Armadillo, wolf armor and new wolf species are here

This week the “Minecraft” update 1.20.80 (2.87 on PS4) was released. It added the armadillo to the game, whose scales can be used to craft a new item. New wolf species are also included, so there is not only a bright companion, but also variations in many other colors and patterns.

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Armadillo as a new mob species

The armadillo (Armadillo) is in “Minecraft” a passive mob that spawns in the savannah and mountains. It prefers to eat spider eyes. And the only mobs that are afraid of the armadillo are spiders.

The armadillo curls up when it feels threatened. This happens when attacked, when undead mobs approach, or when a player sprints nearby.

When curled up, the armadillo will occasionally glance around. And if it doesn't detect a threat for four seconds, it rolls back up.

• When curled up, the shell reduces damage dealt and can completely resist weak attacks.
• The armadillo regularly drops scales that can be used to craft wolf armor.

Wolf Armor Information

The wolf armor made with armadillo scales in Minecraft protects the wolf from most sources of damage until it loses all durability and breaks. The armor can be repaired with armadillo scales, but only by the owner. And only the owner is allowed to put this armor on his wolf.

• It is possible to dye wolf armor in a similar manner to leather armor.
• The wolf armor can be removed using scissors.
• When the wolf dies, he drops the armor.

With armor, wolves have 20 hearts (40 health points) instead of just 10 hearts (20 health points). They can now withstand more damage and feeding the wolf heals twice as much health.

Here you can find the new wolf species

Eight new species of wolves were added with the new update for “Minecraft”. You can find them in different biomes:

• Pale Wolf: Is the most well-known species that now appears in the Taiga biome with a pack size of 4.
• Forest wolf: Spawns in the forest biome with a pack size of 4.
• Ashen Wolf: Lives in a pack size of 4 in the snowy taiga
• Black Wolf: Appears in the Pine Urtaiga. The pack size is 2 to 4.
• Maroon Wolf: Appears with a pack size of 2 to 4 in the Spruce Urtaiga.
• Rust colored wolf: Feels comfortable in the light jungle with a pack size of 2 to 4.
• Spotted wolf: Spawn in the savannah plateau with pack sizes of 4 to 8.
• Striped Wolf: Lives in the forested mesas with a pack size of 4 to 8.
• Snow Wolf: Appears as a rare loner in Berghain biomes.

More new features in the Minecraft update

With the new update for “Minecraft” even more innovations were added to the game. An improvement to Realms has been made. The new social hub Realms Stories has also been added, with which players can, among other things, share gameplay moments with Realm colleagues and see when other members are playing.

The social hub and other innovations and improvements are described Official changelog for “Minecraft” update 1.20.80.

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“Minecraft” is a sandbox game that was initially released as an early access version for PC in 2009 before being released in 2011. Versions for consoles, handhelds, mobile and Fire TV were later released.

“Minecraft” and the developer Mojang have belonged to Microsoft since 2014. There hasn't been a “Minecraft 2” yet, but there have been spinoffs like “Minecraft Dungeons”, “Minecraft Earth” and “Minecraft Legends”.

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