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A 3D exploration and survival sandbox game, based in large generated worlds made of blocks. This tag is for the Java-based edition of Minecraft for PCs. For other editions of the game, please use the tag specific to that edition, e.g. [minecraft-bedrock-edition]

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Minecraft Launcher won't open at all

I have attempted to run the Minecraft launcher several times but it won't respond at all. It has previously worked just fine on this machine, the only thing different is that my OS (Windows 10) ...
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Is it possible to set tile entity data on an enderman's held block?

Is there a specific command that I can do to summon an enderman holding a command block with a custom command preset? I tried the following command, but the command block doesn't have a command inside:...
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Why has Minecraft generated this 1-chunk wide strip of world?

I recently installed Dynmap, and viewing the map I noticed this 1-chunk wide strip extending directly south from spawn for about 16000 blocks. It can't have been generated by a player, otherwise it ...
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How can I get more children to grow up?

I'm using the Millénaire village mods in Minecraft. I have a Japanese-style village with at least one of every building. I have 30 villagers, including 6 children. Some of the places I had built, like ...
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Can I create a custom biome with no floor for my datapack?

I've been looking into custom world generation recently and I found out that you can create custom biomes and have them generate in the world. I was wondering if it was at all possible to use this to ...
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Shulker Farm Failure Rate

I built a shulker farm following the design by devilmok. Centered on the trapped shulker, there are 4 nether portals with 17x17 portal blocks. These are spaced apart with blocks in between to allow ...
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Can an Optifine CIT texture have a different texture in the GUI vs in the player's hand?

I was wondering if there was a way to make an item have a different texture in the GUI than the player's hand with normal optifine. For example, I have a long staff item I am trying to add, which is a ...
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Set player UUID (world owner) in multiplayer

Problem: I have singeplayer world which I moved to multiplayer server (online-mode=false). But when I log in, I have different UUID, so all my dogs are not mine anymore and my villager discounts are ...
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minecraft command block problem "snowball"

I'm trying to execute this code: execute @a[score_HoldSnowball_min=1] ~ ~ ~ scoreboard players set @e[type=Snowball,rm=3,r=4] Snowball 1 but it doesn't execute the code and instead says: [13:59:43]...
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Is there a possible way to get rid of the grass color mapping in a resource pack?

I'm making a Gameboy themed Minecraft resource pack, and the grass has the color mapping, even though I've made only one color for the color mapping it still has this tint, is there any way to get rid ...
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Craftbook - Sort Potions

I think it's possibly something like a duplicate of my other question Craftbook Collect: Sort enchanted Books/Items But I have a similar question about how to sort potions or if it is possible. The ...
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How to add predicates to custom entity models?

I have been trying to make a boss fight in Minecraft and I have re-textured an armor stand to be the boss model, but when you spawn a normal armor stand it shows as the boss (without arms) as well. ...
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How do I read a Minecraft crash log to determine the root of the issue?

So I'm trying to help a friend join a modded Minecraft server with me. things would load in well and she would appear in game, but then after 5 minutes the game would crash and spit out a crash report....
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Cause of TPS/Lag in early game SSP world - Can anyone explain what's happening here?

TLDR: Newly created 1.14.4 Java SSP world experiences TPS of 6 ms min & 7 ms avg values consistently but after AFK for an extended period of time at AFK fish farm, this increases to around 20 ms ...
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Remove "X/Y players sleeping" Message Minecraft

As of Minecraft Java Edition Version 1.17, there is a rather annoying message: That will show up above a player's hotbar whenever: Someone goes to sleep Someone stops sleeping The number of players ...
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Why is Player's generic.movementSpeed Attribute listed on Wiki as lower than ALL Mobs, yet you can clearly outrun all of them?

EDIT: Player's generic.movementSpeed SPRINTING Attribute is listed as 0.15, their WALK speed is listed as even slower (0.1) Original Post: A Player's generic.movementSpeed Attribute is listed as 0.15 ...
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Logistics Pipes Request Tables forget Crafting Logistics Pipes

So in Tekkit Legends, I had an amazing set-up that auto-crafted a ton of IC2 stuff, like MFSUs, High Voltage Solar panels, and crafting-intensive items like that. It converted diamonds into IC2 things ...
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Is it possible to trade with villagers using some sort of score? (commands)

I'm trying to make a system that transfers emeralds to a score to not take up inventory space, and that score can be used to trade. Is this possible? And if so, is it possible to display this score in ...
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Why does /trigger have no objectives/commands after installing a datapack that has /trigger commands?

Disclaimer: I know this is similar to a previous question I asked that is related to this issue, but it was a bit too specific, and I've decided to ask a more general/focused question this time in the ...
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Minecraft 2x3 flush block swap - no observer blocks

I need help with building a 2x3 block swap without using observers or comparators, in java edition (1.15.2). 1x1 floor swap (functional) 1x1 wall swap (functional) I need to build this on a server ...
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How to make rain look like snow in Minecraft?

Tis' the season, and I'm making a Minecraft Christmas resource pack, and I'm trying to make the rain look like snow. I've tried renaming all the files to do with snow to "rain" and putting them in the ...
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Disabling Railcraft features

Is there a way to disable certain features provided by Railcraft? For example, I do not want to be able to get more rails for the same amount of resources, since I want to keep the values as much ...
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Multiple games linked to one world

Background I like to restart a lot when I play minecraft; and I rarely play online. I am the kind of player who will start a game, get established, explore, and then get bored and start again. ...
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Why are mobs disappearing in my Hardcore world?

I was making an iron farm and I named a zombie to keep it from despawning. However, for some reason, it keeps going invisible to me. Some of my villagers do that as well. I still hear the mobs that ...
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Why won't my villagers breed in Vanilla Minecraft 1.15.2?

I am playing on a 1.15.2 Vanilla Minecraft server that I started in order to play with my friends. I have created a villager enclosure, but the 5 villagers that I have won't breed to fill my 8 beds. I ...
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Unexpected aether terrain

This is the first time I have downloaded the Aether II launcher. When I created a new world, and went through the portal, the terrain was different than what I have seen on pictures and videos on the ...
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How do I make this contraption multiplayer?

I made a grappling hook in Minecraft and put it into a structure. However, I want to use it in a multiplayer map where multiple people may be using it at one time. I believe the way it is currently ...
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Change players health based on scoreboard objectives

I have a custom map in which I have a scoreboard objective. Is there any way to change a player's health based on this scoreboard objective? The only thing I could find was putting a button on a ...
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How would I execute a command at the position of every block of a certain type?

I am trying to summon a beam of particles in replacement of a beacon beam. I have tried making a new model and texture but there seems to be no information on how to change a model that doesn't appear ...
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Accessibility within video settings to reduce chances of seizures?

I've been playing Minecraft (Java) for a while now, survival and creative, but sometimes the visuals that occur within the game as a glitch causes me to get a migraine. The visuals I'm talking about ...
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Creating custom textured armour sets

Minecraft Version: 1.19.3 I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here, but I'm trying to add a custom texture for a leather armour set in Minecraft via customModelData. For some reason however, it's not ...
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How to add a blank line onto a scoreboard in Minecraft

Recently I am working on a RPG custom map. I wonder if there are any ways to insert a blank line (in singleplayer) onto the scoreboard to make it more fancier and more organized, just like this ...
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Skeleton killed by its own arrow achievement?

I would like to make an achievement for killing a skeleton with a reflected arrow. How would I go about doing that? There does not seem to be any noticeable NBT data difference other than owner. There ...
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Strategies for not having my boat tridented into the soup

Sometime in the past, Mojang added boats with chests... this makes it even more important. But basically, the drowned shut down all boat travel everywhere. In large oceans I can usually survive by ...
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Can I use NBT tag values ​as command input?

I am trying to use commands to detect when a player's bed is broken using the SpawnX, SpawnY, and SpawnZ NBT tags. It would look something like this: /execute as @a unless block [SpawnX] [SpawnY] [...
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Is there any way to copy/clone an existing item to create a completely new item using a resource pack?

In Minecraft, I want to clone an item in a resource pack to create a new item or at least make different variants of the same item. Say for example I wanted two diamond helmets that are each a ...
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How to replace spectator shaders with shaders that have a texture using a resource pack

TL;DR: I want to turn this into this by replacing shaders with a resource pack. I already know how to replace the existing spectator shaders using a resource pack. I know they have a vertex shader, a ...
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Troubleshooting a minecart transfer system in Minecraft 1.18.2 Java

This is the minecart transfer system I've put together. A hopper minecart comes in on the top right, unloads into the barrel, then leaves. Another hopper minecart comes in from the left, down the ...
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Does Optifine Make Minecraft Run Smoother Or Slower On A Low-End Gaming PC?

I have a pretty low-end PC that runs low-graphic games when it is having a good day (When it doesn't crash every two minutes). I recently downloaded Optifine, and after a bit of playing, I noticed ...
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Why does the Minecraft launcher sometimes still show the 1.17 layout?

Now with version 1.18(.1) the Minecraft launcher layout looks different again, but sometimes when it needs longer to load the 1.17 layout still appears before being overlaid by the new 1.18 one. Why ...
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Minecraft Blockbench animation problem

With blockbench I have created a chainsaw which would work in conjunction with a datapack. Out of obvious reasons, I want the teeth to actually spin along the edge. So I made a 3 framed animation ...
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Best way to dynamically call function

For my project, I have callable objects (arbitrary NBT dict that is theoretically capable of calling an mcfunction) stored on an NBT array (the Stack). At an arbitrary time in execution I want to be ...
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Mouse cursor moving out of window on Minecraft (Chrome OS)

In Minecraft Java Edition on my Chromebook Duet the mouse cursor just goes out of the Minecraft window when playing instead of centering itself. I used Pi-Apps in Ubuntu 21.04 (in Crostini) to install ...
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Testing the age of a certain item in ticks?

I'm developing a Minecraft server which incorporates realism using a command block network in the center of the map. I'm trying to simulate food spoiling via testing for the age of an item (i.e. if a ...
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How would I test if my custom dimension exists?

I'm making a datapack that relies on a custom dimension. If the dimension hasn't loaded in, it will break things. When you add the datapack to a pre-existing world, then the dimension won't load until ...
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How do I get older versions of Minecraft(1.13 and earlier) to function on my Mac without crashing?

I am attempting to run Minecraft 1.8.9 on my Macbook. More recent versions of Minecraft (1.14+) function normally. It typically crashes several seconds after launching. I have attempted multiple ...
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Changing the "drop all"/"drop stack" keybind in Minecraft

I'm experimenting to find the most comfortable keybinds for me and I found that Ctrl would be perfect for dropping items. However Ctrl + [drop item key] drops the whole stack, which is also the case ...
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ImpulseSV's villager breeder not working in 1.16.1?

I built ImpulseSV's villager breeder (without the farmer so I just manually feed them) and it worked in 1.15.2. But since I updated my world to 1.16.1, it doesn't work anymore. I even let the ...
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Which Y level should I build my glass roof on to prevent lightning from hitting my house?

I read somewhere that lightning spawns at Y level 127, however I cannot verify it or find the source anymore. If I was to build my glass roof on Y level 256, would this be enough to stop my house from ...
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How can I sort items on a server that has increased hopper speed?

I'm playing Minecraft on a server that has tweaked the Hopper speed to be faster. No matter what size is, the stack still goes through. The reason for this speed tweak is a plugin the server has for ...
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