'''The Garden Awakens''' is a [[Minecraft:game drop]] that was 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]].
'''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>{{cite|url=https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8003210/Minecraft-Live-Survey-2024|title=Minecraft Live Survey 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|Minecraft|1840816372349353985|Got thoughts on #MinecraftLIVE? We want to know! Take the survey now and let us know what you think: https://aka.ms/MCL24Survey|September 30, 2024}}</ref> and in file names on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]],<ref>{{mcnet|test-eyeblossom-and-resin|Test eyeblossom and resin|October 23, 2024|Sophie Austin}}</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]] {{in|JE}}. The final name and release date of the update were revealed on November 27, 2024.<ref>{{mcnet|the-garden-awakens-drop-date|The Garden Awakens drop date|November 27, 2024|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
In an official and publicly shared survey about Minecraft Live<ref>{{cite|url=https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8003210/Minecraft-Live-Survey-2024|title=Minecraft Live Survey 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|Minecraft|1840816372349353985|Got thoughts on #MinecraftLIVE? We want to know! Take the survey now and let us know what you think: https://aka.ms/MCL24Survey|September 30, 2024}}</ref> and in file names on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]],<ref>{{mcnet|test-eyeblossom-and-resin|Test eyeblossom and resin|October 23, 2024|Sophie Austin}}</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]] {{in|JE}}. The final name and release date of the update were revealed on November 27, 2024.<ref>{{mcnet|the-garden-awakens-drop-date|The Garden Awakens drop date|November 27, 2024|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
* A non-[[Minecraft:flammable]] "living block"<ref name="pale">{{Citation|author=Sophie Austin |title=The Pale Garden |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-pale-garden |website=minecraft.net |date=2 October 2024 |quote=While creaking hearts might look like wood, these are actually living blocks}}</ref><ref name="snap">{{snap|24w40a|October 2, 2024}}</ref> found in some natural [[Minecraft:pale oak tree]]s, covered on all sides by pale oak logs.
*[[File:Active Creaking Heart.png|32px]] 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:creaking]]s at night when activated and links itself to them.
*** Produces [[Minecraft:resin clump|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 log]]s and a [[Minecraft:block of resin]].
** A non-[[Minecraft:flammable]] "living block"<ref name="pale">{{Citation|author=Sophie Austin |title=The Pale Garden |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-pale-garden |website=minecraft.net |date=2 October 2024 |quote=While creaking hearts might look like wood, these are actually living blocks}}</ref><ref name="snap">{{snap|24w40a|October 2, 2024}}</ref> found in some natural [[Minecraft:pale oak tree]]s, covered on all sides by pale oak logs.
** [[File:Active Creaking Heart.png|32px]] 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:creaking]]s at night when activated and links itself to them.
**** Produces [[Minecraft:resin clump|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 log]]s and a [[Minecraft:block of resin]].
'''Resin family of blocks:'''
'''Resin family of blocks:'''
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** Up to 6 can be put on the same block space, merging into one block.
** Up to 6 can be put on the same block space, merging into one block.
* '''[[File:Block of Resin.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Block of resin]]'''
* '''[[File:Block of Resin.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Block of resin]]'''
* Only moves when a player is looking away from it.
* Only moves when a player is looking away from it.
* Naturally indestructible.
* Naturally indestructible.
** Can only be killed by destroying its respective creaking heart. Can be damaged if spawned via the spawn egg or the {{cmd|summon}} command.
** [[File:Creaking BE1 JE1 Twitch Animation.gif|56px]] 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 {{cmd|summon}} command.
* Emits particles that lead to its creaking heart when hit.
* Emits particles that lead to its creaking heart when hit.
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'''{{BiomeLink|Pale garden|scale=1.5}}'''
'''{{BiomeLink|Pale garden|scale=1.5}}'''
* A variant of the [[Minecraft:dark forest]] that generates with [[Minecraft:pale oak]] trees, [[Minecraft:pale moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:pale moss carpet]]s, [[Minecraft:pale hanging moss]], and [[Minecraft:eyeblossom]]s.
* A variant of the [[Minecraft:dark forest]] that generates with [[Minecraft:pale oak]] trees, [[Minecraft:pale moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:pale moss carpet]]s, [[Minecraft:pale hanging moss]], and [[Minecraft:eyeblossom]]s.
* No animals can spawn here.
* Lacks music when entering the biome.
==== Features ====
==== Features ====
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=== Official artwork ===
=== Official artwork ===
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The Garden Awakens Key Art.png|The Garden Awakens artwork.
The Garden Awakens Key Art.png|The Garden Awakens artwork
The Garden Awakens Tertiary Key Art.jpg|An alternate version of the artwork.
The Garden Awakens Tertiary Key Art.jpg|An alternate version of the artwork
The Garden Awakens Secondary Key Art.jpg|Square format.
The Garden Awakens Secondary Key Art.jpg|Square format
Creaking Artwork.png|The creaking from artwork.
Creaking Artwork.png|The creaking from artwork
The Garden Awakens Key Art No Creaking.jpg|The artwork without the creaking.
The Garden Awakens Key Art No Creaking.jpg|The artwork without the creaking
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.
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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.
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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.
