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Want your world to sound cozier, creepier, or just a little more chaotic? Minecraft has introduced Sound Effects Packs, letting you remix the audio across different parts of the game.

The packs can customize sounds for mobs, blocks, combat, ambience, and more, so you can change the feel of your world without changing how it plays. The announcement also says you can share your remixes on Realms. That sharing option requires a Realms subscription, which is sold separately.

It’s a fun bit of personalization for anyone who likes tailoring their world’s atmosphere, whether you’re aiming for a spooky base or a more relaxed vibe. The announcement doesn’t give details about specific packs or how they’re installed, but the new feature is all about making the familiar sounds of Minecraft your own.

Java 26.4 Snapshot 7 is here, bringing fresh blocks for your builds and a new tune to hunt down. Mojang says these are the final gameplay features planned for the upcoming game drop.

Calcite now has pillar, slab, stair, and wall variants, plus polished calcite and polished calcite bricks. You can craft the new shapes with a stonecutter, making them handy for detailed base projects. The new “Flurry” music disc by Hyper Potions can turn up in igloo basement chests, and gives a comparator output of 7 in a jukebox.

There are useful changes beyond building, too. Gameplay screens like crafting tables now support keyboard navigation and narration, though the Creative Inventory and Recipe Book aren’t supported yet. On the survival side, fire now counters freezing, and leather armor stops zombies and skeletons from converting into frostbites or strays. Strays also spawn in several more cold biomes.

The snapshot includes other UI and technical changes, plus a long list of bug fixes.