By Diego Campbell Every year, Mojang, the team of developers behind the hit game Minecraft, knows they have to try and break the Internet. To pull this off, they host a livestream that displays the work they’ve put into their games. This year, on October 15th, they revealed an update with no official name other than the “1.20 Update.” Claiming that the theme should have something to do with storytelling and representation, Mojang unveiled the first features of this unnamed update. This is a look at each of the five new features shown off during the livestream. Hanging Signs are a new variant of signs in Minecraft. They are made out of stripped wood and held up by chains. Instead of being placed on the ground or against the side of a block, like a traditional sign, these signs attach themselves to the underside of a block or stick out against the side. This new style of signage adds more variety and color to the game, but it isn’t the only addition to decoration Bamboo was originally added to the game as a single-stalked, growable plant used to breed Pandas and build scaffolding. But with the addition of bamboo blocks, players can create beautiful bamboo condos for all their panda pals. Bamboo blocks can be crafted into slabs, stairs, and fences, similar to other wood blocks. However, bamboo adds a few exclusive members to the set as well. One is the intersecting mosaic block, a new decoration block that doesn’t exist for other wood blocks. The other is the bamboo raft, a more adventurous looking version of the common boat. While the addition of new building blocks are always welcome, be careful not to get sick of the pale yellow green color by looking at it too long. The next feature is a librarian's best pick, but not for the reasons you’d think. Chiseled bookshelves are a new type of bookshelf where you can store books. This is amazing because it adds a new way to store enchanted books and books and quills, which can’t stack up. It also powers redstone circuits, meaning that you could finally make the mystery novel secret entrance of your dreams in Minecraft. The Mob Vote gave players the chance to vote for one of the next mobs to be added to Minecraft. In a staggering landslide victory, that mob was the ancient beast known as the Sniffer. Unfortunately named, this creature went extinct years ago in the Overworld. Luckily, its eggs have been stashed away in underwater chests. Players can recover these eggs and hatch them on land to revive the species. Sniffers will repay the kindness by, of course, sniffing the ground and uncovering ancient seeds from the soil. These ancient seeds, which are impossible to come by in any other way, can be grown into new decorative plants. Truly worthy of its win, the Sniffer should become a fan favorite mob, and not just for being the first dinosaur in Minecraft. Last but not least, another new mob was announced live. The deserts have always been barren biomes, filled with rabbits, husks, and occasionally villagers. But the introduction of the Camel should add some more wildlife to these sandy dunes. The camel is a tall, rideable mob that can be bred with cactus plants. The camel is a slow creature, but don’t let this overshadow all its great uses. For one, this is the first mob that can be ridden by two players. For another thing, camels have a unique ability called “dash,” which allows them to leap across large gaps in terrain, like ravines and rivers. So while horses will always come first place in a race, they’ll be stuck on the river banks as the camel dashes across with ease. A third factor that makes the camels so great is their height: since camel legs are so tall, short mobs like zombies can’t attack you while you ride them. One friend could steer the camel while the other slashes away at the evil husks.
Overall, this update could be described as disappointing. All these random additions to the game have seemingly nothing in common. There was very little actually added in the grand scheme of things. The fact that there isn’t even an official name for the update is a red flag on its own. But what critics easily miss is the fact that there are plenty of diamonds in this rough update. Chiseled bookshelves add storage for an item that’s difficult to store. Camels are overpowered creatures that add new life to the open deserts. The main focus of this update is to give the community the gift of storytelling and representation. These random features are all incredible in their own right, and with more unannounced features on the way, this storytelling update could become a great chapter in the story of Minecraft.
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