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==== Illager variants ====
In 2017, a jocular suggestion regarding adding more types of [[illager]]s was posted. One of them, the pillager, has been implemented in [[Village & Pillage]]. The spin-off game {{MCD}} introduced many such {{MCD|Illager|illagers}}, such as {{MCD|enchanters}}, {{MCD|Geomancer|geomancers}}, and {{MCD|Wind Caller|wind callers}}. One of them, the {{MCD|iceologer}}, was an option in the Mob Vote at ''[[Minecraft Live 2020]]''. In 2024, an episode of [[The Story of Mobs]] implied that even more illagers were planned.<ref>{{YouTube link|BkbE7jf--2s|Easter Eggs Behind The...Sick Villagers?|Minecraft|October 27, 2024}}</ref>
==== Voted updates ====
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Other live votes did not promise that the losing options would be planned; for information on those features, see the "[[#Mentioned|Mentioned]]" section.
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Meerkat Vote.png|Upcoming desert features.
Ostrich Vote.png|Upcoming savanna features.
Vulture Vote.png|Upcoming badlands features.
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=== Blocks and items ===
===== Spike block =====
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Caves & Cliffs implemented [[pointed dripstone]], which can damage mobs and players that fall on them, or are crushed by them.
====
[[File:Villager trading preview.png|thumb|Jeb's screenshot showing rubies.]]
[[Rubies]] were intended to be the original currency used for [[trading]]. They could be seen in a screenshot released by [[Jeb]] on 21 May 2012,<ref>https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/204619936616808451</ref> in which the trading system was first being tested. They were later replaced by [[emerald]]s, though their texture remained in the files after emeralds were implemented.
==== Paeonia ====
[[File:Paeonia First Image.jpg|thumb|The paeonia screenshot revealed by Jeb on Instagram.]]
The [[paeonia]] was a [[flower]] type originally planned for implementation in [[Java Edition 1.7.2|1.7.2]]. Originally revealed by [[Jeb]] in a screenshot,<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/dE8ljlJMLb/ "I've been adding a bunch of new flowers to #minecraft. One of them is the pink Paeonia, as it was the main flower for our wedding"] – [https://www.instagram.com/jebkhaile/ @jebkhaile], August 16, 2013</ref> the flower was never implemented, being superseded by the [[peony]], though its texture remained in the files after peonies were implemented.
==== Paddle ====
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{{q|Arbitrary response guage: 30% "please no" 80% "yes please". Yes, that's 110%. I don't even know. |[[Dinnerbone]]<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|327121694286290945|Arbitrary response guage: 30% "please no" 80% "yes please". Yes, that's 110%. I don't even know.|April 24, 2013}}</ref>||Nathan Adams Mojang avatar.png}}
{{q|I'm just doodling around, I'm not sure that I can actually add it because it'd want stairs/etc too, but it's fun to investigate these things}}
{{q|Okay okay, no coloured wood. How about something completely different? http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-04/screenshots/Minecraft_13w16b_2013-04-24_23-04-32.png|[[Dinnerbone]]|Colored Wood Planks<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|327166273047891969|Okay okay, no coloured wood. How about something completely different?|April 24, 2013}}</ref>}}<gallery>
File:White Planks.png|White Planks
File:File (16).png|Light Gray Planks
File:File (17).png|Gray Planks
File:File (18).png|Black Planks
File:File (19).png|Brown Planks
File:File (20).png|Red Planks
File:File (21).png|Orange Planks
File:File (22).png|Yellow Planks
File:File (23).png|Lime Planks
File:File (24).png|Green Planks
File:File (25).png|Cyan Planks
File:File (26).png|Light Blue Planks
File:File (27).png|Blue Planks
File:File (28).png|Purple Planks
File:File (29).png|Magenta Planks
File:File (30).png|Pink Planks
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=== Cubic chunks ===
This refers to changing the [[chunk format]] to make [[chunk]]s 16 blocks tall, allowing for infinite world height. [[Ryan Holtz]] discussed it with [[Erik Broes]], but they decided they couldn't implement it, because of the difficulty of solving problems such as the occlusion of sky light.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/27ibll/mogminer_infinity_years_until_cubic_chunks/ci1c6q0/</ref> The feature was previously rejected by Notch for similar reasons.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kq89v/cubic_chunks_increases_the_performance_of_the/c2me2bz/</ref>
=== Coral slab ===
[[File:SeaPlantsMineConEarth2017.jpg|thumb|Screenshot of the footage in which coral slabs can be seen.]]
In early footage of the [[Update Aquatic]] seen at [[MINECON Earth 2017]], slab forms of [[coral block]]s can be seen generated as part of [[coral reef]]s. These never made it into a released version for reasons unknown.
=== Dirt slab ===
Before [[stone slab]]s were added to [[Java Edition Classic 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST|0.26]], Notch ran a test of dirt slabs.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217032622/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/220243988/half-sized-blocks-all-dirt-tiles-so-it-kinda|title=Half-sized blocks (all dirt tiles, so it kinda gets slow) and rain! Those rain particles on the ground are dynamic, of course, and bounce around|website=Tumblr|author=Notch|date=October 22, 2009}}</ref> They proved to mess with the terrain and
=== Fletching table functionality ===
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File:Trailer Green Axolotl.png|Green axolotl in the update trailer.
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=== Quiver ===
[[File:Quiver-decode.png|thumb|The screenshot which Dinnerbone's 854×480 image decodes to, showing a quiver in its slot in the survival inventory.]]
[[File:Quiver Creative Inventory.png|thumb|A similar screenshot showing a quiver slot in the creative inventory.]]
The quiver was an item briefly present in [[indev]] versions of the game while items were being tested. Its texture came from Notch's previous [[Legend of the Chambered]] games, and remained in the files for many years afterwards.
During the development of [[Java Edition 1.9]], [[Dinnerbone]] posted a 2×204960 image on Twitter<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|595224755126534144|The following picture is meaningless and is probably not even worth your time clicking on it.|May 4, 2015}}</ref> which could be reformed into a 854×480 Minecraft screenshot, clearly depicting the quiver as a usable item in the inventory, where it had what seemed to be a dedicated slot alongside a slot for [[arrow]]s.<ref>{{reddit|34too2/nathan_adams_on_twitter_the_following_picture_is|cqxxz2i|context=0|It's not meaningless.|FiredPlayer (now deleted)|May 4, 2015}}</ref> He shared another screenshot of the quiver in the inventory a few weeks later, with the quiver slot in a different location.<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|601714812436029440|I also had to rearrange the Creative inventory a little, too, to make the new slots fit. I don't think it's too bad.|May 22, 2015}}</ref> On June 30, 2015, Dinnerbone stated that he scrapped quivers as he felt that holding arrows in the off-hand felt "more natural."<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|615853908553019393|I'm removing quivers again. Arrows in off-hand feels more natural.|June 30, 2015}}</ref>
=== Sculk jaw ===
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The block was presumed to be added in [[The Wild Update]], but [[kingbdogz]] revealed that it was unlikely to be added in the final release.<ref>{{tweet|kingbdogz|1431995233936494594|Sculk Trap (which is actually called Sculk Jaw) is unlikely to make it into the game, wasn't very happy with its design Sculk Shrieker is a completely different block|August 29, 2021}}</ref> In the end it was not added.<gallery>
File:Sculk Jaw (pre-release).png|alt=|Skulk Jaw
File:Sculk Jaw 2 (pre-release).png|alt=|Skulk Jaw 2
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=== Updates to birch forests and other biomes ===
At ''[[Minecraft Live 2021]]'', it was stated that [[The Wild Update]] would focus on biome diversity and immersion, giving a unique identity and atmosphere to different biomes. The [[birch forest]] was used as an example to demonstrate this new atmosphere, and concept art pieces depicting an improved birch forest with new flowers, shelf fungi, tree branches and fallen, hollow logs were shown.
[[File:Birch forest concept art.jpg|thumb|Concept art for the birch forest.]]▼
▲At ''[[Minecraft Live 2021]]'', it was stated that [[The Wild Update]] would focus on biome diversity and immersion, giving a unique identity and atmosphere to different biomes. The [[birch forest]] was used as an example to demonstrate this new atmosphere, and concept art pieces depicting an improved birch forest with new flowers, shelf fungi, tree branches and fallen, hollow logs were shown. Later it was stated that "concept art is not a commitment" and that this part of the update was now "not something we have continued working with" in an Ask Mojang episode.<ref name=why/>
Later it was stated that "concept art is not a commitment" and that this part of the update was now "not something we have continued working with" in an Ask Mojang episode.<ref name=why/>
The flowers were later implemented in [[Spring Drop 2025]] as [[wildflowers]]. The bracket fungi, fallen logs, and branches are yet to see an implementation.▼
▲The short flowers and fireflies were later implemented in [[Spring
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Swamp night concept art.jpg|Concept art for the swamp.
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== Mentioned ==
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During the development of the [[Nether Update]], other ideas were discussed, such as dyeable nether portals, which were dismissed as not being priority by Jeb.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|1228220678517604354|We are not planning to add that|February 14, 2020}}</ref> As a joke feature in [[Java Edition 20w14∞]], funky portals were added and would change color depending on the text data found in a [[written book]].
=== Blocks and items ===
====Scarecrows====
Scarecrows were mentioned multiple times. In [[Minecraft: The Story of Mojang]], Jeb mentioned the possibility of a scarecrow crafted using a pumpkin, wool block and 3 sticks, which would attract monsters.<ref>{{ytl|xdoH3kzg938|(Official) Minecraft: The Story of Mojang (Pt. 2/2) - Proof of Concept for Feature-Length|2PlayerProductions|February 20, 2011|t=198s}} – February 20, 2011</ref> He brought this up again later in a reddit comment, stating "The reason I haven't added it already is that the mob AI assumes the target is an entity, and not a world block. I would either have to make the scarecrow an entity, or allow mobs to target blocks."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/comments/fgogh/_/c1fth3u/</ref> [[Armor stands]] would later be added as a stationary entity with a similar appearance to a scarecrow. Village & Pillage added [[pillager outpost]]s, which can generate a scarecrow-like target structure.
====Calamari====
Jeb stated after the addition of pumpkin pies that "only mutton and calamari are missing",<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|245503714167750656|After this I think only mutton and calamari are missing: http://i.imgur.com/6jd6q.png|September 11, 2012}}</ref> implying mutton and calamari were both planned additions. [[Mutton]] was indeed added a few updates later, while squids are yet to drop any form of meat.
== Technical ==
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Making Blaze3D open-source has been considered.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/programmers-play-minecrafts-inner-workings</ref>
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Blaze3D is currently in files of minecraft (version/version.jar/com/mojang/blaze3d) although you will have to turn the (version).jar into a .zip to open.
File:Minecraft 1ac6b643d9.png|A screenshot by [[Searge]] showing features in development, including "1.15/blaze3d".<ref name="broken menu">{{tweet|seargedp|1149269708065124352|I'm also excited to show the first update to our world selection screen. It didn't feel well integrated with the main menu before, so that's now fixed.|July 11, 2019}}</ref>
File:Blaze3D menu 1.png|A glitched menu.
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==== Lua scripting ====
Lua scripting has been further hinted at by [[Searge]].<ref name="broken menu" />
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==== Workbench (Plugin API) ====
{{For|the current implementation of modding API made by the community|Mod}}
The '''Plugin API''',<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|184570898920112128|Re-decided on the whole "mods" vs "plugins" thing. Again. It's really definite this time; it's probably still "plugins"!|March 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-future-of-minecraft/|title=The Future of Minecraft: what lies ahead for the all-conquering sandbox game?|author=[[Marsh Davies]]|website=PC Gamer|date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> dubbed "'''Workbench'''", was a feature that would have allowed mod developers to easily add more content to the game. In contrast to mods, plugins will not require any alteration of the [[minecraft.jar]] file itself, although they will also be slightly limited in their feature set.<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|184585004389646336|The big issue I have with calling them mods is that there will still be actual mods modifying the game files, not really compatible.|March 27, 2012}}</ref><ref name="BukkitAPI-GetSatisfaction">[http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/official_modding_support_modding_api '''Modding API:''' Modding API]</ref> The [[mcservers:Bukkit|Bukkit]] team was to help make the official Plugin API.<ref name="BukkitAPI-Mojang">[http://www.mojang.com/2012/02/minecraft-team-strengthened/ '''Modding API:''' Bukkit Developing API]</ref>
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*{{Partially implemented}} [[Cobweb]] blocks being created by [[spider]]s<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217032522/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/220964272/new-enemy-type-the-idea-is-that-these-will|title=New enemy type. The idea is that these will produce web tiles.|website=Tumblr|author=Notch|date=October 23, 2009}}</ref>.
**This functionality appears as an attack in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
**Similar functionality is possible if a [[spider]] or [[cave spider]] is killed while afflicted with the [[weaving]] status effect.
'''Mentioned in 2010'''
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*Colliding [[cloud]]s.<ref>{{reddit|e7xol/this_is_how_clouds_should_work_gif_simulation|c161ygy|I have to say that this is amazing. It would be relatively trivial to add almost immediately, but blocks of clouds would pop in and out of existence if I did it the simple way. I will draw inspiration from this. Thank you, submitter.|xNotch|November 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|9q0t96/notch_replied_to_this_genius_post_over_7_years|e8857lr|That's cool, but it wouldn't really work well with unloaded chunks. Not without weird artifacts and things popping in when you move around, or a pile of hacks that fake all of that. You need to have the chunks with those mountains loaded to know where a 'rain shadow' is accurately.<br>If the whole world was loaded at all times, this would be easy. A lot of the limitations of Minecraft stem from having to deal with a chunked, dynamically loaded/unloaded world. Everything needs to be very 'local', because there's no global information.|peterix|October 22, 2018}}</ref>
*Server portals.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204184936/http://getsatisfaction.com/mojang/topics/server_portals|title=Server Portal|website=Mojang Get Satisfaction|date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>
*"Clan" mode. Most likely the same as Team Survival mode mentioned in 2009.<ref name="Notch to-do list" />
*Server-side scripting.<ref name="Notch to-do list" />
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'''Mentioned in 2011'''
*The ability to choose what work saves to the level files.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083711/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/2812089385/the-web-server-is-struggling-were-migrating|title=The web server is struggling, we’re migrating|website=Tumblr|author=Notch|date=January 18, 2011}}</ref>
*Hand-drawn [[sign]]s.<ref name="custom_paingings_hand_drawn_signs" />
*"Stone chunks", which would be obtained by smelting gravel and would be used to craft stone bricks.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|144164303224836096|@berky21 Sure, maybe something like that!}}</ref>
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*Giant [[Spider|spiders]].<ref>{{tweet|Varcarus|168019878899486720|@Jeb_ Do something that will amaze me, I'm bored.}}<br>{{tweet|jeb_|168020164120543232|@Mathew9R http://i.imgur.com/2qQon.png}}</ref> Partially implemented with [[attribute]]s.
*Vertical [[redstone]].<ref>{{reddit|rsrqt/i_am_jens_bergensten_lead_designer_of_minecraft|c48dq2q|I haven't looked at this yet. I'm afraid it will add a lot of complexity to the redstone code, but it's definitely doable. It's one of those "later" things.|jeb_|April 4, 2012}}</ref>
*Combat [[music]] that would play while battling hostile [[mob]]s (except for the [[creeper]]), and music that would play in [[village]]s.<ref>{{ytl|3z2s46iwCZs|Minecraft Monday Show - Sneak Peek - *New* Minecraft Music|Bebop Vox|April 6. 2012}}</ref>
*Ability to pause the game in [[multiplayer]], but only for operators. Users will then get to chat until the game is back.<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|198464450263654400|*If* we add it for multiplayer, it'd probably be an op-only /pause with an optional automatic pause when everyone's in a menu.|May 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|198464858897915904|@Puremin0rez Pause the whole server. Everyone would see a screen saying "the server is paused because so and so", with chat until unpaused|May 4, 2012}}</ref>
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**This has been added for [[decorated pot]]s.
*Maps would have more support for colors and support [[texture pack]] textures.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014033213/http://limitedengagement.net/podcasts/010-the-future-of-minecraft/|title=Episode 10 – "The Future of Minecraft" <small>(at 1:47:20)</small>|date=September 1, 2014}}</ref>
'''Mentioned in 2013'''
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*{{partially implemented}} A new system that could alter weapon behavior.<ref>{{reddit|1t6qn7/i_am_dinnerbone_a_minecraft_developer_ask_me|ce529lx|Enchantment that changes blocking could be fun, but I think that could better fit a different system I hope to be working on soon.|Dinnerbone|December 18, 2013}}</ref>
**This has been partially implemented in [[Java Edition 15w34a]] with the implementation of attack speed.
*Portable light (e.g. holding a torch in the hand which provides light).<ref>{{reddit|1t6qn7/i_am_dinnerbone_a_minecraft_developer_ask_me|ce4z36y|I hope so, but it's really taxing from a technical standpoint.|Dinnerbone|December 18, 2013}}</ref>
*Blocks of [[charcoal]], mentioned as something that would need to be implemented as to not complicate the existence of [[blocks of coal]].<ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|320261310854090752|No. Logical issues with crafting and destroying. There would have to be separate coal/charcoal blocks which isn't nice.|April 5, 2013}}</ref>
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'''Mentioned in 2015'''
[[File:Grum Carrot on a Stick 1.png|thumb|A carrot on a stick's carrot texture changing with its durability.]]
[[File:Grum Carrot on a Stick 2.png|thumb|A carrot on a stick with further degraded durability and carrot.]]
*Corn.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|555061989576572930|@Spenny1425 Well, maybe not nachos, but corn could be a fun food source|Jan 13, 2015}}</ref>
*{{Partially implemented}} In-game lore.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|565200752587448321|@searous Maybe, but we also like the mystery|February 10, 2015}}</ref>
**Implemented in the April Fools' update [[Java Edition 20w14∞]], where books written by "[[§]]kDeepest Lore" would appear in End Ship chests, containing short, obfuscated and unserious "orders".
*Making it so [[Shield|shields]] are used to block attacks from the side the shield is held on.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blkh2fxo6iY "Minecon 2015 - Upcoming Features"] – [https://www.youtube.com/user/123MinMax MinMax123], July 5, 2015 – via YouTube</ref>
*{{Partially implemented}} Giving {{cmd|clone}} the ability to rotate and mirror structures.<ref>{{tweet|SeargeDP|626447271140425729|@JonpotTDS you can't use them, the functionality is disabled in release builds. Some of it will soon be added to /clone, but not in 15w31|Jul 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtOLw1LAarE&t=39m57s "MINECON 2015 The Minecraft Team: Behind the Scenes"] – [https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamMojang Minecraft], August 10, 2015 – via YouTube</ref> Structure blocks were later given the ability to rotate structures.
*Improvements to the GUI. These would allow the glowing effect to be seen on the inventory player model.<ref>{{bug|MC-84377}}</ref>
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** Partially added with the introduction of [[Evoker|evokers]].
* Smoother auto-jump/auto-climb<ref>{{tweet|_tomcc|671316223947337728|In MCPE news, working on Oculus this week, specifically on autoclimb. It means that the player should follow the terrain like a minecart!|November 30, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Carrot on a Stick]] texture changing as its durability decreases.<ref>https://x.com/_grum/status/586784887790788608</ref><ref>https://x.com/_grum/status/586795408103452672</ref>
'''Mentioned in 2016'''
[[File:Window Witch.jpg|thumb|Village in a swamp with cobblestone roads.]]
* [[Villages]] generated on swamp [[biome]]s with cobblestone roads<ref>{{tweet|argo_major|691415043531866112|Had a feeling of being followed for a while. Finally got proof. Restraining order has been filed. Pls report if seen|January 24, 2016}}</ref>
** Partially implemented in Village and Pillage, with the addition of swamp [[villager]]s.
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'''Mentioned in 2017'''
*Ability to edit the skybox
*A set of [[prismarine]] blocks with a color scheme matching that of the [[elder guardian]], similarly to how regular prismarine imitates normal guardians.<ref>{{reddit|7e0lj9/since_114_is_going_to_be_an_aquaticthemed_update|dq2e3jj|Very cool! I'll pass this along. :)|HelenAngel|November 19, 2017}}</ref>
'''Mentioned in 2018'''
* Nether pearls<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190710011808/cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/302099229755834370/422895090361696257/image.png</ref>
*A portal that would teleport the player to a different place in the Overworld.<ref name="MINECONDevPanel">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh04binv1bQ "MINECON Earth 2018 - The Minecraft Developers panel!"] – [https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamMojang Minecraft], October 2, 2018 – via YouTube</ref>
*A special block for crafting [[Firework Rocket|fireworks]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/9rpbvc/comment/e8lgp1r</ref>
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