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@ Minecraft Changelogs
2025-04-29 18:54:58
## Snapshot 25w18a
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w18a
## Changes
- Splash Potions effect strength is now based on the distance of the hitboxes
- The Slime Ball in the Lead recipe has been replaced with a String
- Piglins can now give Dried Ghast Blocks when bartered with
- The recipe for the Dried Ghast Block has been updated to now require a Soul Sand Block rather than a Bone Block
### Splash Potions
- Splash Potions distance to affected entities now depends on the closest distance between the entity hitbox and the splash potion hitbox where it landed
- This means that if an entity is hit directly by the splash potion, it will receive the full effect of the potion
- If the entities are grouped together, they will receive the same effect strength
## Technical Changes
- The Data Pack version is now 75
- The Resource Pack version is now 59
- All JSON files (in worlds, packs, configuration, etc.) are now parsed in strict mode
...And many more!
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