20w48a

20w48a
Date published	November 25, 2020
Additions	Pointed Dripstone , Dripstone Block and new textures for Compass, Clock, Amethysts, Candle icons.

20w48a is the third snapshot for Java Edition 1.17. Released on November 25, 2020, it adds dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone.

Additions

Pointed Dripstone

• When stepped on if fallen on a player, does damage.
• Can be in the form of stalagmites and stalactites.
• If a water or lava source block is on top, will slowly fill up a cauldron.
  • In the Nether, it will drip lava, no matter if there is lava on it.

Dripstone Block

• Decoration block
• Does not generate anywhere currently, and is only available from the Creative inventory

Gamerules

• freezeDamage – whether entities take damage from freezing inside of power snow

Changes

Clock

• New texture

Compass and Lodestone Compass

• New textures

Amethysts

• New textures

Candle icons

• New textures

Bundle

• Now show fullness as a number when advanced tooltips are enabled.
• Right-clicking a bundle in the inventory now empties one item from the bundle.
• Using a bundle now throws out its entire content into the world.

Spyglass

• Now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite