Questions tagged [minecraft-java-edition]
A 3D exploration and survival sandbox game, based in large generated worlds made of blocks. This tag is for the Java-based edition of Minecraft for PCs. For other editions of the game, please use the tag specific to that edition, e.g. [minecraft-bedrock-edition]
97 questions from the last 365 days
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What's the mod in this screenshot?
What's the mod in the screenshot below?
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Woke up to our minecraft server completely griefed "terminated by MLPI"
I woke up this morning and logged into our small private SMP (just five of us play) only to find the entire world absolutely destroyed.
There was lava everywhere all over our bases and half of it was ...
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What would the command be to clear a curse of binding pumpkin from my head? [closed]
What would the command to clear a curse of binding pumpkin be from a specific player's head? I need this because I have one on me and the server owner is never on, and he doesn't trust me so he won't ...
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Running data modify command from a function
I am working on a datapack with custom items, one of which summons aggressive wolves to fight for the player. The summoning works without problems but I cannot get the wolves to be aggressive towards ...
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How do I make a target activate a piston floor door?
I'm trying to make an adventure map, and at one section the player needs to shoot an arrow at a target to open up the floor, similar to the mechanisms in which a player flips a lever and a hole in the ...
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Minecraft Java Execute if/unless with macro variables
I'm making a data pack to help me when localizing projects.
When using the new dialog UI and capturing the input, I cannot figure out how to test this string against a fixed value (or if it is empty ...
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Make Circle with WorldEdit //generate command
I learned that one could make any shapes with the //gen command with WorldEdit. I learned that one needs to know the formula to make said shapes.
I'm currently trying to figure out how to make a ...
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Shift click hover is not working in my inventory
I have recently started replaying minecraft, and I found myself with an inventory issue. When I try to shift + click then hover over my various items to transfer them all into a chest, it only ...
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How can I spawn and delete arrows repeatedly over an area?
Me and some friends are in a server, and I want to have a maze where arrows are constantly raining down, maybe every half a second on all the blocks. I don't want to use dozens of command blocks for ...
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Why is `/stopsound` more reliable when run in a command block than when run in a data pack?
I'm on a mission to convert all the command blocks in my Java 1.21.8 server to datapacks instead.
I had a region where I was stopping sound in a repeating unconditional always on command block, with ...
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I can't log in to another Microsoft account [duplicate]
I lost access to one of my accounts and want to switch to another, but I can't because of welcoming interface with other email. How can I enter the details of an account with a different email?
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Command blocks work in Creative but not Survival?
So I'm playing in Minecraft Java Edition (1.20.4) and made a setup with command blocks that gives items and effects when a player steps on a pressure plate.
Everything works fine when I'm in Creative ...
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Is there a consistent way to make mobs chase the nearest player using commands only?
I'm trying to create a custom mob (like a zombie or armor stand with a tag) that always targets the nearest player as if it were aggressive — but without using mods or external tools.
What I want is:
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Why do boats and minecarts randomly vanish or teleport in Java Edition?
I’ve run into this super frustrating glitch in my Minecraft Java Edition (1.20.4) world where boats and minecarts just disappear after getting out of them, or sometimes they teleport several blocks ...
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Why do some villagers permanently stop restocking even when their workstation is accessible?
I’m playing in Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.4 and have a trading hall with about 12 villagers. Most work perfectly, but I have 2 or 3 that seem to “give up” and never restock their trades — even though ...
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Why do mobs in my mob farm freeze mid-air when I’m nearby, but move normally when I leave?
I built a simple mob farm in Minecraft Java Edition (1.20.4), using water channels to push mobs into a drop chute. It works perfectly most of the time, but I noticed something strange: when I’m nearby ...
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How long does the lingering cloud last?
How long does the lingering cloud from a lingering potion last? And can I make the duration longer?
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Excess enderman spawning because of a seemingly unrelated command
Context: I was testing (in singleplayer creative mode) how to stop endermen from picking up blocks without having to disable mob griefing (I still don't know how). One thing I tried was giving all of ...
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How to disable all commands except /tp in my Minecraft world
I'm playing with mods on 1.20.1 Fabric, and using Xaero's Map waypoints.
I want to be able to teleport to waypoints, but it doesn’t work without cheats (because it's using the /tp command). But with ...
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Is Ender Dragon Egg the only item that can be gathered once per world?
I'm playing Minecraft Java Edition (1.21.5) in Survival.
Is the Ender Dragon's Egg the only item in game which can be awarded once per survival world? For other items, they can't be "awarded ...
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What are experimental features?
Every time I download a world or something like that, a message pops up saying:
What does it mean, and what will happen if I proceed?
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Can you spawn in water in Minecraft?
I'm playing Minecraft Java Edition (1.21.5). Is it possible to spawn in the sea1?
1: Every condition accepted which without any user feedback, the player will spawn inside water, or somewhere in air ...
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Minecraft 1.21.5 Java How to prevent losing a specific item upon dying and avoid duplication [duplicate]
So I'm in a server and I added these 'legendary swords' and I want these swords to not disappear when you die, and I originally planned to do is give them the same sword when they die, and kill @e the ...
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How do I make TNT explosions bigger?
How do I make the TNT explosion radius bigger? The default TNT has 6.9 entity damage and 8.4 for block destruction. Can I increase the entity damage radius or the block destruction?
I want it to work ...
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Redstone distance limit [duplicate]
I have been trying to master redstone for ages, but one problem is that I can't get the redstone signal
to travel over a long distance, so all of my builds are limited.
How do I solve this problem?