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Mojang has officially kicked off the snapshot phase for Minecraft's next game drop with the release of 26.3 Snapshot 1. It emerges as one of the most visually striking experimental builds in recent memory.
The update introduces an entirely new forest biome packed with colourful trees, a brand-new mushroom type, mysterious abandoned structures, and a handful of quality-of-life additions that have been on the community's wishlist for a long time. Here is a complete breakdown of everything new in Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 1.
Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 1 patch notes: New Dappled Forest Biome, Poplar Trees and more
Here are the detailed patch notes for the Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 1:
New Features
Dappled Forest Biome
- A new forest biome that generates near cold biomes
- Home to Poplar Trees, fallen Poplar Trees, Shelf Mushrooms, and Red Shrubs
- Spawns passive and neutral mobs including Sheep, Chicken, Cow, Pig, Rabbit, and Fox in their cold variants
- Features a dedicated Dappled Forest variant of the new Abandoned Camp structure
Poplar Trees
- A new tree type available in three colour variations: Red, Orange, and Yellow Poplar Leaves
- Each variant produces its own matching falling leaf particles
- Poplar Leaves drop Poplar Saplings, which randomly grow into any of the three colour variants
- Poplar Saplings can be obtained through Wandering Trader exchanges
- Trunks are made of Poplar Logs, which craft into a full new Poplar wood block set
Shelf Mushroom
- A new mushroom that grows on Poplar Trees and fallen Poplar Trees in two sizes: small and large
- Small Shelf Mushrooms can be grown into large ones using Bone Meal
- Large Shelf Mushrooms drop two Shelf Mushroom items when broken
- Can be used like other mushrooms to craft Stews
- Also available via Wandering Trader
- Has slight bounciness when stepped on, similar to Beds, and produces a unique bounce sound
Red Shrub
- A decorative plant block generating in small patches across the Dappled Forest
- Can be used in the Composter
- Using Bone Meal on a Red Shrub grows a new Red Shrub in a random adjacent space
Abandoned Camp Structure
- A brand new structure type that generates across 18 different biomes including Forest, Cherry Grove, Meadow, Taiga, Pale Garden, Savanna, Swamp, and more
- Each biome variant features a unique design tailored to its environment, with certain structural pieces shared across all variants
- Various Chests and Barrels containing loot can be found at Abandoned Camps
Wool Stairs and Wool Slabs
- Every coloured Wool block now has dedicated Stair and Slab variants
- Wool Stairs and Wool Slabs dampen vibrations like other Wool blocks
Changes
- Falling leaf particles have been removed from Spruce Trees
- Suspicious Stews can now be crafted using any two mushrooms
- Mushroom Stew can now be crafted using any two mushrooms
- Sherds dropped from breaking a Decorated Pot now preserve their data, including custom names
Bug Fixes
Notable fixes in Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 1 include:
- Fixed item drops sometimes appearing at the wrong location
- Fixed arrows visually bouncing off entities that are not holding a shield
- Fixed TNT being ignitable in Adventure mode
- Fixed Deepslate ores generating on the surface by replacing Tuff around Sulfur Springs
- Fixed Custom player heads not rendering their texture correctly when inside a Sulfur Cube
- Fixed the Sulfur Cube Hot archetype not incrementing the correct kill statistic when it kills a player
- Fixed Pointed Dripstone and Sulfur Spikes being destroyable by Tridents in Adventure mode
- Fixed Creakings being affected by knockback
- Fixed obfuscated text no longer maintaining a consistent character width
- Fixed boats stopping abruptly when sliding along ice
This was all you needed to know about Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 1.
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