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The Storytelling Update is a major update released on June 15, 2023 as Java Edition 1.20 and Bedrock Edition 1.20.0, themed around "Customization And Storytellling". It introduces the Cherry Grove Biome; Armor Trimming; mobs such as the Sniffer and the Camel, as well as new items.
History and development[]
The update was annouced on Oct 15, 2022 at Minecraft Live 2022.
The development for Java Edition 1.20 started with 22W42A released on Oct 19, 2022. A month later, Java Edition 22W43A was released and included Some of the features in the experiemental snapshot. The last snapshot was 23w07a released on Feb 15, 2023. After the snapshot development phase, the pre-release phase begun, starting with 1.19.4 Pre-release 1 (released on Feb 22, 2023) and finished with ???????. Finally, the development was ended with ?????????? on ??????? ?, 2023 and the update officially released ?? days later on June ??, 2023.
The development for Bedrock Edition 1.19.0 started with Bedrock Edition 1.19.50, where the features were added under an experimental toggle. The Bedrock Edition 1.20.0 was officially released on June ??, 2023.
Reception[]
Java Edition 1.19 and Bedrock Edition 1.19.0[]
- Reveal
When the update was revealed at Minecraft Live 2022, it was met with mostly positive feedback. The positives included The Chiseled Bookshelf's addition, One of the other positive was the revamped Skins, rafts and camels. However, one of the negatives was that they were not gonna reveal every feature at Minecraft live 2022.
Videos[]
Trailers[]
| Introducing New Default Skins! (view on YouTube) |
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| Minecraft 1.20: Early Look at Archeology (view on YouTube) |
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| Minecraft 1.20: Early Look at the Cherry Blossom Biome (view on YouTube) |
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| Minecraft 1.20: Early Look at the Sniffer (view on YouTube) |
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