Minecraft Java Edition 26.3-snapshot-6 Released

26.3-snapshot-6 is the 6th snapshot for Java Edition 26.3, released on July 28, 2026[1], which tweaks abandoned camp structures, the world options UI, and terrain block rendering methods, alongside fixing several bugs.

Contents

• 1 New
  • 1.1 General
• 2 Changes
  • 2.1 Blocks
  • 2.2 Mobs
  • 2.3 World Generation
  • 2.4 Command Format
  • 2.5 General
• 3 Fixes
• 4 Videos
• 5 Notes
• 6 References
• 7 Navigation

New

General

Density Functions

• Added pow.
  • Raises a given value to a power.
  • Format: Object with fields:
    • base: Density function, the base value to calculate
    • exponent: Density function, the exponent to calculate
• Added sqrt.
  • Calculates the square root of a given input value.
  • Format: Object with fields:
    • input: Density function, the value to calculate the square root of
• Added log.
  • Calculates the natural logarithm of a given input value.
  • Format: Object with fields:
    • input: Density function, the value to calculate the natural logarithm of
• Added sign.
  • Calculates the sign of an input value:
    • Returns 1 if the input is positive
    • Returns 0 if the input is 0
    • Returns -1 if the input is negative
  • Format: Object with fields:
    • input: Density function, the value to calculate the sign of
• Added distance_to_point.
  • Calculates the distance to a fixed point using a specified metric.
  • Format: Object with fields:
    • point: An array of 3 integers in the format [x, y, z], the target to calculate the distance to
    • metric: One of the following values:
      • euclidean, representing sqrt(dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2)
      • euclidean_squared, representing dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2
      • manhattan, representing abs(dx) + abs(dy) + abs(dz)
      • chebyshev, representing max(abs(dx), abs(dy), abs(dz))
• Added slice.
  • Takes a "slice" along a specific axis, removing a dimension from the input domain. For example, when axis=y and coordinate=0, it slices along the XZ plane, with all values sampled at y=0.
  • Format: Object with fields:
    • axis: x, y, or z, the axis to remove
    • coordinate: Integer, the fixed coordinate passed to the input function
    • input: Density function, acting as the input function

Noise

• Added the base_amplitude field.
  • A non-negative float, representing the scale factor applied to the noise output.
  • Defaults to 1.0 if not specified.
• Added the octave_count field.
  • An integer between 1 and 32, representing the number of octaves to sample.
• Added the normalize field.
  • Used to control whether the output amplitude is normalized.
  • Format: Boolean or legacy:
    • true: base_amplitude represents the expected output amplitude, meaning 99.7% of samples fall within [-base_amplitude;base_amplitude].
    • false: base_amplitude represents the amplitude of the first octave.
    • legacy: Uses the normalization behavior of the legacy noise format.
  • Defaults to true if not specified.

Options

• Added the "Quit Game Shortcut" option to control whether keyboard shortcuts can close the game.
  • When disabled, Alt + F4 on Windows/Linux, as well as ⌘ Command + Q and ⌘ Command + W on macOS, will not close the game.
    • Although described as such in the option's tooltip, testing shows that Alt + F4 on kwin_wayland will still close the game if assigned to "Close Window".[2]

Recipes

• Added the group field to wool slab and wool stairs recipes.
  • Wool Slab: woolen_slab
  • Wool Stairs: woolen_stairs

Changes

Blocks

Straw Bed

• Changed the textures.

Mobs

Stray Skeleton

• Removed extra pixels from the texture.

World Generation

Abandoned Camp

• Added a new camp variant for each biome.
• Minor adjustments made to all structures.

Command Format

/publish

• Removed the gamemode argument.
  • The world's default game mode should now be set using the /defaultgamemode command or the "Game Mode" button in the "World Options" screen, while game modes for specific players should be set using the /gamemode command.

General

Data Packs

• Changed the data pack version number to 113.0.

Resource Packs

• Changed the resource pack version number to 94.0.

Options

• The "World Options" option has been moved to the former position of the "Open to LAN" option.
• The "World Options" screen now contains two sections: "General" and "Multiplayer".
  • The "General" section contains the same options as the original "World Options" screen.
  • The "Multiplayer" section contains three options:
    • LAN: Changes the multiplayer scope of the world.
    • Command Permissions: Controls whether players joining the world can use commands.
    • Port: The port number used when opening the world to LAN.
• The "Online Options..." button is now always visible in the options menu.

Rendering

• Terrain blocks are now rendered using MultiDrawIndirect on devices that support it.

Data Components

• The burn_time and speed_multiplier fields of minecraft:cooking_fuel now also accept inline constants.
• The uses and speed_multiplier fields of minecraft:brewing_fuel now also accept inline constants.
• The layers field of minecraft:compostable now also accept inline constants.

Entity Data Format

• Added the invulnerable_time tag, making entities temporarily immune to damage for a specific number of game ticks.

Loot Context

• Changed minecraft:block_interact.
  • origin is now available in the context as the center of the block being interacted with.

Noise

• Updated the noise format.
  • Noise defines a Fractal Brownian Motion (fBm) configuration with the following properties:
    • Generated output values are (approximately) normally distributed.
    • Unless otherwise specified, output amplitudes are fitted to the [-1;1] range.
    • Due to the normal distribution, this practically means 99.7% of samples will fall within this range, though values outside this range may still be encountered.
    • Parameterized as persistence=0.5, lacunarity=2.0, meaning between each octave, the amplitude is halved and the frequency is doubled.
    • Features stable seed setting, allowing octaves to be enhanced, muted, or added without affecting other octaves.
  • Renamed firstOctave to base_octave.
  • Renamed amplitudes to amplitude_modifiers.

Density Functions

• Changed gradient.
  • Renamed from y_clamped_gradient.
    • axis: x, y, or z, defining the axis of the gradient.
    • tiling: One of the following values:
      • clamp_to_edge: Values beyond the gradient will use the value of the nearest boundary
      • repeat: The gradient repeats outside the boundaries
      • mirrored_repeat: The gradient repeats outside the boundaries, but odd repetitions are mirrored to ensure continuity of repetition
    • from_coordinate: Integer, the starting coordinate of the gradient
    • to_coordinate: Integer, the ending coordinate of the gradient
      • Not allowed to be equal to from_coordinate.
    • from_value: Float, the value at the start of the gradient
    • to_value: Float, the value at the end of the gradient
• Renamed density function type end_islands to end_outer_islands.
  • No longer calculates the density of the main island.

Template Pools

• Changed minecraft:feature_pool_element.
  • Jigsaw blocks of any target name can now be linked, rather than just minecraft:bottom.

Equipment Assets

• The trim_palette_replacements field has been superseded by trim_overrides. This allows a given equipment asset to swap textures or palettes when specified trim materials or patterns are used, rather than only swapping palettes.
  • Format: A list of override entries:
    • when: An object matching materials and/or patterns.
      • material: Optional trim material ID, matching the material when specified.
      • pattern: Optional trim pattern ID, matching the pattern when specified.
        • Note: This is not a palette ID and is not the format used by trim_palette_replacements!
      • At least one of material and pattern must be specified.
      • If both are specified, both must match for it to be used.
    • texture: Optional trim pattern asset ID, the replacement texture to use if this entry matches.
      • Textures are specified in the same format as asset_id.
      • If not specified, the pattern's default texture is used.
    • palette: Optional palette ID, the replacement palette to use if this entry matches.
      • If not specified, no palette remapping is applied to the texture.
    • The first matching entry is always selected.
    • At least one of texture and palette must be specified.

Shaders and Post-processing Pipelines

• The terrain.vsh and terrain.fsh shaders have been refactored to support multi-draw.
• Certain members of Globals and DynamicTransforms have been shuffled to reduce the memory usage of these uniform blocks.
• Added a new definition: RENDERPEARL_EXPLICIT_DEPTH_INVARIANCE, which if present, indicates that OIT shaders should explicitly output depth values, as the device running them would otherwise produce slightly different implicit values.

Fixes

Fixed 43 bugs

Bugs from pre-26.3 releases

MC-159283 — There are multiple ring regions in the End that do not generate terrain.

MC-299582 — Special crafting recipes behave differently from other recipe types for the /recipe command and limited_crafting game rule.

MC-304195 — The stray skeleton's arm overlay texture contains extra pixels not used by the model.

MC-307206 — Std140Builder is incorrectly padded for vec3 and ivec3.

MC-307996 — Game fails to use hardware acceleration on devices lacking fillModeNonSolid Vulkan features.

MC-308694 — Using /defaultgamemode in a LAN world changes everyone's game mode to the one set in "Settings for other players".

MC-308699 — Newly joined LAN players ignore the enforced game mode after switching the host's game mode.

MC-308749 — Leaving and rejoining the same LAN session resets the game mode.

MC-308866 — Unable to modify online options within a world.

MC-310115 — Firework rocket tooltips contain a formatting placeholder in languages other than English (US).[Note 1]

Bugs from 26.3 development versions

MC-309720 — Straw bed textures have missing and extra pixels.

MC-309958 — Off-by-one error in SynchedEntityData.Builder#define.

MC-310021 — The campsite_old_growth_spruce_taiga_2 structure in abandoned camps has 2 overlapping cushions.

MC-310088 — Taskbar icon displays the Java icon instead of the game icon.

MC-310099 — Game freezes if the head and foot of a straw bed face different directions.

MC-310101 — On macOS, ⌘ Command + W now closes the game.

MC-310122 — Navigating pie charts with the keyboard does not work properly.

MC-310132 — Armor trim textures can no longer be overridden.

MC-310134 — The toggleable "Exclusive Fullscreen" button and "Exclusive Fullscreen Mode" slider are still present on macOS.

MC-310136 — Player skin rendering is abnormal when the "Improve Transparency Display" option is enabled.

MC-310143 — IME candidate windows do not display in fullscreen mode even when the "Exclusive Fullscreen" option is disabled.

MC-310155