Rideable Happy Ghasts in Minecraft 1.21.6; Minecraft Movie Now in Theaters
Key Takeaways
- Minecraft 1.21.6 introduces the rideable Happy Ghast, carrying up to four players, found in the Nether.
- The Minecraft Movie, featuring Dawn, Steve, and others, is now in theaters.
- Update 1.21.6 replaces the experience bar with a friend locator; admins can disable it.
- Minecraft 1.21.6 improves combat accuracy by reducing projectile tolerance at close distances.
- Minecraft 1.21.6 enhances fog effects during rain, separating environmental and render distance components.
Top Stories
Minecraft 1.21.6: Rideable Happy Ghast coming in June
Minecraft update 1.21.6, expected in June 2025, will introduce the Happy Ghast, a rideable mob that can carry up to four players. The Happy Ghast is found by rehydrating Dried Ghasts in the Nether.
Minecraft Movie in theaters now!
The Minecraft Movie, featuring protagonists Dawn, Steve, Garrett, Henry, Natalie, and Steve’s pet wolf Dennis, is now in theaters. The movie is set in a sunny scene from the Overworld.
Minecraft 1.21.6: Friend locator replaces experience bar
Minecraft's 1.21.6 update, expected in June 2025, will add a friend locator to the user interface, replacing the experience bar (unless XP is being earned). Server administrators can disable this feature.
Minecraft 1.21.6: Improved combat accuracy
The Minecraft 1.21.6 update, expected in June 2025, will tweak combat accuracy by reducing the tolerance margin for projectiles at close distances. The previous 0.3-block tolerance margin will be modified.
Minecraft 1.21.6: Enhanced fog effects incoming
Minecraft's 1.21.6 update, expected in June 2025, includes atmospheric improvements with enhanced fog effects during rain. The fog system will be separated into environmental and render distance-based components.
What's New, Minecraft?
Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.80: New flat world presets
Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.80 update was released on 2025-05-06. The update includes new flat world presets (Classic Flat, Tunnelers' Dream, Water World, Overworld, Snowy Kingdom, Bottomless Pit, Desert, and Redstone Ready), bug fixes, and new features, along with experimental features like 'Drop 2 2025'.
Minecraft 1.21.6 expected in June 2025
Mojang is expected to release the next Minecraft update, version 1.21.6, in June 2025, following the 1.21.5 update in March. The update schedule aligns with their commitment to four updates annually, roughly every three months.
Dev Insights
Data Pack version 75, Resource Pack version 59
The Data Pack version is now 75 and the Resource Pack version is now 59. All JSON files (in worlds, packs, configuration, etc.) are now parsed.