The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

Joel and Jonny take a look at Minecraft frogs, hopping into the Bedrock Beta in time for the holidays, review listener email about slime, and talk block control and Cloudy Climb launching in Minecraft Dungeons in the December Roundtable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel touch on the bullet points of the Minecraft 1.18.1 release, as well as instructions from Mojang on the security vulnerability in Minecraft: Java Edition, followed by listener email sparked discussion on modern Minecraft difficulty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny share their first impressions of The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part II as Minecraft 1.18 has changed the landscape for players everywhere, then answer listener email about different ways to approach the new terrain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel review the final tweaks of The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2 ahead of the November 30th release, answer emails about how gameplay may shift in the update, and talk about how they’re preparing new, and existing worlds for mountainous change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny review the landslide of Pre-releases for The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 2 ahead of the November 30th release date, answer emails about Minecraft pets, and take a look back at their experience in playing Part 1 of this massive update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel look up at the new amplified world types in the pre-release for Minecraft, The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2 before trekking across large biomes to answer listener email for the November Chunk Mail Dispenser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny review how Mojang is pushing terrain around in the latest Minecraft snapshot, dial up listener email about the allay and music, and discuss how they will tempo their Minecraft play ahead of update 1.18. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel spin around in the world blending changes in the latest Caves & Cliffs Part 2 snapshot, ponder the allay’s history with cookies, and discuss Minecraft jargon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss the latest Caves & Cliffs snapshot with new music from Lena Raine and Kumi Tanioka, the sculk sliding into the Bedrock Beta, and the 2021 Minecraft Live mob vote results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel recap the news out of Minecraft Live on The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 2, Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures, and the new features coming to Minecraft in The Wild Update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny review the latest Minecraft Java and Bedrock snapshots for The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2, take a look at Minecraft Live player voting history, and give first impressions of the glare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel look at the latest Minecraft Java Snapshot for The Caves & Cliffs Update, the Spookier Fall event in Minecraft Dungeons, and discuss their gameplay plans for when 1.18 drops later this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss the progression of the latest Minecraft snapshot, and Bedrock Beta versions before answering listener email on the September Chunk Mail Dispenser episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel tackle the huge new snapshot for The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2, and a listener email about high hopes for archaeology, and Minecraft collectables. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny take to the skies to share their thoughts on the changes to elytra flight in Experimental Snapshot 7, answer listener email, and discuss the future of snapshot experiments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel explore river and ocean changes in Experimental Snapshot 6, and look ahead to this years Minecraft Live announcement, coming October 16, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny break down the finer tweaks of Experimental Snapshot 5 for Minecraft 1.18, talk Bedrock beta terrain, and end game wood, all before exploring the idea of Minecraft interpreting the natural world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel welcomes GeminiTay back to the podcast to discuss beach front property, and getting around in Minecraft 1.18. Gem and Joel also discuss her recent adventures on the Hermitcraft and Empires servers, as well as YouTube milestones, and the challenges of creating Minecraft content full time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss the latest changes in Experimental Snapshot 3 for Minecraft: The Caves & Cliffs Update, then answer listener email about long standing game mechanics, connected oceans, and organizing player inventory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel celebrate The Spawn Chunks anniversary episode with some light Minecraft news, listener email about terrain generation, and then share their highlights in Minecraft, and on the podcast, over the past three years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny are joined by Minecraft game developer Henrik Kniberg to discuss the team effort behind the new terrain generation planned for The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 2, floating around in the Echoing Void DLC, and pleasant surprises surfacing in Minecraft community feedback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel take a look at the terrain changes in Experimental Snapshot 2 before answering a mountain of email in the July Chunk Mail Dispenser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny review the details of the Echoing Void Minecraft Dungeons DLC announcement and share their thoughts on exploring the new Minecraft terrain generation in the first Caves & Cliffs Experimental Snapshot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel touch on the release of Minecraft Java Edition 1.17.1, answer listener email about snowy mountain mechanics, and discuss what the next few months of Minecraft news may look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny hit the major bug fixes in the latest Pre-release and Release Candidates for Minecraft 1.17.1 before donning their farming hats and discussing the balance of hard to find, and easy to farm in The Caves & Cliffs Update: Part 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel take a look at some of the balance changes in the Minecraft Bedrock Edition Beta, and discuss their experience attempting to farm new blocks a few weeks into The Caves & Cliffs Update: Part 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny welcome Minecraft Gameplay Developer, Brandon Pearce (@Kingbdogz) to the podcast to talk about early days developing mods for Minecraft, working at Mojang Studios, and the inspiration for The Warden, and The Deep Dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel share their first impressions of The Caves & Cliffs Update: Part 1, answer listener email about new Minecraft 1.17 features, and discuss the gates between players, and new blocks in the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny rundown the latest tweaks to The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 1, coming to Minecraft tomorrow, before answering listener email and taking a look back at their personal highlights from The Nether Update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel cover the imminent release of Minecraft The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 1, with bug fixes and tweaks in pre-release builds, then get their feet wet in the Minecraft Dungeons Hidden Depths DLC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny talk tweaks in the latest Minecraft snapshot, the release date and some features of the Minecraft Dungeons Hidden Depths DLC, and discuss their block priorities in anticipation of The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel light a candle for candles, listen for clues on the future of sculk sensors, and celebrate Minecraft’s birthday before bundling together some listener email for the May Chunk Mail Dispenser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny review changes in goat behaviour in the latest #Minecraft snapshot, as well as ore distribution in The Caves & Cliffs Preview data pack, then discuss the idea of more signposts to guide players in Minecraft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel talk about tweaks and adjustments in latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot before answering email about mobscicles, The Caves & Cliffs copper conundrum, and cloud saves in Minecraft Dungeons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny mine through ore veins, dripstone growth, and another pass at the raw ore, and raw ore block textures before answering listener email in the April Chunk Mail Dispenser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel discuss the news that Mojang is splitting The Caves And Cliffs Update into two separate updates, slated for summer and holiday 2021, as well as the new features and textures introduced in the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny share their thoughts on the addition of new raw ores in Minecraft and how these changes to mining, and the recent changes to ore distribution, may effect the Minecraft mining meta in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel shed some light on the latest Java snapshot, gab about goats and the glow squid, pontificate on powder snow, and mull over mega caves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny catch you up on what they’ve been doing in Minecraft, then look ahead to what is left to explore in the Caves & Cliffs Update snapshots, like the deep dark and archaeology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel take a look at the technical changes to copper and moss in the latest Minecraft Java snapshot before having a round table discussion about cave biomes and intended Minecraft gameplay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny talk new deepslate textures and new OpenGL rendering, before hanging out with some cave vines, glow berries and overgrown abandoned mine shafts in the new lush cave biome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel check out the new mountain terrain generation with four sub biomes in the Minecraft Bedrock Edition Beta before answering listener email about glowing in the dark, and spoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny review the latest changes to ore textures, grimstone to deeepslate, smooth basalt in the overworld, and the evolution of Minecraft Dungeons in the Flames Of The Nether DLC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel examine the addition of grimstone to Minecraft caves, and how the grimstone family of blocks work into to the existing stone palette. Then, it’s on to listener email about light, helmets, cave biomes and more in the February Chunk Mail Dispenser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny spark a conversation about Flames of The Nether coming to Minecraft Dungeons, then light their torches and spelunk into the massive changes to Minecraft cave generation in the latest Caves & Cliffs snapshot. Tighten your harness, there’s a lot to say! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel explore powder snow and copper changes the latest Caves & Cliffs snapshot, share listener emails in response to the modern pace of Minecraft, and uproot some thoughts about the new lush cave decorative blocks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny shoot out some ideas about dispensers waxing copper blocks in the the latest Bedrock Beta before discussing how glow ink could change lighting blocks, and the pace of modern day Minecraft play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel race to see who can complete Minecraft Dungeons the fastest - Spoiler: Not them - then dive into the deep ocean to see what the new glow squid will bring players in the latest Caves & Cliffs snapshot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny touch on the release of Minecraft 1.16.5 fixing specific server crashes before digging into listener email about horizontal blocks, switching mobs, and axolotl appetites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel say goodbye to Minecraft Earth and discuss Minecraft Dungeons speed runs before an email lead conversation about Minecraft music, and the trickle out Caves & Cliffs update release schedule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.