Piglins, Piglin Brutes, and Hoglins will zombify in the nether as of 25w42a.
Steps to reproduce
Start a new world. Ensure no datapacks are loaded.
Travel to the Nether either via Nether Portal or through the /tp command.
Spawn a Piglin, Piglin Brute, or Hoglin, or observe one that has naturally spawned.
Expected Result
None of the mentioned mobs will transform into zombified variants.
Actual Result
All of the mentioned mobs will transform into zombified variants, as though brought to the Overworld.
Environment
Minecraft: Java Edition
EndeavourOS Linux x86_64
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (16) @ 5.053GHz
AMD ATI Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GRE
Hi!
Thank you for your report!
We're already tracking this issue at MC-303138, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a Duplicate.
I suggest also to browse through the main issue for potential fixes.
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