Mojang has teased Minecraft’s subsequent sport drop, giving followers a sneak peek at a few of its options.
As revealed at Minecraft LIVE, Ice Caves are coming to the sport, including a brand new and uncommon underground extension of chilly biomes with glowing ice crystals and environmental selection. Ice Caves embrace a brand new hostile mob, the frozen zombie, which might apply freezing results and throw damaging ice balls. The ice balls can be used as weapons or to craft potions, including strategic choices for fight situations.
Mojang mentioned Ice Caves add a complete new layer of selection to chilly biomes, making exploring underground much more attention-grabbing, due to the elevated environmental range. “Although they might be lovely, these caves are removed from protected,” the developer mentioned.
Ice crystals might be present in ice caves and might be positioned each vertically and horizontally, offering numerous potential for adornment and constructing. They will even be used as a lightweight supply. The Frozen Zombie, in the meantime, applies a stacking freezing impact with its melee assaults. When you take sufficient hits, you will freeze. It additionally throws ice balls at you, which apply knockback and deal injury. Regular zombies can convert into Frozen when uncovered to powder snow. Gamers can already convert Husks into Zombies, and now Zombies into Frozen, opening the door for superior mob farms.
Frozen drop ice balls on dying, permitting gamers to make use of them as properly, however they can be crafted and used to brew a brand new potion. As a weapon, ice balls deal injury and apply knockback, and as a potion it may freeze gamers.
For extra, take a look at all the pieces introduced at Minecraft LIVE.