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Minecraft adds new pig variants, ambient falling leaves, wildflowers, and more for public testing


With the decorations packed away for another 12 months and the new year now well and truly begun, developer Mojang has …

With the decorations packed away for another 12 months and the new year now well and truly begun, developer Mojang has roused from its festive slumber to release six new features for public testing ahead of Minecraft's first planned update of 2025. Image credit: Mojang And finally for now, lodestones - the magnetised blocks players can place in order to helpfully attract their compasses while navigating - have a new, simpler crafting recipe. All the above features are scheduled to arrive as part of Minecraft's next update, but they're first being released for public testing so adventurous players can put them through their paces.

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