The next major Minecraft 1.20 feature is personalized armor trims
The next Minecraft update will let you customize your armor.
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What you need to know
The next Minecraft content update is well under way, with Mojang Studios hard at work on Minecraft 1.20. The upcoming release will focus on player expression, representation, and creativity, and the latest feature announced by the studio follows the theme perfectly. On Tuesday, Mojang Studios introduced armor trims, a new way for players to personalize their look in-game.
As revealed onMinecraft.net, armor trims are a new personalization feature heading to the world’s best-selling survival game with the release of theMinecraft 1.20 update. Armor trims are a way for players to customize their armor pieces, and seem to support practically every armor type in the game. Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know about armor trims:
Minecraftplayers don’t have to wait long to try armor trims for themselves, as Mojang Studios is testing the feature with the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot. The new, experimental Minecraft 1.20 feature will also come to other platforms via theMinecraft Previewin the near future. Armor trims will likely change and developer over time as the community feedbacks, but the feature in its current state should be relatively stable and polished, as per Mojang Studios' updated strategy for implementing new Minecraft features.
In case you missed it, thelast Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot(and the first of 2023) brought some much-needed accessibility features to the game. We also recently got ourfirst look at the Sniffer mob in Minecraft, a friendly mob that should also be arriving with the rest of the Minecraft 1.20 update.
Minecraftis hands-down one of thebest PC gamesyou can play, and it’s great to see its next major content update continue to evolve with new features. Mojang Studios is still keeping a lot of the update close to its belt, but the armor trim feature should be an exciting addition for players. If you’re interested, you can test out the feature in Minecraft: Java Edition starting today.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 23w04aincludes:
Minecraft 1.20 experimental features
General
Smithing templates
Netherite equipment
Armor trims
Changes
General
Technical changes
General
Commands
Paletted permutations
Trim patterns & materials
Fixed bugs
General
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