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Minecraft 1.20 Update - What's New
Added archaeology system with brush and pottery sherds, cherry blossom biome, armor trims, camels, sniffers, bamboo wood set, and hanging signs.
Changes
#Gameplay(6)
- Added archaeology system with suspicious sand/gravel and brush
- Added armor trims for customizing armor appearance
- Added cherry grove biome with pink cherry trees
- Added trail ruins as buried structures
- Added smithing template system for armor trims and Netherite
- Netherite upgrade now requires a smithing template
#Mobs(3)
- Added Sniffer (ancient mob, digs up seeds)
- Added Camel (rideable, two-player mount)
- Sniffer eggs found in suspicious sand in warm ocean ruins
#Blocks & Items(10)
- Added cherry wood set (logs, planks, stairs, slabs, etc.)
- Added bamboo wood set (planks, mosaic, raft)
- Added hanging signs (all wood types)
- Added chiseled bookshelf (functional, stores books)
- Added decorated pot (crafted from pottery sherds)
- Added brush for archaeology
- Added calibrated sculk sensor
- Added pitcher plant and torchflower (from Sniffer)
- Added 20 pottery sherds
- Added 16 armor trim patterns
#Commands(4)
- Added /return command for functions
- Added /damage command
- Added display entities (block, item, text)
- Added interaction entity
Server Admin Migration Guide
- Netherite upgrade now requires smithing template - affects existing upgrade paths
- Armor trims are purely cosmetic - no balance impact
- Archaeology only in new chunks with suspicious sand/gravel
- Cherry Grove biome only generates in new chunks
- Chiseled bookshelves interact with comparators for redstone
Known Issues
- Decorated pots can be broken by projectiles (fixed in 1.20.2)
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