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Minecraft’s 1.20 update brings seven mysterious new player skins in 2023Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Doc?
Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Doc?
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Game director Agnes Larsson said the change was part of the update’s aim of self-expression through representation. Mojang are attempting to “make Minecraft Minecraftier” with 1.20, focusing on the creative pillars of the game to inspire players’ creativity. They’ll be doing this through that typical Minecraft update feature: more stuff. This time, though, some of it is intended to represent cultures beyond North America and Europe.
Although Larsson revealed it’s unlikely there’s a new biome coming in the 1.20 update, there will be a few more additional goodies. One of these is the new chiselled bookshelf, which is a bona fide working bookshelf. Craft a chiselled bookshelf and you’ll be able to store up to six books on them. Using Redstone lets you turn them into doors for secret passages, too.
Also coming in the 1.20 update are hanging signs. These have three variants, and you’ll be able to craft them with all wood types. They won’t blow around, Larsson said, but you can hang multiple signs off each other in different directions.
We don’t have anything firm beyond a 2023 window for Minecraft 1.20’s release yet, but snapshots will be coming in a few weeks for the Java Edition. Details of how to join the beta for Bedrock should be shared at around the same time. I’ll let you know as and when Mojang share more about the update.
