Armadillos, the grumpy pistachio nuts of the animal kingdom, have been further to Minecraft in a the most recent mob replace. You possibly can brush them to reap “scutes”, the boney armour plating of the animal’s again once more, which you’ll be able to then use to craft armour for pet wolves. Talking of wolves, this replace additionally sees an explosion in canine selection, with eight variations of the wolf now showing all through numerous biomes. Awoooooo!

About that armadillo first. “This shy critter prefers the warmth of the savanna and badlands and can roll up when you technique it approach too rapidly or loudly,” say Mojang in an replace publish, deftly avoiding any implication that the animal will flip into in any approach ball-like. You will not be capable of tame the armadillo, they stage out, even when you give the critter its favourite foodstuff which is, allow me see… Aha. Spider eyes. Of examine course.

“Spiders and Cave Spiders will run away from Armadillos, and provided that they aren’t in a rolled up state,” clarifies the precise patch notes for replace 1.20.80. Good to know the place these males stand within the historic arachno-human battle. 

However what of the wolves? Their furry coats now arrive in a whimsical vary, together with brooding black, husky white, stripey, rusty, observed, and way more. A satisfying unfold for pet fanatics. Each wolf subspecies can be present in its possess particular biome. The snowy wolf (rarer than the some others) can be discovered sauntering by yourself between the pines, possibly longing to do away with and absorb Liam Neeson. The striped wolf will lurk within the badlands, presumably significantly much less invested in issues like that. 

They’re additionally possessing their wellness doubled (delivered they’re tame) and environmental harm now is not going to possible hurt your furry buddies fairly so rather a lot. What else do these patch notes expose? Ah! “Wolves’ tails are actually the suitable approach positioned when sitting.” Fairly important.

Minecraft’s ecology is in search of nutritious simply currently. The exercise has extra a crab to mangrove swamps, the fluffy Breeze mob to underground chambers, and a quasi-extinct creature known as “the Sniffer” whose preserved eggs you’ll be able to uncover in underwater ruins. It actually is sort of a mildly unsettling episode of Planet Earth.