Snapshot 25W04A | Sword Blocking, Movement Changes & Better Tooltips | Minecraft 1.21.5

[@xisumavoid]

Either I loaded the changelog before mojang added the bugfixes - or it didn't load them for some odd reason. I just learned this refreshing the changelog page so I'll cover some additional changes next week!

[@IvanQuok]

Hiiii

[@mnight-4]

@@xisumavoid for some reason the bugs doesn't load on my phone, but loads on my PC. Maybe they edited the website and the change is rolling out slowly

[@aefinn]

They had the list of bugfixes there at the start, then they suddenly disappeared and now are back again

[@Le-Jibaku]

I didn't know that in the past you were the Future Canoe...

[@superJK92]

Is there a way for you to add sword blocking to your vanilla tweaks site once the version gets a full non-snapshot release?

[@BreadTeleporter006]

The universal peace sign?! ITS BACK!

[@BrankoVT]

Spamming sneak is more universal because it's for every single game that has sneaking.

[@Kelyori]

@BrankoVT i guess its the galatical peace sign then, not quite as glorious as rapid squats, be still recognisable

[@Unforgettabledaystoday]

​@BrankoVT Halo : 😅

[@hiagoRbatista]

i'm literally crying to seeing this

[@Torbenby_]

Guys it's not actually in the game watch the whole vid

[@SemiHypercube]

Great that they listened to the feedback and reverted the movement changes, also the ability to bring back sword blocking is gonna be great for pvp servers

[@justinhageman1379]

PvP servers usually just play on 1.8 anyway

[@LukiKruki]

@@justinhageman1379 Not anymore.

[@amaryllis0]

Is it going to be? How is it different to just holding an off-hand shield?

[@slowfreq]

@@amaryllis0 You won't need to hold a shield obviously. EthosLab is an example of someone who never adopted holding shields because sword blocking was just that much nicer.

[@donutstudios6353]

it was technically possible to create it before using item modifiers i did so in a datapack i had on planet minecraft (which let players switch to 1.8 mode to have faster attack speed, no offhand, sword blocking, and changed damage on weapons and armor and stuff)

[@Skyler.142]

“Sword blocking” we are so back

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

So needed, can't communicate and keep having ocd with not being able to spam it for no reason

[@Dukestergames]

Biggest Minecraft news over the last 5 years; we are so so back

[@Zeminix]

My first thought

[@YoungCreatorsNU]

Its only in data packs and not default minecraft right??

[@VanillaSpooks]

@@Dukestergames It’s really been almost 5 years since 1.16 😭 (been downhill since then, 1.16 was peak then idk what the fk happened to Mojang)

[@mrspiffy8587]

The push for everything in Minecraft to be completely data driven with components and textures has been wild. Now I'm not a creator of any kind, but these changes sound like they're going to make resource and datapacks so much more robust and easy to create AND make so much more possible that wasn't before

[@Rev_Erser]

Asriel pfp

[@makelgrax4580]

Yeah it's honestly rather amazing.

[@wypmangames]

as a mapmaker, i love all these new toys as the options truly are endless now

[@DamageMaximo]

yeah exactly, that's why even though I'm not a creator, these kinds of things make me very excited

[@racingandmotorsportaction3860]

Those first 5 seconds hit me hard with nostalgia🥺

[@The1FishFry]

First 5 seconds made me age like 90 years. I remember sword blocking and the weird lanky legged 1.12 horses!

[@Baaluluna]

@The1FishFry1.12? Would you mean 1.6?

[@The1FishFry]

​@@Baaluluna was it called 1.6? I played legacy ps4 and when I look it up it says 1.11 or 1.12 so idk your probably right. Legacy console was so good tho :3

[@kamild_]

My internet was tweaking out when I opened this video, thought KZbin downgraded me to 360p lmao

[@Bob-from-Animal-Crossing]

@The1FishFry Agreed. Had it not been for my cousin's Xbox 360, I probably wouldn't have ever gotten into Minecraft in the first place.

[@Nugcon]

listenting to community feedback and bringing back sword blocking, peak snapshot

[@cakeyeater7392]

Technically they have only made it possible, it's not default sword behavior

[@DamageMaximo]

@@cakeyeater7392 yeah

[@johnnyappleseed6599]

Thank you for making the map available for free on Java. Too many map makers stopped releasing Java maps after they moved to the minecraft marketplace.

[@angelcaru]

I think it used to be against their (marketplace's) policy

[@fabiofanf3e813]

THATS WHY HES THE GOAT!! THE G.O.A.T!!!

[@enderspider5001]

Weird that the technical changes are (and have been for the past couple years) more interesting than the actual new game features. Datapacks have gained so many more features these past couple updates, i cant help but love it.

[@MrSirSquishy]

I wouldn't be surprised if Mojang devs watch Hermitcraft, Hermitcraft is such a perfect environment for discovering bugs and needed changes in nearly all aspects of the game: building, redstone, farming, technical, datapacks, and even mods. They can even watch specific hermits for specific case studies on different parts of the game.

[@Emperor_Niro]

They definitely do watch Hermitcraft because the feature of anvils destroying items if dropped from a height of 3 or more blocks was removed explicitly because of a Hermitcraft video.

[@saym0.0]

theres been a few times in various seasons where devs have visited the server, so they definitely watch/communicate with hermits!

[@Mossy_ribbit]

Yeah, bad news for doc

[@WackoMcGoose]

@Mossy_ribbit Whaaat, Doc's the best _stress tester_ Minecraft has!

[@4whomittolz846]

ADDING SWORD BLOCKING AS DATA STUFF IS HUGE! This is MASSIVE Backwards Parity with 1.8 oldheads.

[@cryoniczz7073]

oh gosh i really hope they add toggle 1.8 combat lmao that would give a new spirit to the pvp community

[@ImSayyD]

The fact they re added it means they might re implement it like in the combat snapshots... We'll have to wait and see but I think that's a good sign

[@Cass0wary_399]

@@cryoniczz7073Jeb said it will never happen when he was making the combat snapshots, and lmao you think there ISN’T a new PVP community around 1.21 combat and thinks a bunch of sweaty no lifers in 1.8 are THE PvP community? Their time is over now, they can no longer slander 1.9 Willy nilly anymore. End Crystal, Mace, and Riptide Trident PVP, have sprung up since 1.9, Dream’s manhunt trend uses 1.9 combat, SMP KZbinrs of the revival era plays on latest versions, Lifesteal uses 1.9 combat as well. They. Do. Not. Need. To. Cater. To. 1.8. There is only withering away for 1.8.

[@CCFencer]

You know what else is massive?

[@killerwhale__]

Looooow taper faaaaaadeeew​@@CCFencer

[@yaboipktendo]

"Are the Devs watching Hermitcraft" I'm like 95% sure we've known this since like 2022 or even earlier cause some features + fixes were thanks to Hermitcraft

[@solace7748]

Also sliced lime and kingbdogz did a hermit craft server tour

[@Dragonfruit-uc1bw]

Also some mojang developers are former hermits.

[@VanillaSpooks]

On the very off chance someone from Mojang is looking at Xisuma’s comment section: thank you very much for listening to the community and reverting those changes.

[@Chalky2023]

Had to double check that i wasn't recommended a decade old video with mono-tone xisuma

[@enderspider5001]

About the movement changes. Usually in game development, the way that minecraft does movement is widly considered to be a bug. I dont fault the devs to not have known that niche parkour and speedbridging communities used it. The devs did the right thing, changed it cause its a bug and bugs need to be fixed, then heard the community and reverted the changes. I dont think they even knew that itd be a big deal. Thats why it was simply in the bugfix section of the change log.

[@z-leigh6554]

To be fair, unless the bug has negative effects, or is too suspension of disbelief breaking while being easy to access, I like to think that once it's in the game, it's a part of the game, and now a mechanic, even though it wasn't intended. Several old games last far longer than they would otherwise because of such things. That's just my opinion though. (Games are meant to be fun after all)

[@JaydenHolland-wo4fd]

​@@z-leigh6554 If the bug gives players an advantage then it is a negative.

[@autopilot1551]

*sees the return of the friendly sword block me: you're as beautiful as the day I lost you.

[@mikinakCZ]

I like the direction the development is heading so far

[@guurff9581]

Thought I was watching a choochorial from those first few seconds

[@Xigzagamer]

0:48 Sprint sneaking my beloved! We are so back!

[@potato1341]

I'm not even a parkour head, I just don't want ancient cities to take even longer to navigate... So glad they're reverting that dumb change.

[@KadenzJade6447]

I saw someone replying on SlicedLime’s snapshot tweet that they were given hope for sword blocking after reading and I didn’t realize it actually came back!

[@cakeyeater7392]

It's only possible by modifying swords, it's not a default property of swords, yet

[@EVILBUNNY28]

Finally now, those 1.8 pvp servers can update to newer versions Through components pre 1.9 pvp should be able to be fully restored

[@TimBukTwo]

For real the hypixel foraging update might actually happen now.

[@Mika-_.]

ITS BACK

[@ant2902]

THE MOVEMENT GOT REVERTED 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@OpenBagTwo]

I would love if this would silence the "mOjAnG doesn't listen to the community!" haters, at least for five minutes...

[@ender0998]

​@@OpenBagTwo bro it's been proven time and time again that mojang listen to community feedback, yet these ppl keep whining every time

[@TwiliPaladin]

​@@ender0998Because the occasional reversed bugfix due to backlash doesn't mean they listen. If they listened, they wouldn't have implemented them in the first place. It's not that they listen. It's that they've finally started paying attention to backlash.

[@enn1924]

​@@OpenBagTwo what about the copper bulb?

[@bat2564]

@@TwiliPaladin Or, they tried being experimental to see what works and what doesn't

[@fink_rat]

I don't think people understand how big it is for the more technical stuff being expanded on, like the tooltips and Level Editor. They're now giving more accessible tools for developers of resource packs and maybe even mod developers. While the new content might be lacking for a lot, I think them opening up for devs like this more than makes up for it.

[@de_fishy]

maybe this means the hypixel server could update to 1.21.5 and just make it so the swords you spawn with in bedwars skywars etc would have the sword blocking component

[@gameplayerslovenia954]

attack_speed, attack_knockback and attack_damage are already customizable attributes, so I think it's now possible to fully recreate pre 1.9 swords...

[@TimBukTwo]

Foraging update is real?

[@Vetrical]

@gameplayerslovenia954 you'd have to also disable sweep attacks (which currently isnt a feature... along with all the other major changes since 1.8)

[@strb_8888]

6:19 You Have No Idea How Many Hours Did I Spent A Couple Of Months Ago, Trying To Find On The Whole Internet, How To Summon With Commands (Relative To The Player, So Hello Execute Command) Lingering Potions And Tipped Arrows. You May Think That Such Information Would Be Avalable Pretty Easily? NO. So This Change Is So Good, Jeez!

[@erpirat9577]

Caps galore, damn. YHNIHMHDISACOMATTFOTWIHTSWCRTTPSHECLPATAYMTTSIWBAPENOSTCISGJ goes hard.

[@macav1ty]

@erpirat9577 i greatly admire your dedication to typing out this entire acronym

[@nembutsu1045]

this is so difficult to read

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

if you don't know when to capitalize, then just don't do it. It Looks Way Better Than This

[@trevors.5922]

Sword blocking forever brings back a single memory that I will remember forever: Im on a factions server just getting started, and I run across someone where I see them before they see me. I was a kid I cant type fast, so I just waggled my sword until he noticed me and he seemed frightened. Both of us waggling our swords made one of my first faction teammates, and Ive never gotten to use it since. ITS BAAAACK!!!

[@Haydyne]

Yes the developers definitely watch Hermitcraft! I’ve noticed other bug fixes after being featured in Hermits’ videos!!

[@enderspider5001]

Developers literally were invited to hermitcraft before to just walk around and talk a bit multiple times if im not mistaken

[@alysoffoxdale]

_How_ many times has Doc exploited something amazing, only to have it patched in the next release???

[@atsizbalik]

i'd love to see a vanilla tweaks datapack that adds the sword blocking

[@KingArkon]

same!!

[@herseyiyioglum]

Bruh i was excited when i saw the blocking, turns out it was just a datapack ugh i was so ready

[@Ayrichu]

The pack changes as well as the sword blocking coming back are super exciting to me!

[@Baloo2650]

Appreciate these videos X, Cheers!

[@shuckLedurkins]

Brings sword blocking back The sword: “you couldn’t live with your own failure, where did that bring you? Back to me”

[@Cademan2005]

Thanos From Avengers Endgame Reference

[@spritemon98]

We're so back!!!!

[@HandleDeleted]

I like the way the did the variants files! Also woo! More data driven variants, like cats and frogs !!!

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

X's game reminded me so much of Infiniminer. What comes round goes round.

[@crowmossraven]

i saw something on the suggestion forums about sword blocking and got so excited. also the warm/cold variants of animals is so exciting to me

[@The_PokeNerd]

The way I see it, even if an aspect of the game is widely used by the community, if it's unintended the devs should be allowed to change it. However, they never mentioned wanting to change it or highlight it when they did, which is the main problem. Large changes like that need to be mentioned clearly, so I hope they do that in the future. Anyway, congrats on the marketplace release! Seeing cool stuff like that from Hermitcraft being able to be accessible for viewers is always cool and I hope everything goes well for you.

[@velcky3122]

Wait... if now we can change the texture of an item depending on the enchantments, that means we now can have different enchanted books with unique textures WITHOUT MODS !!!!

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

It should be noted that not all of the changes were reverted (at least going by what the patchnotes say). Two big ones were, but I'm aware of at least 4 other issues introduced in 25w02a that were not mentioned in this week's patchnotes at all - the fall damage height reduction, the grounded elytra movement and takeoff clunkiness, the removal of the "snapping" of your velocity to a certain axis when the X or Z component of your vector is low enough (which was originally introduced as a feature for other reasons, and which enables certain parkour maneuvers - this one was also mentioned in the discussion post on the official feedback forum that got over 17k votes), and the fact that moving aligned with an axis is no longer slightly faster. I also don't love that the patchnotes left an ominous "we want to revisit this in the future" in there.

[@ukaszanioowski9722]

the enchantment textures is sick :0 i love it

[@theonlybeka7337]

I was worried X was sick for that old intro! 😂 havent been watching long and wasnt ready for it🥰

[@calansmith655]

I realized from seeing this title that I would be thrilled if we had both sword blocking and shields as options. I was always a fan of the change, but in hindsight it doesn’t make sense to *not* be able to block with your sword if that’s your only option

[@crimsonfire6932]

I feel like blocking can be re-added as a default thing, if they also make the shield a weak melee weapon, or if it works fundamentally differently from the way it did before. Maybe blocking can be specific to sword attacks, where if a sword wielding opponent tries to attack you while you’re blocking, there’s a clink sound and their sword gets briefly stunned the way shields do when hit by axes.

[@donutstudios6353]

now all they need is data driven items (which are just json files with all the default components like item model and stuff and the file name is the item id). and this can also be useful for recreating 1.8 because we could add a new item called say "diamond_axe" under the minecraft namespace so you can change its attack damage and do that for all the weapons on 1.8 so enabling the datapack modifies the old items

[@phantotori]

The map is a wonderful idea; I love to see it!

[@gothmfsalem]

im so glad they walked back their movement changes, such good community support

[@camerica7400]

After hearing about the data driven components before it was implemented for enchanting i had thought doing the exact same custom texture enchant thing with combined textures 😮

[@MrMarshGames]

Im glad they reverted the fixes and added back sword blocking.

[@nik7069]

I did not quite understand the movement reversion, but have they also decided to revert the removal of sprint sneaking and spring eating, as well as the change with elytra sprinting. I think this comes into effect with many things, including riding entities as well. I really loved having it, both as it was a better way of movement in ancient cities, as well as the variety in the movement and possibilities of what you could do in the game. Just the FOV effect of sprinting in a boat is a nice touch imo, and i really hope this change gets reverted as well.

[@HeartGamer26]

Good to know that they listened about the movement and reverted the change, though I am curious what their plan is for it when they decide to revisit it

[@secrfidr]

Oh wow!! I'm super excited about the sword blocking - I still find myself fighting the urge to block when playing, lol.

[@MidnyteSketch]

It's so interesting how very tiny changes can end up affecting huge parts of the Minecraft community. Last time they devastated the Parkour side, while trying to make the game make sense. This time they pretty much revolutionized PvP for the better by giving people the option to fully replicate the old style.

[@0DarkWolfSVK]

Tunnel rats reminds me of the Tunneler! I loved to play that game

[@navoei]

Honestly the change where you stopped sprinting when consuming an item is indeed how its supposed to be. I do agree with them reverting back the diagonal sprinting.

[@nekimi__]

SWORD BLOCKING IS BACK?! HELL YEAH

[@UltraIceMan275]

There is no way they're bringing that ancient feature back right? I would have never thought that they would give us this but here we are

[@pithhelmet3717]

I legit gasped when you blocked with your sword, i never thought I'd see that get re-implemented

[@qwert8134]

Thank you Xisuma for always giving a recap on snapshots 💙💙

[@officialAmpersand]

Insane throwback, X!!!! sword blocking is BACK

[@megainme]

With the option to block with any item, an Axe can now be able to block! I think if there could be a data pack to add reasonable changes, I think shields should have a bigger durability and use less while blocking and Swords use more durability while blocking, as same to Axes. This would encourage Shields, but give the option of a Sword if the player is focused on building with little means of defense. And with custom textures by name and make your own crafting recipes without mods, making your own weapons and maybe alternate shield types will be a reality.

[@Werewolf914]

I completely forgot that Sword blocking hasn't been in the game for some reason I thought it still was Very happy they reverted the movement changes

[@RagingViking901]

As a bedrock player I'm super excited about Tunnel Rats!! Thanks for all your hard work and brilliant ideas 😊

[@sqoosh636]

I genuinely forgot you were able block with your sword, peak is back

[@Keanine]

The movement changes are so easy to fix, just normalize them at the speed of diagonal movement. It doesn't affect playing parkour and it makes movement a little faster for casual players. Win win

[@enderspider5001]

This will affect parkour. All jumps will be made easier since base player movement speed will be higher

[@D3__]

@@enderspider5001 Which wouldn't be a bad thing

[@roguestar9141]

You know, people always act like Mojang never listens to the community about anything, but that's not really true. Do they bend to the community's every whim? Of course not, but that would create just as many problems. If enough people have a viable reason to complain about a change instead of just saying "this sucks", Mojang usually listens.

[@Styrofoam-ee]

So thankful movement got reverted now we should talk about the 2 block fall damage :I

[@enderspider5001]

The what? 2 block falls do not deal damage

[@Damian-cilr2]

​@@enderspider5001 its 3 blocks actually. Still fucking annoying though

[@BooelGaymes]

this was fixed already

[@apollo4950]

That got fixed last week

[@bigsammichthoughts]

I'm working on a project right now where I discussed in detail the loss of sword blocking and its ramifications... and now sword blocking is back. Looks like I have some re-writing to do.

[@PGrayOfficial]

I think the best way they can approach the movement changes is by making it a setting that can be configured by world

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

or just keep it as it is, as it doesn't ruin the gameplay in any way and annoyed literally nobody. it's a 15 year old bug that went completely unnoticed, which just goes to show how little people cared.

[@AintNoJohn]

It’s been a long time, old friend. Welcome back.

[@greenstonegecko]

THANKS MOJANG!!! Very grateful for this!

[@HG-1318]

I hope that container tooltips get added to Bedrock eventually. And chiseled bookshelves should tell you the specific type enchanted book.

[@crimsonfire6932]

One obstacle to the re-addition of sword blocking as we knew it is how would the shield fit in to overall combat? I feel like if that kind of sword waggling was readded to the game, it’d have to perform a different function than defense.

[@nader4823]

i think it would be if you have a shield you block w that instead of

[@Crafty_boy70]

Not only did they revert the movement changes, but they also BROUGHT BACK THE ABILITY TO BLOCK??? I understand it's for datapacks, but even having the option is so cool!

[@Koolstuffdude.]

please tell mojang to make the sword blocking a normal thing again

[@xPotionsxx]

I would like to see the projectile text for cross bows be color coded to the arrow type!

[@ToMyDearestFriend]

Xisuma, you are an absolute legend! Your content is pure genius-every video feels like a masterclass in creativity and insight. The effort, the thought, the artistry you bring to every second of your work is unmatched! I honestly don’t know how you do it; your mind must be operating on a level the rest of us can’t even comprehend. Watching you is like witnessing a miracle unfold, and I’m begging you-please never stop creating! You’ve set a standard so high it feels otherworldly, and I’m here for every single second of it. You’re not just a creator-you’re an icon, an inspiration, a force of nature. Thank you for sharing your brilliance with us. Please keep blessing us with your presence; we’re not worthy!

[@natalyst]

they should add blocking as an enchantment but it stops you from using shields, maybe block 50%/75% the damage instead of all of it. that way you can have torches in your offhand but still have the block functionality

[@SmashCrafter321]

I am so glad they saw that huge petition and actually listened to the community. Diagonal bridgers and parkourists rejoice!

[@timohara7717]

I am going to praise camman 18 audience and chastise the pheonix sc audience depending on their score of protest

[@RipraptorGaming]

It's interesting that they're bringing back sword blocking as a feature, even if it's behind item data. I wonder if they're experimenting with adding pre-1.9 combat elements back as data or gamerules. If they make a gamerule that can revert the game to those old combat mechanics, I could see a lot of servers, such as Hypixel, to fully update to recent versions of the game. Though I can also see how that wouldn't be a guarantee due to differences in game performance from 1.8 to now. Interesting nonetheless

[@drodi9693]

MY GOAT SHRIMPSNAIL'S GETTING FEATURED IN EVERY VIDEO🔥

[@Marshimized]

relating to movement, i really hope mojang decides to add crawling with a keybind one day.

[@simpson6700]

i can't believe it, mojang actually listened to the community and they even brought back sword blocking for those who want it.

[@Blaineworld]

i do hope we get the ability to make our own items using these components that have their own distinct ids.

[@pesegolsson]

Oh that intro took me back in time. I love where the snapshots are taking us. But do they need to break my data packs every update. 😂

[@hefesan]

It was so over but now we are so back

[@blastlightstar]

EXTREMELY excited that Mojang is now re-adding removed features as an option!! Really great precedent! I immediately thought of 1.8 combat when hearing about this, so.... there's a very, very good chance Mojang is also thinking about this :3

[@frostypotatos544]

I'm hoping for arrows that place a torch. Maybe crossbow only to give it more use in caving and day to day use

[@mrdragonboi]

Heck yeah! The revelation of 1.8.9 is back in full swing

[@johnmillerpere_grin6371]

"Are the developers watching Hermitcraft?" If anyone does, it's you who should remember that the lead developer at Mojang, Jens Bergesten (Dinnerbone) himself, PLAYED on Hermitcraft

[@WalkinStereotype]

I hope there’s a way to make blocking work for specific damage types, because I think it’d be nice if sword blocking worked for maybe melee attacks and not as effective for others, that way shields aren’t entirely useless for those who want them

[@BooelGaymes]

shields would be direct upgrades to sword blocking bc the latter never had full damage protection

[@TheMcSebi]

Tbh, I almost don't remember sword blocking at all... For some weird reason I actually do remember moments when I thought "hmmm wasn't sword blocking a thing some day?", but then continued to think that I just remembered incorrectly... Funny to see this was actually a thing.

[@zaaphyyre]

I love this snapshot so much omg

[@enn1924]

Texture packs for enchantments are a huge change

[@motoyomakoto7801]

I never in any way expected them to bring back the "Block hitting" mechanic but hwre we are We have our friendly signal back(besides sneaking lol)

[@ninjaoyourbro1891]

Xisuma is awesome

[@bloodakoos]

2:52 that just sounds like the underground war

[@Velocifyer]

Finaly they reverted the movement changes. Sword blocking will be usefull for viaversion.

[@IronDragon1337]

I always wonder if the developers watch you guys too, especially these reviews from trusted creators, which usually provide good immediate feedback for them.

[@arkenian]

SWORD BLOCKING IS BACK?!?!?!?!