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New Realms Features in the Latest Java Snapshot
The newest Java snapshot brings two changes to Realms: shareable invite codes for adding members fast, and separate render and simulation distance sliders that now reach 25 chunks.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Nether Portal Design: A Complete 2026 Guide
A Nether portal is just an obsidian frame lit with fire, so the design is whatever you build around it. Here's how sizing, coordinate linking, and themed builds work in Minecraft 26.2.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Auto Farms: What's New and What to Build First
Auto farms in Minecraft automate food, items, and XP. Here's the build order, from easy egg and sugar cane farms to the crafter block and copper golem that are current in version 26.2.
Alex Maftei
Cool Skins for Minecraft App by TOP OF GAMES: Honest Review + How to Download and Apply Free Skins
Cool Skins for Minecraft is a free Android app with a 200,000-skin catalogue, a 3D preview and one-tap downloads. Here is how it works, whether it is safe, and how to apply a skin in Bedrock and Java.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Server List App by TOP OF GAMES: Honest Review + How to Join Servers From Your Phone
Minecraft Server List is a free Android app that turns your phone into a browsable directory of Java and Bedrock servers. Here is what it does, whether it is safe, and how to go from browsing to joining.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft 26.3 Pre-Release 3: Bug Fixes and Data Pack 121
Minecraft 26.3 Pre-Release 3 is a Java Edition testing build with bug fixes for falling blocks, fullscreen modes, and villager trading, plus a data pack bump to 121.0 and two number provider changes.
Alex Maftei
Boar Anticheat: Stopping Bedrock Movement Cheats on Geyser
Boar is a free, open-source predictive anticheat that runs as a GeyserMC extension, catching fly, speed, reach, and timer cheats from Bedrock players who join Java servers through Geyser. Here's how it works and how to set it up.
Alex Maftei
Treasure Hunt Watch Challenge: Claim Free Minecraft Pets
Earn the Aqua Cool Fish and Amethyst Drone pets by watching Minecraft streams on TikTok (3 minutes) and Twitch (5 minutes) from September 4-13, 2026. Redeem codes at Minecraft.net/redeem before the deadline.
Alex Maftei
Best Minecraft 26.2 Seeds for Hardcore Server Starts
Minecraft 26.2 shifts structure generation - here's how to pick seeds that actually work for hardcore servers, with verified categories and community-tested starting points.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft Agent Skills: AI-Powered Development for 26.x and Beyond
Minecraft Agent Skills gives Codex and Claude Code 13 specialized skills for modern Minecraft development - modding, plugins, datapacks, world gen, server ops, and CI/CD. Covers 26.x with legacy lanes for 1.21.x and Forge 1.20.1. MIT licensed, 128 stars.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft 26.3-snapshot-10: Everything New in the Snapshot
Minecraft 26.3-snapshot-10 introduces a new Dappled Forest menu panorama, renamed explorer maps, and realms screen enhancements. We break down all the technical adjustments and block tweaks in this update.
Alex Maftei
Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 10 Reverts Drowned Changes and Menus
Minecraft 26.3-snapshot-10 removes recent melee AI changes for the Drowned mob, reverting their behavior back to pure trident throwing. The update also adds a new Dappled Forest panorama and improves structure locating performance.
Alex Maftei