Minecraft 25w44a

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 25w43a with 25w44a — not copied from patch notes.

25w44a block and item additions

2 new blocks and items. Hover a slot for the name; click to open its page.

Items +2

Camel Husk Spawn EggParched Spawn Egg

Mobs and entities +2

Camel HuskParched

Sound events +21 · −1

Removed: minecraft:item.underwater_saddle.equip

New in-game text 37

Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft Snapshot 25w44a, published 2025-10-28. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.

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

Fixed bugs in 25w44a 35

• MC-2791 The player model in the inventory screen renders in the wrong orientation when it's not standing up straight
• MC-73186 Gaps between the faces of item models and complex block models
• MC-149630 Some particles have very thin, vertical lines that flash in and out around the particles
• MC-237158 Magma blocks can generate on the ceilings of caves below aquifers
• MC-298942 Character body moves instead of the head when riding a happy ghast
• MC-300642 When texture atlases are large, gaps are rendered between blocks that have a low resolution
• MC-301311 The “Transfer Now” button no longer renders highlighted when the java realms information box is selected
• MC-301516 The mouse cursor doesn’t change to the hand shape when hovering over tabs in the “Create New World” menu and similar screens
• MC-301517 The mouse cursor doesn’t change to the hand shape when hovering over arrows in the singleplayer, multiplayer, resource packs, and data packs menus
• MC-301527 The mouse cursor doesn’t change to the resize shape when scrolling in the advancements menu
• MC-301988 Buttons in the telemetry screen are not aligned properly in some languages
• MC-302111 Elements within the resource pack and data pack menus are not selected in order when using the TAB key
• MC-302325 When the player toggles a debug renderer using its hotkey (F3+B, F3+G) while in the debug options screen, the corresponding entry is not updated
• MC-302338 The narrator button in the Accessibility Settings menu doesn't update upon pressing Ctrl+B
• MC-302362 Clicking on "Singleplayer" or "Multiplayer" in the main menu then immediately clicking on a world or server joins it even when not clicking the play button
• MC-302482 Resource and data pack names can overlap selection boxes when the scroll bar is present
• MC-302678 Arrows and tridents get stuck on players and mobs
• MC-303072 Game crashes when a trident entity with PierceLevel ≥ 1 hits a mob or player
• MC-303168 Equipping a saddle onto a nautilus uses the "subtitles.entity.horse.saddle" subtitle
• MC-303255 Nautiluses do not deal damage if mobGriefing is false
• MC-303429 Piglins and hoglins shake in the nether
• MC-303432 Chinese input is not recognized
• MC-303434 Japanese input is not recognized
• MC-303439 Held items in third-person view show strange artifacts when viewed at certain angles
• MC-303455 The cursor is no longer centered when opening a container or menu on Wayland
• MC-303460 The cursor no longer follows the look set by the system on Wayland
• MC-303461 The application icon shows the generic Wayland icon instead of the Minecraft icon on Wayland
• MC-303478 Cannot launch 25w43a on Linux with Nvidia Graphics
• MC-303481 Game has no audio and crashes with Mac Studio Display
• MC-303485 The game can no longer save chunks in custom dimensions
• MC-303504 Nether sprouts textures still expand when viewed from a sharp angle
• MC-303506 Control-key combinations additionally send the normal letter on Wayland
• MC-303520 Sweet berry bush textures still expand when viewed from a sharp angle
• MC-303541 The game doesn't boot on Wayland
• MC-303651 Rotating dropped items sometimes create visual artifacts

This build was part of the run-up to 1.21.11. Everything tested here landed in that release.