The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

Jonny, and Joel anticipate the arrival of Minecraft 1.20.5 with details of the first pre-release, share their first impressions of new Minecraft paintings coming in the following update, and answer listener email about ominous difficulty, enchanting, and villager trading.

Joel, and Jonny welcome Minecraft Game Designer Ulraf to the podcast to talk about working on the mace, and the process of taking the new weapon from concept on through implementation in the game. Ulraf also shares his history with Minecraft as a player, and developer, what it was like interviewing at Mojang, and how he treats his friends in Minecraft.

Jonny, and Joel run through the big changes to Trial Chambers in the new Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot. New potions, new enchantments, and ominous events are replacing bad omen while at the same time expanding the trial chamber experience. There is a lot to consider when you look at everything coming in the next major update!

Joel, and Jonny welcome Mogswamp to the podcast to chat about the new mace, and the ups, and downs of pounding away in a twelve year old superflat world. There is also a new snapshot this week, and the Minecraft Marketplace now has a subscription option.

Jonny, and Joel give their first impressions of the new mace weapon coming to Minecraft, along with breeze rods, and new armour trim, then answer listener email about chalky cliffs, dying water, and XP debuffs in the March Chunkmail Dispenser.

Joel, and Jonny explore the Minecraft landscape looking for the eight new types of wolves added in the new snapshot, and discuss some starry eyed listener ideas about astronomy, and where to best invest your stockpiles of XP.

Jonny, and Joel explore new features in the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, including dyed wolf armour, mushroom sprouting bogged, and a large technical update concerning item data. Plus, Hardcore comes to Bedrock, and an email lead discussion around XP.

Joel, and Jonny discuss how add-ons coming to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition have huge potential to change the way players experience the game, take a look back their own Minecraft experiences, and look forward to challenges ahead.

Jonny, and Joel review the new slimy skeleton variant, the bogged, see through the veil of a ghost block, bring new life to old items, and blend everything together in the Nether in the February Chunk Mail Dispenser.

Joel, and Jonny take a closer look at the new wind charge item dropped by the breeze in the latest Minecraft snapshot, answer listener email about remote control allay vision, and discuss adding experimental features like the crafter to Minecraft ahead of their official release.