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Minecraft Snapshot Makes Big Change to Popular Mob
07.03.2024 - 20:37 / gamerant.com / Herbert M Shaw / Minecraft
The latest Java Snapshot for Minecraft updated the game with some bug fixes and a major expansion to one family of mobs. Mobs will spawn in one variation or another depending on biome, surroundings, and other factors. Mobs can also become allied with a player's character to aid in crafting or other activities. Players have taken to the internet to share their love for one particular species of mob, and their feedback has been answered.
There are three kinds of mobs players may encounter in Minecraft: passive, hostile, and neutral. Passive mobs will scatter and flee once engaged. Hostile mobs can and will attack a player once they are detected, with some hostile mobs being scarier than others. Neutral mobs can be either, but the player won't know unless they try to provoke it. This latest update affects a family of neutral mobs that resemble one of the most common animals known to man.
Minecraft Snapshot 24w10a expanded the wolf mob to nine variants in total, with each spawning in different biomes and pack sizes. Some lone wolves will also appear here and there, with pack sizes varying from two up to eight for some variants. This is one of many add-ons that have been brought to the game recently in response to player feedback. Recently, Add-on Mods changed things up for Minecraft's Bedrock Edition. Players can now build a family of different wolf mob allies, and the traditionally known wolf mob of Minecraft is staying in the game as the Pale Wolf of the Taiga biome.
This update comes after much feedback from players suggesting an expansion be made to the Wolf mob line. With Wolf Armor being introduced last year, players can now see different color combinations with their new variants. The eight new variants of the original Wolf mob are all the same shape and size by design, but are all colored differently and appear at different rates.
The rest of the variants will show up in other places, some where they have never spawned before. The Wood Wolf will be quite common in the many Forest biomes of the overworld. In the Snowy Taiga biome, the Ashen Wolf can be found. The Black Wolf, Chestnut Wolf, and Rusty Wolf can be found in small packs, up to four at a time. The Spotted Wolf and Striped Wolf will now appear in areas that didn't spawn wolves before this, and they will show up in larger packs of up to eight. Last, there is the lone and rarest mob variant, the Snowy Wolf, which may be seen in the Grove biome walking by itself. An adventure to find these variants awaits, and Minecraft players may stumble upon a new discovery.
Wolf mobs have been a hit with many players, inspiring this expansion to their variety, and more add-ons could be a good thing for Minecraft. For now, the nine wolves are available to find
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