In a new Minecraft Dungeons Diaries video from Mojang Studios, the development team spends six minutes breaking down what players can look forward to in the upcoming update. To start, the team discusses a big free update coming out alongside Creeping Winter. The free update will add two big new features to the game in Daily Trials and new merchants.
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The new merchants in the upcoming free update will be the Blacksmith and the Gift Wrapper. The Blacksmith will upgrade items for players, while the Gift Wrapper will allow players to trade their items to other players in Minecraft Dungeons’ multiplayer. Plus, merchants can now be leveled up so that they have additional items available. The Daily Trials feature is, as its name implies, a daily challenge map that experiments with various new in-game features.
After detailing the free update, the devs go into detail regarding Minecraft Dungeons’ Creeping Winter DLC. To start, they explain the new winter biome, which adds mechanics like slippery ice and water that can freeze the player instantly. Enemies also have ice-themed attacks and will throw snowballs or make magical ice blocks appear above the player’s head. Even if they don’t have new attacks, they’ll have a new wintery look.
All this and more in both the free and paid updates coming on September 8 as part of the Creeping Winter release. Creeping Winter’s price has yet to be confirmed, though the Jungle Awakens DLC cost $5.99 at launch. Alternatively, the complete Minecraft Dungeons Heroic Edition retails for $29.99.
Minecraft Dungeons is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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