Minecraft Snapshot 24w35a: What’s New?

Minecraft Snapshot 24w35a for Java Edition came out on August 28, including various changes, tweaks to one of its Experimental Features, and many bug fixes. While there are no new features or content added, fans still have many things to check out and get used to.

1. Bundle item selections

In earlier Minecraft Java snapshots, you could use number keys to quickly select items in bundles. However, Mojang found that this conflicted with the old functions of the number keys. To avoid issues, they decided to remove the bundle item shortcuts so players could use the number keys as they were originally intended.

Additionally, the number key shortcuts were seen as less effective because bundles can now display more than 10 items at once.

2. Pillager raid spawning

In Minecraft: Java Edition, there were times when raids on villages wouldn't start because pillager raiders didn't spawn correctly. Snapshot 24w35a fixes this by improving how pillager raiders spawn and reducing the chances of them not finding the right spots to appear.

Also, raids will now only begin if raiders can find a spot to spawn within 96 blocks above or below the village center. This improvement in raider spawning behavior should make raids start more reliably.

3. Armor swapping

Quick-swapping armor can be handy, but Snapshot 24w34a introduced a troubling bug. In Minecraft Survival Mode, if you right-clicked with an armor piece while wearing one of the same type, the armor would swap while the removed piece would be deleted.

Fortunately, in this Snapshot 24w35a, players no longer have to worry about losing their armor completely when quick-swapping in Java Snapshots.

4. Trader llama aggression

In recent Minecraft snapshots, trader llamas had a strange problem where they would ignore hostile mobs like zombies, husks, drowned, illagers, and zombie villagers. Since trader llamas are supposed to spit at hostile mobs that come too close, this bug was quite frustrating.

Snapshot 24w35a has resolved this long-standing issue. Trader llamas will now properly attack hostile mobs like zombies, husks, drowned, illagers, and zombie villagers when they come near.

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5. Snow golem aiming

In recent Minecraft Java snapshots, snow golems have shown odd behavior due to a bug. When near an enemy, they would shoot their snowballs directly above them or into the ground instead of at the target. This made snow golems much less effective than usual.

Like many other bugs in Snapshot 24w35a, this issue has been fixed. In future snapshots, players should be able to use their snow golems properly for protection against hostile mobs.