Minecraft snapshot 24w38a patch notes: Dyeable bundles, Hardcore mode for Realms, and more

Bundles are one of the most anticipated features planned for an upcoming Minecraft update. With recent snapshots, Mojang has been refining bundles in preparation for their official release. The new snapshot, 24w38a, has introduced a particularly useful feature for fans of bundles.

In Minecraft snapshot 24w38a, Mojang added the ability to dye bundles, similar to shulker boxes. Expert players who have been using shulker boxes already know how valuable this feature will be. With colored bundles, players can now color-code them, making item storage more efficient.

In addition to dyeable bundles, Minecraft snapshot 24w38a also focuses on Realms. Players with access to the Realms service can now create Hardcore worlds. There are also numerous bug fixes and technical changes. Without further ado, let's dive into the Minecraft snapshot 24w38a patch notes.

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Minecraft snapshot 24w38a for Java Edition patch notes

New colored bundles in snapshot 24w38a (Image via Mojang)

Experimental features

Bundles

• The Bundle can be dyed 16 different colors using Dyes

Changes

• Shulker Box coloring recipes are now shown in the recipe book
• Updated the world creation screen for Realms
• Enabled hardcore mode for Realms
• Throwing items out of your inventory very quickly in creative mode is now throttled

Realms

• Now uses the normal, fully featured world creation screenEnables game rule customizationEnables datapack customization
• Enables game rule customization
• Enables datapack customization

Hardcore mode

Hardcore mode is now available in Minecraft Realms and is accessible by creating a new world or recreating an existing one

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Technical Changes

• The Data Pack version is now 54
• Resource Pack version is now 39
• Temporary option for ignoring connection errors on client side (strictErrorHandling) has been removed

Data Pack Versions 54

• Introduced new Item tag bundles which includes all Bundle Items

New Item Component

crafting_transmute recipe type

• New crafting recipe type has been introduced: crafting_transmute
• When matched, output will copy the input item stack, changing the item type but preserving all stack components
• This completely replaces crafting_special_shulkerboxcoloring
• Fields:category - crafting book category, one of building, redstone, equipment, miscgroup - optional stringinput - ingredient for item to copymaterial - additional ingredient to useresult - item type to use for output
• category - crafting book category, one of building, redstone, equipment, misc
• group - optional string
• input - ingredient for item to copy
• material - additional ingredient to use
• result - item type to use for output

Resource Pack Versions 39

• Bundle models and textures have 16 colored variants
• The models and UV mapping related to the Torch and blocks containing Redstone Torch have been updatedThe "inverted" model now uses 6 separate faces creating the same effect as a model with a negative sizeUpdated the UV layout for the inverted model
• The "inverted" model now uses 6 separate faces creating the same effect as a model with a negative size
• Updated the UV layout for the inverted model

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Fixed bugs in Minecraft snapshot 24w38a

• MC-13246 - On certain enchanted items, the Anvil will display a "too expensive" message before attempting to repair, combine, or rename them
• MC-134626 - Squids/glow squids bounce up and down in bubble columns, teleporting high up in the air
• MC-164258 - Recipe book search field is not selected when clicking on the search icon
• MC-169660 - /teleport without can change the entity's rotation
• MC-204050 - Subtitle for shooting amethyst blocks is "Block breaking"
• MC-216016 - Launching fireworks into a crystal sound block will make the breaking noise
• MC-225060 - Burning entity sound repeats every tick
• MC-228070 - Name tags rendered in blocks have letters brighter depending on your angle
• MC-275347 - Minecart with Furnace does not travel correctly over curves
• MC-275413 - Squids and glow squids are not affected by the thrust of the bubble column
• MC-276292 - Shift-clicking the "Destroy Item" slot in the creative inventory deletes the items server-side but not client-side, causing a desync
• MC-276372 - Player drops 2 items from the hotbar at once when the Survival Inventory tab is not selected
• MC-276373 - Items dropped from the hotbar are sometimes lost when the Survival Inventory tab is not selected
• MC-276428 - Player cannot drink honey bottles when they're not hungry
• MC-276459 - Item display rotation wrapping does not interpolate cleanly
• MC-276539 - Name tags and text displays render brighter in dark areas when behind blocks or entities
• MC-276573 - Spruce boat item translation key misspells "minecaft"
• MC-276603 - No High Norwegian language option
• MC-276621 - Game crashes when opening inventory that renders entity with both Invisibility and Glowing effects
• MC-276640 - Riding an entity constantly teleported with relative coordinates produces jittery camera movement
• MC-276704 - Not using a selector in a tp command breaks rotation from a completely different tp command
• MC-276722 - Teleporting to your current position every tick sometimes doesn't let you move properly

You can download the latest snapshot 24w38a from the official Minecraft launcher and experience all the new features and changes. Just be sure to try out the snapshot features in a new world, or they might corrupt your world in the future.