Minecraft 25w36a

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 25w35a with 25w36a — not copied from patch notes.

Mobs and entities +1

New in-game text 15

Reworded text 87

Wording Mojang changed in this version.

Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft Snapshot 25w36a, published 2025-09-02. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.

59 issues fixed, read from Mojang’s own patch notes. Each entry keeps its original bug ID.

Fixed bugs in 25w36a 59

• MC-223142 Player can move while spectating a marker
• MC-225088 Overworld surface is darker than before on low brightness
• MC-234737 Typo in exception message: "EmtyPoolElement"
• MC-236508 The title within the "Add Server" menu is displayed as "Edit Server Info"
• MC-237590 The word "chunks" is improperly capitalized within the render and simulation distance sliders
• MC-238273 "Locked by another running instance of Minecraft" lacks punctuation
• MC-249205 "minecraft.used:minecraft.potion" increases by a value of two when using water bottles to create mud in creative mode
• MC-250062 Several strings throughout the game contain comma splices
• MC-250193 Server log does not use the string representation of a player's GameProfile on a disconnect during encryption
• MC-254052 /locate doesn't work outside build limit
• MC-254668 Pressing Escape on the death screen's title screen warning respawns the player
• MC-257792 Output slot for trading menu is off-center
• MC-258191 Root system feature allows hanging root vertical span of 0, causing error
• MC-259347 Height limit warning message is shown when right-clicking the top of a block at the build height limit with a bucket
• MC-262370 Some multiplayer strings are untranslatable
• MC-264962 Strings that contain two inputs for a given action have inconsistent spacing and apostrophes
• MC-265807 Mobs don't drown if their Air NBT is less than -19
• MC-277975 The first line of the command execution warning in an item's tooltip is missing punctuation
• MC-278435 Mushroom Fields biome doesn't generate pumpkin patches despite being specified in vanilla datapack
• MC-279123 Some strings that reference Minecraft Realms use inconsistent or missing verb forms
• MC-279153 Some strings that mention the base values of attributes are missing articles
• MC-279173 The "chat.disabled.invalid_command_signature" string is missing an article before the word "Command"
• MC-279174 The "gamerule.spawnChunkRadius.description" string is missing an article before the word "Amount"
• MC-279175 Some multiplayer disconnection strings are missing articles and demonstratives
• MC-279176 The "gamerule.commandModificationBlockLimit.description" string is missing an article before the word "Number"
• MC-279212 Some narration strings are missing articles and possessive determiners
• MC-295829 Test instance block GUI uses "Batch" instead of "Environment"
• MC-298605 When creating a Water World superflat world, the player spawns at the bottom of the sea
• MC-299105 Tears and Lava Chicken music disc 'desc' translations are unused
• MC-300055 You get the advancement Wax On for changing the pose of a Copper Golem Statue while holding Honeycomb
• MC-300088 Items placed by a copper golem in a double chest do not update redstone comparators reading the right side of the double chest
• MC-300109 Lightning bolt does not remove oxidation from the lightning rod
• MC-300169 The CustomName tag of a copper golem statue is not kept when mined
• MC-300192 No darker trim for copper
• MC-300201 Breaking a copper golem statue with a pose does not retain its pose
• MC-300416 Copper golems' pathfinding to chests is biased to northwest
• MC-300558 Copper golems can open locked chests without an appropriate key item
• MC-300729 Incorrect or unusually obvious pixels on the weathered and exposed copper bars
• MC-300961 The armor layer on husks no longer reflects their larger size compared to other humanoids
• MC-301099 Copper chests worn on copper golems' heads are not visible
• MC-301250 Upon exiting the gamemode switcher (F3+F4) while viewing the credits, the player still does not resume viewing the credits and instead remains in the end in a phantom state until they relog
• MC-301258 Copper golem statues in the walking pose have a bit of their necks poking through their arms
• MC-301259 Shelf align_items_to_bottom in block entity data doesn't work
• MC-301261 The right arm of the copper golem statue isn't connected to its body
• MC-301276 The hand animation no longer plays when shearing copper golems
• MC-301277 Item frames with maps and paintings cannot share a corner anymore
• MC-301278 The code of conduct screen renders carriage return characters
• MC-301283 Sprint and sneak input can get 'stuck' if a screen is opened right as the input is pressed
• MC-301310 The “Transfer Now” button in the realms menu renders outside the selection box
• MC-301312 You cannot begin to use items while looking at copper golems
• MC-301324 Sitting copper golem statue nose is rotated incorrectly
• MC-301330 Malicious server can force client to remain stuck on code of conduct screen
• MC-301374 Evokers can now spawn in Peaceful difficulty
• MC-301519 Trying to use a command block while the "enableCommandBlocks" gamerule is set to false says "Command blocks are not enabled on this server" even if you're not on a server
• MC-301523 Some gamerule description strings consist of inconsistent concluding punctuation, redundantly include “or not”, and are grammatically incorrect
• MC-301524 The block breaking animation on banners now amplifies with each pattern applied
• MC-301546 Bells do not display ringing animation when another bell is nearby
• MC-301577 Block light sources produce shadows around themselves under skylight
• MC-301619 Game mode translation key is used in the console message sent when a player tries to switch their game mode without permission

This build was part of the run-up to 1.21.9. Everything tested here landed in that release.