Minecraft's Latest Snapshot Adds Chat Reports, For Abuse-free Building

Minecraft is a game that should be shared with friends. Sometimes you'll all be building something together, sometimes you'll use mods to make Elden Ring, and sometimes, you'll explore servers online to see what the Internet has to offer. There are times when things can get messy online, especially when you're playing with strangers.

The Minecraft snapshot 22W24A has arrived. It's moving towards 1.19.1 with a few bug fixes, two new features, and a few bug fixes. Chat reporting, which allows players to report "abusive messages" within the game chat, is the main one. It's worth noting that the blog explains that "any reports made during the testing period may not be actioned on," but the ability to kick out toxic players is an integral part of any online game, so this could be a good step.

Chat reporting can be accessed in the social interactions screen, and you'll need to report the individual chat messages along with picking a category for them as well. This is likely to prevent abuse of chat reporting. You can't create a generic report on a player. Instead, you must give specific details about what they did. Your report will then be reviewed by moderation staff. It's impossible to know what constitutes a real and actionable report yet, but it's worth learning all about it.

Outside of that, the other big change is that the wonderful Minecraft allay can now be duplicated. You can duplicate them by giving them amethyst crystal shards, but this has a 2.5-minute cooldown. This should alleviate any worries about how many allay mobs are there. Plus, more of a cute thing can only be good news, right?

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