Minecraft Java Anlık Görüntüsü 25w18a: Sıçrama İksiri Düzeltmeleri, Kurşun Tarifi Yenilemesi ve Happy Ghast Ayarlamaları

A brand-new snapshot update is live for Minecraft: Java Edition, bringing a set of exciting changes and quality-of-life improvements. From refined splash potion mechanics to updates around the mysterious Happy Ghast, snapshot 25w18a adds fresh layers of gameplay polish ahead of the Summer content drop.

Here’s what players need to know about this week’s update.

🧪 Splash Potions Now Work More Logically

One of the headline changes in this snapshot is a revamp of how splash potions affect entities. The strength of potion effects is now based on proximity to the impact point:

• Entities hit directly receive the full effect.
• Groups at equal distances from the splash will receive identical effect strength.
• This tweak brings more consistency and fairness to potion-based strategies, especially in multiplayer or mob encounters.

🐙 Happy Ghast & Dried Ghast Block Updates

The Happy Ghast, a friendly, rideable mob teased earlier this year, continues to get refined ahead of its official summer release. Snapshot 25w18a includes:

• A new crafting recipe for the Dried Ghast Block — now made from Soul Sand + Ghast Tears (instead of Bone Blocks).
• Piglins can now barter and offer Dried Ghast Blocks as part of their trade pool.
• These changes tie deeper into the Nether's lore and resource logic.

Once hydrated in the Overworld, the Dried Ghast Block spawns a Ghastling, which can be raised into a Happy Ghast using Snowballs. Players can later equip it with a saddle and ride it, offering a unique mode of sky-based traversal.

🧵 Leads No Longer Require Slime Balls

Crafting leads just got a lot easier. The new recipe removes the slime ball requirement, replacing it with an extra string. This adjustment should help players early in the game or in slime-scarce biomes.

It also ties in with recent leash mechanic changes, which now allow players to leash mobs to each other or even to boats, opening up new possibilities for mob transport and creative builds.

🛠️ Technical & Backend Improvements

Data Pack & Resource Pack Versions:

• Data Pack: now version 75
• Resource Pack: now version 59

Entity Data Updates:

• All mobs now support home_pos and home_radius fields.
• Most will stay within their set boundaries, though some (like Ender Dragons or Phantoms) may ignore them.
• Leashing or riding may change a mob's home position.

UI & Font Changes:

• Unifont updated to version 16.0.03
• Private Use Area glyphs like Tengwar and Sitelen Pona added via a sub-font
• HUD locator arrows are now animated using .mcmeta files

🐛 Bug Fixes (Highlights)

Snapshot 25w18a also squashes a long list of bugs, including:

• Ghasts and Happy Ghasts now correctly affected by splash potions 【MC-200925, MC-296354】
• Fixes for broken UI elements in Realms, book navigation, and font parsing
• Boat and bobber physics glitches resolved 【MC-295879, MC-280281】
• JSON parsing bugs and localization typos corrected

A total of 20+ issues were addressed, making this one of the more polished experimental builds so far this year.

🌟 Conclusion: A Polished Step Toward Summer’s Update

Snapshot 25w18a is another solid entry in Minecraft’s pre-summer development cycle. It improves potion consistency, simplifies crafting, and enriches gameplay lore around new mobs like the Happy Ghast. Whether you're a survival builder, redstone tinkerer, or just here for adorable ghastlings — there's something in this update for you.

Stay tuned for more updates as the Summer content drop approaches in June!