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Minecraft's Latest Snapshot Added Chat Reports, for Abuse-free Building

Minecraft is a game that needs to be played with friends. Sometimes, you'll be all working together to create something spectacular, while other times you'll be playing with mods to recreate Elden Ring, and other times you'll be exploring servers online to see what the internet holds for you. If you're online and playing with other players there are times when things can become messy, and that appears to be the problem that the latest Minecraft snapshot is trying to solve.

The Minecraft snapshot 22W24A is out. It's moving towards 1.19.1 with some bug fixes, two new features as well as some bug fixes. The main one here is chat reporting which lets you report players who send "abusive messages" in chat. The blog says that "any reports made during testing periods are not considered to be valid," but that it is crucial to acknowledge that toxic players are a vital part of any online game. This is a good step.

Chat reporting is available on the social interactions screen. You'll have to report individual chat messages and select a category. This is likely to stop abuse of the system. You cannot create a generic report about a user. You have to specify the actions they took. The blog states that your report will be scrutinized by a moderation team. It's impossible to know what constitutes a real and actionable report yet but it's worth knowing the basics of it.

Another major change is that you can now duplicate the incredible Minecraft allay. This can be done by providing them with an amethyst shard, but duplication has the benefit of a 2.5-minute cooldown. MINECRAFT SERVER LIST This should ease any concerns about how many allay mobs are in the area. Plus there's always more a cute thing, right?

In not much official news, we're huge fans of this Mario Kart mod for Minecraft. It brings in the karts that we know and love, and adds some awesome aquatic features as well.