This is a sub-page of Minecraft: Java Edition/Version Differences/April Fools.
On March 31st, 2016, an update was made to Minecraft titled 1.RV-Pre1. Mojang titled the update "The Trendy Update", and released the first pre-release update the day before April Fools, for some odd reason. An archive of the announcement can be found here.
Additions#
Blocks#
USB Charger Block#
The USB Charger Block is a new block that functions the same as a redstone block, emitting a redstone signal with strength 15. It has a blast resistance of 30 and hardness of 3, and it can also stack up to 64.
Items#
Reality Vision#
Reality Vision is a new piece of equipment that is equipped via the helmet armor slot.
- When equipped, it shows a minimap in the bottom-center of the screen (which moves when the player's camera moves).
- The minimap shows all chunks that are currently rendered.
- The player's location is represented by a green beacon beam marker on the map.
- The item will make a sound when equipped.
- The goggles display vision overlay (similar to the pumpkin overlay).
- The overlay will change to a new overlay if the player goes into third person (unlike the pumpkin overlay), making the screen appear like an old television screen.
- The overlay is called "cantseeshitcaptain.png" in the assets folder.
- The item activates a shader when equipped (scan_pincushion).
- For some odd reason, the goggles are stackable to 64, unlike every other piece of equipment in the game.
- Signs display the text "OBEY" while glasses are equipped, a reference to the movie They Live.
Ankle Monitor#
The ankle monitor is a new item that is equipped via the "boots" armor slot.
- It'll make a sound each time the player gets a notification.
- When equipped in Survival mode, they can't be taken off.
- Can be taken off in Creative mode.
- This behavior was later introduced into Minecraft with the Java Edition 1.11 snapshot 16w39a, in the form of the "Curse of Binding" enchantment.
- This item gives the player Slowness I effect when equipped.
- If the player moves too far from the world spawn at nighttime, it will display the text "CURFEW WARNING! You are violating your house arrest! Get back by X meters!" (where X is the distance).
- When the player travels to another dimension, it displays various messages from the monitor, in this order, displayed about 10 seconds from each other.
- "CURFEW WARNING! You are violating your house arrest! Uuuh... where are you anyway?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Hello, are you there?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! I'm sure you have important things to do, but you need to go back!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! We're lonely back home!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! By 'we' I mean I. I'm lonely."
- "CURFEW WARNING! Ok enough games... GET BACK RIGHT NOW!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! LAST WARNING!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! LASTEST WARNING! (really now)"
- "CURFEW WARNING! ..."
- "CURFEW WARNING! so... where are you?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Having a good day?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Did you see that monster over there?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Give it a whack, if you'd be so kind."
- "CURFEW WARNING! Teheee..."
- "CURFEW WARNING! Ok, enough of this!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Last straw!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Now you die."
- "CURFEW WARNING! Boom!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Hehe, fun right?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! Ok, you will not hear anything more from me now!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! You'll be as lonely as I am."
- "CURFEW WARNING! How does that feel?"
- "CURFEW WARNING! I know, I'll wipe my memory. That way, I can start over!"
- "CURFEW WARNING! *bzzzttt*"
- the messages then loop.
- For some odd reason, ankle monitors are stackable to 64, unlike every other piece of equipment in the game.
Smarter Watch#
The smarter watch is a new item that is equipped in the off-hand slot.
- It shows the time above the hotbar where item tooltips are shown in 24-hour time (18:00 and 22:00 for example).
- It'll make a sound each time the player gets a notification.
- Push notifications in the chat whenever a statistic reaches 10, 20, 30 ... 100, 200, 300 ... etc.
- For example: "Notice! [Distance Flown] is now 600!"
- Other messages are shown when the player takes damage and sometimes even shows item specific information in chat when items are crafted.
- For some odd reason, smarter watches are stackable up to 64, unlike every other piece of equipment in the game.
Changes#
Mobs#
- Mobs now have a chance of being equipped with any of the 3 items in listed above in the "Additions" section.
- When they wear the reality vision, they will not attack the player, even if the player attacks them.
- However, endermen with reality vision will still attack when looked at.
- When they wear the reality vision, they will not attack the player, even if the player attacks them.
Signs#
- Signs have a different unique texture.
- Sign text is now green.