Block Format History

1.21.70 ​

Components ​

• Added minecraft:replaceable
  • An empty object which allows this block to be replaced by attempting to place another block in its position.
  • Does not allow the block to be replaced by a block of the same permutation.
• Updated minecraft:map_color
  • Can now be defined as an object containing the following parameters:
    • color which is the base HEX string color of this block on a map.
    • tint_method which allows the color to be tinted based on the biome the block is in.
      • There are currently 6 supported tint methods: none, birch_foliage, default_foliage, evergreen_foliage, grass and water.

• Updated minecraft:material_instances
  • Added isotropic instance parameter which determines whether face UVs should randomly rotate based on the block's position in the world.

1.21.60 ​

Description ​

• Updated menu_category
  • Updated group parameter to require a namespace e.g. minecraft:itemGroup.name.concrete

Components ​

• Released minecraft:item_visual from experimental
• Released minecraft:liquid_detection from experimental
• Updated minecraft:material_instances
  • Released float value support for ambient_occlusion from experimental

1.21.50 ​

Components ​

• Updated minecraft:destructible_by_mining
  • Released item_specific_speeds parameter from experimental

• Added minecraft:item_visual
  • Determines how this block is displayed as an item.
  • Contains geometry which determines the displayed geometry component.
  • Contains material_instances which determines the displayed material instances component.
• Added minecraft:liquid_detection
  • Determines how this blocks behaves with different types of liquid.
  • Contains detection_rules which each contain the following parameters:
    • liquid_type determines which type of liquid this rule applies to. Currently only water is supported.
    • can_contain_liquid determines whether the liquid type can occupy the same space as this block e.g., waterlogging.
    • on_liquid_touches determines what happens when the liquid type flows into the block.
    • stops_liquid_flowing_from_direction determines an array of directions that the liquid cannot flow out of this block from.
• Updated minecraft:material_instances
  • Updated ambient_occlusion instance parameter to support a float which determines ambient occlusion intensity (0.0-10.0).

1.21.40 ​

Components ​

• Released minecraft:redstone_conductivity from experimental

1.21.30 ​

Components ​

• Added minecraft:redstone_conductivity
  • Contains redstone_conductor which determines whether this block conducts redstone.
  • Contains allows_wire_to_step_down which determines whether redstone wire can travel down the side of this block.
• Updated minecraft:destructible_by_mining
  • Added item_specific_speeds which determines the destroy_speed for each item descriptor in an array.

1.21.10 ​

Components ​

• Released minecraft:custom_components from experimental
• Released minecraft:entity_fall_on from experimental
• Released minecraft:tick from experimental

1.21.0 ​

Components ​

• Updated minecraft:transformation
  • Added scale_pivot parameter
  • Added rotation_pivot parameter

1.20.80 ​

• Removed events

Components ​

• Added minecraft:custom_components
  • Lists all the custom components that should be applied to this block.
• Added minecraft:entity_fall_on
  • Contains min_fall_distance which determines the minimum distance an entity must fall to trigger the entity fall on event.
• Renamed minecraft:queued_ticking to minecraft:tick
  • Removed on_tick parameter

• Removed minecraft:on_fall_on trigger
• Removed minecraft:on_interact trigger
• Removed minecraft:on_placed trigger
• Removed minecraft:on_player_destroyed trigger
• Removed minecraft:on_player_placing trigger
• Removed minecraft:on_step_off trigger
• Removed minecraft:on_step_on trigger
• Removed minecraft:random_ticking trigger

Events ​

• Removed add_mob_effect response
• Removed damage response
• Removed decrement_stack response
• Removed die response
• Removed play_effect response
• Removed play_sound response
• Removed remove_mob_effect response
• Removed run_command response
• Removed set_block response
• Removed set_block_at_pos response
• Removed set_block_state response
• Removed spawn_loot response
• Removed swing response
• Removed teleport response
• Removed transform response
• Removed trigger response

1.20.60 ​

Components ​

• Updated minecraft:geometry
  • Added culling parameter which determines which culling rules to apply to this block's model.

• Removed minecraft:unit_cube

1.20.20 ​

Description ​

• Released traits from experimental

Traits ​

• Released minecraft:placement_direction from experimental
• Released minecraft:placement_position from experimental

1.20.10 ​

Description ​

• Renamed properties to states

Components ​

• Updated minecraft:geometry
  • Added Molang permutation condition support to bone_visibility entries.

Events ​

• Renamed set_block_property response to set_block_state

1.20.0 ​

Description ​

• Added traits
  • Block traits are shortcuts for creators to add vanilla states and value setters to data-driven blocks.

Traits ​

• Added minecraft:placement_direction
  • Can enable the states minecraft:cardinal_direction and minecraft:facing_direction.
• Added minecraft:placement_position
  • Can enable the states minecraft:block_face and minecraft:vertical_half.

1.19.80 ​

Components ​

• Added minecraft:transformation
  • Contains rotation, scale and translation which determine the transformation of the block's model and collisions.
• Updated minecraft:geometry
  • Added bone_visibility parameter which determines whether the cubes of bones are visible based on boolean values.

• Removed minecraft:part_visibility

1.19.70 ​

Description ​

• Released properties from experimental

Permutations ​

• Released from experimental
• Blocks will now fail to load if a condition parameter is not a valid Molang permutation condition.

1.19.60 ​

Components ​

• Released minecraft:display_name from experimental
• Released minecraft:placement_filter from experimental
• Released minecraft:selection_box from experimental

1.19.50 ​

Components ​

• Released minecraft:crafting_table from experimental
• Released minecraft:collision_box from experimental

• Removed minecraft:breathability

1.19.40 ​

Description ​

• Updated menu_category
  • Added is_hidden_in_commands parameter which determines whether the block is treated as invalid when used in commands.

Components ​

• Released minecraft:geometry from experimental
• Released minecraft:material_instances from experimental
• Removed minecraft:breathability
• Renamed minecraft:block_light_filter to minecraft:light_dampening

1.19.30 ​

Description ​

• Added menu_category
  • Contains category which determines which tab this block is placed into.
  • Contains group which determines which other items this block is grouped with.

Components ​

• Removed minecraft:creative_category
• Updated minecraft:display_name
  • No longer prepends tile. and no longer appends .name to the given display name.

1.19.20 ​

Components ​

• Renamed minecraft:block_light_emission to minecraft:light_emission
  • Now determines emitted light in integer light levels (0-15) rather than decimal (0.0-1.0).
• Replaced minecraft:destroy_time with minecraft:destructible_by_mining
  • Setting to false prevents the block from being destroyed through mining.
  • Setting to true allows the block to be mined and destroyed instantly.
  • Setting to an object allows seconds_to_destroy to be determined.
• Replaced minecraft:explosion_resistance with minecraft:destructible_by_explosion
  • Setting to false prevents the block from being destroyed through explosion.
  • Setting to true allows the block to be destroyed through explosion easily.
  • Setting to an object allows explosion_resistance to be determined.
• Value of minecraft:friction now represents movement resistance instead of movement.

• Removed minecraft:unwalkable
• Renamed minecraft:aim_collision to minecraft:selection_box

1.19.10 ​

Components ​

• Renamed minecraft:block_light_filter to minecraft:light_dampening
• Updated minecraft:flammable
  • Can now be set to a boolean, with false meaning the block is non-flammable and true using the default flammability values.
  • Renamed flame_odds parameter to catch_chance_modifier
  • Renamed burn_odds parameter to destroy_chance_modifier

• Renamed minecraft:block_collision to minecraft:collision_box
• Updated minecraft:crafting_table
  • Renamed custom_description parameter to table_name
  • Removed grid_size parameter
• Renamed minecraft:ticking to minecraft:queued_ticking
  • Replaced range parameter with interval_range which is now measured in ticks rather than seconds.

• Updated minecraft:part_visibility
  • Renamed rules parameter to conditions

1.18.30 ​

Components ​

• Removed minecraft:breakonpush
• Removed minecraft:immovable
• Removed minecraft:onlypistonpush
• Removed minecraft:preventsjumping

1.18.10 ​

Components ​

• Renamed minecraft:block_light_absorption to minecraft:block_light_filter

• Renamed minecraft:entity_collision to minecraft:block_collision
• Renamed minecraft:pick_collision to minecraft:aim_collision

1.18.0 ​

Components ​

• Added minecraft:crafting_table
  • Contains crafting_tags which determines which recipes are supported by tag.
  • Contains custom_description which will be displayed in the UI instead of "Crafting Table".
  • Contains grid_size which determines how many slots across and down the crafting grid is. The only supported value is 3.

1.17.30 ​

Components ​

• Added minecraft:part_visibility
  • Determines whether direct children of bones in a model are visible based on molang permutation conditions.

1.17.20 ​

Components ​

• Added minecraft:creative_category
  • Determines where this block appears in the creative menu.

1.16.210 ​

Events ​

• Updated decrement_stack response
  • Added ignore_game_mode parameter which determines whether the stack will be decremented when the player is in creative mode.

1.16.100 ​

• Added events

Description ​

• Removed is_experimental
• Removed register_to_creative_menu

Components ​

• Added minecraft:breakonpush
  • Determines whether this block will break when a piston attempts to push it.
• Added minecraft:breathability
  • Determines whether the block causes suffocation (solid) or is breathable (air).
• Added minecraft:display_name
  • Determines a localization id for this block which will be used in the format tile.<id>.name.
• Added minecraft:entity_collision
  • Determines the entity collision box of this block.
  • Can be set to false to remove the collision completely.
  • Contains origin which determines the starting position of the box.
  • Contains size which determines the dimensions of the box from the origin.
• Added minecraft:geometry
  • Defines the geometry identifier that this block should use as its model.
• Added minecraft:immovable
  • Determines whether this block is immovable by pistons.
• Added minecraft:material_instances
  • Contains rendering configuration for use with the minecraft:geometry or minecraft:unit_cube components.
• Added minecraft:on_fall_on trigger
• Added minecraft:on_interact trigger
• Added minecraft:on_placed trigger
• Added minecraft:on_player_destroyed trigger
• Added minecraft:on_player_placing trigger
• Added minecraft:on_step_off trigger
• Added minecraft:on_step_on trigger
• Added minecraft:onlypistonpush
  • Determines whether this block can only be pushed by pistons and not pulled by sticky pistons.
• Added minecraft:pick_collision
  • Determines the player selection bounds for this block.
  • Can be set to false to remove the collision completely.
  • Contains origin which determines the starting position of the box.
  • Contains size which determines the dimensions of the box from the origin.
• Added minecraft:placement_filter
  • Determines where the block can be placed by the player and survive without popping off.
  • Contains conditions of which at least one must match.
  • Each condition may contain allowed_faces and/or block_filter.
• Added minecraft:preventsjumping
  • Determines whether entities have limited jumping abilities when on this block.
• Added minecraft:random_ticking trigger
• Added minecraft:rotation
  • Rotates this block's collision boxes and model by axis-aligned angles.
• Added minecraft:ticking
  • Determines the interval at which this block will tick, with pending tick data saved.
  • Contains looping which determines whether ticking will continue indefinitely.
  • Contains range which determines the random delay of the interval.
  • Contains on_tick which can trigger an event when this block ticks.
• Added minecraft:unit_cube
  • Causes this block to display as a full block unit in size.
• Added minecraft:unwalkable
  • Determines whether entities should avoid walking over this block.

Events ​

• Added add_mob_effect response
• Added damage response
• Added decrement_stack response
• Added die response
• Added play_effect response
• Added play_sound response
• Added remove_mob_effect response
• Added run_command response
• Added set_block response
• Added set_block_at_pos response
• Added set_block_property response
• Added spawn_loot response
• Added swing response
• Added teleport response
• Added transform response
• Added trigger response

1.10.0 ​

Description ​

• Added identifier
  • Defines the identifier of the block. Must have a namespace that isn't minecraft.
• Added is_experimental
  • Only registers the block if the Use Experimental Gameplay toggle is enabled in world settings.
• Added register_to_creative_menu
  • Causes the block to appear in the Construction category of the creative menu.
  • Custom blocks cannot be added to the recipe book at this time.

Components ​

• Added minecraft:block_light_absorption
  • Determines how much light (in integer light levels from 0-15) will be absorbed when passing through the block.
• Added minecraft:block_light_emission
  • Determines how much light (as a float from 0.0-1.0) is emitted by this block.
• Added minecraft:destroy_time
  • Determines how long it takes to mine this block in survival or adventure mode.
• Added minecraft:explosion_resistance
  • Determines how resistant this block is to explosions.
• Added minecraft:flammable
  • Contains burn_odds which determines how likely this block is to be destroyed when on fire.
  • Contains flame_odds which determines how likely this blocks is to catch on fire when fire is nearby.
• Added minecraft:friction
  • Determines the movement speed of entities on this block.
  • Note that this is not a measure of resistance unlike in modern formats.
• Added minecraft:loot
  • Determines the path of the loot table that will be dropped when this block is destroyed.
  • This component is ignored if the used tool has the Silk Touch enchantment.
• Added minecraft:map_color
  • Determines the color this block appears as on a map.