Mob
New Vex
The Vex has a new model and textures. Its hitbox was not shrunk with it, so the mob is now slightly easier to hit.
Minecraft 1.19.3
Released on 7 December 2022, Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.3 gives the Vex a new look, reorganises the Creative Inventory and adds Spawn Eggs for the Iron Golem, Snow Golem, Ender Dragon and Wither. It also introduces feature flags: Camels, a bamboo wood set, Hanging Signs and the Chiseled Bookshelf can be tried as Update 1.20 experimental features.
Released 07 Dec 2022 4 new blocks & items Resource pack format 12 Data version 3218
Key takeaways
- Creative Inventory: tabs and contents are reorganised, blocks are grouped by material, and a new Colored Blocks tab gathers every block with 16 colour variants.
- Vex: a new model and textures; it keeps its old, now slightly oversized hitbox to make it easier to fight.
- Spawn Eggs: new eggs for the Iron Golem, Snow Golem, Ender Dragon and Wither. The last two are only available through commands.
- Experiments: built-in experimental data packs, chosen when creating a world, unlock Camels, bamboo wood, Hanging Signs, the Chiseled Bookshelf and Bundles.
- Sounds: Overworld wood, Nether wood and bamboo now have their own sounds, and Carpets, Lily Pads and other blocks get step sounds.
Headline features
The changes you will notice first, with the pages that go deeper.
Items
Creative Inventory and Spawn Eggs
Suspicious Stew, the Dragon Egg, the Monster Spawner and all three Firework flight durations join the Creative Inventory, and operator blocks get an optional tab. New Spawn Eggs cover the Iron Golem, Snow Golem, Ender Dragon and Wither.
Blocks
Monster Spawner
A Spawner placed by a player no longer spawns Pigs by default and shows no flames until a mob is set. Its tooltip shows the mob type, and pick block now works on it.
Everything new in 1.19.3
compared with 1.19.2 · from the game files4Blocks & items
Other blocks & items × 4
What changed
MobsIn the Nether, Endermen, Skeletons and Wither Skeletons now only spawn at light level 7 or below, instead of 11 or below.
BlocksFence Gates no longer give centre support below them, and an opening Shulker Box pops off blocks attached to its opened face.
WorldStronghold placement is more efficient, so Stronghold positions in their rings may shift by a few degrees.
ChatChat Preview is removed, messages deleted by server moderators are replaced with a notice, and player reports can be kept as drafts.
MultiplayerThe Open to LAN screen lets you choose the port, and /publish can now enable commands and set the game mode.
CommandsNew /fillbiome command, execute if biome, and new game rules such as snowAccumulationHeight, waterSourceConversion and lavaSourceConversion.
TechnicalResource pack format 12. Textures outside textures/block and textures/item must now be declared in the new atlases files.
Mods & loaders for 1.19.3
Mods must be rebuilt for each version. Counts from the files published on Modrinth and CurseForge, in our catalog.
Popular mods Sodium · AvailableJust Enough Items (JEI) · AvailableFabric API · AvailableLithium · AvailableIris Shaders · AvailableOptiFine · Available
275 mods in our catalog have a 1.19.3 file → 230 texture packs and 58 maps in our catalog support 1.19.3.
How to play 1.19.3
- 01
Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Minecraft: Java Edition.
- 02
Go to Installations, create a new installation and choose version 1.19.3.
- 03
Back up your worlds before opening them in a new version.
From first snapshot to release
5 snapshots, 3 pre-releases and 3 release candidates over 49 days.
- 22w42a19 Oct 2022
- 22w44a02 Nov 2022
- 22w46a16 Nov 2022
- 1.19.3-pre122 Nov 2022
- 1.19.3-rc101 Dec 2022
- 1.19.307 Dec 2022
Minecraft 1.19.3 FAQ
When was Minecraft 1.19.3 released?
On 7 December 2022, for Java Edition. It is the third update to 1.19 The Wild Update, after 1.19.1 and 1.19.2, and has no update name of its own.
Are Camels in Minecraft 1.19.3?
Only as an experimental feature: turn on the Update 1.20 experimental features when creating a world. Experiments cannot be turned on for existing worlds, and worlds that use them are marked Experimental.
How do you get the Ender Dragon Spawn Egg?
Only with commands, like the Wither Spawn Egg, to prevent accidental destruction of builds. The Iron Golem and Snow Golem Spawn Eggs are in the Creative Inventory.
Do resource packs from 1.19.2 work in 1.19.3?
They may need an update: the format is now 12, textures outside the block and item folders must be listed in atlas files, and a pack with an invalid model no longer loads. Mods also need a build for 1.19.3.