Super exciting snapshot today!
They’re introducing a friends list for Java Edition that allows you to play peer-to-peer with your friends on local worlds, similar to LAN play! No more need for a dedicated server or a Realms subscription just to play Minecraft with a friend!
They’ve also added new music tracks, a new music disc, and finally what we’ve all been asking for, the ability to trigger geysers manually! By placing lava instead of a magma block under the potent sulfur, you can create indefinite geysers and toggle them at will!
There’s some more, so check out the linked changelog.
With Vulcan and now easy multiplayer hosting, I wonder if they’re finally reacting to all the competing block games, especially Hytale. Or maybe they intend to get the Essentials mod shut down for having a cosmetics store and want to make sure they don’t piss off everyone who needs its multiplayer functionality.
True we might get java bedrock parity and hopefully fixing bedrock edition bugs