The Spawn Chunks is a podcast all about Minecraft. We dig into Minecraft related news, and development snapshots, explore game content, listen to the Minecraft community, and craft our personal thoughts, and experiences about the game we love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Spawn Chunks 315: Minecraft’s New Dev Cycle
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Jonny, and Joel take a brief look at the latest Minecraft snapshot, discuss the new development cycle announced by Mojang, and answer listener email on bundle mechanics, redstone aesthetics, and how to make the leap from Bedrock Edition, to Java Minecraft. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/09/16/the-spawn-chu…
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The Spawn Chunks 314: A Minecraft Movie Trailer Podcast
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Joel, and Jonny share their thoughts on the teaser trailer for A Minecraft Movie, and talk about player expectations, the best kinds of stories for Minecraft, and a few new updates coming to the game. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/09/09/the-spawn-chunks-314-a-minecraft-movie-trailer-podcast/ Join The Spaw…
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The Spawn Chunks 313: Keeping Tabs On Inventory
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Jonny, and Joel cover the new changes made to bundles in the latest Minecraft snapshot, tackle a related listener email about bundles, player storage, and the UI, then discuss how to move an established Minecraft world to the next stage of inspiration. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/09/02/the-spawn-chunks-…
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The Spawn Chunks 312: The Core Of Better Bundles
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Joel, and Jonny cover the adjustments made to Experimental Features based on community feedback in this week’s Minecraft snapshot, as well as answer listener email about the heavy core, crafting, swinging signs, and spreadable leaves. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/08/26/the-spawn-chunks-312-the-core-of-be…
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The Spawn Chunks 311: A Bundle Of Changes
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Jonny, and Joel immerse themselves in the first new snapshot for Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials where Mojang is experimenting with changes to minecarts, redstone, and bundles. A listener has a smashing idea for the mace, and both Jonny, and Joel have big projects on the go. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/08/…
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The Spawn Chunks 310: Mindful Minecraft Modding
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Joel, and Jonny cover the hotfix to Minecraft 1.21 issued by Mojang this past week, and look ahead to potential changes to minecarts hinted at by and old bug changing status in the bug tracker. Plus, listener email on soulless sand, and how Joel, and Jonny approach modded Minecraft. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.c…
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The Spawn Chunks 309: Battling Block Availability
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Jonny, and Joel chime in on the way Minecraft sounds are made, and some changes coming to Trial Chamber chests, then discuss block availability, and renewable resources in Minecraft based on listener email about harvesting wood, and collecting sand. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/08/05/the-spawn-chunks-309…
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The Spawn Chunks 308: Crafting The Uncraftable
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Jonny, and Joel relay the latest Beats, feats, and updates in Minecraft this week, discuss how data packs could become more commonplace, and how the crafter could influence future crafting recipes in Minecraft. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/07/29/the-spawn-chunks-308-crafting-the-uncraftable/ Join The Spa…
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The Spawn Chunks 307: Tadpole Milk And The Trial Chamber Of Time
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Joel welcomes Tadpole Milk back to the podcast to chat about his first experience in a Trial Chamber, the finer grains of a renewable sand idea, and how we think about the slow, steady march of time in long term Minecraft worlds. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/07/22/the-spawn-chunks-307-tadpole-milk-and-th…
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The Spawn Chunks 306: The Content Crafter Trials With impulseSV
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Joel welcomes impulseSV back to the podcast to chat about content creation, Hermitcraft projects, and a deeper look at the crafter, and what it means for redstone builds in Minecraft 1.21. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/07/15/the-spawn-chunks-306-the-content-crafter-trials-with-impulsesv/ Join The Spawn Ch…
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The Spawn Chunks 305: Tricky Block Palettes With fWhip
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Joel welcomes fWhip back to the podcast to chat about massive projects in Hardcore Minecraft, how to make calcite renewable, and the excitement of expanding your block palette in Tricky Trials. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/07/09/the-spawn-chunks-305-tricky-block-palettes-with-fwhip/ Join The Spawn Chunks…
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The Spawn Chunks 304: Bundling Up New Features
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Joel, and Jonny are happy to see Mojang announce that bundles are finally coming to Minecraft. Plus listener emails on Joel’s crystal ball, updating legacy structures, and why content creators tend to play on Java Edition. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpawnChunks/ Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/…
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The Spawn Chunks 303: Being Resourceful In Tricky Trials
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Jonny, and Joel dive deeper into the new Trial Chambers, exploring their usefulness beyond a combat experience. Builders take note! Plus, listener email about enchanting gold armour, and changing gear on the fly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 302: Tricky Trial & Error
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Joel, and Jonny cover the launch, and early reception of Minecraft Tricky Trials focusing on the two features rising to the top of the conversation, Trial Chambers, and the crafter. Plus, listener feedback, and first impressions of the new update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Spawn Chunks 301: Trails & Tales Retrospective
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Jonny, and Joel cover the last few changes to Tricky Trials before the release on June 13th, answer listener email about speedy swimming, and fancy flying, then take a look back at Trails & Tales, and the Minecraft update’s stand out features. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Spawn Chunks 300: Episode 300 Q&A
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Joel, and Jonny celebrate 300 episodes of The Spawn Chunks with an extended, all listener email Q&A – but first – Tricky Trials has a release date, ender pearls now portal, and Minecraft is coming to Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 299: Does AI Dream Of Minecraft Sheep
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Jonny, and Joel cover the push back to normal with pistons, changes to how entities interact with Nether portals, the possibilities of AI in Minecraft, and expanding horizons on player deaths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 298: Pushback On Pistons
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Joel, and Jonny celebrate 15 years of Minecraft talking changes to witch drops, and piston sounds in the latest snapshot, then answer listener email about cold crops, music on repeat, and the elements of inventory sorting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 297: What’s In A Name?
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Jonny, and Joel take a look at the squishy changes to the mace in the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, then answer listener email about creepy Nether portals, and naming things in your Minecraft world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 296: Painting Possibilities
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Joel, and Jonny share the latest Minecraft snapshot changes as the Tricky Trials update adds new music, new paintings, and a host of other important technical updates, and bug fixes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 295: Tricky Trials Track List
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Jonny, and Joel cover the drop of Minecraft: Java Edition 1.20.5 Armored Paws, the tricky name reveal of the next major update, and the release of twelve new Minecraft music tracks composed by Aaron Cherof, Kumi Tanioka, and Lena Raine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs
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The Spawn Chunks 294: Pre-releases, Productivity, And Pace
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Joel, and Jonny cover some of the final changes to Minecraft 1.20.5 before its anticipated release later this week, speculate how wooden beams might function in Minecraft, and discuss downshifting Minecraft play from the high-octane grind of YouTube, to something more sustainable, and fun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…
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The Spawn Chunks 293: Rolling Out New Paintings
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Jonny, and Joel anticipate the arrival of Minecraft 1.20.5 with details of the first pre-release, share their first impressions of new Minecraft paintings coming in the following update, and answer listener email about ominous difficulty, enchanting, and villager trading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Spawn Chunks 292: The A-mace-ing Ulraf!
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Joel, and Jonny welcome Minecraft Game Designer Ulraf to the podcast to talk about working on the mace, and the process of taking the new weapon from concept on through implementation in the game. Ulraf also shares his history with Minecraft as a player, and developer, what it was like interviewing at Mojang, and how he treats his friends in Minecr…
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The Spawn Chunks 291: Ominous Events
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Jonny, and Joel run through the big changes to Trial Chambers in the new Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot. New potions, new enchantments, and ominous events are replacing bad omen while at the same time expanding the trial chamber experience. There is a lot to consider when you look at everything coming in the next major update! Hosted on Acast. Se…
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