Armored Paws

Armored Paws

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There are guides for this update!

 

See Java Edition guides/Armored Paws and Bedrock Edition guides/Armored Paws for a guide to all of the new features introduced in Armored Paws.

Armored Paws is a game drop released on April 23, 2024, as Java Edition 1.20.5 and Bedrock Edition 1.20.80.^[1] It focuses on adding content voted for during Minecraft Live 2023 by adding armadillos, wolf armor, and 8 new biome variants of wolves.

Armadillo scute

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

Armadillo spawn egg

• Used to spawn an armadillo.

Wolf armor

• Crafted using six 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 shears.
• Like leather armor and leather horse armor, wolf armor can be dyed.

Armadillo

• A passive mob that spawns in badlands and savanna biomes.
• Rolls up when hurt or scared by undead mobs or by players sprinting, mounted, or on a vehicle.
  • Reduces physical damage in that state.
  • 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 armadillo scute every 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Can also use a brush to drop an armadillo scute, using its durability.
• Can be bred with spider eyes.

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

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

Cobweb in Java Edition

• Added unique sounds.

Turtle scute

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

Spider and Cave spider

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

Wolf

• Now spawns in sparse jungle, windswept savanna, and wooded badlands.
• Changed tamed wolf's collar texture.
  • Increase maximum health from 20HP × 10 to 40HP × 20. Preexisting Tamed Wolves need to be fed to reach the new maximum health.
  • Doubled the health restored by each item when it is fed.

“

Shy friends and armored paws!

„

— Cristina Anderca

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

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

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  "Armadillo exploration" concept art featuring different armadillo colors
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  "Armadillo exploration" concept art
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  Armadillo concept art^[2]

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