Minecraft:The Garden Awakens

File:The Garden Awakens Key Art.png

Key art

The Garden Awakens is a Minecraft:game drop released on December 3, 2024, as Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.4 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.50. It focuses on the Minecraft:pale garden, a biome that is home to the Minecraft:creaking alongside Minecraft:pale oak trees and pale moss. The first features of this game drop were revealed at Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2024.

In an official and publicly shared survey about Minecraft Live<ref>Template:Cite</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and in file names on Minecraft:Minecraft.net,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/mcv_holiday_eyeblossom-resin_testing_header_1280x768.jpg</ref> the drop was referred to as the Vanilla Holiday Update. During development, it was referred to as the Winter Drop, the name of the corresponding Minecraft:experiment Template:In. The final name and release date of the update were revealed on November 27, 2024.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Experimental features for the drop were released prior to the finalized release as part of Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.2.

Additions

Blocks

File:Creaking Heart.png Minecraft:Creaking heart

• A non-Minecraft:flammable "living block"<ref name="pale">Template:Citation</ref><ref name="snap">Template:Snap</ref> found in some natural Minecraft:pale oak trees, covered on all sides by pale oak logs.
• File:Active Creaking Heart.png Only activates when placed between two pale oak logs in the same orientation and can't be deactivated unless the block is broken.
  • Spawns Minecraft:creakings at night when activated and links itself to them.
    • Produces resin clumps when the creaking gets damaged.
• Drops resin clump and Minecraft:experience when broken without Minecraft:Silk Touch.
• Can also be crafted using two Minecraft:pale oak logs and a Minecraft:block of resin.

File:Closed Eyeblossom BE1.pngFile:Open Eyeblossom BE1.png Minecraft:Eyeblossom

• A new Minecraft:flower found in the Minecraft:pale garden biome.
• They exist in two variants: closed and open.
  • Eyeblossoms transition between the two variants based on the time of day.
    • During the night, eyeblossoms become open.
      • Will attract Minecraft:bees, however they get Minecraft:poisoned when fed or pollinate the flower itself.
    • During the day, they become closed.
      • Cannot attract bees.
  • In dimensions that do not have a day/night cycle, they remain as-is.
• Eyeblossoms planted on the ground communicate with each other, helping each other to open or close.
• Can be use to make Minecraft:suspicious stew which gives it Minecraft:Blindness or Minecraft:Nausea depending on the variant.
• Can be crafted into orange or Minecraft:gray dye depending on the variant.
• Emits Minecraft:ambient sounds when on top of Minecraft:pale moss block.

File:Pale Hanging Moss.png Minecraft:Pale hanging moss

• A vine-like block generate beneath the Minecraft:pale oak leaves and Minecraft:logs.
  • Emits creaking sounds when place to its corresponding block.
• Does not grow naturally.
  • Must be grown manually using Minecraft:bonemeal.
• Cannot be climbed.

File:Pale Moss Block.png Minecraft:Pale moss block

• A pale variant of the regular Minecraft:moss block.
• Generates in large patches under the pale oak trees.
• Unlike regular moss block, it can be burned.

File:Pale Moss Carpet.png Minecraft:Pale moss carpet

• A pale variant of the regular Minecraft:moss carpet.
• Unlike regular moss carpet, it can be burned.
• When placed, pale moss carpet grows up to two blocks on the solid faces of any block that borders it. Template:Animate
  • Pale moss carpet can be bone mealed to grow to full on all solid faces of any block that borders it.

Pale oak wood set:

• File:Pale Oak Sapling.png Minecraft:Pale oak sapling
  • Grows into a pale oak tree.
    • Lacks Minecraft:pale hanging moss.
• File:Pale Oak Leaves.png Minecraft:Pale oak leaves
  • Produces fallen leaf particles.

    File:Pale Oak Leaves particle example.png

    Pale oak falling leaf particles

• File:Pale Oak Log.pngFile:Stripped Pale Oak Log.png Minecraft:Pale oak log and Minecraft:Stripped pale oak log
• File:Pale Oak Wood.pngFile:Stripped Pale Oak Wood.png Minecraft:Pale oak wood and Minecraft:Stripped pale oak wood
• File:Pale Oak Planks.png Minecraft:Pale oak planks
  • File:Pale Oak Stairs.png Minecraft:Pale oak stairs
  • File:Pale Oak Slab.png Minecraft:Pale oak slab
  • Template:InvSpriteFile:Pale Oak Sign.png Minecraft:Pale oak sign
  • Template:InvSpriteFile:Pale Oak Hanging Sign.png Minecraft:Pale oak hanging sign
  • File:Pale Oak Button.png Minecraft:Pale oak button
  • File:Pale Oak Pressure Plate.png Minecraft:Pale oak pressure plate
  • Template:InvSpriteFile:Pale Oak Door.png Minecraft:Pale oak door
  • File:Pale Oak Fence.png Minecraft:Pale oak fence
  • File:Pale Oak Fence Gate.png Minecraft:Pale oak fence gate
  • File:Pale Oak Trapdoor.png Minecraft:Pale oak trapdoor

Resin family of blocks:

• Template:InvSprite File:Resin Clump.png Minecraft:Resin clump
  • Obtained through creaking heart.
  • Up to 6 can be put on the same block space, merging into one block.
• File:Block of Resin.png Minecraft:Block of resin
  • Can be instantly mined.
• File:Resin Bricks.png Minecraft:Resin bricks
  • File:Resin Brick Slab.png Minecraft:Resin brick slab
  • File:Resin Brick Stairs.png Minecraft:Resin brick stairs
  • File:Resin Brick Wall.png Minecraft:Resin brick wall
  • File:Chiseled Resin Bricks.png Minecraft:Chiseled resin bricks

Items

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Creaking spawn egg

• Used to spawn a Minecraft:creaking that is not attached to a Minecraft:creaking heart block.
  • This creaking only has one health.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Resin brick

• Used to craft Minecraft:resin bricks.
• Can also be used to trim armor.

Mobs

File:Creaking.png Minecraft:Creaking

• A tree-like Minecraft:hostile Minecraft:mob that spawned by active Minecraft:creaking hearts during the night or thunderstormsTemplate:Only.
• Only moves when a player is looking away from it.
• Naturally indestructible.
  • File:Creaking BE1 JE1 Twitch Animation.gif Can only be killed by destroying its respective creaking heart, in which it began to twitch till it crumbles.
    • Can be damaged if spawned via the spawn egg or the Template:Cmd command.
• Emits particles that lead to its creaking heart when hit.

Non-mob entities

Template:InvSpriteFile:Pale Oak Boat.png Minecraft:Pale oak boat

• A boat that is crafted from Minecraft:pale oak planks.
• Template:InvSpriteFile:Pale Oak Boat with Chest.png Minecraft:Pale oak boat with chest

World generation

Biomes

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• A variant of the Minecraft:dark forest that generates with Minecraft:pale oak trees, Minecraft:pale moss blocks, Minecraft:pale moss carpets, Minecraft:pale hanging moss, and Minecraft:eyeblossoms.
• No animals can spawn here.
• Lacks music when entering the biome.

Features

File:Pale Oak Tree.png Minecraft:Pale oak tree

• A tree that generates in a pale garden.

File:Pale moss patch.png Minecraft:Pale moss patch

• Pile of mosses that generate beneath the pale oak tree.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Wither rose

• Now withers Minecraft:bees when fed.

Mobs

Minecraft:Illagers

• Are now scared of the Minecraft:creaking.

Further revisions

Bedrock Edition

• 1.21.51 was released to fix critical bugs related to 1.21.50.
• 1.21.60 was a minor update which changed some features from The Garden Awakens and adds experimental features from Minecraft:Spring to Life.
• 1.21.61 was released to fix critical bugs related to 1.21.60.
• 1.21.62 was released to fix critical bugs related to 1.21.61.

Promotions

File:Beyond the Pale Garden key art.jpg

Key art for the event.

Template:Main To promote the release of the drop, an advertising campaign ran from December 4 to December 11, featuring many products with ties to the pale garden, such as add-ons and community incentives.

Quotes

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Explore an eerie new biome, meet the creaking, uncover the secrets of the creaking heart, build with new blocks, row away in pale oak boats, trim armor with resin, decorate your base with hanging moss, and more. 

Gallery

Official artwork

• The Garden Awakens artwork.
  The Garden Awakens artwork.
• An alternate version of the artwork.
  An alternate version of the artwork.
• Square format.
  Square format.
• The creaking from artwork.
  The creaking from artwork.
• The artwork without the creaking.
  The artwork without the creaking.
• The Garden Awakens secondary artwork.
  The Garden Awakens secondary artwork.
• An alternate version of the secondary artwork.
  An alternate version of the secondary artwork.
• Ditto.
  Ditto.
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  Ditto.
• The cover for Minecraft: The Garden Awakens.
  The cover for Minecraft: The Garden Awakens.

Development images

• Lineup of pale garden blocks as well as two unreleased two block tall pale grass and the creaking.
  Lineup of pale garden blocks as well as two unreleased two block tall pale grass and the creaking.
• An early iteration of an opened eyeblossom with particles.
  An early iteration of an opened eyeblossom with particles.
• Early iteration of the pale garden aswell as closed eyeblossoms.
  Early iteration of the pale garden aswell as closed eyeblossoms.
• Picture of a pale garden at night.
  Picture of a pale garden at night.
• Pale garden and pale moss.
  Pale garden and pale moss.
• Pale garden and creaking.
  Pale garden and creaking.
• Overhead view of a pale garden with a fire.
  Overhead view of a pale garden with a fire.
• Creaking in pale garden.
  Creaking in pale garden.
• Creaking on top of a pale oak tree.
  Creaking on top of a pale oak tree.
• Mini-game setup with creaking and pale oak house.
  Mini-game setup with creaking and pale oak house.
• Pale garden at day
  Falling leaves in a pale garden.
• Players in a pale garden.
  Players in a pale garden.
• A creaking above a pale garden.
  A creaking above a pale garden.
• Pale garden during the day.
  Pale garden during the day.
• The image used as the name reveal banner of The Garden Awakens
  The image used as the name reveal banner of The Garden Awakens

External links

• Play The Garden Awakens: The New Holiday Game Drop (Archive)