The Spawn Chunks 299: Does AI Dream Of Minecraft Sheep

The Spawn Chunks 299: Does AI Dream Of Minecraft Sheep

The Spawn Chunks 299: Does AI Dream Of Minecraft Sheep [powerpress] Jonny, and Joel cover the push back to normal with pistons, changes to how entities interact with Nether portals, the possibilities of AI in Minecraft, and expanding horizons on player deaths. Title...
The Spawn Chunks 298: Pushback On Pistons

The Spawn Chunks 298: Pushback On Pistons

The Spawn Chunks 298: Pushback On Pistons [powerpress] Joel, and Jonny celebrate 15 years of Minecraft talking changes to witch drops, and piston sounds in the latest snapshot, then answer listener email about cold crops, music on repeat, and the elements of inventory...
The Spawn Chunks 297: What’s In A Name?

The Spawn Chunks 297: What’s In A Name?

The Spawn Chunks 297: What’s In A Name? [powerpress] Jonny, and Joel take a look at the squishy changes to the mace in the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, then answer listener email about creepy Nether portals, and naming things in your Minecraft world. Joel...
The Spawn Chunks 296: Painting Possibilities

The Spawn Chunks 296: Painting Possibilities

The Spawn Chunks 296: Painting Possibilities [powerpress] Joel, and Jonny share the latest Minecraft snapshot changes as the Tricky Trials update adds new music, new paintings, and a host of other important technical updates, and bug fixes. Joel Duggan Twitter |...
The Spawn Chunks 295: Tricky Trials Track List

The Spawn Chunks 295: Tricky Trials Track List

The Spawn Chunks 295: Tricky Trials Track List [powerpress] Jonny, and Joel cover the drop of Minecraft: Java Edition 1.20.5 Armored Paws, the tricky name reveal of the next major update, and the release of twelve new Minecraft music tracks composed by Aaron Cherof,...
The Spawn Chunks 294: Pre-releases, Productivity, And Pace

The Spawn Chunks 294: Pre-releases, Productivity, And Pace

The Spawn Chunks 294: Pre-releases, Productivity, And Pace [powerpress] Joel, and Jonny cover some of the final changes to Minecraft 1.20.5 before its anticipated release later this week, speculate how wooden beams might function in Minecraft, and discuss downshifting...
The Spawn Chunks 293: Rolling Out New Paintings

The Spawn Chunks 293: Rolling Out New Paintings

The Spawn Chunks 293: Rolling Out New Paintings [powerpress] 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...
The Spawn Chunks 292: The A-mace-ing Ulraf!

The Spawn Chunks 292: The A-mace-ing Ulraf!

The Spawn Chunks 292: The A-mace-ing Ulraf! [powerpress] 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...
The Spawn Chunks 291: Ominous Events

The Spawn Chunks 291: Ominous Events

The Spawn Chunks 291: Ominous Events [powerpress] 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...
The Spawn Chunks 290: Superflat Chat With Mogswamp

The Spawn Chunks 290: Superflat Chat With Mogswamp

The Spawn Chunks 290: Superflat Chat With Mogswamp [powerpress] 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...
The Spawn Chunks 289: Is The Mace A Smash Hit?

The Spawn Chunks 289: Is The Mace A Smash Hit?

The Spawn Chunks 289: Is The Mace A Smash Hit? [powerpress] 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...
The Spawn Chunks 288: Wolves Of The World

The Spawn Chunks 288: Wolves Of The World

The Spawn Chunks 288: Wolves Of The World [powerpress] 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...