Minecraft’s 1.20 update brings seven mysterious new player skins in 2023 Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Minecraft’s 1.20 update brings seven mysterious new player skins in 2023 Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Doc? News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Oct. 15, 2022 1 comment Minecraft's next major update will swell the survival sandbox's roster of player characters to nine, in an effort to make the game more diverse and improve representation. Existing default picks Steve and Alex are going to be joined by seven new characters who reflect the wider world, although Mojang wouldn't reveal any more about them ahead of today's Minecraft Live stream. Not even their names, alas. I was going to suggest Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub, but then realised that leaves one short. Gandalf, maybe? Game director Agnes Larsson said the change was part of the update's aim of self-expression through representation. Mojang are attempting to "make Minecraft Minecraftier" with 1.20, focusing on the creative pillars of the game to inspire players' creativity. They'll be doing this through that typical Minecraft update feature: more stuff. This time, though, some of it is intended to represent cultures beyond North America and Europe. Mojang highlighted the new bamboo wood set and camel as representative of areas of the real-world that haven't been well-served by the game up to now. Bamboo will incorporate multiple new building blocks, including doors, trapdoors, stairs and planks. There'll also be a bamboo mosaic block, and crafting a boat from bamboo results in a raft instead. Larsson said rafts still have the same hitboxes as boats, and you'll be able to fit chests and just as many people on them as a regular boat. Camels live in desert villages, and they'll have a two-player saddle. Larsson described camels as "extraordinarily cute and derpy", partly thanks to their animated, floppy ears. The new mount moves a bit differently from horses, as camels can dash around. They're also breedable, so expect to see l'il baby camels. Larsson said they didn't spit, though. Although Larsson revealed it's unlikely there's a new biome coming in the 1.20 update, there will be a few more additional goodies. One of these is the new chiselled bookshelf, which is a bona fide working bookshelf. Craft a chiselled bookshelf and you'll be able to store up to six books on them. Using Redstone lets you turn them into doors for secret passages, too. Also coming in the 1.20 update are hanging signs. These have three variants, and you'll be able to craft them with all wood types. They won't blow around, Larsson said, but you can hang multiple signs off each other in different directions. We don't have anything firm beyond a 2023 window for Minecraft 1.20's release yet, but snapshots will be coming in a few weeks for the Java Edition. Details of how to join the beta for Bedrock should be shared at around the same time. I'll let you know as and when Mojang share more about the update. More News OlliOlli World's final DLC kickflips into the clouds New tricks and routes for top players Graham Smith 4 hours ago Minecraft is getting Batman DLC next week, including Gotham and many villains Holy Blocks! Graham Smith 5 hours ago 2 This mod allows you to order real pizza from within Oblivion In the US, at least Graham Smith 6 hours ago 11 Warhammer 40K: Darktide's closed beta is live but you can still apply Ahead of November release Graham Smith 6 hours ago 5 Latest Articles Wordle answer today (Sunday 16 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 2 hours ago OlliOlli World's final DLC kickflips into the clouds New tricks and routes for top players Graham Smith 4 hours ago Minecraft is getting Batman DLC next week, including Gotham and many villains Holy Blocks! Graham Smith 5 hours ago 2 This mod allows you to order real pizza from within Oblivion In the US, at least Graham Smith 6 hours ago 11 Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 1 day ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 1 day ago 1 Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 3 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here