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Java Snapshot 26.4 Updates Snow Bricks and Frosted Ice

This snapshot restricts Snow Brick crafting and defines specific placement rules for Frosted Ice alongside block mining changes.

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Snow Bricks cannot be crafted via a Stonecutter and only drop themselves when mined with a shovel.

Frosted Ice requires air blocks above water and must start its movement while on the ground to place.

All Packed Ice Brick variants now require a pickaxe to mine, and density functions need at least one coordinate offset.

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