The Spawn Chunks 230: Keeping Your Amor Trim

The Spawn Chunks 230: Keeping Your Amor Trim

Joel is joined by guest MythicalSausage to talk about the latest Minecraft Legends trailer, the extensive, and colourful new armour trim feature, and the changes happening around netherite amor, and tool progression in the latest Minecraft 1.20 snapshot.

The Spawn Chunks 229: Sniffing Out The Real Builders

The Spawn Chunks 229: Sniffing Out The Real Builders

Jonny, and Joel run through some technical changes in the new Minecraft snapshot, nose around the first look at the sniffer, and answer listener emails from architects, and builders in the community about how they play Minecraft.

The Spawn Chunks 228: Through The Looking Glass

The Spawn Chunks 228: Through The Looking Glass

Joel, and Jonny touch on some tweaks, and bug fixes released in the Minecraft Bedrock Beta, learn a bit more about the development of the Minecraft camel, explore the potential of connecting glass blocks, and discuss the different ways players scout, and explore their Minecraft worlds.

The Spawn Chunks 227: Precious Resources

The Spawn Chunks 227: Precious Resources

Jonny, and Joel, talk about befriending hostile mobs in Minecraft Legends, answer listener email about banners, and smelting diorite, then share some of the tools that they use to make their Minecraft lives a bit easier.

The Spawn Chunks 226: Building Into 2023

The Spawn Chunks 226: Building Into 2023

Joel, and Jonny (and Mojang) took a break from Minecraft over the holidays, and are now looking forward to what 2023 has in store. From The 1.20 Update, to Minecraft Legends, as well as finishing existing projects, and planning for new ones.

The Spawn Chunks 225: Boxing Day Chunk Mail

The Spawn Chunks 225: Boxing Day Chunk Mail

Jonny, and Joel dig their mittens into the chunkmail box to answer listener emails about Minecraft food mechanics, speculation on breeding the sniffer, how new interactive blocks could be used to shape loot distribution, and the building challenge of balancing detail, and scale.

The Spawn Chunks 224: A Soothing View Of 2022

The Spawn Chunks 224: A Soothing View Of 2022

Joel, and Jonny cover the latest Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta changes, connect with a dairy farmer about milking natural resources in game, and review the changes to Minecraft, communication from Mojang, and player expectations in 2022.

The Spawn Chunks 223: It’s Good To Have Options

The Spawn Chunks 223: It’s Good To Have Options

Jonny, and Joel review the features included in Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19.3, which is out now, before answering listener email that aims to improve note block interaction, as well as the benefits, and balance of having multiple projects in Minecraft all going at the same time.

The Spawn Chunks 222: Home Is Where You Respawn

The Spawn Chunks 222: Home Is Where You Respawn

Joel, and Jonny review the final tweaks to Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19.3, and the release of Bedrock Edition 1.19.50, then listen to the sound potential of profession blocks, and discuss sentimental attachment to Minecraft worlds, and how they can feel like home to many players.

The Spawn Chunks 221: The Sound Of Confusion

The Spawn Chunks 221: The Sound Of Confusion

Jonny, and Joel run down the bug fixes in Pre-release 1 and 2 for Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.3, answer listener email about tuning note blocks, and discuss challenges in the new approach to snapshots, and the potential new sounds have in the Minecraft experience.

The Spawn Chunks 220: Chiseled To Perfection

The Spawn Chunks 220: Chiseled To Perfection

Joel, and Jonny chat changes to chiseled bookshelves, piglin heads, and light level changes in the latest Java Edition snapshot, then answer listener email about crafting recipes, Peaceful Mode, and Minecraft music.

The Spawn Chunks 219: Does Multiplayer Vex You?

The Spawn Chunks 219: Does Multiplayer Vex You?

Jonny, and Joel run down the new changes in the latest Java Edition snapshot, toss about game rules for Peaceful mode, and answer listener email about getting started in the multiplayer experience in Minecraft.

The Spawn Chunks 218: This Game Rules

The Spawn Chunks 218: This Game Rules

Joel, and Jonny talk game rule toggles, creative inventory changes, and hoppers interacting with chiseled bookshelves in the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot.

The Spawn Chunks 217: Halloween Hijinks

The Spawn Chunks 217: Halloween Hijinks

Jonny, and Joel cover the creative changes in the latest Minecraft snapshot, stack up the potential that chiselled bookshelves have with enchanting tables, and get spooky with Halloween history, and other seasonal ideas for Minecraft.

The Spawn Chunks 216: Hung Up On Hanging Signs

The Spawn Chunks 216: Hung Up On Hanging Signs

Joel, and Jonny share their hands on experience playing with bamboo, hanging signs, camels, and chiseled bookshelves in the new experimental features snapshot in Minecraft, and discuss the sniffer speculation coming in through listener email.

The Spawn Chunks 215: Minecraft Live 2022 The Unnamed Update

The Spawn Chunks 215: Minecraft Live 2022 The Unnamed Update

Jonny, and Joel break down the announcements from Minecraft Live 2022, starting with the gameplay demo of Minecraft Legends, the Fauna Faire event, and tower multiplayer in Minecraft Dungeons, and new blocks and features coming to Minecraft 1.20 set to release in 2023.

The Spawn Chunks 214: Sniffing Out The Mob Vote

The Spawn Chunks 214: Sniffing Out The Mob Vote

Joel, and Jonny take a look at the three new mobs that Mojang has announced for the Minecraft Live 2022 mob vote, the sniffer, the rascal, and the tuff golem, and discuss what each addition could mean for the future of Minecraft.

The Spawn Chunks 213: Developing A Legend

The Spawn Chunks 213: Developing A Legend

Jonny, and Joel discuss some of the communication, and management of expectations from Mojang Studios looking ahead to Minecraft Live, then take a peek behind the scenes at some of the whimsical development of Minecraft Legends.

The Spawn Chunks 212: A Cloudy Conundrum

The Spawn Chunks 212: A Cloudy Conundrum

Joel, and Jonny take a look at Minecraft weather, hopes for a bright, diverse future, and where it comes up a bit soggy. Plus, listener email about archeology interactions, and player observed topography.

The Spawn Chunks 211: Re-Crafting Archaeology With ArchaeoPlays

The Spawn Chunks 211: Re-Crafting Archaeology With ArchaeoPlays

Jonny, and Joel are joined by Dr. Heather Christie for an in depth discussion about what it’s like to see Minecraft through the eyes of an archeologist, and how a potential archaeology mechanic in Minecraft could change, and challenge, how players think about, and interact with the world.

The Spawn Chunks 210: Bopping To The Ballot Box

The Spawn Chunks 210: Bopping To The Ballot Box

Joel, and Jonny discuss long roads, and implied history in Minecraft builds, the Minecraft Live 2022 teaser trailer, and answer listener email on potential rope mechanics, and rare blocks.

The Spawn Chunks 209: Mobs Don’t Grow On Trees

The Spawn Chunks 209: Mobs Don’t Grow On Trees

Jonny, and Joel share a listener idea about colourful tree generation in Minecraft, discuss the time trap of working new blocks into older builds, and speculate on player voting possibilities for Minecraft Live, slated for October.

The Spawn Chunks 207: Do Mods Get Under Your Skin?

The Spawn Chunks 207: Do Mods Get Under Your Skin?

Jonny, and Joel share their latest big projects in Minecraft, answer listener email about end-game diamonds, discuss the laundry lists of mods vanilla players use, and the importance of your Minecraft skin.