Mojang’s MinecraftLive event has revealed a number of key features included inMinecraft’s major 1.20 update, although no definitive release date or title for the update has been announced yet. Of particular note is seven new default character skins forMinecraftplayers to choose from along with a number of new bricks, craftable objects, a new wood type, and a new ridable mob.Minecrafthas long captured the imaginations of players from all walks of life, achieving status asthe best-selling game of all timethanks to its appeal to both young gamers and adults. With humble beginnings as a simple block-building indie game back in 2009, years of major updates have added countless new features, items, and gameplay elements that have turnedMinecraftinto a very different game. Most recently, the Caves and Cliffs update in 2021 added new biomes, revamped the terrain generation for more dramatic environments, and increased the game’s maximum height and depth.RELATED:Minecraft Player is Recreating the Entirety of UndertaleMojang has teased some of the new content in the upcoming 1.20 update during the MinecraftLive event, with one key feature being the addition of seven new default character skins. The update is “designed to inspire self-expression, representation, and storytelling,” and part of that effort to improve representation comes in the form of various character skins that broaden the range of ethnicities players can choose from. SinceMinecraftis enjoyed by players all over the world, it’s important for the game to reflect that in its character skins.Minecraft’s inclusion of a female characteroption was another major step toward better representation.
The next bigMinecraftupdate is bringing a lot more than new character skins, with more features set to be revealed in the near future. So far, planned additions include a new wood type, bamboo, which can be used to craft bamboo versions of the game’s wooden objects such as stairs, fences, doors, pressure plates, and the all-new bamboo rafts. New hanging signs function just like regular signs but with several variants that change how the sign hangs. Another new arrival is the camel, the latest addition toMinecraft’smounted animals. The camel also provides a new application for cactus which will be used to facilitate camel breeding.
The addition of more inclusive default character skins adds some much-needed variety after so many years with just Steve and Alex, although there are plenty of incredibleMinecraftskin DLCsand custom skins that players can use to personalize their characters in interesting ways.
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