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As players explore in search of cherry blossoms and more, keep an ear out for new ambient music being performed! Today we explore the very exciting snapshot 23W17A and all the new music it will allow us to play.
In Java Edition, installing Minecraft 1.20 Snapshot 23W17A is done right from the Minecraft client. Players need only open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the ‘Installations’ tab. From there, click “New Installation,” select “Latest Snapshot” in the drop-down menu, and click create. Your new Minecraft 1.20 snapshot installation will now be a selectable option before clicking play.
However, Minecraft 1.20 snapshots have a few extra steps. Once in the game, click “Create New World,” then select “Datapacks,” and enable the built-in “bundle” and “update_1_20” datapacks before clicking “Create New World” again. Finally, with the new world made, all that’s left is to select it and click play!
Please note snapshots and pre-releases can corrupt worlds! Ensure backups have been taken.
Interested in finding all the new music with friends? Snapshot 23W17A servers can be created for free through home hosting, but we recommend paid hosting options for ease of use and performance. Especially with snapshots since they can be buggy!
Paid hosting is offered here at BisectHosting and many other places around the web. In either case, no less than 4GB of server RAM is recommended.
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Details and Adjustments
https://twitter.com/slicedlime/status/1651240731158167558Alongside all the features found in previous Minecraft 1.20 snapshots, snapshot 23W17A includes further adjustments to sculk sensors, a music disc, new ambient music, and a bundle of advancements for players to obtain. More details on each in our highlights below!
Sculk Sensors
- Active Phase Lasts 30 Ticks (10 for Calibrated Sculk Sensors)
- Cooldown Phase Lasts 10 Ticks
New Ambient Music
- A Familiar Room
- Bromeliad
- Crescent Dunes
- Echo in the Wind
New Items
- Relic by Aaron Cherof
New Advancements
- Smells interesting: Obtain a Sniffer Egg
- Little sniffs: Feed a Snifflet (requires Smells interesting)
- Planting the past: Plant any Sniffer seed (requires Little sniffs)
- Respecting the remnants: Brush a Suspicious block to obtain a Pottery Sherd
- Careful restoration: Make a Decorated Pot out of 4 Pottery Sherds (requires Respecting the remnants)
- Crafting a new look: Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table
- Smithing with style: Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder (requires Crafting a new look)
How to Install Minecraft 1.20 Snapshot 23W17A
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How to make Minecraft 1.20 Snapshot 23W17A Servers
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Minecraft 1.20 Snapshot 23W17A – Hear the New Music Today!
Music adds so much, and sometimes you don’t realize it until years after playing the game. Hearing those gentle ambient themes somewhere out of place and suddenly having them bring you back to your fondest memories of those long lost days. Hopefully these new tracks will do the same! Until Next Time, BisectHosting =)![BisectHosting Minecraft Promotional Image](https://www.bisecthosting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MINECRAFT.webp)
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