With the Minecraft Snapshot 22W42A you can now test features from the big update Minecraft 1.20. We explain the download and installation. We explain the download and installation to you.
Announced a few days ago, now already playable: The new Minecraft Snapshot 22W42A lets you test many new features from Minecraft versions 1.19.3 and 1.20 immediately, before the update is finally released sometime in 2023.
We explain how the snapshot download works, so you can ride the new camels through the desert today.
This is what”s in the Minecraft Snapshot 22W42A
As announced in a (blog post on the Minecraft website) most of the Minecraft 1.20 features that were showcased last week at Minecraft Live 2022
are now already playable in the new snapshot.
According to Mojang, this is officially a snapshot for version 1.19.3, but many of the major new features come from 1.20 and will only finally come into play with this version.
You can try out the following features right now by downloading the test version:
- Camels can now be found and ridden.
- Bamboo blocks can be used to build new items like the raft
- Fancy hanging signs can be made
- You can store up to six books in the functional bookshelves can be used to store up to six books
- Bundles are a kind of backpack that expand your inventory
Of the features announced in the livestream, only the Sniffer is missing – you can also find all upcoming changes from Minecraft 1.20 in our (overview)
Both the preview of the Bedrock version and the snapshots of the Java version are completely free if Minecraft is already on your Microsoft account.
What feature from Minecraft 1.20 are you most looking forward to? Drop it in the comments!
