The Minecraft holiday update 1.11 introduces wings to the console versions of the game, as well as new mobs and additional content for The End dimension.
Developer Mojang has recently released the Minecraft Fallout Mashup DLC pack, turning the console versions of the game into an “irradiated wasteland.” Even though that DLC pack was mostly cosmetic (it adds a couple of new characters,but the biggest draw is its character skins) and costs money, Mojang has now announced one more update for the console versions of Minecraft which is free and a bit more practical.
Mojang says that this update adds “a wide range of Minecraft goodness” to the console versions of the game. According to the changelog, “significant” changes have been made to the game’s The End dimension with End Cities and End Ships being introduced. End Cities are mostly made out of end stone bricks and purpur blocks and can also be just a lone tower, while PC and Mac players have been describing End Ships as pirate-ship like.
In addition, Minecraft update 1.10 adds couple of new items including Dragon’s Breath, the Water Splash Potion, Tipped Arrow, and Elytra. Elytra is a worn item found in End Cities which allows the player to fly when equipped as a chestplate item. The update also introduces an Elytra tutorial which should come in handy to those who may struggle to get to grips with it.
Other new features are several new status effects (Levitation and Luck), new blocks (including End Gateway, Chorus Flower and Dragon Head) and couple of new mobs (Shulker, Stray Skeleton, Husk, Zombie, Skeleton Trap Horses). For everything it adds, however, this free update doesn’t seem quite as significant as the Minecraft Exploration update which hit the PC and Mac versions of the game last month.
Minecraft is currently available on Android and iOS devices, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.