Minecraft:Armored Paws

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Instance from the Armored Paws drop official trailer.

Armored Paws is a Minecraft:game drop released on April 23, 2024, as Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.80.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> It focuses on adding content voted for during Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023 by adding Minecraft:armadillos, Minecraft:wolf armor, and 8 new biome variants of Minecraft:wolves.

Additions

Items

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Armadillo scute

• Obtained as an occasional drop from Minecraft:armadillos, or from using a Minecraft:brush on an armadillo.

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Armadillo spawn egg

• Used to spawn an Minecraft:armadillo.

Template:InvSpriteFile:Wolf Armor (model) JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Wolf armor

• Crafted using six Minecraft:armadillo scutes shaped like a lowercase h.
• Using it on wolves grants them immunity from most damage sources.
• Gradually breaks with each attack.
• Can be repaired using armadillo scutes.
• Can also be removed by using Minecraft:shears.
• Like leather armor and leather horse armor, wolf armor can be dyed.

Mobs

File:Armadillo JE2 BE2.png Minecraft:Armadillo

• A Minecraft:passive Minecraft:mob that spawns in Minecraft:badlands and Minecraft:savanna biomes.
• File:Armadillo Armor JE2 BE2.png Rolls up when hurt or scared by Minecraft:undead mobs or by players sprinting, mounted, or on a vehicle.
  • Reduces physical damage in that state.
  • File:Armadillo Peek JE1 BE1.gif Occasionally peeks out from its shell to see if a threat is still near.
  • Will roll up to detect a mob or player that has attacked it recently.
  • Cannot roll up when it's in a minecart, boat, leashed or in water.
• Occasionally drops an Minecraft:armadillo scute every 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Can also use a brush to drop an armadillo scute, using its durability.
• Can be bred with Minecraft:spider eyes.

Mob variants

Added 9 new variants of the wolf, including the original wolf:

• File:Ashen Wolf.png Ashen wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:snowy taiga.
• File:Black Wolf.png Black wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:old growth pine taiga.
• File:Chestnut Wolf.png Chestnut wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:old growth spruce taiga.
• Pale wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:taiga.
• File:Rusty Wolf.png Rusty wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:sparse jungle.
  • Can also appear in Minecraft:jungle or Minecraft:bamboo jungle if spawned using Minecraft:spawn eggs, Minecraft:monster spawners, Minecraft:commands, or through a wolf pack bordering the biome.
• File:Snowy Wolf.png Snowy wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:grove.
• File:Spotted Wolf.png Spotted wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:savanna plateau.
  • Can also appear in Minecraft:savanna or Minecraft:windswept savanna if spawned using Minecraft:spawn eggs, Minecraft:monster spawners, Minecraft:commands, or through a wolf pack bordering the biome.
• File:Striped Wolf.png Striped wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:wooded badlands.
  • Can also appear in Minecraft:badlands and Minecraft:eroded badlands if spawned using Minecraft:spawn eggs, Minecraft:monster spawners, Minecraft:commands, or through a wolf pack bordering the biome.
• File:Woods Wolf.png Woods wolf
  • Spawns in Minecraft:forest.
• All existing wolves in a world continue to be Minecraft:pale wolves.

Sounds

Minecraft:Cobweb in Template:JE

• Added unique sounds.

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Turtle scute

• Renamed from "Scute" to "Turtle Scute" to distinguish from the armadillo scute.

Mobs

Minecraft:Spider and Minecraft:Cave spider

• Are now scared of armadillos that are not in a rolled up state.

Minecraft:Wolf

• Now spawns in Minecraft:sparse jungle, Minecraft:windswept savanna, and Minecraft:wooded badlands.
• File:Tamed Wolf with Red Collar JE3 BE4.png Changed tamed wolf's collar texture.
  • Increase maximum health from Template:Hp to Template:Hp. Preexisting Tamed Wolves need to be fed to reach the new maximum health.
  • Doubled the health restored by each item when it is fed.

Quotes

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Shy friends and armored paws!

Gallery

Official artwork

• Instance from the Armored Paws drop official trailer
  Instance from the Armored Paws drop official trailer
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  Ditto
• Artwork shown in the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher while loading
  Artwork shown in the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher while loading

Development screenshots

• The first image shown of the armadillo's second texture iteration
  The first image shown of the armadillo's second texture iteration
• Two armadillos and an armored wolf on a hill
  Two armadillos and an armored wolf on a hill
• A standing armadillo
  A standing armadillo
• Minecraft:Zuri feeding an armadillo a spider eye
  Minecraft:Zuri feeding an armadillo a spider eye
• Four armadillos, an armored wolf, and Minecraft:Noor at the top of a hill
  Four armadillos, an armored wolf, and Minecraft:Noor at the top of a hill
• Early development model and texture of the armadillo
  Early development model and texture of the armadillo
• A recreation of the armadillo early development model based on the Discord emote
  A recreation of the armadillo early development model based on the Discord emote
• A wolf wearing wolf armor
  A wolf wearing wolf armor
• A first look at a second version of the wolf armor texture, from The Spawn Chunks podcast
  A first look at a second version of the wolf armor texture, from The Spawn Chunks podcast

Concept artwork

• "Armadillo exploration" concept art featuring different armadillo colors
  "Armadillo exploration" concept art featuring different armadillo colors
• "Armadillo exploration" concept art
  "Armadillo exploration" concept art
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  Armadillo concept art<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>