Minecraft 1.21 on multiplayer servers: what actually changed
Trial chambers, new mobs and a shifting redstone baseline changed multiplayer more than the patch notes suggest. Here is what server owners noticed first.
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Trial chambers, new mobs and a shifting redstone baseline changed multiplayer more than the patch notes suggest. Here is what server owners noticed first.
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