Latest Minecraft update adds wolf armor, wolf breeds and armadillos
Taming a wolf in Minecraft is one of the simplest joys of gaming, and no matter how many times I start a new world, I always accumulate bones in case I encounter one. But once you adopt a canine companion, you probably hide him in a house to keep him safe, protecting him from the […]
Taming a wolf in Minecraft is one of the simplest joys of gaming, and no matter how many times I start a new world, I always accumulate bones in case I encounter one. But once you adopt a canine companion, you probably hide him in a house to keep him safe, protecting him from the horrors of the game‘s hostile mobs. Today, Minecraft is adding a way to make them a little stronger : wolf armor.
Like leather armor, wolf armor can be colored using in-game dyes, so if you have multiple adopted pets it will always be easy to tell them apart. This variation is also distinct from the collar colors, creating many possibilities. Better yet, the game also adds wolf fur variants for the first time, bringing eight new designs for a total of nine. Each variant (Pale, Wood, Ash, Black, Chestnut, Rusty, Spotted, Striped, and Snowy) appears in a specific biome. You can take a look at all the new breeds in the gallery below.
Of course, players will also need to be able to craft this wolf armor, and that’s where the new mob, the Armadillo, comes in. These armored relatives of the anteaters can be found in the Savanna or Badlands biomes, where they can be seen walking around. around and curls up into a defensive ball when certain enemies approach. Armadillos drop armadillo scales, which are used to craft wolf armor, but the developers have reassured players that they can be brushed rather than defeated, so you won’t have to embark on a armadillo killing to protect your pets. Armadillos can also be used to scare away spiders, as they eat insects and arachnids in real life, and spider eyes can be used to breed them if you want to create your own armadillo farm.
