Minecraft 1.21.11 Snapshot 25w44a – The Camel Husk and The Parched

Minecraft 1.21.11 Snapshot 25w44a introduces two new mobs: the Camel Husk (an undead variant of the camel, similar to the Zombie Horse) and the Parched (a dried-out skeleton variant). These two mobs make the Desert biome more challenging. In addition, this snapshot also brings graphics and environment updates including Fog, Clouds, Water, and Filtering improvements. Go check them out!

Features:

New Mobs

• Camel Husk
  • Undead variant of the camel, similar to the Zombie Horse.
  • Spawns at light level 0 in deserts, with two riders: a husk (with a spear) and a parched.
  • Does not spawn in caves; follows husk spawning rules.
  • Immune to sunlight and hostile when ridden by hostile mobs.
  • Becomes persistent when ridden by a player; despawns otherwise.
  • Favorite food: rabbit foot (cannot be bred).
  • Functions as a regular camel when used as a mount.
• Parched
  • New desert variant of the skeleton.
  • Spawns at light level 0 in deserts, replacing some skeletons.
  • Does not spawn in caves; immune to sunlight.
  • Shoots arrows of Weakness with slower fire rate (like the Bogged).

Environment & Graphics Updates

• Added attributes for fog, clouds, sky, and water distances:
  • minecraft:visual/water_fog_start_distance – underwater fog start distance.
  • minecraft:visual/fog_start_distance – general fog start distance (affected by weather).
  • minecraft:visual/fog_end_distance – distance where fog reaches max density.
  • minecraft:visual/sky_fog_end_distance – max density distance for sky fog.
  • minecraft:visual/cloud_fog_end_distance – max density distance for cloud fog.
  • minecraft:visual/cloud_color – defines cloud color; fully transparent disables clouds.
• Nether fog is no longer tied to render distance; consistent from 10 to 96 blocks.

Game Rules

• minecraft:fire_spread_radius_around_player – controls fire spread distance near players.
  • 0 disables fire spread.
  • -1 allows spreading regardless of players.
• Old rules doFireTick and allowFireTicksAwayFromPlayer removed.
• All game rules renamed to resource locations (snake case) and organized in a registry.

Options & Visual Settings

• Anisotropic Filtering – enhances block clarity at angles; options: off, 2x, 4x, 8x.
• Chunk Fade Time – controls fade-in time of chunks when loading.

Gameplay & Mechanics

• Lunge Enchantment – reduced hunger cost (1–3 points) and now consumes 1 durability per use.
• Horses, mules, donkeys, and camels no longer sink in water when ridden.
• Parrots can mimic zombie nautilus, zombie horse, camel husk, and parched sounds.

Technical Changes

• Support added for KQueue on macOS (improved network performance).
• Chunk rendering now uses GPU-based sprite animations for smoother visuals.
• Sprites now animated on GPU instead of CPU for better performance.

Tags & Data

• #camel_husk_food – items usable to feed Camel Husk.
• #can_float_while_ridden – entities that can float while being ridden.
• #skeletons now includes Parched; #zombies includes Camel Husk.

User Interface

• “Interface” renamed to “Preferences” in Video Settings.
• Search boxes added to Biome Customization and Language screens.

Fixes

• 35 bug fixes across various versions (1.21.6–1.21.11), including graphical glitches, input recognition issues on Wayland, and mob behavior bugs.

This update focuses on desert-themed challenges, visual realism, and deeper customization for data packs and graphics settings.

Screenshots:

Graphic Improvements

Fadding Chunks

Lunge Enchantment

An Amazing Change

Parched

Camel Husk

New Mob Combo

Spooky Launcher

Requires:

Java 21+

Java Runtime Environment

How to install:

• Please visit the following link for full instructions: How To Download & Install Minecraft Snapshots

Minecraft 1.21.11 Snapshot 25w44a Download Links

Client: Download from Server 1

Server: Download from Server 1