Did you watch yesterdays episode of Hermitcraft? I've got another one coming soon! 🙂 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y96ektx3nsq0iWQ.html

One thing you didn't mention which I noticed and posted on Reddit is the fact that they made it so rain actually only happens below cloud level. Before, rain happened at any height regardless of clouds, but in this snapshot it actually only rains if you're below the cloud level, and remains clear above them.

Ooh, with the Ender Pearl + Breeze interaction, I can already imagine skill shots made by angling multiple of them together!

I really really hope some of those snapshot mechanics make it into the game because they are actually so interesting. That sticky effect could maybe be gotten through layers of slime instead of mashed potatoes. Having slime layers that act similar to snow layers would be pretty cool.

It’s cool that the Amber has the old Ruby texture! I love all these experimental aspects in this April fools update. I hope we can see some of these implemented in future updates! This is a great way to test things within vanilla minecraft without full commitment

pretty sure that a lubrication factor of 1 just means that it doesn't lose any momentum while sliding on the floor

the Ender Pearl + Breeze interaction allows a new way to make a stasis chamber in the Nether!

I like the dent being used to make the trident. This April fools snapshot has been so good!

if I had to guess, the lubrication thing directly controls the velocity lost due to friction- thus, 1.0 means it multiplies it's present velocity by 1- IE, in theory it should never lose momentum due to being perfectly frictionless. accordingly if a value greater than 1 was possible, it'd result in the item accelerating

I think they've changed the way that rain works: it no longer rains when you're above the clouds. A strange thing to add to a joke snapshot exclusively

Amber (including impurities) sounds so much like a prototype for Archeology! The Floaters might be a prototype for something similar to flying machines since that has been a long established contraption. But now smoother and with less risk of falling off. Interesting indeed.

I love how he's still in the Potato realm.

The lubrication stuff could be a hint for a friction attribute for entities being added. (Just did a short research and it seems like bedrock already has a way to control an entities friction, while java has not. This solidifies my theory xD)

Completely agree about the prototyping. Several of the past april fools updates have actually been leaps in minecrafts capabilities that were later added to the game either through features or data pack options. The community outrage about this update is very uncalled for.

One cool detail is that the maze texture on the potato doors matches the maze that spawns in the village :D

My guess for these prototypes in an end update: - floataters: end ship engine - xp storage, not end related but there should be a echo vile made from echo shards to hold xp and drink it or smthin - toxic resin, since the end is supposed ot be a barren hoarded dimension toxic waste seems appropriate - lubrication: make blocks not stick to other blocks like slime blocks etc, rather than having to use glazed terracotta or tile entities; even more useful for the floataters - mashed potato: ashes in like an ash land biome or smthin

Xisuma bouncing a pearl on the breeze: 😊 haha Etho somewhere probably: 👁️👄👁️📝

Gotta love more April Fools update coverage, it was pretty cool this year!

I gotta say, alot of things from this year's April Fools update really need to be in the game. The Flotater block chief among them, with all the countless redstone flying machine designs out there on KZfaq.

I did not expect the Ender pearl to be pushed by the slab! That's actually crazy!

forced 64-bit means that world sizes can be increased! no longer 30 million block world border

A lot of these new mechanics would add more intricate playtime but with less Grindy resource gathering, for example having lubricant means i dont have to search and grind for ice or use water streams in my red stone builds.

Yay, I can tell you read the wiki. I've been working non-stop for the past 3 days to try and document the potato update, glad it's being useful!

The floater is clearly added to further test the smooth movement mechanic that they also added to the projectiles. We will absolutely see something like that in the future. The fletcher table is now not just useless, it's niche and useless. A brilliant gag imo. The amber will absolutely return now that we have armour trims. This and a full decorative block would be awesome. It'd also be funny if the way to obtain it is from sniffers on deepslate. Weird unexpected interactions, just like how you get froglights.

The amber system is cool, but maybe needs its own "polishing" type work station. The fletching table doesn't quite work, but that system is pretty awesome

I hope we maybe can use sculk catalysts and echo shards to store xp that way. I suspect that is what they are going to do. Fells like a great fit for an item name "echo shard" and they don have much other uses anyway. The april fools updates are actually very important for minecrafts future. Imagine putting features like this (without the potato theme) into an actual snapshot or minecraft live stream. People would be furious is not everything were to be added. But april fools snapshots come with less expectation. Devs can safely test what features would be well received by the community. Its become their playground cause testing core features that might not even make it into the game is no longer possible due to community backlash and media reception. Snapshots are nowadays expected to be a tool to gather feedback on how a feature works instead of if it should be added altogether.

Man, these “engine” blocks are like stuff from mods, this April Fools update is actually a goldmine for new cool mechanics.

Pretty sure that the Lubrication Factor is the amount of speed the item retains every physics tick So if it's 1.0 that means it keep 100% of it's velocity meaning it has no friction and will slide forever or until it hits a wall

I would assume the lubrication factor is the inverse of friction. Therefore, a lubrication factor of 1 would mean 0 friction and the item should continue sliding forever, so long as something doesn't get in it's way.

6:40 I like how one of those villagers are just missing texture

The floater in combination with the block breaker from the previous april fools snapshot could give us a fully functionning tunnel miner. I know that flying machines exist, but it would be a more elegant solution. And yes those special blocks are imperfect and could use some polishing, but it's a concept that I think could be very intersting

I really hope that some of this is Mojang experimenting with ideas for the next update.

I get the airplane block was made for april fools but the amount of effort that went into it makes it feel like its an actual feature

I love that armor trim. Hopefully, we could get it in a future update.

thinking of the April Fools snapshots as a way to test partially implemented mechanics makes the snapshots so much more interesting in my mind. Plus it's a great way to get management buy in on releasing a "joke" snapshot for "no reason"

I like the idea of a jam of techanics and blocks all added into a single snapshot and let the communnity give their feedback on it. I just hope we won't have to wait another year for this kind of update again !

I think the sticky effect is similar to sliding down honey? Also the lubrication 1.0 probably is the max and means it's frictionless, it will likely go forever, you should have tried it on a super flat world for fun

You're not the only one who feels like the April Fools joke this year was a trial run for future features. This honestly feels like a preview of a potential End update, especially given the floating islands and cloud blocks, and how the Floater and Lashing Potato feel like they could be used to traverse the End Islands more easily for those that don't have an Elytra yet.

I think if MC is smart, it would be funny if the Slimy effect potion was actually brewed using the Poisonous Potatoes. Alluding to the April fools update. Yeah it doesn’t make alot of sense but we already have the spider eye to make Poison potions and it would give a purpose to poisonous potatoes

It really feels like they are gearing up for an end update. I could see so many of these features working if they just had different visuals.

happy to see more effects! Ive been creating a mod that uses minecraft potion effects in a special way and i love that i can start expanding the roster again

The new ender pearl on the breeze “bug” can be used to make stasis chambers in bedrock (for some reason, they don’t work for me) and in the nether!

3:11 Ohhh, it's like the brain in a jar from Thaumcraft.

X's point about prototyping is a good one. Mojang can use April Fools as an excuse to engage with the community by making public things that they otherwise might be experimenting with in secret. Free crowd sourced beta testing, super-chaged by highly analytical folks who happily upload their play testing footage in 4k. Then anything that gets shelved PR can easily say, "Well, it's just April fools..." Totally genius.

I like how a large majority of the potato update's features are all extremely popular suggestions people have been asking for lol.

Glad you mentioned about using multiple engines. Have heard too many complaining about it being too slow when the opposite is true.

9:30 Something you didn't mention was that the sticky effect also allows you to climb up walls like a spider

I like the idea of a plant that 'eats' EXP. Except with amounts it grows in size and become rather 'aggressive' to players. Destroying it does give the EXP back, but 2/3 of what it received.

Think it would be pretty cool if Elder guardians to drop those dents

Some of the things included (like the floater blocks) feel like they could be part of an end update at some point in the future. Also I really hope we get a grappling hook soon, it would be an amazing addition and so helpful for traversal of the map.

I got jumped scared when I ate my potato shoes.

4:04 Did he forget the skulk Catalyst? That's literally what it does!

I love the grappling hook thing!

I think this is less of a prototype and more of a demonstration/showcase of how they're changing the engine to assist and support modders and creators

5:07 TRENT RESIN ORE DID THE SOUNDTRACK

Y’know I think they might be testing something with Skulk with the Big Brain block Like, skulk is grown by xp, so it makes sense that it would store it somewhere, maybe implementing how the big brain block works to make seeking out and clearing skulk catalysts more worth it by allowing you to collect all the xp a skulk growth has collected

1:56 We just witnessed the first breeze stasis chamber in the making

The "dent" item should absolutely be an Elder Guardian drop in vanilla, a way to craft trident but not have it be super easy is great

The Potato update It really feels like they're setting up for an Aether update

Cool how the amber gem is a recolered version of the old ruby item

They should totally add the trident recipe. Maybe guardians can drop 'dent' equivalents and maybe instead of sticks it could be breeze rods

I can just imagine the map making potential with the floater block. Mojang should add it as a creative only block, like the command block and the structure block. That id love to see!

The Sticky effect should be combined with the Oozing effect, that way it has more uses outside of just making extremely overpowered slime farms.

Amber trims look so good!

I think this is a prototype for the deep dark dimension because 1. There are infected versions of mobs like skulk and how it infects other blocks and the the warden 2. Minecraft just posted a video about the warden hinting of updating him or the deep dark 3. Most things seem like skulk 4. the big brain block is similar to skulk catalysts and overall exp is related to skulk 5. The dimension seems to be in total darkness 6. There are villagers there whom are infected. They may be the people who build the portal and the cities and the warden (if it is like iron golems but infected)

1:10 finally we might actually be able to hit ghast’s fireballs. I swear I hit it back at them sometimes and then the ground explodes around me

This is so obviously the end update early concepts it hurts

Maybe the trident could be made of 3 dents, and instead of sticks, breeze rods, as they match the color.

The "dent" NEEDS to be in the game. I've always thought ocean guardians should either drop a trident or drop crafting materials for one. Farming for drops is misery so it seems like a decent reward for clearing an ocean monument. It could make the trident something casual players actually use.

In case you didnt know, you can actualy get the three new mace enchantments from villagers, even if you dont have the experimental features activeted. Im pretty sure this IS a bug

I kinda want everything from the Poisonous Potato snapshot, with the exception of the potatoes themselves. That's obviously just there for a silly aesthetic. But, 99% of these features already feel right at home alongside the rest of the game!

The sticky effect lets you climb up walls too & lashing potato works really well with elytra or potatlytra (whatever it's called)

You can actually climb walls using the sticky effect by trying to walk into them, similar to how a spider does it

How the ice blocks and potatoes were sliding reminded me of bowling (new minigame idea?). Also, idk if there was one but there should've been a potato battery that can be crafted with some redstone dust and potatoes and functions like a redstone block x2

The xp absorber would make enderman xp farms better tbf, since rather than standing around waiting for the orbs to go away you can just break and eat the block after some amount of time

the trident recipe thingy seems cool tbhj, imagine a new gjuardian variant that doesnt only spawn in monuments but in warm oceons and it has like 1/500 chance of dropping ap iec of that would be amazing.

Stackable fall damage immunity, single use boots are a neat idea in itself

ALSO! a small detail to the poisonous potato thingy is that whenever you walk on it and than walk on on a different block, you leave footsteps! (idk if it's related to the effect you get)

I built a stacking raid farm a few years ago, ran it once, and i'm pretty much good for emeralds until the end of time.

Again, I love to color of the green wood type.

I really hope we can get the moving objects capabilities as well as a way to steer it

9:31 you can also climb walls like a spider with the sticky effect

I want that grappling hook so bad. Something that you can shoot up and then freely change your height while hanging from a ceiling. Would make survival building so much easier.

i like that you have to craft the trident....so many stuff were modded things and I'm happy they think of trying them out

I bet something similar to the fletching table feature could be actually added to the fletching table in actual updates.

1:00 This also affects any projectile when you try to change its velocity with commands. The client side won't update it for a bit so it will jitter. Long-standing issue for mapmakers.

2:05 Etho just found a new way to implement his Enderporter.

I really hope that these are prototypes, i love these ideas

The sticky effect also allows you to climb blocks like a spider, I really hope that gets added to the game along with the floatato.

I think the lubrication factor may be the rate of decay for the speed of the dropped item? Essentially, what I mean is that if it's at 1, the speed won't drop because the formula would be speed x 1, which means the speed won't change. Then, going above 1 means it starts accelerating on the ground.

Xp absorption block sounds awesome for vanilla to be able to to get xp into a psychical form.

1:55 New potential way to make pearl stasis thingy

A lot of these features play some key factor in verticallity, from the grappletato, the flotater, and the sticky effect. I genuinely hope this implies they're going to be used in an End Update that takes advantage of height and floating islands, would make perfect sense to supplement the game with content before the elytra.

0:30 It was tuned up on Monday. However, it's only tuned up with a probability.

Well there's a couple of feature from April Fool's update that ended up in vanilla, for example Horse and Redstone

The floaters are great and I hope something like them gets added at some point but there should be a way to prevent your airship from taking parts of the world with it if it bumps into something. Idk, maybe some kind of block that is sticky on one side and non-sticky on the other that you put around your airship (preferably it looks like iron or wood on the outside) I also feel like there should be a way to make boats and land vehicles like this that is less expensive than flying vehicles. Maybe they should make that first if they want to go in this direction.

Basically every April fools update can be seen similar to testing yet we have yet to see any of those changes actually make it to live

ngl i wouldnt mind seeing the xp storage block in vanilla MC . would come in handy XD

It would be cool to have a block that has the interaction with projectiles that breezes have, as in bouncing them away in a certain direction.

I like the idea of them adding variants of mobs that actually have quirks that are more than simple status effects. The stacking of the plague whales and their little brothers was an interesting variation from the guardians. Same with the slime variant with the potato boss with how it doesn't split but instead shrinks when losing health. I also liked how their models were actually altered and not just stock reuse. Maybe if these are prototype features that Mojang wants to test out and get feedback on then who knows, maybe a boss slime could be added to the game, maybe one out of every 100 or so slime chunks spawns with a slime dungeon where the boss slime exists and it spawns slimes in waves to fight you while you hack off more and more of it as it shrinks. Maybe the slime boss drops an item that lets you craft a slime chunk compass that points at the nearest slime chunk. Maybe they add a feature to the cartography table where you can craft a special map with the slime chunk compass that points out every slime chunk in an area, and they retroactively update the recovery compass to do the same where you can craft a map that works like a treasure map that shows you where you last died.