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Minecraft 1.19.4 Snapshot 23w04a – Java Edition

10,726 views ❘ January 25, 2023 ❘ Author: Mojang Studios

Minecraft 1.19.4 Snapshot 23w04a contains mostly changes to smithing tables and armor trims (experimental features) with datapack changes to support them, plus more bug fixes.

Features:

Enchantment glint on items and armor is now more subtle
Added a new armor trimming system to visually customize your armor
Added Smithing Template items
Redesigned the Smithing Table
Changed how Netherite equipment is crafted

Smithing Templates:

Smithing Tables have been redesigned into a workstation for physical equipment upgrades and modifications
Alongside slots for combining a piece of equipment and materials, there is now a required slot for an item type called Smithing Templates
Smithing Templates define what type of upgrade you will be making to equipment
- It specifies both what type of items you can upgrade, and which ingredients are valid to customize the upgrade
- There are currently two categories of Smithing Templates: Armor Trim and Netherite Upgrade
Smithing Templates are consumed when used to upgrade an item in the Smithing Table
You can craft a copy of a Smithing Template in the Crafting Table with 7 diamonds + 1 block of material that the template is made out of + 1 smithing template, which will output 2 of the same Smithing Template

Netherite Equipment:

Netherite equipment crafting now also requires a Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template
Netherite Upgrade Smithing Templates can be found randomly in all Bastion Remnant chests, and there is a guarantee of 2 in every Treasure Room Bastion Remnant
This change was made for a variety of reasons:
- Increase the time players utilize Diamond equipment before Netherite
- Make Netherite equipment a more significant achievement in the game’s progression
- Adapt Netherite more naturally into the new Smithing Table crafting system

Armor Trims:

You can now visually customize your armor with a variety of unique trims at the Smithing Table
- All armor is viable for trims except for leather armor
Armor trims are purely visual with no gameplay benefits, and can only be applied to Helmets, Chestplates, Leggings and Boots
- All trim patterns are visually the same on an armor’s item icon, but the color will still change based on the trim material
- To check which trim pattern a piece of armor has, you can hover over it in the inventory
Armor Trim Smithing Templates can be found all throughout the world, and each of the following structures contain their own unique Smithing Template:
- Pillager Outpost
  - Sentry Armor Trim
- Desert Pyramid
  - Dune Armor Trim
- Shipwreck
  - Coast Armor Trim
- Jungle Temple
  - Wild Armor Trim
- Ocean Monument
  - Tide Armor Trim
- Ancient City
  - Ward Armor Trim
- Woodland Mansion
  - Vex Armor Trim
- Nether Fortress
  - Rib Armor Trim
- Bastion Remnant
  - Snout Armor Trim
- Stronghold
  - Eye Armor Trim
- End City
  - Spire Armor Trim
Smithing Templates are found in chests in their respective structure, except for the Ocean Monument. Instead of finding it in chests, Elder Guardians sometimes drop a Smithing Template upon death
Some Armor Trim Smithing Templates are rarer than others, so be on the lookout for them to impress your friends!
An armor trim has two properties: a pattern and a material
- The pattern is defined by the Smithing Template used to apply the trim, and represents the visual pattern of the trim
- The material is defined by what ingredient you used to apply the trim, and represents the color of the trim
The viable ingredients you can use to define the color of your armor trim are the following:
- Iron
- Copper
- Gold
- Lapis
- Emerald
- Diamond
- Netherite
- Redstone
- Amethyst
- Quartz
Armor cannot have the same material it is made of applied to it as a trim
- For example, a Golden Chestplate cannot have a Golden Armor Trim