items Edit

  • Label that allows you to name items and mobs, and stops mobs despawning
  • Iron Arrow that's slower but hits harder
  • Steel Bow that can be charged up before firing for more range and damage
  • Spinifex Fiber, dropped by spinifex and used for crafting baskets
  • Braziers that can be lit with a fire striker and put out by right-clicking with an empty hand

Armour Edit

  • Bolt boots that allow you to dash, Celeste-style, while wearing them
  • Leather armour now adds extra inventory slots
  • Protection is no longer tied to durability! Instead, protection strength is dependant on armour type (e.g. boots, or chestplate) and what type of armour it is (e.g. diamond or leather)
  • Each armour set now has its own strengths and weaknesses
  • Leather and chainmail currently offer weak/mid all-around protection
  • Iron protects strongly against projectile damage, but protects less against blast damage
  • Diamond protects strongly against melee damage, but protects less against projectile damage
  • Steel protects strongly against blast damage, but protects less against melee damage

Blocks Edit

  • Baskets that collect items that fall into them and can be emptied via right-click
  • Buoy, which rises in water and falls in air and can be stood on

Commands Edit

  • Added "/time freeze" and "/time unfreeze" commands

World Generation Edit

  • New "Single Biome" world setting
  • New "Generator" world setting - specifies the generator to use. Supports "Overworld", "Retro", "Classic", "Flat", "Nether", "Paradise", "Biospheres"
  • New "Chunk Limit" world setting for finite worlds
  • New "Vanilla-ish", "Classic", and "Mega-Caves" world types
  • World types can now provide defaults for the rest of the world settings
  • Overgrown Grass, which looks like a full block of grass on all sides

Rendering Edit

  • Refactored block rendering

Changes Edit

Blocks Edit

  • Dispensers can now place water and lava buckets

Commands Edit

  • "/fullbright" now visually resembles lighting in Minecraft Classic

World Generation Edit

  • Minimum cloud height is now Y=108

Spawning Edit

  • Animals now spawn on retro grass (whoops!)

Bugs Edit

To be added.

Gallery Edit

To be added.