The Spawn Chunks 411: Straw Slabs And Sulfur Stories

Jul 20, 2026 | podcast

Jonny, and Joel talk technical changes in the latest Minecraft 26.3 snapshot, then answer listener email about slabs of hay, villager copper, the smell of blazes, and stories behind their servers.

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  • The Citadel | Mushroom Island
    • Finished up the concrete, and froglight detail around the exterior foundation of the command center.
    • Started adding more detail to the main level floor which was installed as a temporary flat quartz floor, and has always been underwhelming.
      • Trying to come up with a subfloor power conduit design that isn’t just a copy of the second, and third floor designs which is challenging. The main floor is a much larger space.
      • Potentially the final design will have animated, dynamic lighting pulsing towards the center power core chamber.
      • Main Floor Conduit Details – Part 1

Minecraft News

FROM: Archie
SUBJECT: Hay Bale Recipe

Hi Pix and Joel,

I was thinking that Mojang should add a hay bale slab. This would really help builders with thatch roof detailing, and it would fit right in with wool slabs, and cushions. Then the hay bed recipe can be half as expensive being made with three hay bale slabs. 

Archie exploded in the nether trying to nap on his couch in his upgraded nether base lounge room.

FROM: SkylerCooper
SUBJECT: Sulphuric Blazes

Hi Pix and Joel,

I was reading the The Minecraft Mobestiary by Alex Wiltshire when I came across something in the section about blazes. A short paraphrase: “The blaze rod is hot and smells of sulphur.”

What do you think this could do with the new Sulphur Caves? Maybe there could be sulphur in the Nether. 

Thanks!

SkylerCooper

FROM: Wayward_Gameer
SUBJECT: Copper Trading

Hi Pixs and Joel!

Dealing with villagers again in my current world has got me thinking if Mojang will update villager trading to include copper. We currently have villagers which will trade iron, and gold for emeralds. We even have villagers that will take diamonds for emeralds, but none for copper! I’m wondering which villagers might want my mountains of copper.

Interested to hear your thoughts, keep up the great work with the podcast! 🙂 

Wayward_Gameer was slain by a drowned while trading copper ingots to a fisherman.

FROM: Divo
SUBJECT: Server Stories

Hey Joel and Pix,

I am interested to hear how you guys came to play on The Citadel and  Misadventures servers. I would love to hear the story!

Divo died from loneliness because he could not find a server.

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