Since Mojang added wolves to Minecraft’s Java Version beta in 2011, they’ve remained just about the identical, with just one variant (compared to the sport’s 11 totally different cats and a formidable 2,700 totally different tropical fish). Fairly just a few gamers have begged Mojang so as to add extra wolves — and now, after 13 years, it appears their work has lastly paid off.
In a weblog put up as we speak, Mojang revealed that it is testing out eight new wolf variations for the sport’s subsequent replace. In accordance with the weblog put up, every new wolf variant lives in its personal biome and has its personal rarity. (The sport’s unique wolf can also be sticking round within the taiga biome, but it surely’s now known as the Pale Wolf.)
Whereas Minecraft’s revamped wolves aren’t in an official launch of the sport proper now, they will at present be examined by putting in the newest snapshot, which additionally options the long-requested wolf armor.
After all, the Minecraft neighborhood was thrilled by the long-awaited announcement, with just a few gamers sharing that the replace was sufficient to attract them again into the sport.
they added wolf variants to minecraft LETS GOOOO pic.twitter.com/KuO4DQMfww— Dave Kratzy (@Krtzyy) March 6, 2024
GUYSS THE NEW MINECRAFT DOG VARIANTS!!! which one in the event you favourite personally I might do something for the little chestnut man and the woods wolf pic.twitter.com/njeUoyPTxX— Snifferish (@snifferish) March 6, 2024
minecraft part is about to return again due to this advert (@addriiom) March 6, 2024
Just a few gamers even deemed it the sport’s finest snapshot ever.
minecraft snapshot 24w10a provides new canines to minecraft. is that this the perfect snapshot ever?? pic.twitter.com/Vi3q0s6R22— wattles ? (@itiswattles) March 6, 2024
Finest Minecraft snapshot ever.— fWhip : Bryce (@Failwhip) March 6, 2024
We gave Minecraft a 9 in our 2011 assessment, calling it “a clean web page simply daring you to leap in and do with it what you’ll.” Since then, it is modified fairly a bit, with its newest main replace including camels and archaeology. The sport’s annual addition of mobs hasn’t been with out controversy, although — final yr, gamers even “unionized” to petition Mojang to abolish the mob vote.
Amelia Zollner is a contract author at IGN who loves all issues indie and Nintendo. Outdoors of IGN, they’ve contributed to websites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun, they usually’re at present growing a sport known as Storage Sale. Discover them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.