The Minecraft 1.21 snapshot 24w20a has been officially released for this game's Java Edition worldwide. Like previous such launches, the update focuses on enhancing gameplay by fixing bugs and making minimal changes to this title's features.Notable changes in this patch include adjustments to witch drops, which make farming these sorceress mobs more rewarding. This article will delve into the detailed release notes for the Minecraft 1.21 snapshot 24w20a update.Minecraft 1.21 snapshot 24w20a update: All you need to knowBelow are the details regarding the changes, bug fixes, and other noteworthy aspects of the Minecraft 1.21 snapshot 24w20a update:CHANGESAlong with a handful of changes, witches in Minecraft have received a small buff to their drops. Here are the alterations as mentioned in the patch notes:Witches now always drop 4-8 redstone dust when they dieThis is to improve the viability of farms that utilize Witch Huts to obtain Redstone DustImproved player attribute and effect handlingCustom set base attributes are now kept when respawningActive effects and modifiers are kept when changing dimension or winning the gameUpdated creditsSOUNDSA minor adjustment has been made to the piston sounds in preparation for the release of the Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update. Here's what the patch notes say regarding this change:Updated Piston sounds to lower volume and attenuationThis was done to address the long-received feedback on the old sounds being too harsh and loud, creating very noisy redstone buildsTECHNICAL CHANGESData Pack version is now 44Bug fixesLike the 24w19a snapshot update, major bugs have been addressed in this 24w20a version. Here's a detailed list released by the developers:MC-6431 - Status effects are lost when returning to the overworld from the exit end portalMC-83590 - Armor attributes list can be too longMC-137719 - The player's horizontal motion doesn't affect fired projectiles in certain situationsMC-179940 - Player's attributes reset back to default values upon respawningMC-181604 - Exiting the end portal resets player attributes to their default valuesMC-267230 - Hangul fonts are rendered with missing pixelsMC-268113 - the minecraft:generic.scale attribute is desynchronized when the player leaves the End dimension via an End portalMC-268370 - Japanese CJK variants use the same diacriticMC-268598 - The "weight" of skeletons in swamp biomes is too high causing less bogged spawnsMC-269036 - Bogged do not drop mushrooms when sheared with doMobLoot falseMC-269147 - Shearing a bogged spawns mushrooms at the bogged's feetMC-269951 - When the gamerule "doImmediateRespawn" is set to true, the Wind Charged, Oozing or Weaving effects don't function for playersMC-270052 - Blur levels below 10% do not appear to actually workMC-270301 - The fire protection enchantment applied to horse armor no longer decreases the duration of time the horse remains ablazeMC-270539 - The blast protection enchantment, when applied to horse armor, no longer diminishes the knockback effect from explosions on horseMC-270637 - maxentityCramming set to 0 prevents slime spawning from oozing effectMC-271034 - List entries in the Social interaction menu are rendered over the backgroundMC-271168 - Demo timer does not respect "Text Background" settingMC-271244 - Auto-save text does not respect "Text Background" setting in accessibility settingsMC-271360 - Horse armor and wolf armor are deleted when used on an armor standMC-271414 - Damage command at position applies knockback in random directionMC-271462 - Buttons make the deactivation sound when pressedMC-271468 - Game crashes with custom enchantment's "rotated_block_provider"MC-271532 - Mace only loses durability during smash attacksMC-271547 - Can't immediately sprint jump into a 2 block ceiling when standing next to it since 24w18aMC-271566 - Game crash on insufficient "ammo_use" amountMC-271574 - Inlining a painting variant causes players to disconnect when receiving entity dataMC-271583 - Soul speed no longer works through partial blocksMC-271629 - Channeling doesn't work / "post_attack" effect requires enchanted item to be in the mainhandMC-271636 - Attempting to modify NBT of killer rabbit throws unexpected errorMC-271678 - damage_item enchantment entity effect doesn't break itemsMC-271715 - Crash when the sum of enchantments' weights overflowMC-271716 - Fraction value provider allows division by zeroMC-271803 - Custom enchantment with very large max level causes game to hang afterMC-271853 - Random "Failed to store chunk" errorMC-271854 - Trying to generate new chunks crashes the serverMC-271863 - Crafter recipe gets stuck on an item with a similar recipeMC-271881 - Soul speed doesn't soul make particles.MC-271896 - Using Shift+F3+I on a villager crashes the gameMC-271937 - Strike a villager with channeling trident in thunder doesn't obtain the advancement "Very Very Frightening"MC-271948 - Entering the Nether breaks the gameTo access the latest Minecraft snapshot, players should enable the Snapshots option under the Installations tab in the game launcher. After enabling this option, they can create a new installation and choose the most recent snapshot available.